A review by readingvoyage
The Doctor's Date by Heidi Cullinan

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
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