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roxnn2000's review against another edition
4.0
Engaging, but some elements are off.
Lissa is a nurse in London. After she witnesses a violent and tragic crime she begins to suffer from PTSD. Her boss arranges for her to spend a few months in a small town with a lighter workload hoping that it will help her heal. Lissa switches with Cormac, an army veteran and his small town's nurse who hasn't really spent more than 1 day in a big city and enjoys small-town life. Although they have never met face-to-face, Lissa and Cormac begin to connect while communicating about everything and anything, including patients, life and love. This brings a newfound love for the profession they have chosen as well as each other. What happens when they meet face-to-face?
I loved the idea of these two walking the other through their patients and daily lives while falling for each other without ever meeting. It intrigued me. Plus, I had read the previous 2 books in the series and enjoyed them to want to read more in that world.
For the most part, the book gave me exactly what I expected and was enjoyable overall. I loved reading about Lissa and Cormac trying to adjust to the daily life in an unfamiliar place and dealing with a different type of patient they were previously used to.
Lissa seemed real to me in how she reacted and her general trauma at the events she witnessed. It felt realistic to believe that she would have a meltdown, even with her background and experiences. Cormac's reaction to how different London was to his small-town in Scotland seemed realistic as well. Although I don't live in a town quite as small as Cormac's, I still feel out of place when I travel into a major city in the area so I could relate to him feeling out of place there.
My biggest issue is that romance element. I kept waiting for it to start and it was like there were tiny nuggets of it but then all of a sudden Lissa says she has a crush on Cormac and it's like...how did that happen? It was way too fast. It almost would have benefitted the book more to have them be good friends in the end instead of indicating the start of a relationship. It just didn't work for me. Combine that with some smaller issues here and there and I found that this was not a 5 star book for me.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and would read more about this small town in Scotland. I would also re-read this book again for sure.
Lissa is a nurse in London. After she witnesses a violent and tragic crime she begins to suffer from PTSD. Her boss arranges for her to spend a few months in a small town with a lighter workload hoping that it will help her heal. Lissa switches with Cormac, an army veteran and his small town's nurse who hasn't really spent more than 1 day in a big city and enjoys small-town life. Although they have never met face-to-face, Lissa and Cormac begin to connect while communicating about everything and anything, including patients, life and love. This brings a newfound love for the profession they have chosen as well as each other. What happens when they meet face-to-face?
I loved the idea of these two walking the other through their patients and daily lives while falling for each other without ever meeting. It intrigued me. Plus, I had read the previous 2 books in the series and enjoyed them to want to read more in that world.
For the most part, the book gave me exactly what I expected and was enjoyable overall. I loved reading about Lissa and Cormac trying to adjust to the daily life in an unfamiliar place and dealing with a different type of patient they were previously used to.
Lissa seemed real to me in how she reacted and her general trauma at the events she witnessed. It felt realistic to believe that she would have a meltdown, even with her background and experiences. Cormac's reaction to how different London was to his small-town in Scotland seemed realistic as well. Although I don't live in a town quite as small as Cormac's, I still feel out of place when I travel into a major city in the area so I could relate to him feeling out of place there.
My biggest issue is that romance element. I kept waiting for it to start and it was like there were tiny nuggets of it but then all of a sudden Lissa says she has a crush on Cormac and it's like...how did that happen? It was way too fast. It almost would have benefitted the book more to have them be good friends in the end instead of indicating the start of a relationship. It just didn't work for me. Combine that with some smaller issues here and there and I found that this was not a 5 star book for me.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and would read more about this small town in Scotland. I would also re-read this book again for sure.
nekoi's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
callins23's review against another edition
3.0
The beginning of the novel was beautiful in the way it talked about trauma and healing. I realized when I only had an hour of the book left that the characters still had never met or really talked about anything. They had both developed a slight crush on each other. The ending is wild and chaotic and then just ends and we’re supposed to believe that they’re in love. I just wanted more out of the book.
adgfost's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Really enjoyed it! Light-hearted and well-structured. An easy, palatable read that will soothe the brain.
nadia32's review against another edition
4.5
So incredibly surprised by this book (and author). Was not at all what I expected, but in the best way. Such mature and emotional writing, loved the characters and the setting. She writes so visually, both with her characters and settings. Started a long obsession with her books I fear.
Why does the cover give so YA I fully thought this was a YA rom-com 😭
Why does the cover give so YA I fully thought this was a YA rom-com 😭
marisacarpico's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Last act unnecessarily complex and misses the opportunity for a more romantic and emotionally rewarding beat, but this is charming enough until then.
klord3's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sarahthereadingaddict's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed this novel, I have with every one of Jenny's books so far.
I absolutely loved the revisiting of some of my favourite characters, Patrick the absolutely cheeky little monkey and Nina and her book bus.
Wonderful and the introduction of Cormac and Lissa and Kim Ange and so many more. It was fabulous.
It had a really hard hitting story line which ran through the whole book and was the reason for Lissa ending up on Scotland and Cormac in London.
I absolutely loved the revisiting of some of my favourite characters, Patrick the absolutely cheeky little monkey and Nina and her book bus.
Wonderful and the introduction of Cormac and Lissa and Kim Ange and so many more. It was fabulous.
It had a really hard hitting story line which ran through the whole book and was the reason for Lissa ending up on Scotland and Cormac in London.
syringaflower's review against another edition
3.0
It has strong points, it has weak points.
In some places it drags too much while in others, it's too fast.
I have to say, I find it very difficult to give this book a good rating.
It was enjoyable, the descriptions are definitely the author's strong side.
What I couldn't really appreciate, was that part 1 dragged on for too long.
Cormac's behaviour from time to time is a bit too 'much'. The doodles are not something a grown man does, I don't think. I didn't find that a very charming trait. One time he acts normal, the next he's no better than a teenager. The consistency was too far away.
And that's a shame, because Lissa has been very consistent from beginning to the end.
It's not like these two people got much, if any, time together. Because the end was so rushed.
In some places it drags too much while in others, it's too fast.
I have to say, I find it very difficult to give this book a good rating.
It was enjoyable, the descriptions are definitely the author's strong side.
What I couldn't really appreciate, was that part 1 dragged on for too long.
Cormac's behaviour from time to time is a bit too 'much'. The doodles are not something a grown man does, I don't think. I didn't find that a very charming trait. One time he acts normal, the next he's no better than a teenager. The consistency was too far away.
And that's a shame, because Lissa has been very consistent from beginning to the end.
It's not like these two people got much, if any, time together. Because the end was so rushed.