Leanne Olson

by Dana Schwartz

Book 2, The Anatomy Duology

Published February 28, 2023 by Wednesday Books

Immortality is the sequel to Anatomy: A Love Story. I’ll try to keep away from spoilers for book one.

In Anatomy, we met Hazel Sinnet, a teen girl in 1817 Scotland, who desperately wants to be a surgeon. She dresses as a man to study, and she meets Jack, a young graverobber, whose friends are disappearing, and they team up to investigate. 

The duology is a mix of young adult historical fiction, romance, and fantasy/horror.

Immortality picks up with Hazel working as a surgeon, and trying to finish writing her medical treatise, when she’s accused of a crime.

Hazel is the best part of this duology: she’s a wonderful character, intelligent and full of heart. I really enjoyed seeing her further adventures, and her grief and healing felt deep and real.  

Like the first book, this one was a bit unevenly paced.  There were moments I wanted to see more of (especially Hazel coming into her own as a surgeon — I wanted more of the creepy, bloody stuff from book one) and sometimes it felt like things resolved much too easily.  

However, I still really recommend this book just because it’s so different from other YA books out there right now.  It’s unpredictable and doesn’t rely on easy tropes.

I do recommend reading Anatomy first, as I don’t think this would work as a standalone.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for my review copy of this book.