I very much enjoyed the enemies to lovers workplace romance. This was my first romance set in the medical field and I enjoyed the high stress coworkers who turn into family aspect that really created strength in the relationships quickly.

The banter was very entertaining and the characters were relatable. I was sad to tell them bye at the end.

I really loved this book. It was a great romance. The main characters, Julian and Grace, were very relatable, down to earth and real. The romance follows the pattern we all love and ends with a joyful HEA. Diedra Duncan also goes deeper exploring what it's like for women in male dominated fields, She also gives a view into the competitive atmosphere of medical professions. The narration of the book is excellent. All characters were distinct and the pacing and voice inflection were key to picturing the story. This was an excellent book!

An Enemies-to-Lovers, Slow Burn, Workplace Romance That Gets Stronger and Stronger as You Read It

Grace Rose starts out her residency with a false rumor hanging over her head, and as time passes by, the rumor spirals farther and farther out of control.

Julian Santini, already on edge as the only D.O. first-year resident and influenced by the recently-heard rumor, has a less than stellar first meeting with Grace.

Everyone at the hospital seems to love Julian—everyone except Grace, that is, and no matter how good she is at her job, pretty much only her small circle of co-residents, with the exception of Julian, of course, likes Grace.

As Grace and Julian begin to spend more time together on and off the clock, they grow even closer and realize there’s a fine line between love and hate.

Read it for
- The banter
- The “Found this. Made me think of you.” texts
- The tension between Grace and Julian
- How accepting they are of each other (once they open up to each other)
- How they support each other
- The heat
- The ADHD and social anxiety rep
- Asher (I would love to see him get his own HEA.)

Eric Yang and Meg Sylvan do a great job with the audiobook narration for Love Sick. Sylvan is quickly becoming one of my go-to favorite narrators. I enjoy her voices for both the male and female characters, and I’ll have to check out more books by Eric Yang. His narration made Julian even more lovable for me.

Warnings: abusive relationship (past), pregnancy and obstetrics care and cases, Harry Potter references

4.5⭐️

I received advance copies from HTP, HTP Hive, Harlequin Audio, the author, and The Future Of Agency. All review opinions are my own.

4.5 Stars

This was one of those awesome surprises of a book where I enjoyed myself way more than I expected.

We follow our two main characters through all four years of their OBGYN medical residency. We see them start off on the wrong foot and have an enemies to lovers vibe for the first part of the book. Their attraction grows and our MMC is down bad with the love bug. It was so adorable to see.

We also explore sexism in the book through our FMC’s experience with rumor spreading, which honestly was a lot of bullying, and we explore some major issues with her past boyfriend that have made it hard to open up to our MMC. A collection of these things and her current emotions have her push away our MMC even though they both love each other.

We e get to see them grow back together, trust each other, and move their relationship forward. I also appreciated the side characters and family members in the book.

Overall, I had a great time!

Book Review: Love Sick
Genre: Rom-Com/ Contemporary Romance
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5


Thank you so much to Harlequin Audio and @netgalley for this ALC! I absolutely ate this book up! The moment I saw it was an enemies-to-lovers rom-com with Grey’s Anatomy vibes, I was sold and it completely delivered. The medical setting was incredibly well written, offering a realistic and heartfelt look into residency life, especially within labor and delivery. As someone who’s always been fascinated by the medical field, I loved learning what goes on behind the scenes and left with an even deeper appreciation for doctors. Fun Fact about me I dreamed once of being an OBGYN till I realized science isn’t my strong suite , so I love that this author being an OBGYN herself poured so much of her own first hand experience into this book!

Grace was such a relatable FMC, her anxiety, her struggle with vulnerability after being hurt in the past, and her emotional growth felt so honest and real. Julian? A total standout. Raised in a family full of sisters, he’s confident, kind, and just the right amount of golden retriever energy. He of course still has his own struggles he’s working through and I liked the ADHD representation in his character as he navigated that in his work life. Their chemistry was electric, their banter was fun, and the slow-burn romance unfolded perfectly.

I also loved the found family vibes—seeing how close the characters became through shared challenges of their residency really tugged at my heart. There was just the right balance of spice, emotion, and humor. It reminded me of everything I loved about Grey’s Anatomy, but with even more warmth and charm.

