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A review by sophs_mood_reading
Immortality by Dana Schwartz
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Thank you NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group UK for a free eARC in exchange for and honest review.
Immortality - a love story follows on from Anatomy - a love story continuing with the life of Hazel as she attempts to make her way as a physician in Scotland and then in the Royal Court of London working to treat Princes Charlotte.
What quickly unfolds is the discoveries of Beecham and his tincture is not isolated to Edinburgh and Hazel soon finds herself in a social club with one very big secret.
This sequel is fantastic. What began as almost a shock twist at the end of the first book, has set up a wonderful plot line for the second. We enter the English court of Mad King George and find our FMC meeting regularly with great minds such as lord Byron and other notable characters (not giving anything away).
Hazel continues to battle against decisions of the heart as well as continuing to succeed in her work as a female physician which in itself is a great story of a woman reaching and braking a glass ceiling. However we are then thrown into the magical realism that provided such a twist in the first book and then flourishes in this concluding novel.
I loved how this book wound historical events into its plot line, creating those wonderful moments of “wow imagine if that’s what really could have happened”. All be it with some magical influence.
We also get to meet a much wider range of characters in this book and come up with some more complex stories and ideals. I do wish we weren’t so rushed with Dr Beecham’s story as it did leave me with some “what? Why?” moments.
But otherwise the story flowed well leading you around twists and surprises that both shocked and delighted me.
Immortality - a love story follows on from Anatomy - a love story continuing with the life of Hazel as she attempts to make her way as a physician in Scotland and then in the Royal Court of London working to treat Princes Charlotte.
What quickly unfolds is the discoveries of Beecham and his tincture is not isolated to Edinburgh and Hazel soon finds herself in a social club with one very big secret.
This sequel is fantastic. What began as almost a shock twist at the end of the first book, has set up a wonderful plot line for the second. We enter the English court of Mad King George and find our FMC meeting regularly with great minds such as lord Byron and other notable characters (not giving anything away).
Hazel continues to battle against decisions of the heart as well as continuing to succeed in her work as a female physician which in itself is a great story of a woman reaching and braking a glass ceiling. However we are then thrown into the magical realism that provided such a twist in the first book and then flourishes in this concluding novel.
I loved how this book wound historical events into its plot line, creating those wonderful moments of “wow imagine if that’s what really could have happened”. All be it with some magical influence.
We also get to meet a much wider range of characters in this book and come up with some more complex stories and ideals. I do wish we weren’t so rushed with Dr Beecham’s story as it did leave me with some “what? Why?” moments.
But otherwise the story flowed well leading you around twists and surprises that both shocked and delighted me.