3.5 ⭐️’s

Right off the bat this book had me hooked! Doctors in love?! Julian and Graces immediate tension and steamy energy was so drawing. Grace beginning her residency, started very rough. A rumor was spread that she slept her way into the program, but luckily she had people believe she worked her way up. Grace is relatable, with self doubt surrounding her Im sure everyone relates to. Julian is the perfect boyfriend, reliable and not overbearing. He was raised by a strong woman, teaching him how to treat a woman right WHICH WE LOVE💅. The third act breakup, was understandable but it just angered me. Overall this book is a great found family book that brings comfort and heartwarming moments. Thank you Net-galley and Deidra Duncan for letting me read this book!!🩷🩺🥼

Grey’s Anatomy meets The Hating Game is the perfect description of this book. I loved the banter between the characters and the portrayal of the healthcare system. Cannot wait to read this authors next book

The banter and story line for this book had me running back to read it every chance I got. It felt like a perfect friends to lovers. I do wish the format was a little more clear as it did jump days/weeks in paragraphs.

Thank you to @netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the opportunity to read this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.
Love Sick is a great enemies to lovers romance that takes place in a hospital setting. Julian and Grace are beginning their residency at a top OBGYN hospital. Julian is having to prove himself to everyone that he is deserving to be there. Grace is trying to fight rumors as to why she is in the program. An assumption is made and that's when they become sworn enemies. But constant exposure around each other makes them realize that they may have more in common then they believed!
Love Sick was a heartwarming warming read and I enjoyed it!
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This book deserves all the hype that it’ll hopefully get. “Love Sick” is for the romance readers that grew up playing “ER” with their Barbie dolls, or talking about “Grey’s Anatomy” with their friends.

This was an excellent debut from Deidra Duncan! I really enjoyed Love Sick and I think any Greys Anatomy or Yours Truly fan will love it too!

OBGYN Residents, Julian & Grace have undeniable chemistry, but they really got off on the wrong foot. Since they can’t get away from each other, they eventually give in to the attraction and become the CUTEST COUPLE EVER!

This book was funny, swoony, and a little bit spicy. I also loved the fact that the author is an OBGYN herself so it was medically accurate. I can’t wait to see what else she writes. Do yourself a favor and read this one!

Did not love this book. I couldn’t get into. I thought the story was convoluted and contrived. I was hoping for something I would love, but the content was so dense that some topics just felt like they were over described.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book! Below is my honest review.

Things I enjoyed about this book:
✅ discussion about how toxic residency can be
✅ discussion about sexism
✅ diversity in characters
✅ banter between Julian and Grace (sometimes it was a little annoying but I’ll count it as a pro)
✅ pacing felt right
✅ saw some personal growth in the main characters
✅ Grace helping Julian with his ADHD and Julian helping Grace with her surgery skills

Things I did not enjoy:
❌ Julian calling Grace “Sapphire” instead (as someone who constantly gets their name pronounced and Spelled incorrectly…. this was not a turn on for me)
❌ quick break up and quick getting back together (reason for breaking up was also a little silly)
❌ ending felt a little rushed

Love sick had me hooked from the premise and did not disappoint! a book about OBGYN residents written by an OBGYN doctor, we love to see it! i was pleasantly surprised by how well of a standout debut novel this was.

what drew me in initially was the setting of this revolving around the medical field. as a premed student, i just couldn’t help myself and i absolutely LOVED seeing all the different sides of medicine. medicine if often unrealistically romanticized and the fact that this wasn’t afraid to dive into seeing grace deal with the gossip and unwarranted interactions was heartbreaking and was an excellently written driving force for the story. i was angry for grace but i also loved seeing her friends be there and support her.

i absolutely love how nerdy grace is!! she is such a girlboss and watching her growth throughout this story was chefs kiss. grace paired with julian was truly a match made in paradise. the way he would tease her about her flash cards but would always be there for her despite their initial rivalry, ugh i was painstakingly reading through their slow burn but it was worth it! their chemistry was so natural and so well done. julian is so swoon worthy!! i had some initial reserves about him (because of how we meet him) but he made up for it ;) i loved how his relationship with his sisters really shaped him as a person and how he wasn’t afraid to be his true self, despite how some of his male peers acted.

my only complaint: the third act breakup :( third act break ups are such a pet peeve of mine because they almost always feel unnecessary and done just for the sake of conflict.

regardless i loved this book and am so pleasantly surprised by this debut!! i hope deidra duncan continues to write (if she can squeeze it in between her time being a doctor) because i have no doubt she will produce even more wonderful books!

