First off let me say Thank You to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Wednesday Books for the e-ARC of this book.

When I read the first one, (in one day might I add) I thought it was okay. I thought Hazel and Jack's ending was disappointing and so I am pleasantly surprised to say that I really am glad we got closure in this one.

I am sad to say that this book is the ending to the duology I would've loved a novella or something more but overall I am satisfied with this series.

I thought it was the perfect ending just wish there was more.

I am debating re-reading this duology before the end of the year (2023) as it might be contender for best sequel so watch out for an updated review later.

Immortality: a Love Story directly follows the events of the previous novel, Anatomy: a Love Story. After the epilogue of the previous installment, I wasn't sure what to expect with this one.

This book brings with it a new setting, side characters, and mystery/intrigue while still following Hazel (the main character from the first) and her journey. She is faced with a new set of challenges to overcome and mysteries to solve, almost against her will.

With both novels, I really enjoyed the author's writing style and prose. The pacing of both books felt slow in the first act, but really builds up the intrigue and makes it hard to predict the final ending. The romance helped drive Hazel's confidence but wasn't a focal point of the story in either book, though it did help drive the plot in both. While this book already felt a bit long, I wish we got a bit more time with the romance, but that's ok. Overall, I enjoyed this series, and I'd be open to reading future works of fiction from her.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I loved this whole thing! Being back in the world of Hazel Sinnett was so refreshing and needed! It’s a tale for the history books, and I’m so happy the author took the turns that she did. She really made Hazel work for this ending! The twists were mind-boggling, the characters relatable, and the plot was AMAZING! I’m so happy to have gotten a chance to review this book before it’s official release in a little under a month now.

For y’all wanting to read it, DEFINITELY DO! You will not regret it!

5/5 stars for death, immortality, and love!

**Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free review copy! I am leaving this review voluntarily!

This was a pleasant read. It lives up to Anatomy. What I liked both in Anatomy and here in Immortality is that Hazel was consistent in being able to stand on her own. I appreciate Hazel’s journey with and without Jack. Story has enough suspense and romance. Although I’d like more scenes with Hazel and Jack. Felt their story was a little rushed.

I am so happy that I had the opportunity to read the second part of Anatomy a love story. Immortality lived up to my expectations and left me completely satisfied. I love the overall premise of the story and the new characters were amazing. I would have been happy with so much more but then again I absolutely loved Immortality and Anatomy and I'm not quite ready to be done with these characters. Thank you so much to Netgalley and Wednesdays Books for providing me an advance copy of this book.

This book does a great job of giving closure to Hazel's story - it was an exciting entry! I struggled to stick with and suspend my disbelief for some of the supernatural surgery elements, but overall, I found this book to be a truly enjoyable second chapter in this story.

The first half of this was great but, that later half kind of let me down. Without trying to spoil it, I wanted a certain thing to happen in this and it didn't happen. I did enjoy learning more about the early 19th century and people that were apart of it.
Trigger Warnings: abortion, absent parents, mention of plague, dead bodies, dismemberment, gore, body horror, blood, graphic injuries & wounds, blood, medical procedures, violence, misogyny, gun shot, and attempted murder

Immortality: A Love Story is a wonderful followup to the first novel. At the beginning of the book, we find Hazel living at her family home in Edinburgh and working as a surgeon. She gets caught up in some trouble after attempting to help a young woman, and through a series of events, finds herself immersed in the world of London and the royal family. Hazel explores the city of London and forms friendships, as well as discovering some dark secrets.

This book does a great job of giving closure to Hazel's story, and answering the questions that were left open at the end of Anatomy: A Love Story. I never felt bored, and I felt that the story moved at a good pace. I struggled to stick with and suspend my disbelief for some of the supernatural surgery elements, but overall, I found this book to be a truly enjoyable second chapter in this story.

I really loved this sequel to Anatomy: A Love Story. It brought a decent resolution to the story. I still liked Anatomy better but I liked the opened ended, rough ending of that book (as a contrast to most books that try to make a happy ending or a horrible cliffhanger). I also though there was a bit more action in Anatomy. But this was a nice conclusion to Hazel's story.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for this eARC.

I just couldn’t get into it. The story just seemed to drag on and on with nothing to keep me engaged. I will give it another shot with the audio in March, when it releases.

Please read and form your own opinions.

I liked this even though there was no real plot, lol. Nothing really happens for 300 pages and that's okay! I was happy to be back with Hazel, this time in a different location with different side-characters. (Team Charlotte!) I thought the ending was neat and tidy, which is exactly what I wanted from a "filler" sequel. Looking forward to whatever else Schwartz writes.


Thanks to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

While Anatomy: A Love Story had gothic undertones, this sequel leaned more heavily into dark academia and alchemy, which, though different, felt fitting considering where readers last left Hazel Sinnett.

The story starts right where book one ends, with Jack gone, no inkling at all as to whether he's dead or alive, and with Hazel back to treating patients as Hawthornden Castle. She's still intent on her work, which includes writing a treatise on diseases and becoming a surgeon, but all that is thrown into jeopardy when she's arrested after saving the life of a female patient. Intervention comes in the form of a summons: from the monarchy.

As it happens, not only has Hazel been requested to tend to the sickly Princess Charlotte, daughter of King George IV, as her personal physician in England, but she finds herself questioning the efficacy of Beecham's immortality vial and bumping elbows with an attractive Swedish doctor as well as with members of a secret society. It's all hands on deck as she wades through the British court, new romantic entanglements, and tricky medical diagnoses.

