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While I think Anna Huber has the potential to do some good writing--and the IDEA of the Lady Darby character is fresh and interesting, The Anatomist's Wife is a poor start. I found this book to be nap-inducing, which was fine, because I often need a nap -- but I was heavily disappointed in the frequent use of modern language (someone decides to "stick around," or the main character uses modern sarcasm to describe an awkward conversation: "that went well") in a book that was clearly intended to create a realistic 19th century ambiance. I was not necessarily looking for romance in this book, as I enjoy mysteries even more than the typical romance, but the love interest--if he can be called such--(Sebastian Gage) was incredibly flat and undeveloped. I also found the passage in which Sebastian gives Kiera a neck massage to be preposterous. She is a woman of refined upbringing and this kind of contact between a lady and a man she has known only three or four days .... well, it was absurd. The book never even came close to gripping me and, as I said above, I often nodded off to sleep over it. I am sorry to have been given such a poor introduction to a character who had a lot of potential.