Lucien and I

by Sasha Clinton

Grey’s Anatomy meets The Hating Game in Sasha Clinton’s new #ownvoices rivals-to-lovers fake-dating romcom.

Mira Krishnan is a cardiothoracic surgery fellow whose three big goals in life are:
1. Achieve superstardom in the field of heart surgery
2. Crush Lucien Stone by showing him that she’s the superior heart surgeon.
3. Fall in love with someone who is NOT Lucien Stone so she can erase her years-long crush on him.

Lucien and Mira have been rivals since high school, and she’d like nothing more than to wipe that smug, overconfident smirk off his devastatingly handsome face.

But when their rivalry goes too far and they’re caught in the middle of a fight by the program director, Mira’s life changes. To avoid being expelled from the fellowship for failing to conduct themselves in an appropriate, collegiate manner, Lucien and Mira are forced to lie about dating each other so they can dismiss their behavior as extreme flirting. But going on fake dates, vacations, and spending time together makes them realize that underneath all the jibes and rivalry, there's potential for something more…and perhaps, instead of looking into other people’s hearts, they need to look into their own.

Genres: Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Rom Com, Fake Dating, Workplace Romance

356 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 26, 2022

About the author

Sasha Clinton discovered romance novels at the age of thirteen and has been addicted to the genre ever since. After getting a degree in Chemical Engineering and realizing that there was no way she could ever be an engineer, she decided to follow her passion and write romance novels.

Reviews

[buket · Rating 3 out of 5]

soooo the summary;;;;

lucien: i like you 😌 but you only want to be my friend? 😡 then i hate you! 😐
mira: i want to be your friend 🥰 oh you don't want to be my friend? then i hate you 😡
*fast forward 16 years, high school, med school, residency*
lucien: i'm so in love with her but i'll never admit. let's fake date because our childish act ruins our professional work environment 👍🏼
mira: i'm clearly obsessed with you but i'll act like i hate you😐 never mind i love you 🥰
lucien: i love you too babe 🥰💘💝❤️💞

so yeah... they're 34 years old and they were extremely childish i actually hate them both. mira has mommy issues and needs male validation also has praise kink. lucien has so many issues i can't even describe 👍🏼

and there were so many unpacked things in the story. mira's almost sexual assault, tina conflict, lucien's family issues, THE POETIC MAFIA GUY TONY?...🤨 and also i have never ever watched grey's anatomy so medical details bored me.😐

the spice was surprisingly so good. they had great chemistry and when they reenact the scene from a book 🔥🌡️🥵 i'm mostly giving stars for that scenes


Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

[Iyman · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF
How are you competing at your grown age??
Academic rivals? More like losers !

[Travelogged Blogs · Rating 4 out of 5]

“You must wonder somewhere deep down in that tiny black heart of yours what it feels like to be desired.” I lean across the table, staring straight into his smoky eyes. “I don’t have to wonder. You make it so obvious.”

I'm into romance books where the MCs are rivals and this book was just what I was looking for. Lucien & Mira were always competing with each other since their highschool days and the rivalry has not ended even when they're completing their fellowship in the same hospital. Throughout the cases, they poke and prod each other to just get a rise out of each other and it was entertaining to watch them bantering. Though one such encounter gone wrong leads them to bring up a story about them fake dating in front of a senior doctor to avoid getting reported. This book had some really witty conversations and Lucien & Mira's story was well developed. Colour me surprised when I picked this up and even enjoyed it. So everyone who loves to read about workplace rivalry/enemies to lovers , this book is all for you! Seeing Mira & Lucien realising their feelings was endearing. Ofcourse there was a slight conflict towards the end but it was resolved quickly. Other than that, the writing and the characters were pleasantly delightful.

ARC was provided to me my Netgalley in exchange of an honest review

[⊹ ࣪˖⁩ flora ⊹ ࣪˖⁩ · Rating 2 out of 5]

The idea of fake-dating romance between two doctors seemed promising initially but it simply didn’t deliver.

TW: miscommunication trope.

The author has a penchant for omitting descriptions at times. It took me until chapter 4 to find out what sort of immigrant our FMC is (South asian btw, from Tamil Nadu) and what she looks like aside from the vague description of her being “taller than most girls”. 👩🏻‍🦯 Aside, from that there’s a weirdly attached drama between the fmc and her mom, because why ever would immigrants treat their children nicely! It didn’t even seem to be rooted in actual reason, the mom was just pushy because they were immigrants who gave up alot lol … I couldn’t stand it.