Overall, an enjoyable read. I liked striving alongside Hazel as she continued her pursuit of medicine and scientific knowledge, especially since she was breaking the mold for the time period. That was my favorite part. The Companions of the Death subplot was intriguing if a bit contrived. Simon was a great addition though, and I found myself championing him and Hazel more than Hazel and Jack. The latter was brought back into the narrative too late, in my opinion, and his influence/impact felt lacking in many ways, which simply could be a matter of personal taste, I don't know. Their love wasn't convincing or nuanced enough for me.

Other than that, I appreciated how Hazel's love and dedication to medicine, to helping people, was immortalized in this. She's a doctor, through and through, and that's something I love to see.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for my review!

ARC review for Immortality A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5!
OMG I LOVED THIS JUST AS MUCH AS THE FIRST BOOK! I was counting the days to get the read the next book I love Dana’s writing! Every time I’ve read this book and the 1st one in the series Anatomy A Love Story I pictured the whole story like a black and white movie and I’m obsessed with it!
I love Hazel and reading what she has to go through makes me grateful for what women are allowed to do these days!
This is a gothic romance and I’m loving the vibes it gives!
This book had me hooked from the 1st sentence!
Book synopsis:
Hazel Sinnett doesn’t know if Jack is dead or alive all she can do is continue to treat her patients. One day a women shows up at Hazels door and a twist of events happen that lead to Hazels arrest! She’s left to starve and suffer in a prison until she’s summoned to help Princess Charlotte, the sick granddaughter of King George III. Hazel has a job to do but it’s hard not to get distracted by the glamorous lifestyle of the royal family. Something however is going royally wrong and it’s up to Hazel to set it right!
❤️👩🏼‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️❤️

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I loved Anatomy a love story and was a bit nervous about reading the sequel. No sequel slump here! The author does a wonderful job of carrying Hazel's story forward, including all the history and science that so charmed me in the first novel. This one seems a tiny bit wackier than the first, but I was willing to go wherever the author was leading and became totally invested in this story of the Royal Family and romance. Once again, a lovely job with pacing and dialogue. It's a bit grisly, but readers won't want to leave Hazel behind when they get to the final page. . A wonderful read.

Haunting, a little gory, and spooky with heavy dark academic vibes - Dana Schwartz is back with "Immortatlity: A Love Story". Just perfect!

I was so excited to listen to this and it did not disappoint!
Immortality starts off where we left off in Anatomy. I just love Hazel! She is such a strong and brave character and it was so nice to see her character continue to develop and grow.
I don’t want to say too much about the story- don’t want to spoil anything- but I highly recommend this one, especially on Audiobook. Mhairi Morrison is perfect!

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.

After the ambiguity of Anatomy: A Love Story's ending, I eagerly devoured Immortality. I'd already fallen in love with Hazel and Jack, and I sought answers (hopefully a happy ending) for the pair. This novel took the Gothic elements of the first book and just abandoned them in a whirlwind of science fiction, which I found devastating. I loved the grisly insights and excursions of the two throughout the first novel and this one seemed to focus solely on a neater, yet still unnerving, look into the world at this time. After being introduced to the Companions to the Death, I honestly lost all interest in the story. I could get behind the Tonic and its gift of immortality, but I felt Schwartz took too many liberties with the historical elements and tried adding too many plot points. I'd rather have stayed with the ambiguity of Anatomy.

I don’t want to share a lot of negativity but I think this reading mostly suffered from my high hopes I had.
There is like three plots, four? Going on and I really missed the singularity of the first book, there was so much nothing going on, or better maybe it just felt a little too busy.

??The society??

??Jack??

??Hazel??

??new characters??

??Endless plots??

I did not enjoy the continuation of a certain relationship. I felt it like it was a very puffy end.

I don’t know
I felt like we lost a lot of what I loved about Hazel.

If you read this when it comes out or if you read it early like I was able to please tell me your thoughts??

..That ending..

The gross factor also was not here in this book
It was very neat and tidy with the medical side of stuff.

Also what happened our pregnant dear

3.5⭐️

I absolutely adored Anatomy and was so excited to learn there would be a sequel! While I didn’t mind the ambiguous ending of book 1, I looked forward to getting more closure.

Perhaps I had too high of expectations, but sadly, this was a bit of a disappointing read for me compared to book 1. I am glad I read it though and I appreciate the arc SO much! The closure was worth it.

Things I loved about Immortality:

-The writing is SO lush, easy to read, and so well researched. Even though it deviated from actually history (it’s fiction, that’s fine), it was so well rooted in historical fact that it felt solid.

-I loved the ending. No spoilers, but so glad that was the ending!

-I loved just getting more of Hazel. She’s smart, strong, and brave.

Things I didn’t love:

-There seemed to be an overall lack of plot/stakes. Things happened certainly, but I kept waiting for the overall story to happen. This felt more like “adventures with Hazel” than a cohesive story arc. That’s not bad per say, but it made the book drag for me.

-There were several “Mary Sue, everything just magically works out” moments that I felt added to feeling the story arc was too flat. I wanted the heart pounding, defiant fun of book 1.

-Hazel needed a goal of some kind, other than just be a surgeon still. We heard a lot of her missing Jack and going through different adventures but I couldn’t feel her as deeply as book 1.

Overall, if you read book 1, definitely read book 2! The ending is satisfying and answers those leftover questions.

Hazel is back and more curious than ever.

Between jail, royals, a new doctor, a sailor(!), disease, travels, forbidden love and so much more, you will not want to put this book down! Go on this journey with Hazel. From start to finish this book does not disappoint! Love this story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read and review this book