Release date: May 13, 2025
Publisher: Canary Street Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Synopsis:
Grey’s Anatomy meets The Hating Game by way of Ali Hazelwood in this fiery enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com.
First year of residency is hell, and Grace Rose, a brilliant new OB-GYN resident, starts off in the deepest circle. Her social anxiety is on high alert after she discovers she’s battling a rumour that she slept her way into the program.
Um. False.
Grace sets the record straight by putting on her devil-red lipstick and putting her rude – and frustratingly handsome – co-resident, Julian Santini, in his place. But rumours take on a life of their own, and no amount of studiousness, or support from her co-residents, can course-correct her reputation. Ironic, given Grace hasn’t been physical with anyone since her ex broke her heart in med school.
Julian is exhausted from years of studying. Despite that, he’s determined to prove he deserves the residency position he narrowly landed. If only he could buckle down and concentrate. Instead, he’s preoccupied by the judgy girl grappling with an absurd rumour – a woman he unintentionally offended on day one.
Yeah, he put his foot in his mouth. But he has no interest in participating in the hospital’s frat house culture that continues to slut-shame Grace.
Stuck together as residents, Grace and Julian begrudgingly set aside their mutual hatred to focus on training, and as their attraction grows, the cracks in the thin ice between love and hate start to appear.
Review:
The comp saying this is for fans of Grey’s made me immediately add this to my TBR and it definitely gave me those vibes, especially the earlier seasons. The tension between Grace and Julian was believable and gave way to some delicious banter, always a must for me in a slow burn romance which this one was. It takes place over the course of two years and it did feel like it took a crazy long time for these two to give into their desires and hookup. Or at least communicate with each other, it took them awhile to open up and once they finally did things were magical and adorable. The narrators were both fabulous and brought the characters to life with their performances and made the listening experience so fun.
Overall rating: 4/5
Thanks to the publisher for my review copy.
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