Due to the mommy issues the fmc is an absolute sucker for academic validation and male attention. So she chases said mmc from high school to college and med school and then goes so far as to choosing the same medical field as him because she’s obsessed with rivaling against him and winning. Despite all that, they’re still relatively close? Almost friendly. Their relationship didn’t make sense to me, it had a lot of chemistry but like everything else it simply lacked depth and didn’t stick out. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The mmc is also “rich” and there’s a lot unnecessary bicker about that- the fmc is bitterly jealous and the mmc is a privileged asshole.

At one point, while they’re doing it- he rips her shirt apart and even pauses to remark at how easy it was cause she only buys cheap clothes. 🧍🏻‍♀️?

If you can look past sloppy minor details it’s enjoyable!

[Jess · Rating 1 out of 5]

Grey's Anatomy meets The Hating Game was all I needed to read to be sold on requesting this book.

However, I've never been convinced to DNF a book so quickly (DNF'd at 5%). I was annoyed within the first chapter because Mira kept swithcing between calling him Lucien and Luci. Which if he's her rival why the nickname? Also, no one goes to med school or into a cardiothraric surgery fewllowship just to try and beat their rival. It's absolutely ridiculous.

I despised both characters so much.

Thanks to NetGalley & the author for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Bethany]

dnf @ Chapter 2

Unfortunately this one simply wasn't for me. I definitely think there is an audience for this and that a lot of people will love it, but personally I struggled to relate to the main characters and found their bickering a little childish, I didn't quite get why she hated him so much.

[elisa⋆₊˚౨ৎ]

DNF at 14%

I‘m sorry, I couldn’t do it. This book almost put me in a reading slump.
I was so excited to read it because I looove Grey‘s Anatomy, but this book wasn‘t anything like it.
Didn’t like the plot, and I really didn’t like the characters.

[Preri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some books aren't meant for everybody, and this one wasn't for me. Review to come.

[☽｡⋆ Shells (jlreads_) · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 30%. Was really looking forward to this book. The beginning was making way. However, after that, the book— the rest - didn't live up to my expectations.

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely adored this book!
I sailed through this and would absolutely recommend it to any lover of Grey’s anatomy and romcoms. I absolutely adore the enemies to lovers trope and Grey’s Anatomy will always be my guilty pleasure! I felt the first 1-2 chapters are the only reason that i didn’t give this book 5 stars! I felt the longer the book progressed the less juvenile and more exciting the interactions became. I found the relationship between Mira and Lucien were a little childish and forced at the beginning but picked up speed by chapter 3.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for supplying me with an eARC!

[Preethi V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucien and I is a hilariously entertaining romcom. I have been waiting for Lucien's story ever since Henry and Me. And Sasha Clinton did not disappoint. I loved both characters and the fact that it was set in a medical world only added to its appeal. Lucien and Mira's banter and the light tone had me turning the pages fast. The sizzling chemistry had me hooked. Overall, this is a cute beach read that I'd recommend to all romcom fans.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

*ARC*

Well, I just spent 300+ pages swooning over Lucien Stone! I binged this faster than I could say Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 10 times fast. If you are like me and have an honorary medical degree and surgical fellowship from endless hours of Grey’s Anatomy, love a good enemies to lovers trope and find yourself helpless against falling in love with a misunderstood, dark-haired MMC with a hard exterior and a mushy inside— This one is for you, trust me!

[caysie (blabsaboutbooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am still very excited over the fact that I’ve been approved for my first ARC from @netgalley! This is also my first ever review on Goodreads, so here we go!

#LucienandI was a very fun book to read. I started it late last night, and pretty much wrote off my day today because it was so fun to read. It had all of my favourite elements:

Dual POV? ✔️
Witty quips and banter within the first 10 pages? ✔️
Rivals-to-lovers trope? ✔️
Fake dating? ✔️
Miscommunication trope? ✔️

As someone who works in the medical field, I tend to find medical dramas (particularly TV ones) to be annoyingly cheesy and inaccurate (yes, I understand the need to over exaggerate for ~dRaMaTiC eFfEcT~). However, I don’t feel that way when it comes to books; it feels less corny. In fact, I appreciate that the medical terminology was kept to a minimum and didn’t really distract from the main plot.

