Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: The Resident’s Choice
SERIES: Harbor Medical Center #2
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 102 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2023
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Pediatric residency means long hours, constant pressure, and, occasionally, a patient and her father stealing your heart.
Second-year pediatric resident Marty Beyers loves his job and using all his skills to care for the children in the wards. He figures everything he’s seen in his position at Harbor Medical Center has made him ready for anything, but when he meets gorgeous Dennis and his daughter Stephie, he’s finally encountered something he isn’t prepared for: losing his heart to a patient’s father.
Dennis gave up everything to raise his sister’s daughter after her death, especially after Stephie fell ill. He has a lot of high hopes, mostly that he’ll get answers to Stephie’s mysterious health issues, and in Marty he finds a doctor who listens, really seems to care, and, to top that, is someone he could seriously fall for.
But hospitals have rules about doctors and their patients. To make things worse, Stephie’s illness seems reluctant to reveal any answers to their questions. When her specialists can’t unravel the mystery, Marty refuses to give up, but his diligence triggers suspicions that could pull Marty and Dennis and their potential new family apart forever.
REVIEW:
This was a sweet book. There is little real drama but a steady, engaging story of a medical mystery and two men growing close despite the interference of a mean-spirited busy-body.
As usual, the author has written a sweet little girl, who is the reason they get together and I have my usual difficulty that she is simply too sweet. Children are not always good. Even the best behaved ones. I wish that sometimes the author would let his children get messy and have tantrums, especially when they’re not doing well.
That being said, Sophie is a breath of fresh air, and even though she is at the center of the medical issue, she lightens the story and brings smiles not only to the characters but the readers as well.
We have guest appearances from characters from the previous book, The Resident’s Dilemma and it brings a sense of a cohesive series, although the book can easily be read as a stand-alone.
All of the characters, both main and supporting are well drawn and believable and I was immediately drawn to both Marty and Dennis. I love the fact that Dennis was a UPS driver. It just felt authentic.
The book is not long and it’s an easy, pleasant read. It won’t have you at the edge of your seat but it will engage you and make you smile.
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