Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book. Dr Dee's patient has died unexpectedly, no one believes he had been murdered but Dee is certain.
A little repetitive at times but a page turner when it got going.

There was a lot of potential in this story... the plot just never develops enough along one path to make it enjoyable. The mystery was disjointed and I wasn’t sure about who was the villain until closer to the conclusion. I was truly happy to finally be at the end!

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Very good book twisting and weaving its way to a climax.

Definitely enjoyable and cant put down.

Enjoy.

Thank you NetGalley and L M Ardor for the electronic copy in exchange for an honest review.

Here’s a synopsis: Dee is a GP and has a deep emotional connection to one of her patients. Tom has been her patient since he was born and he is never late to his appointments. He has a predisposition for Asperger’s syndrome. One morning, he doesn’t make it to his appointment and Dee finds out he is dead. According to the autopsy report, Tom died of an acute asthma attack, but Dee is positive he was murdered. What really happened to Tom? Dee will go at all lengths to find out.

The Practice Baby had the potential to be so much more! It started great and caught my attention, but it soon lost my interest. The “whodunnit” was fairly easy to figure out and I guess that’s what discouraged me into reading. I prefer mystery where it’s harder to figure out what trully happened.

The writting style was different and sometimes hard to understand. It also got repetitive at times.

If you are looking for a quick murder mystery that isn’t to hard to figure out, The Practice Baby will be published on October 11, 2018.

Meh... the beginning of this book kept my attention but then lost it pretty quickly. The writing style was different and hard to follow at times. There was lots of unnecessary repeating. I did finish the book, but it was a struggle.

I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This novel has a great storyline but a little predictable in spots. That being said, I did enjoy reading it. It kept me engaged even though I had the ending figured out. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a mystery/thriller. Thanks to Saint Copy PR and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book had so much promise.
It did grab me at first but I am afraid I soon lost interest.
It became very predictable and I really did struggle to finish this book.
The writing was good in places.
This is definitely not a book for me.
I would like to thank the author L M Ardor, Critical Mass / Saint Copy PR and Net.galley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for giving an honest review.

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This book was difficult for me to finish. I was fond of the idea behind this story and liked the beginning but then it started to get a little too predictable. It got to be a bit repetitive at times as well.
However, the story itself was well written and well thought out.

I think if you don't normally read books from the mystery genre, then you'll more than likely find this one more enjoyable.

I would like to thank NetGalley for this opportunity to read this advanced copy of The Practice Baby in exchange for my honest review.

The practice baby by Ardor has the potential for so much more than what it was. The beginning of the story kept my attention for some time but then it started to lose me. When I finally got to a point that I was back on track it became way too predictable. Maybe it was just me and I have become used to stories where it is hard to figure out whodunnit but either way this one really could have been so much better.


3 out of 5 stars

This was a painfully bad and predictable read. It was obvious from the beginning exactly how the whole story would play out. No real suspense or mystery. Also the lead character was weirdly obsessed with thinking people were gay or remarking how people could be gay. The whole thing was quite uncomfortable to read.

What kind of GP refers a patient and their 19 year old partner for potential ivf and gene therapy? Ridiculous.

The Practice Baby has murder, intrigue and at heart a love story. Dee has so many struggles including being a single Mom, a busy medical practice and trying to solve Tom’s murder. It is a captivating book which I truly enjoyed. I wish she and Raj could have connected before the end of the book, but I choose to believe the’ll get their HEA!

I love this book. I read the whole book in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down, it was that exciting. It is an exceptional, well thought out story, entertaining and fast paced. It has believable, true to life characters and the writing has a pleasing flow. The author has a wonderful talent for establishing the relationships of all the characters. I look forward to reading more books from this author.

I am a bit ambivalent about this book- I do like different settings and new surroundings but the story was a little frustrating. It become pretty clear who the bad guys are, and why it takes her so long to figure it out bugged me.
As a single mom and doctor, she tries to uncover the mystery of a death, and it takes her a long time to do it.
Not a lot of common sense, but it is a nice little story for the airplane.

I was looking forward to reading this, though when I finally started, it took me forever to get through.. I don't see how the title connects with the story; for some reason I expected it more to be around Tom in a completely different way.
The story itself was well written, the storyline was nice - though a little bit slow sometimes - the characters and their ways and quirks were good.

Took almost 2 weeks to get halfway through this book and then I gave up.
The story is about a doctor in practicing medicine in Australia .. She is a single mum with 2 kids, but runs herself ragged over the death of a patient, now in his 30’s, from an acute asthma attack. I’m not sure why though.
I just could not figure out and really did not want to ....what the story really is about. The PRACTICE ..babe? Or a Practice Baby. Maybe, if I could get myself to finish the book I could tell you. But I didn’t feel connected to any characters, including the main one Dee.

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I highly recommend this book! I was doubtful at first but its sooooo good !! I look forward to reading more from this author ! Very good book!

Just finished The Practice Baby and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. The suspense and the pace was good but can be very predictable. Everyone and their dead grandma knew who the killer was except for our main character Dr. Dee. I honestly found her to be pretty annoying and had a hard time feeling any remorse for her. I wanted to shout at her out of frustration at times though. I would recommend it to those who want a quick suspense read that you’ll probably forget soon afterwards.

Great holiday book.set in Australia. Can identify with the characters.sort of crime /love story,would definitely buy this book for my sister 5stars

There were many times when I was tempted to put this book down and walk away from its predictable story. I'm sorry that I didn't although I confess to skimming through large parts of it. There is no mystery in this so-called mystery. In addition to its predictable story line it offers little suspense (except perhaps about Raj) and even less flavor of Australia's bush country. While I might accept Dee as a GP, I would not want her for a parent or a friend. She ignored all the appropriate steps, most especially examining the data until the last third of the book and then set out on a journey that she survived only because the author needed her to be the heroine. For other readers who also are lured by the comparison with Jane Harper's wonderful novels I can say only to look elsewhere. I'm sorry to say that The Practice Baby is a complete letdown.

One star is for a book I did not finish.

Two stars is for a book I did finish, but did not enjoy reading. And this was the case with The Practice Baby, because of its predictability. Where were all the twists and turns? I've been screaming to the Kindle screen for the biggest part of the book to open the Peak Flow Charts, which occurred to Dee at 76% of the book. I kept thinking the story couldn't be this thin, there had to be something else going on... was Raj an accomplice? Surely, Adam couldn't have done all of this on his own...