The main characters are hyper-competitive thoracic surgeon fellows who have been at each other's throats since high school. Their rivalry is well known to all of their colleagues, constantly trying to one-up each other. As much as I loved the snarky banter between the two MCs, it did get a bit tiresome and obnoxious at one point (I skimmed through those parts). I love dual POVs because the reader can really understand the hidden depths and dialogues of each character. I empathize that one character described the amount of pressure and anxiety they experience with their job as a doctor; some physicians really have a God-complex and are not fun to work with. I felt like this vulnerability humanized this character to offset the complaints and jealousy that they carried for the other.

The book did improve significantly once a very odd awkward/misinterpreted encounter occurred, and then the real fun began. Can’t say too much because I don’t wanna drop any spoilers, but I swooned over the book nook scene 😏 Also, surprisingly a lot of 🌶🌶🌶 scenes, which I was not expecting (some of them snuck up on me but hell yes, sexual tension between rivals) and I am completely here for it! 😉

I am very glad to have procrastinated my to-do list today to read this ARC. Thank you again, @netgalley!

#LucienandI releases on September 26!

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5*

"For the record, I've never hated you and I'm pretty excited about your existence in my life."

Thank you @netgalley and @xpressotours for this ARC!

I had high hopes for this after reading that it was a *Grey's Anatomy meets Hating Game..* but the writing style wasn't all there for me.

I enjoyed the books idea as a whole but the details in between did not flow. It was not mentioned (that I could recall) until 50% of the way in that Mira was Indian American and then it was a talked about point between characters for the next consecutive 3 chapters and then not again.

They hinted at a potential assault happening in Mira's past life and a random ex(?) bf named Tom and then never touched on that topic again. Mira also mentioned at the beginning what she knows about Lucien's family but then the 2nd half of the book she had to Google them because she 'didnt know anything about them'???

I did enjoy the bits of medical scenes throughout the book (because I'm a double nerd like that) and how Lucien's thought process developed over the book.

[Beena · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was really hard to get through. When I first read the description I so excited about a Medical romcom with the enemies to lovers trope. I'd been thinking something along the lines of "The Worst Guy".

The two MCs were both really hard to like. Their relationship and banter felt very forced and honestly not what witty. I didn't like how little we got to see them actually work and interact and be doctors.

Unfortunately this was a miss for me. Thank you to the publisher for kindly providing me with an ARC via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was such a cute and entertaining read! I really enjoyed it and I was obsessed with how the relationship developed.

[nihaarika · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I got the opportunity to read Lucien and I , I was so very excited because of the premise of this book. And I had such a fun time reading this. I think this might be one of the more enjoyable fake-dating books that I have read this year.

full review to come!

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just finished reading Lucien and I by Sasha Clinton, which I was super excited to read based on the cover, the hospital/medical setting, the enemies-to-lovers/fake dating tropes, and the description of "Grey's Anatomy meets The Hating Game". As a paediatric critical care nurse with many years of experience taking care of post-operative cardiac patients, I was super intrigued by the fact that the characters are both in their CVS fellowship motivated by a Cristina Yang-worthy competition. I don't think I would compare this novel to Grey's Anatomy... the medicine side of the story was quite minimal other than the physical setting and the fact that everyone is overworked. You will notice that I gave this book 2/5 stars; I have to tell you that it was almost 3/5, but only because of the spicy scenes in this novel which were excellently done.

I had a really hard time getting into this novel; in the first chapter there was a particularly jarring quote for any nurse to read, which was about a Fellow being paged in the night by a floor nurse on a "passive-aggressive rant on how the male patient who got a bypass three days ago has been giving her "the look" and that she thought it appropriate to give him sedatives". I am not entirely certain about the intent about this sentence, but I got the impression that the female main character Mira was annoyed at nurses paging her and also that they were trying to inappropriately sedate a patient? If the meaning was truly to take a dig at nurses, I would mention that in terms of potential readers of a medical rom-com, the number of nurses greatly outnumber the number of physicians. Like I have mentioned above, the medical/physician background of the story really takes a back seat and seems merely to be a setting. I was hoping for more in terms of medical misadventures happening, but alas. I also feel that a touch more research could have been done - physicians can lose their licences for drinking alcohol and then going immediately to work on an emergency case, they don't even do it in Grey's Anatomy. "I shouldn't even be drinking while I'm on call", Mira thinks to herself while getting wine wasted.