I still can’t believe this was Deidra Duncan’s debut novel. The writing was fantastic, and the audiobook—complete with dual narration—made the story even more engaging. If you love medical romance with depth, heart, and swoon-worthy moments, you need to read this!

I absolutely adored this book! There was so much tension between the characters from the jump with pristine banter, and watching the way the softened to each other was stunning!

Thank you to Harlequin Audio and Netgalley for the ALC of this book!

If you love Grey's Anatomy or Chicago Med, this book is for YOU! Julian and Sapphire/Grace/Gracie are first year med students and enemies as soon as they meet at the med student mixer. This is an enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers book (and no, I didn't make a mistake typing that twice). The banter is top notch, and I was squealing and kicking my feet throughout the entire book. Julian is swoon worthy, we love a man that falls first and falls hard!!

This book is pretty med-school/medical terminology heavy, but if you don't understand some of it, it doesn't take away from the story. A pretty classic romance novel if you ask me!

The narrators Meg Sylvan and Eric Yang did a wonderful job bringing Gracie and Julian to life.

3/5 stars

Funny & feelgood, Love Sick had all the drama I love from a typical prime time medical show, less the fake blood that makes me yech! Enemies to lovers, we follow Grace and Julian during their time as residents when new friendships and rivalries begin in the hospital. Sparks fly between these two right away, but circumstances beyond their control mess up their introductions. Eventually being thrown together in such high stress, close proximity their true feelings can’t help but develop. Listened to the audiobook and both narrators were enjoyable to hear.

There is a funny Mrs. Bennett, from Pride and Prejudice, reference this nerd appreciated and elicited a loud laugh.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced listen foe my opinion. I’ll definitely recommend.

4.5⭐️I really enjoyed the medical side of this book. I too have had some crazy patient experiences, and enjoyed the ones written. The tension and banter between Grace and Julian was also wonderful. It’s my favorite and so well done.

5⭐️ Meg Sylvan and Eric Yang know how to narrate a romance audiobook. Gracious, they are amazing to help you believe the tension and banter between Grace and Julian. It was palpable. Loved every minute.

Grace and Julian are entering their residency. When someone insinuates that Grace got into the program via unprofessional means, everyone begins to assume it’s true and spread more rumors. No matter how much she tries, she can’t prove herself a hard working, capable doctor. Julian can’t help the pull Grace has on him. He’s a little worried about the rumors; but as he works with her, he knows it isn’t true. Has he ruined his chance with her. Will she feel the same and open up.

Thank you @netgalley, Harlequin Audio, and @deidraduncanwrites for the advanced listener copy.

I listened to this audiobook and loved it! Easy to follow, dual narration, great voice's that match the book and writing. Not to mention this story, I loved it! Calling all Greys Anatomy fans.

-Workplace romance
-Forced proximity
-Enemies to lovers
-Hospital/Medical setting
-Rom com

I found myself laughing out loud, swooning, giggling and feeling all the heartache the characters felt! Its described as a Greys Anatomy x The Hating Game and that describes it perfectly!

📚 Love Sick
✍️ By: Deidra Duncan
📖 Releases: May 13, 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5

First of all, this novel is written by a practicing physician — so impressive! It gave me another level of appreciation for the professional challenges that our characters went through knowing the author was writing with experience.

Grace and Julian are both first year OBGYN residents navigating the challenges of being a new doctor and the social nuances of the hospital. After a tense first encounter, these two are forced to work together through grueling shifts and sleepless nights, with plenty of moments of comedic relief in between. As they try to put their bickering aside, a different kind of tension rises to the surface that neither can ignore.

You get to join these two through their entire four years of residency - and all of the ups and downs along the way. Fans of enemies to lovers, medical dramas, and workplace romance will all enjoy this one.

I listened on audio and liked the dual narration aspect of this one! At times, the female narrator was a bit more difficult to hear, but it didn’t decrease my overall enjoyment.

Thank you to @htp_hive @htpbooks_audio @htpbooks for my early review copy.

“But that’s what love is … giving someone a weapon to hurt you and trusting they won’t use it.”

