Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately it’s not the book for me. DNF @ 12%.

This book, while I liked the writing a lot, was just really not for me. This genre doesn't fit my liking, and I didn't understand the main character at all. Medicine is a field I would love to go into, and I wanted so much to be able to empathize with this story.

Don’t Touch Family is a great book. Well crafted plot and characters. I enjoyed the author’s writing.

This is my first book by Marie Davis, I found the book charming but robust in medical information. I have conflicted feelings because the writing is great and the plot is so inspiring. Unfortunately, for me the characters weren't as well rounded. I didn't feel any fluters of romance, or angst at her conflict because I just found it hard to connect with them. They lacked luster and depth.
I'm not sure if this is a romance, it is a very detailed medical book though. In that sense it felt very realistic but at times just seemed overwhelming and unnecessary. I kept wanting to see the characters connect between each other, or struggle etc... I skipped pages just needing to read something other than jess having a consultation with rude patients. I just got Jess going through her rounds, and for someone who didn't go to medical school, it felt way more than I actually wanted to read.
The ending in part was a let down because after Jess having gone through so much in her program dealing with a pig of a surgeon, rumors, stress, lack of sleep when she reached the end it was like a paragraph of her saying okay "I'm gonna move forward with my head up." Like Okkkay? What's going to happen with Brad? Or Sydner? Does she achieve to make a connecting with another human being?
The only aspect I liked was the way the program/hospital handled the accident and how they ralied to help and protect her. I feel the author did justice to Jess in this sense.
It's frustrating because I wanted to like the book and I don't really feel strongly one way or the other. Like ehhhhhh is my real feelings on it.