The other reason that I had a really hard time getting into this novel was that the humour and antagonism of the two main characters, Mira and Lucien, just did not jive with me. When I think about good enemies-to-lovers novels, I think of that biting tit-for-tat just shy of straight up bullying digging the knife in such a way that it is deliriously sexy, to the point where you just want them to tear off all their clothes and have hate sex to resolve the unbearable tension. Both Lucian and Mira were more.... immature, I guess you could say. Their banter was extremely reminiscent of high-school level they are mean because they have a crush vibes, which made me extremely uncomfortable to think about considering they are 34 years old. Especially on Mira's side - I did not find a lot of redeeming qualities about her character to be honest. At one point one of the main characters thinks to themselves "their banter is so clever" and I remember thinking in my head "LOL sure". It was almost grating because it was so immature and whiny even at some points - "I applied to the same Ivy League schools as him because I wanted to beat him. I enrolled in pre-med on a full scholarship because I wanted to beat him." Mira also went a little too far at some points, for example when Lucien opened up to her about the scar on his leg and she scathingly responded "Engaging in self-harm at age thirteen? That's disturbing".

What I Liked Most About This Book:
- The sex scenes were out of this world, give you all the tingly feelings, inspire you to try things. I had been seriously considering DNFing the book when the scene where Mira has a migraine happens and in a disoriented state says to Lucien "tie me up and make me beg, or make me your sex slave for a day". Like - yes queen, go off with your praise kink. And when they finally have sex it is exactly that feeling that I mentioned of wanting them to almost punish each other so much that they can't help but fuck. Lot of tingly feelings when Mira asks Lucien to destroy her and he responds "with pleasure". Not only that, but who doesn't take solace in kinky words written on dead trees AKA erotic romance novels. When they act out a certain scene and he makes her "his wife in every way" - love love love.

What I Didn't Like:
- Mira's mom was just... not a cool Mom. I am not Indian-American, so I am not sure if this was a portrayal/stereotype about how Indian moms are difficult to appease meant to appeal to people who are? She sure has a change of heart real fast... suspiciously fast. I wouldn't forgive my mom.
- There are many little inconsistencies/holes in the story/plot. One glaring example was Mira's moms surgery... first it was an eye lump, then a throat surgery, then she came out with an eye patch? Why would you need soft blended foods for an eye surgery? There were some inconsistencies with what Lucien and Mira knew of each others families as well. Also we were building up a lot of stress about Lucien's parents expecting him to pick one of their hospitals, and Mira meeting Lucien's family... and then those things weren't mention/were breezed over
- The other CVS Fellows who went on the Niagara Falls trip were poorly developed and to be honest, annoying. They threw Lucien and Mira under the bus when they are caught in the on-call room. Not only that but they are also immature in a way reminiscent of high schoolers - "if you fight you have to MAKE OUT heh heh heh".

That's my review! I don't think that I would read this book again, however, I will be continuing to think about the Ravishing the Heiress reenactment scene.
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

[Jessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars, rounded up.
While I had no issues with the writing or the idea of the story overall, it also just exhausted me a bit to think that someone would spend so much of their life trying to continue competing with someone from high school. Especially when the whole issue really comes down to an immature miscommunication. I don't mean to go so far as to say that the characters themselves are immature, but at times they were. Especially considering the fact that they are supposed to be surgical residents.
I thought the story incorporated the right amount of spice, and there were some really sweet moments mixed in.
While not my favorite book I have read recently, I would certainly give this author another chance.

[Erica Brazauskas · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Disclaimer: I got an ebook arc copy of Lucien and I through Netgalley. The following review contains spoilers and all opinions and thoughts are my own.*