Let me start by saying I was extremely angry for a majority of this book because of the rumors and slander that Grace had to endure. However, this is accurate. Men and women are held to different standards – please don’t tell me they are not. And, the things said about women can be much more damaging to their careers. I am so glad that this book shed a light on that. Bravo! 👏

Since I heard this book was for fans of Grey’s Anatomy, I had to pick it up! I’m a total addict if the show and have been since season 1. I liked the story line and the medical drama – from the characters to the patients. Also the one liners and witty banter were so much fun!

I have to admit the tension between Grace and Julian played out a little too long. Also, I was not a fan of the third act break up.

The ending, however, was a redeeming factor. I appreciated how it played out want to say more and yet don’t want to spoil it.

Thank you to @netgalley and @htpbooks_audio, @htp_hive and @readmirabooks for the ALC in exchange for my honest review.

So…. This is just what the doctor ordered!
Being an old ICU/CCU RN myself, I clearly remember when what we used to call the ‘baby doctors’ came on rotation for the first time, each July, after just getting out of medical school. They thought they were so wise in the ways of the world, and medicine, but they still had so much left to learn…

Well, this book doesn’t go THERE.
This one starts out with the new residents just starting their very first rotations in the hospital when they are told that ONE among them did not EARN their spot. Instead, the slept their way to the top.

Well, I have to say, this was a very cruel prank. One that just might shatter some hearts!

Dr. Grace Rose and Dr. Julian Santini are two of the main characters … but they do NOT want romance. Not yet. Not here. As a matter of fact, they talk about every thing other than themselves, all the time! Can’t even come close to wrapping my head around this one!

Lots of drama. Lots of heartache. Some prior verbal abuse and psychological trauma.

Beautiful. Heartbreaking. Sweet. Sad. Emotional. Scary… but, at the bottom of it all, there is friendship, camaraderie, strong core values..l and dare I say it??? Love….

4 1/2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 for me, rounded up to 5!

#LoveSick by #DeidraDuncan. Narrated beautifully by #MegStlvan and #EricYang.

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Ooo this book had a strong start out the gate! I love the premise of two Ob/Gyn residents who have a banter-filled enemies-to-lovers setup. You can tell author Deidra Duncan is a physician because her humor is spot on with relatable digs at the residency training program experience. I didn’t quite expect to take this cross between “Grey’s Anatomy and The Hating Game” seriously, but it felt too melodramatic at times and I lost interest in the love story. Also some of the ickiness of residency went too far. This book has lots of physical moments to indulge in, but for me, the overall package didn’t quite land.

I really liked this book! I even listened to part of it with my mom (who does not read romance) and she had fun with it too!

Both Grace and Julian are likable characters who are wonderful together. I loved when they fought and I loved when they got along. There were some laugh out loud moments that are so outrageous they are probably true stories along with a dose of the reality of life and death moments as a doctor.

I don't typically read books in medical settings but I would absolutely read another from Diedra. Her experience in the medical field (and as a female doctor who has clearly fought sexism in the workplace) shines in the best way.

I loved the twist and had a feeling it was coming but still loved when it dropped. The pacing in the whole book was great!

The narrators did a great job bringing the characters to live and I absolutely recommend the audiobook!

Thank you to Deidra Duncan & Harlequin Audio for providing me with an eARC audiobook!! This audiobook is a smart, funny, emotionally grounded OB-GYN medical rom-com that delivers Grey’s Anatomy vibes with The Hating Game banter, with a splash of The Pitt energy! I was hooked before the first shift started.

Tropes I loved:
- Enemies to lovers ❤️
- Women in medicine 👩‍⚕️
- Late-night study sessions 📚
- Microtrope shoutout: “Boobs as pockets” – iconic and real (maybe not for me, but I get it!)

Dr. Grace Rose is a standout heroine: smart, guarded, and strong from the very beginning, navigating toxic rumors and harassment with grit and heart. Julian Santini, her fellow OB-GYN resident, is equally compelling—a man trying to unlearn bad behavior and call out the BS in their male-dominated environment. Just as their chemistry sizzles, their growth felt organic and real.

This book doesn’t shy away from heavier topics like workplace harassment and ingrained bias, but it balances the serious with sharp humor, emotional vulnerability, and an undercurrent of hope. The narration by Meg Sylvan and Eric Yang is phenomenal—the dual POVs truly come alive in audio format.