thank you to the author, Canary Street Press, and Netgalley for an ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this book! This was 4-4.5 stars for me! It definitely gave some Grey’s Anatomy vibes which was a win for me. There was a good balance of the love story and the medical stories with some mystery as well! I liked all the background characters as well, I think they were very well written! I wish there was a sequel of this book or a book that followed one of the MMC’s family or even the friend group. I read this book within a day and it was fabulous! *chef’s kiss*

It was ok. Better then other books I’ve read, but not as good as others xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

So I really did love like 80% of this book. I think it’s important to say that now because I’m about to go on a bit of a rant. I found Grace so frustrating the last 25% of this book. She makes choices that she knows and acknowledges are nonsense. She treats Julian like he can’t be trusted, acknowledges that he is nothing like the man from her past, then proceeds to treat him like he can’t be trusted anyway. And then all of the sudden, after arguably one of the WORST betrayals by a “friend” (seriously, these people know nothing about each other…stop calling yourselves friends), Grace suddenly sees the light? It was just all a bit convoluted and seemed like angst for the sake of angst. I get that there
Is trauma in her past, but the lack of awareness of a need to process and move forward is frustrating. There are also multiple people in this book who are supposedly medical professionals, but seem to have untreated medical and mental health issues. ADHD, severe anxiety and depression…it’s acknowledged and commented on by the characters, so it’s not as if they are struggling to come to terms with it. I would just assume that people in the medical field would better utilize medical treatment for their problems that can be treated with medicine 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ranting aside, the banter in this book was chefs kiss. My Grey’s Anatomy loving soul was so into the premise and medical setting, and I appreciate that the author did not romanticize the harsh realities, and often misogyny, of modern medicine. Overall, I would definitely read this author again.

I’m unwell after reading this. Grace and Julian are everything. The flirting. The banter. The pining!!! Perfection! I could wait for them to keep fighting and flirting. I absolutely loved this book, I learned a lot too. I gained whole new perspective for the medical field and what it’s like to work that that space.

Reading this felt like watching a slow-burn romance on a medical drama in the best way! Really enjoyed this one!

LOVE SICK ❣️ by @deidraduncanwrites release date: 5/13/2025 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 stars!

Y’all… I just found another author to add to my favorites list. This book was everything. I loved Grace and Julian and felt every emotion that could be felt in this read. I also love how it took place on the labor and delivery unit as it was always one of my fave units to work on 🤭 the banter, slow burn, EVERYTHING was perfect in this read. If you love medical shows like Greys anatomy, this is also for you!

What you’ll find in this book:
🚑slow burn
🚑medical romance
🚑top notch banter
🚑enemies x lovers
🚑protective MMC

This book was amazing! The story was so well written and I could not put this book down! The main characters were so cute together!

Love Sick By Deidra Duncan

Greys Anatomy ✔️
Rivals to lovers ✔️
Slow burn ✔️
Banter ✔️
Mental Health representation ✔️
Grumpy x sunshine ✔️

Deidra Duncan's debut novel Love Sick was impossible to put down. When I read the dictionary at the beginning I knew her writing style was going to be phenomenal.

Every Grace out there deserves a Julian.

Actually everyone deserves a Julian.

This story had me swooning, giggling, crying... All the emotions. Right from the beginning I was emotionally invested in these characters lives. I will say there are a LOT of side characters and sometimes that was hard for me to follow.. but it fit for the setting.. wouldn't be much of a hospital if we didn't have a whole cast of people. Some of the side characters you will love... Some you will *loathe*. The rumor mill at the hospital was absolutely BRUTAL to read.

But the love story that slowly... Agonizingly slowly... unfolded will be hard to move on from.

I hope to see many more books from Deidra Duncan in the future. ❤️

Thank you Deidra Duncan, Harlequin Trade Publishing | Canary Street Press, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review

This book simply wasn't for me. I've been in a medical drama phase so I thought this could scratch a similar itch, but the writing, the references, the lack of any real character development or plot, it was all a little too much for me to handle.

Ahhh I loved loved lovedddd this. I adored the pacing, the smooth and believable, organic transition from enemies to friends to lovers over a period of years. This was a master class in slow burn, with phenomenal attraction and no insta-lust. Above all else, I thoroughly enjoyed the immersive specificity of an OB/GYN residency, the type of peak behind the curtain we get from Ali Hazelwood, Jacqueline Firkins, Julia Whelanand Yulin Kuang just to name a few. I have no idea how or why our American medical programs are like this, but I appreciate the dirty dive into the grueling system and the way relationships are the light that guides them through. I will absolutely read any future books by this author!

Love Sick by Deidra Duncan is sweet, quirky, and full of heart! With adorable banter, lovable characters, and just the right amount of swoon, it’s the perfect feel-good romance. A total serotonin boost!

Cute, cozy, and completely charming!