Lucien and I is the first book I've read by author Sasha Clinton. The description of the book pulled me in because of my background in the medical field and my interest in all things romance.
The book is about Lucien and Mira, and they are cardiothoracic surgery fellows working at the same hospital. The two characters have known each other since they were in high school and have been in competition with each other. Back in high school, they both had secret crushes on each other, but due to teenaged awkwardness, each felt rejected by the other, so they used that fuel to become competitors and rivals in everything they did. As time goes by, their constant bickering lands them in hot water with their boss and with colleagues who are tired of dealing with it too. One night, Mira is tired and hasn't eaten after being on call for 24 hours, so she gets woozy and Lucien goes to help her and their boss and colleagues find them in what they think is a compromising position from their rivalry. Thinking fast to save their jobs, they both come up with a plan to fake date each other. They decide to wait for 8 months until their graduation to keep up the farce, create a dating contract and learn how to be believable to those around them. Both Mira and Lucien are very guarded people due to their relationships with their families. Mira doesn't have a great relationship with her mother, and her dad passed away during her medical residency. She feels inferior and has insecurities because her mother makes her feel like she is never good enough. Lucien comes from a wealthy family, and both parents are doctors who pressure him to follow in the family footsteps. If you read between the lines, you can tell that each one of them is broken in some way from past issues and the need to be the best is fueled by different parts of the events that have happened in their lives. As the walls come down, and the fake dating goes on, both Mira and Lucien each figure out that the other had a crush on each other and things start to click that the animosity comes from a deeper place. Through a series of events in the book, they finally each realize they can love each other for real and admit it out loud that somewhere along the way, their feelings are real for each other.
I know there have been a lot of mixed reviews about this book, and about the characters and the maturity level etc but, but I personally loved the book. I couldn't put it down. There were many times that I found myself laughing out loud and reading different lines to my husband about these two characters' bantering back and forth. I wanted to reach through the pages and be like enough ready just tell each other you love each other and stop being so stubborn! You have to dig deeper and read between the lines when it comes to the characters and truly understand where each person is coming from to understand why they act a certain way towards each other. Give it a chance and find out for yourself. I hope you like it as much as I did.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

While Lucien & I did deliver on certain aspects, I’ll be referencing other fictional doctors for a second opinion. I’ll start with the positive highlights and what got my romantic heart pumping. We truly got an Enemies to Lovers trope instead of the usual bickering at the company fridge or stealing a coworker’s stapler. Lucien and Mira hated each other’s guts and the entire hospital knew it. Heck, the entire block probably knew it too. Their relationship certainly had a long way to go for an amicable status and they eventually got there with minimal collateral damage. Unfortunately, living up to that trope meant constant arguing. They behaved more like nasty children rather than the impressive cardiac surgeons they were purported to be. The immaturity factor was very off putting and didn’t make me want to root for them as a romantic couple.



Another shining light in this medical romance was Dr. Lucien’s bedside manner. While they may have argued like petty betties in the hospital, they weren’t lacking for chemistry off shift. Their fake dating wasn’t very believable until they finally confronted their true feelings for each other and ceded to their physical tension. While I was a fan of the genuine Enemies to Lovers branding, physical chemistry, and the lone beacon of medical romance surrounded by a sea of CEO’s, I didn’t care for much else in Lucien and I. The animosity was incredibly tense and I wasn’t sure if these two were a good fit romantically. If it’s difficult to convince the reader that your couple should be together, maybe you should rein back the dragon fire? From all their intense conversations throughout the book, they fought more like siblings than potential lovers.



While these two are certainly destined for couples counseling, it made me want to rewatch all my favorite medical dramas. I know Scrubs, ER, and Grey’s Anatomy will happily fill the void of blue scrubs with a side of pining. Mira and Lucien were volatile in the worst way and I figure their arguments always end up making up in the bedroom. It looks like I’ll take a hard pass on Lucien in order to focus more on the I part.

[LaShawn Wiltz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a stand-alone book, but if you read her first book Henry and Me, you will recognize one of our main characters Lucien.

Lucian and Mira are rivals. Since high school, their relationship has been fueled by trying to one-up each other, one snarky comment at a time. Now they are both Cardiothoracic fellows who after getting caught in a compromising position, have to fake date to make it through the end of their fellowship.

Of course, all this snark and rivalry and hate hides the fact that both of them have secretly been in love with each other for a while.

Sex, misunderstanding, and love follow of course.

I love a good: enemies to lovers book and this one was good. I love that we got the point of view from both of our characters. I did find myself more frustrated with Mira than I was with Lucian, but in the end, it all worked itself out.

Thank you to NetGalley for the Arc. All opinions are my own.

[CloudyDark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Netgalley and The Publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is the best enemies to lovers books!! Their bickering was awesome as well as the development of their relationship.

“My morning was good before I ran into you.”

Oh god! I loved her so much.

“Stop it, you two. I can’t believe you’re discussing murder in the hospital. We save people’s lives here.”

THIS IS WHAT I WANT FROM EVERY ENEMIES TO LOVERS BOOKS!!

