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regencyfan93's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love hearing Iggy Toma narrate a book by Heidi Cullinan. There were scenes in the first chapter when I was laughing as I was on my walk.
terriaminute's review
hopeful
medium-paced
4.0
I liked the overarching plot progress in this installment, and I liked each MC, how they helped each other. The bad guy's creepy and the resolution (I knew the answer) was satisfying. The book could've used a better line edit, and some things are over-explained, but overall this one's very good. On to #3.
kumabear's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
The Doctor's Date is the second book in the Copper Point Medical series by Heidi Cullinan. It features Erin Andreas and Dr. Owen Gagnon. Erin is the HR director of the hospital but he is still very much under his father’s thumb. Growing up he was shoved away from his mother and pretty much ignored by his father unless he did something his father didn't approve of. He appears weak and spineless with his father, however where Owen is concerned, he is a firecracker who can hold his own. Owen, who was once a violin prodigy, gave it all up and became an anaesthesiologist instead of a musician. Scarred physically and emotionally from abusive parents, he is a terror to be around and makes everyone afraid of him. Except Erin. Erin who argues and stands up to him on a regular basis. Owen believes Erin doesn't care much for him until he bids an excessive amount of money at the hospital’s Bachelor Auction.
After seeing Owen in the first book, I was really in a hurry for his story. While coming across like an ogre, he is really a teddy bear to the people he loves and respects. He is loyal to a fault and wants nothing but to make sure his friends are cared for. I personally ended up disliking Erin throughout most of the first book, however we learn the reason why he is stiff and somewhat cold towards others except Nick. I was glad that he ended up making friends and had a solid support system by the end of the book. He and Owen made an adorable couple and I cannot wait to see more of them in the next book.
As I said, I was in a hurry for this book and the wait was rewarded with this amazing story. I felt for both Owen and Erin. They both overcame such horrible backgrounds and were both successful and while they did need support, they both reached out and accepted help from professionals and friends. I am very excited for Jared and Nick’s book, too. While we do know a bit about Nick, Jared is a mystery that I cannot wait to unravel. I really liked this book and I will reread it.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
The Doctor's Date is the second book in the Copper Point Medical series by Heidi Cullinan. It features Erin Andreas and Dr. Owen Gagnon. Erin is the HR director of the hospital but he is still very much under his father’s thumb. Growing up he was shoved away from his mother and pretty much ignored by his father unless he did something his father didn't approve of. He appears weak and spineless with his father, however where Owen is concerned, he is a firecracker who can hold his own. Owen, who was once a violin prodigy, gave it all up and became an anaesthesiologist instead of a musician. Scarred physically and emotionally from abusive parents, he is a terror to be around and makes everyone afraid of him. Except Erin. Erin who argues and stands up to him on a regular basis. Owen believes Erin doesn't care much for him until he bids an excessive amount of money at the hospital’s Bachelor Auction.
After seeing Owen in the first book, I was really in a hurry for his story. While coming across like an ogre, he is really a teddy bear to the people he loves and respects. He is loyal to a fault and wants nothing but to make sure his friends are cared for. I personally ended up disliking Erin throughout most of the first book, however we learn the reason why he is stiff and somewhat cold towards others except Nick. I was glad that he ended up making friends and had a solid support system by the end of the book. He and Owen made an adorable couple and I cannot wait to see more of them in the next book.
As I said, I was in a hurry for this book and the wait was rewarded with this amazing story. I felt for both Owen and Erin. They both overcame such horrible backgrounds and were both successful and while they did need support, they both reached out and accepted help from professionals and friends. I am very excited for Jared and Nick’s book, too. While we do know a bit about Nick, Jared is a mystery that I cannot wait to unravel. I really liked this book and I will reread it.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
readingvoyage's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
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
This novel first starts with Dr. Owen and hospital admin Erin (a man) as “enemies”, arguing at every opportunity. However, we soon find out that Erin has had a crush on Owen since his teenaged years. He wins the bid for a date with Owen at the hospital bachelor auction. Owen misunderstands the reason for the bid, and insists that Erin moves in with him. There is a fake relationship while they sort out their feelings for one another.
Both Owen and Erin have had terrible fathers and they work through this together. The secondary characters were in the first book in the series and supported the plot.
Heidi Cullinan provides more than a romance novel with a hospital internal investigation. This provided the tension in the story and the pacing was great.
I think that Erin is somewhere on the asexuality spectrum so the sex scenes are rather tame. I’m not sure how I felt about this: with the “sparks flying”, the romance element was less convincing.
