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I really enjoyed this story it has mystery, suspense, romance, drama. Manhattan 1850. Cora Lee is a resurrectionists which means she sells for high price, bodies with strange anomalies to anatomists who will exhibit the bodies to the public. But too many people is dying, do they die for natural causes? And now, Cora also has a price since she is the impossible girl with two hearts.

It was good. It took me 6 years to read this story. 🔽

3.5 Stars • The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang is a historical fiction set in 1850s Manhattan, where a young woman named Cora Lee, born with two hearts, navigates the dangerous world of grave robbing while hiding her own medical anomaly. As rumors of her existence spread, Cora must protect herself from those who would exploit her unique condition, all while trying to solve a series of murders that seem to be targeting her.

#LuckyInLove Day 16 #Hearts

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I liked the little changes in the narrator. I kept changing who I thought was the bad guy. It‘s a well written book just not the right time for me.

been reading mostly on kindle and listening to audiobooks lately, so it feels good to come back to a physical book again. 🖤❤ had this one sitting on the shelf for a while now.

#FallTreasures

Four books that take place (or at least start) in #19thCentury New York City. Two I have read and enjoyed and two are on my #TBR.

Ticked another one off my Kindle TBR last night!
Cora the girl with 2 💕 works as a resurrectionist procuring bodies for medical professionals and exhibitionists. It‘s the best way to make sure her own biological secret isn‘t discovered and she won‘t end up in her own clients‘ collections.
On the fence with this one. Was a bit of a slog, then a whiplash denouement and IMO weak finale. Very PG, period mystery if that‘s your bag. 3.5 🌟

Took me a while to read because I just haven‘t been in much of a “reading mood” lately, (strange, I know), but this book was exquisite. I have truly become a big Lydia Kang fan and will definitely be reading her other work.

I really love everything I have read by Lydia Kang. This one was so hard to put down! It is slightly morbid but Cora Lee is kind of bad ass. There were a few twists I saw coming but also a few that were unexpected. Great story!

I liked this one quite a bit less than Opium and Absinthe (which I LOVED) but after the slow start it was still really good. I was disappointed by the ending; not that it was poorly executed, but I found the final twist to be quite disheartening. I really enjoy the historical medical details Kang includes in her stories though, and I loved this intelligent, ass-kicking lady protagonist. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (rounded up to 4 on GR)

Thanks for the tag @EadieB

💗 I‘m grateful for being able to wfh in my cozy home office where I can watch the sunrise every morning, the health of myself, my family, and having a supportive partner (sorry, I know that‘s more than 2)
📚 A mysterious girl with two hearts, lives two lives in order to keep her deadly secret.

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✨ She finally realized she was enough.

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Love the color & graphic & how well it fits the story & vibe. As I am late to the party, I‘m not tagging anyone but please join in if you would like to play along.🤗

A plug for this book, I recommend it if you are looking for a unique & macabre October read. 💜🖤

This book definitely had the dark themes I enjoy while also being a great work of historical fiction. I found the basis of Cora's story to be a little far-fetched. The tiny bit of romance that appeared in this book was totally palatable for me as someone who hates romance, too. I'd recommend this as a fall or winter book for my friends! It is wonderfully dark and I would love to curl up with it on a cold or rainy day.

This is the story of a “resurrectionist” (fancy name for grave robber) in the mid-1800‘s. She robs corpses from graves for medical school dissections and exhibitions in the spirit of “Barnum‘s American Museum” & “The Mütter Museum”. Meanwhile, she is the most sought after specimen around. What I liked about the book, besides being morbidly fascinating, is that there are so many twists and turns that you do not see coming.

I am using the tagged book for this prompt for my #52booksin52weeks challenge.

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I am using this book for March's prompt for this challenge.

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Good. Interesting concept and interesting characters. Enjoyed the plot which was fast and kept me interested all the way through.

#LakeUnionPublishing

My first audiobook! I decided to take the plunge when I realized craft time was cutting into my reading time. Enjoying this one so far!

Someone at this cafe asked me what this book was about. So I told him it was about a young female grave robber in the 1850s who had two hearts and long story short he thought I was weird and left. Too bad. If he stayed, I would have told him about how it‘s ALSO a murder mystery. His loss. It meant I got to stay and finish reading my chapter! ❤️📖☕️

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I forgot to include a photo of the ornament created by @Leigh_Medeiros. Which ended up being a good thing because now you can see the details.

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Time for my #literarylunch and starting my #onceuponabookclub October box.

This novel offers a great historical insight into the resurrectionists, the medical practice of the 1800s, and the move to have museums for "oddities" in NYC. Cora, the protagonist, is tough, intelligent, and resourceful; she overcomes her medical challenges and the prejudices of her time to carve out her path in the world of grave robbers who seek bodies to increase medical knowledge. This was a great audiobook (I listened via #kindleunlimited).

I am loving this. Female resurrectionist who also happens to be a girl with two hearts. She specializes in unusual bodies, and when people start showing up dead from unnatural causes, she may have more problems than she thought.

#currentlyreading this #ebook #goodreadsgiveaway 🎉❣️

Reviewed last week for a blog book tour review with GIVEAWAY (U.S. addresses) on my post & a recipe for Smoked Oyster Pate, inspired by the book. Link👇🏻

Loved this slightly dark & macabre, but fun & engaging historical mystery, set in mid 19-century NYC. Kang has created an unusual MC in Cora Lee, a resurrectionist (grave digger), hiding the secret that she is the 'impossible girl'-born with 2 ❤️❤️Excellent mix of history, medical & mystery.💜

The lighting is a bit tricky this morning, but it is finally a bit breezy & not so humid--at least here, down by the water at my neighborhood coffee shop. I'm enjoying a deviled avocado & cold brew with coconut milk for breakfast with this #ARC I am reviewing this week. I'm just a few chapters in, but so far I am liking this one as much as "A Beautiful Poison."
Happy Saturday. ?

🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭Review is up on my blog. This is a good one! https://reecaspieces.com/2018/09/18/the-impossible-girl-by-lydia-kang/

This is up next for me! What is up next for you? Sound off....let‘s hear it littens!

Do you ever have a moment of “Did I preorder that?”

Realizing that I have about 20 books on preorder for the next three months. 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

Never! 🔪📚

I can‘t put this book down! The goat is apparently content with it too.

📚 (The) Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang
🎩 Washington Irving
🎥 (The) Italian Job (2003)
😋 Iceberg lettuce

Thanks for the fun #ManicMonday #LetterI @JoScho !!! 🤗💖

My top three August reads in no particular order!

Finishing this ARC today! Its been tough to put down!

An impossible book to put down! Awesome read!

✔ Mid-1800s New York | oddities | female resurrectionist
✔ Distinctive & intriguing plot
✔ Blend of fact & fiction
✔ Endearing characters

Rating: 5🌟

My full review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2486830815

#NetGalley #LakeUnionPublishing #historicalfiction

#ReadingResolutions #suspense

Only one piece of #bookmail this week--an #ARC for a book tour review in September. I love the cover design and the premise--a female resurrectionist who procures bodies in 1850 Manhattan...and oh yeah... she also has two hearts. ??

I love good historical mysteries full of suspense and I really enjoyed the author's "A Beautiful Poison" last year.