In between heavier research reading I've been romping through easy reads. Broken Heart Syndrome by Susie Tate is one of these chicklit books that's a breeze.
There’s a lot to love about this book, though I’d not want
to be admitted to any hospital that Frankie works at for fear of a mis-diagnosis
by her doctor friends! The shenanigans in the hospital are humorous reading,
though would be pretty unsettling in real life.
Frankie is very professional
yet emotionally screwed up: her friend Dylan is less professional and also
emotionally wrecked in a different way. The dialogue is witty; sometimes Lou is
definitely laugh out loud funny. Ash
might quote ‘to err is human’, or some other wonderful epithet from his
magnificent store, to lighten sensitive situations—he’s a great character though
a bit repetitive. Tom, the main male character is a lovely man, an easy
protagonist to like even if he is a bit dense and arrogant times.
I don’t warm
so well to the character of Frankie, the main female protagonist. Her lack of
self confidence doesn’t change much over the course of the story yet she’s more
empathetic to the awkward patients.
Some aspects are not very believable – and
as an ex primary teacher I’d have been sacked on the spot for something that’s
mentioned in the story, though I realise it’s part of the humour.
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