Love Sick by Deidra Duncan is a lovely debut novel featuring a medical romance with an enemies to lovers trope. The main characters are trying to navigate surviving the first few years of being OB-GYN residents. Grace Rose, the FMC, is smart, driven, and also has to deal with rumors in the workplace. Our MMC, Julian Santini, is handsome and blunt, and butts heads with Grace from the very beginning. Julian and Grace are often drawn to one another and can’t help bickering and bantering with one another. To everyone else, it’s obvious, these two have a connection. There is a thin line between love and hate, and this romance embodies it.

As their residency continues, Julian and Grace learn to work together by offering to tutoring each other. He shows her surgery techniques while she helps him with study skills. From enemies to friends to something more.

Even though these two have an undeniable connection, and eventually succumb to their feeling and start seeing each other, Grace struggles at times with letting Julian in due to a bad past relationship. I liked how the author incorporated Grace’s personal growth journey to learn to trust in her love and relationship with Julian.

Such a cute, easy listen! Some of the background doctor information scares me, especially that first c-section scene after just having one. Julian is book boyfriend goals and just so sweet towards Grace after their little bit as enemies. I can relate to Grace in so many ways about just feeling beat down and the rumors that were not true circulating. They had the cutest banter between the two of them, but I also loved their group friendship with the other interns that were their year. Overall, a really good story that did address some heavier topics along side the romance storyline.

By the time this review is published, it’ll be less than 30 minutes until midnight—AKA publication day… so HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!! 🥳

As someone currently studying for the MCAT and attending conferences related to this kind of future, I absolutely LOVED this book. Individually, Julian and Grace have my heart—and as a couple? Even more so.

We follow Julian and Grace as they go from enemies to lovers, while also growing so much as individuals, both in their careers and in their personal lives. From what I know about starting in pre-med (and eventually going into residency), the people you're surrounded by during that journey become your rock. The way Duncan wrote the friend group in this book? One of my favorite things to read. It felt so authentic and supportive.

BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT JULIAN AND GRACE!!! I adore them. Their banter had me smiling so hard (also, I now want a flashcard partner just like them). There were SO many moments when I wanted to fall off my bed and kick my feet from the cuteness of their conversations and the love between them.

Deidra Duncan, trust that I will be telling you in person how much I love this book (hey girl,,, I’m coming to one of your book tour stops!!!).

Thank you to Harlequin Audio and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to this book!

📚Love Sick by Deidra Duncan
💛mf contemporary romance
💛resident doctors (OBGYNs)
💛hate to love
💛forced proximity
💛mental health rep
💛hospital setting
💛dual pov
💛standalone

⚠️CWs for medical content, medical trauma, misogyny, rumors/gossip, sexual assault, harassment, toxic ex, conversations about women’s health, and more

Story: 4/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by Meg Sylvan & Eric Yang)
Length: 10h58min

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I received an ALC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review❤️

Ahhhh, I love books like this…a doctor writing a romance book about doctors!! This read like a passion project from start to finish, which was so fun. Considering the author is practice physician, I also loved the fact that you clearly tell she knows what she's talking about. As someone who has worked in healthcare, I felt the portrayal of residency and the medical setting felt incredibly real but also not gratuitous in the realism (if that makes sense?).

This was a fantastic debut! I really liked how there was a nice balance between relationship development and day-in-the-life plot. Even though Julian and Grace's initial loathing for each other was the result of a super misogynistic miscommunication, I thought that there was a good amount of spent on them working through their loathing before developing a more personal relationship. They both live incredibly stressful lives with their own stressors, but I thought they balanced each other out so well. The only thing preventing me from rating this 5 stars was the 3rd act conflict (which isn’t surprising since that is usually always where my hang ups lie). I’m also a hater of pop culture references in my books and there were quite a few included throughout...but that's definitely a personal preference though.

The audiobook itself was incredibly well done and made for a great listening experience. The narrators did a fantastic job of bringing these characters to life. I'd highly recommend giving it a listen if you planning on picking this book up!

Overall, this was such a fun debut and I plan to read anything Deidra Duncan writes in the future!