“It’s okay, baby. You’ve had a hard time.” Luci strokes my back.

He was such a sweetheart. They both were in love but they both were stupid.

The representation of Her and Mother's relationship was amazing. This is what Indian parents always do. But I'm glad they worked out in the end.

I freaking love the cover!! I can't wait to explore more books of this author.

Check out all my book edits over at Instagram

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received an ARC through Netgalley for an honest review She calls him Luci. Sure, it's short for Lucian, but more importantly, it's short for Lucifer. He has been the bane of her existence since they were kids. He always seemed one step ahead no matter what she did, and so she spent years in competition with him, determined to beat him at anything that crossed their paths. When their rivalry gets them in trouble with the program they are in, they say they are dating and just had a lovers spat in order to save their jobs. There was some fun banter and scenes but I struggled through this book. At the beginning you find out Mira's mother complimented a boy she had a crush on, which then turned into Mira doing everything he did in order to beat him at it. I found it hard to recover from that and it took a little too long for the characters to become likeable for me to really love this book. While it wasn't for me, I can still see others enjoying it.

[Book Nerdy 2020 · Rating 3 out of 5]

LUCIEN AND I By Sasha Clinton

Mira and Lucien have been rivals since high school. Now that they both are fellow residents at the same Hospital.

😊What i liked -

✔ Enemies to Lovers/Fake Dating/Forced Proximity.
✔ It gave me Grey's Anatomy kinda vibes.
✔ The spice was on point.
✔ I absolutely loved all the side characters.

🤔What could have been better -

✔ Okay so i found the main characters really childish, i wish they weren't.
✔ I found the book a bit slow. (let me emphasise on I)


📚Who Should read :

👶Beginners
💝Romance Lovers
💞Enemies to Lovers
💕Fake Dating


📈My Rating : 3/5

P.s- Okay so this book wasn't for me, does not mean that this book cannot be great for someone else. Give it a try.

Thank you Sasha Clinton, Netgally, Expressotours for a copy.

[randi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This arc was provided to me by NetGalley but all opinions are my own. Slight spoilers towards the end.

This was everything that I have been looking for. I has my favorite tropes (rivals-to-lovers, slow burn, fake dating). I especially loved the last like 30 percent of the book filled with all the cutesy scenes. I would definitely recommend this for fans of Grey's Anatomy, Slow Burn, and Rivals-To-Lovers. The smut scenes were chefs kiss as well (like dang, they had my toes wiggling and everything). The only thing that I didn't love was the "big show-stopping event" to finish the 80 percent conflict but that's only because I personally dont like big, public gestures. Other than that little thing, I think that this book was perfect.

[eli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a rom-com that I loved so much and I swear, is one of the best I’ve read so far! Lucien and Mira were such a cute, wonderful, hot couple to read and the love (and hate) they contained for each other was overwhelming in a good way. I honestly wish I could read more of them because I was squealing so much and smiling. This book was so book quote dump worthy! And the way that they got closer was really, really lovely and raunchy so someone help me because I will cry if I don’t have their kind of jam. Their friends were so fun too! The entire community of Lucien and Mira made me smile and laugh.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars rounded up

Ouf this book. I was so excited to read it as I'm a cardiac nurse and the two MCs are cardiothoracic surgeons. The hospital setting was fun and I enjoyed the medical terminology!

My biggest problem was the miscommunication trope and overall immaturity from two fellows. Like.. beyond whiney and unable to communicate, inappropriate in front of patients like this just wouldn't happen. They sounded like two 16 year old children.

The steam was just okay, I just couldn't get past the immaturity. Ugh.

Thank you netgalley for this earc in exchange for an honest review.

[Jaclyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! Enemies to Lovers and fake dating are some of my favorite tropes! This book did them justice! I loved the chemistry between Lucien and Mira. Sometimes it drove me crazy though, just tell each other how you feel! I breezed through this book in one day. It had me laughing and smiling. Also, the love hate 🔥I look forward to reading more from Sasha Clinton!

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc!

[Jes · Rating 4 out of 5]

thank you to netgalley for an ARC!

sooo close to a 5 star read to me! i cannot deal with the third act breakup, even if it’s not a “break up.” these two are meant for each other. i loved reading their story and their banter was hilarious, sweet, and emotional. this has to be my first medical romcom and i loved it. it has everything i love in a book: enemies to lovers, fake dating, workplace romance, dual pov.