I listened to the audiobook, and Iggy Toma did an excellent job with the narration. I wish Hoopla had the third book in the series available!
This novel features:
MM romance
Workplace romance
Enemies to lovers
Fake relationship (brief)
Working through daddy issues
MC somewhere on the asexual sprectrum
Hurt/comfort
Mystery
No relationship angst
TW: past abuse
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
The domestic abuse is in the past. Mentioned but not detailed scenes.arm167's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
regencyfan93's review against another edition
5.0
I was on the edge of my seat during suspenseful scenes.
Rebecca, and her red suits, is a woman not to be messed with. Erin's clothes show his transformation from gray-black suits to colored shirts and festive socks.
Rebecca, and her red suits, is a woman not to be messed with. Erin's clothes show his transformation from gray-black suits to colored shirts and festive socks.
dith_kusu's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. Started reading this because I thought of the first book in this series, and realized I hadn't read the rest of them. Specifically, thinking of Jack/Hong-Wei being an intensivist and how rare/magical unicorn seeming the book portrayed it to be in small-town Americana, and made me wonder about the current global health crisis and how doctors in general, and doctors of his specific specialty are so needed right now, how they'd be coping, how dense urban hospitals and those underfunded rural hospitals would be dealing with influx of patients. Anyway, so I got kinda sad, and decided to continue this series. Unfortunately, I didn't like this book as much as I did the first, which was also rather touch and go at times. This took more effort to continue reading, felt it dragged on for a while. 2 stars is usually quite harsh for me, but this wasn't a full 3 stars type of read either so I rounded down. (Wish there was a wider rating scale here, but eh)
bfdbookblog's review against another edition
4.0
While I liked the first book in this series, I liked this one much more…this one was personal for me.
I will say this – the embezzlement part of the story is like most stories I read these days – fiction, as I expected it to be, so I was not disappointed. If I wanted to read a book with a more accurate crime story I’d read a crime drama written by someone with that knowledge or experience. This sub-plot was wrapped up nicely and we get the outcome we wanted. I’m not going to complain about that.
I liked this book for nothing more than the conquering of demons past by both Erin and Owen. I’m not sure what was worse for Owen, the physical scars his dad left of the emotional ones from his mom. The thought of not being able to seek salvation in music is unbearable to me; to have your only means of escape so cruelly stripped from you by someone you trusted, someone who should have protected and loved you made me shake with fury. I connected with Erin on such a personal level. His description of his memories of childhood…if the author got nothing else correct, she got that correct.
“I don’t know. I don’t remember much of being at home or school when I was younger than thirteen. Everything is grayed out, only these vague concepts and fragments. I’m not saying I can’t remember what happened to me. It feels as if it’s a film reel from the 1970s, run too fast with poor sound quality. It doesn’t feel threatening, but it also doesn’t have much detail.”
Erin and Owen are good at protecting each other and battling both internal and external demons together. They are perfectly imperfect characters who will be hard to beat in this series. I loved Owen’s patience with Erin’s sexual inexperience and orientation (which was not spoken outright but made obvious).
Next up is, I assume, Jared and Nick. This book will be hard to top for me personally but I’ll read it because I’m curious for their story.
I will say this – the embezzlement part of the story is like most stories I read these days – fiction, as I expected it to be, so I was not disappointed. If I wanted to read a book with a more accurate crime story I’d read a crime drama written by someone with that knowledge or experience. This sub-plot was wrapped up nicely and we get the outcome we wanted. I’m not going to complain about that.
I liked this book for nothing more than the conquering of demons past by both Erin and Owen. I’m not sure what was worse for Owen, the physical scars his dad left of the emotional ones from his mom. The thought of not being able to seek salvation in music is unbearable to me; to have your only means of escape so cruelly stripped from you by someone you trusted, someone who should have protected and loved you made me shake with fury. I connected with Erin on such a personal level. His description of his memories of childhood…if the author got nothing else correct, she got that correct.
“I don’t know. I don’t remember much of being at home or school when I was younger than thirteen. Everything is grayed out, only these vague concepts and fragments. I’m not saying I can’t remember what happened to me. It feels as if it’s a film reel from the 1970s, run too fast with poor sound quality. It doesn’t feel threatening, but it also doesn’t have much detail.”
Erin and Owen are good at protecting each other and battling both internal and external demons together. They are perfectly imperfect characters who will be hard to beat in this series. I loved Owen’s patience with Erin’s sexual inexperience and orientation (which was not spoken outright but made obvious).
Next up is, I assume, Jared and Nick. This book will be hard to top for me personally but I’ll read it because I’m curious for their story.