Amazing

I'll start with some negatives to end on a positive note. The dialogue I found was a bit like how I expect the Royal Family to speak, but only sometimes, usually with Sax. Granted she was supposed to be a highly intelligent character but in reality, no one speaks like that. I found the description of the hospital and the surgeries a bit over the top. Yes, I understand the author is a retired surgeon but it felt like she was desperately trying to put down every single little detail she knew about medicine and the environment. As a result, a lot of the jargon I didn't know and half the words I couldn't pronounce. Lastly, as many before me have pointed out, the characterization is a little too perfect. Five lesbians working together in the same hospital? And they are all insanely attractive? Sadly, that doesn't happen in the real world.
However, I loved the chemistry between Sax and Jude. It was believable, realistic and heart-warming. The build up between them was filled with tension and I couldn't wait for them to finally give in. The only other wish I had while reading was that the story was split between Sax and Jude's own perspectives and told using 'I'. Nonetheless, I did enjoy every single character no matter their insignificance to the story.

4.75/5

I’ve not read a Radclyffe book before this one, despite how popular she seems to be in the FF category of books. I’m really happy that this book was my first one from her.

Saxon is the Chief of Trauma at her hospital and she’s very secretive about her past. She doesn’t like to share her past with others but that becomes difficult when she has Deb Stein as a resident. Deb Stein just also happens to be having a documentary made that focuses on her. Jude Castle is the filmmaker for the documentary and the two of them immediately have sparks.

Sax seems like a perfect definition for tall, dark, and brooding. She doesn’t want to discuss her past with people and after reading the story it makes sense why. I was initially a bit annoyed by how secretive she was being, but it made sense by the end. Jude is more than willing to push Sax’s boundaries and I found their chemistry hot. Jude is a dedicated worker who knows how to make the most of what she’s filming and is very gifted at finding exactly what she wants to capture.

I like to avoid medical romances because they can sometimes be a bit too heavy on the medical part of the story. This story did have a lot of medical terms and issues in it, obviously, but it was written in a way that kept me engaged. I think Radclyffe did a good job at writing the trauma sections of the book. When situations were occurring in the trauma bay the writing felt faster and kept me engaged. I really enjoyed the medical parts even if some of the terms went over my head.

I had a couple of issues with them, one of them being the medical terms going over my head. It wasn’t a lot, but it was enough to draw me out of the book in order to google what was going on. I also expected more to happen with Preston Smith. With how he was written in the first chapter I expected him to be a villain or negative force in the book, but he wasn’t. He was only in the first chapter and later mentioned in a future chapter when Sax began to reveal some of her past unless I’m forgetting some other mentions.

I really, really liked reading this book. It’s not a favorite or even a full five-stars but it was engaging with characters who had really nice chemistry together.

What a book!

Every time I reread the scene featuring Sinclair & Jude in Fated Love, I wished to read their love story. Not knowing to check if there was already a book featuring the pair

This was an enjoyable listen. I liked the descriptions of the cases and treatments; Radclyffe did a good job painting a trauma unit and the sometimes life and death tension involved there. I appreciated that she created two main characters who had to deal with past traumas and grew together as a result; just as happens in the best relationships in real life, be they romances or friendships. I also enjoyed the supporting characters, especially the grandma.

Coleen Marlo did a good job of narrating and is the reason I purchased this audiobook in the first place after listening to her perform [b:Taken by Storm|43296695|Taken by Storm|Kim Baldwin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545317925l/43296695._SX50_.jpg|40096629].

The story's a fun little romance, and I like the characters and detail...but the author hops back and forth between viewpoints without separating them at all, and it can be a bit confusing and annoying.