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jenafyre's review
5.0
Who Wants to Marry a Doctor? (With This Ring) by Abigail Sharpe: Can you date four men, trying to find your mister right and raise money for sick children when your heart is unexpectedly captured by another. That is the question that single mom and pediatrician, WWTMADSabrina Bankhead has to ask herself in the wonderfully funny and extremely sexy Who Wants to Marry a Doctor by Abigail Sharp.
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oceanwriter's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Book Two of the Love Match series! Though not a direct continuation of the previous book, Who Wants to Marry a Cowboy?, there is a connection between the two between character relations and premise.
To raise money for a children’s hospital, Dr. Sabrina Bankhead agrees to participate in a dating show where she is the prize. As if she wasn’t busy between this, work, and raising a child on her own, she falls for Quinn, the attractive, albeit, troubled reporter covering the story. He hadn’t planned on falling for Sabrina, either.
Quinn quickly became my favorite character. His backstory of fighting in Afghanistan and the mental and physical blows from his time in the service captivated me. His struggles were captured well and his overall personality melded nicely with Sabrina’s character.
As I said in my review of Who Wants to Marry a Cowboy? the dating show premise isn’t my thing, but I did like that it was more of a fundraiser-type thing. This along with the spicy content did hinder my enjoyment, but it’s not the book itself. I genuinely enjoy the author’s writing style and I loved getting to read Quinn’s story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness
lauriereadsrom1's review
5.0
I very much enjoyed Abigail Sharpe's "Who Wants to Marry a Doctor?", a funny, sweet, and surprisingly emotional story that featured endearing characters and a well-crafted romance. I really liked the female lead, Dr. Sabrina Bankhead, a compassionate and caring pediatrician with quite a lot on her plate as the single mother of a young son, Noah. Sabrina agreed to participate in a reality dating show in order to raise money for renovations to her pediatric hospital, but had no intention of actually following through with a relationship - at least, not until she met Quinn Donnelly, an investigative journalist home on leave to recover from injuries he sustained in Afghanistan who had agreed to serve as the show's host.
Like Sabrina, Quinn was very dedicated to his job, and he was determined to recover from his injuries as quickly as possible so that he could return to Afghanistan and complete his assignment. Neither of them was looking for a serious relationship and they knew that getting involved with each other was against the rules, but they couldn't help being drawn together from the moment they met. Unfortunately, they couldn't keep things between them a secret forever, and when their relationship was revealed to the public, most of the community turned against Sabrina while things between her and Quinn fell apart. After that, I found it very easy to root for them to get their relationship back on track and figure out a way to make it work long-term, despite all of the obstacles still standing in their way.
I enjoyed getting to know several of the book's secondary characters in addition to Quinn and Sabrina, especially Sabrina's sister Melora. She seemed to have quite an interesting background, and I hope that the author will consider telling her story (and maybe matching her up with husband #5) in a future book.
Overall, I highly recommend "Who Wants to Marry a Doctor?" for all fans of contemporary romance and look forward to checking out more of Abigail Sharpe's work in the future.
*Review copy provided by the author via L. Woods PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
Like Sabrina, Quinn was very dedicated to his job, and he was determined to recover from his injuries as quickly as possible so that he could return to Afghanistan and complete his assignment. Neither of them was looking for a serious relationship and they knew that getting involved with each other was against the rules, but they couldn't help being drawn together from the moment they met. Unfortunately, they couldn't keep things between them a secret forever, and when their relationship was revealed to the public, most of the community turned against Sabrina while things between her and Quinn fell apart. After that, I found it very easy to root for them to get their relationship back on track and figure out a way to make it work long-term, despite all of the obstacles still standing in their way.
I enjoyed getting to know several of the book's secondary characters in addition to Quinn and Sabrina, especially Sabrina's sister Melora. She seemed to have quite an interesting background, and I hope that the author will consider telling her story (and maybe matching her up with husband #5) in a future book.
Overall, I highly recommend "Who Wants to Marry a Doctor?" for all fans of contemporary romance and look forward to checking out more of Abigail Sharpe's work in the future.
*Review copy provided by the author via L. Woods PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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