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A review by thebritishbibliophile
Doctor Playboy by J. Saman
5.0
'The Doctor is in, and he's here to play! A tug-at-the-feels read that's as sexy as it is heartfelt.' - The British Bibliophile
Thank you to Greys Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and leave an honest review.
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How it feels good to be back in the Boston Billionaire Bachelor world! I joined this series with book two, Doctor Mistake, and I've been here for the ride ever since. Kudos to J.Saman for keeping the interest there with these fantastic novels!
If you haven't already, go back and read the other three books in this series before jumping in with Doctor Playboy & Luca Fritz. These books are standalones and can be read in any order and J.Saman is brilliant with bringing you up to speed on who's who if you're not familiar with any of the other books in the series, but I'd recommend starting from the beginning.
Now, are you ready to meet Luca Fritz? Dr Luca has been paged, and he's here to make his rounds.
Luca & Raven's story was set to be one of resisting tasting of the forbidden fruit, dealing with an antagonising age-gap and a second chance at a love that promises all the good stuff we love out of both a romance novel and more specifically, a J.Saman book. A book which has undergone tweaking by the author who so kindly contacted me to see if I would like to continue reading the 'before' version, or re-read the 'after'. I opted for the latter, and here's why.
I had read up to 60% of the way through this beautiful behemoth of a book when the message came through that there was another--updated--version that I could read. I won't disclose the reason why as that's private to J.Saman, but praise is very much due here for her bravery in changing quite a central element to the book. The change didn't affect the storyline majorly, and it didn't affect the way I saw or read the book, but it did make a huge difference to how we would see Luca. The former painted his reason for doing what he did in a not so positive light, and the change was made to erase that and write the wrong. Pun intended.
I'm always on the side of the belief that authors should write what they want, how they want, and we as readers should respect that no matter of what our personal opinions, thoughts or beliefs are. Even when faced with the inevitable criticism or comments from readers about any part of a book. J.Saman took the time to make this change--for whatever reason which again, is hers alone--in consideration OF her readers and their thoughts/feelings. As I've previously stated, this change did not affect how I saw either J.Saman as an author, or her work. But praise where praise is due, not many authors I know would make this change. Bravo!
I think it's a fair assessment to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, twice over! (Well, 1.5 times if we're being technical) You'll never forget a Fritz once you've encountered one, and Luca is definitely unforgettable. Yes he like many other book men, make mistakes that get us readers all riled up, but that only made for a more interesting story to the point of a possible second chance/happily ever after with his true love, Raven.
Their story was one that yes, could have been easily avoided of heartbreak and emotional turmoil but again, that wouldn't have made for a very interesting story. And Luca & Raven's story was for sure an interesting one!
*Bonus mention* - Epilogue 2?! Let's talk about you! Normally I don't read bonus excerpts into future books--I like to be surprised--but I did and holy wow! Kaplan is going to be phenomenal!
4.5 stars for Doctor Playboy!
Thank you to Greys Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and leave an honest review.
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How it feels good to be back in the Boston Billionaire Bachelor world! I joined this series with book two, Doctor Mistake, and I've been here for the ride ever since. Kudos to J.Saman for keeping the interest there with these fantastic novels!
If you haven't already, go back and read the other three books in this series before jumping in with Doctor Playboy & Luca Fritz. These books are standalones and can be read in any order and J.Saman is brilliant with bringing you up to speed on who's who if you're not familiar with any of the other books in the series, but I'd recommend starting from the beginning.
Now, are you ready to meet Luca Fritz? Dr Luca has been paged, and he's here to make his rounds.
Luca & Raven's story was set to be one of resisting tasting of the forbidden fruit, dealing with an antagonising age-gap and a second chance at a love that promises all the good stuff we love out of both a romance novel and more specifically, a J.Saman book. A book which has undergone tweaking by the author who so kindly contacted me to see if I would like to continue reading the 'before' version, or re-read the 'after'. I opted for the latter, and here's why.
I had read up to 60% of the way through this beautiful behemoth of a book when the message came through that there was another--updated--version that I could read. I won't disclose the reason why as that's private to J.Saman, but praise is very much due here for her bravery in changing quite a central element to the book. The change didn't affect the storyline majorly, and it didn't affect the way I saw or read the book, but it did make a huge difference to how we would see Luca. The former painted his reason for doing what he did in a not so positive light, and the change was made to erase that and write the wrong. Pun intended.
I'm always on the side of the belief that authors should write what they want, how they want, and we as readers should respect that no matter of what our personal opinions, thoughts or beliefs are. Even when faced with the inevitable criticism or comments from readers about any part of a book. J.Saman took the time to make this change--for whatever reason which again, is hers alone--in consideration OF her readers and their thoughts/feelings. As I've previously stated, this change did not affect how I saw either J.Saman as an author, or her work. But praise where praise is due, not many authors I know would make this change. Bravo!
I think it's a fair assessment to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, twice over! (Well, 1.5 times if we're being technical) You'll never forget a Fritz once you've encountered one, and Luca is definitely unforgettable. Yes he like many other book men, make mistakes that get us readers all riled up, but that only made for a more interesting story to the point of a possible second chance/happily ever after with his true love, Raven.
Their story was one that yes, could have been easily avoided of heartbreak and emotional turmoil but again, that wouldn't have made for a very interesting story. And Luca & Raven's story was for sure an interesting one!
*Bonus mention* - Epilogue 2?! Let's talk about you! Normally I don't read bonus excerpts into future books--I like to be surprised--but I did and holy wow! Kaplan is going to be phenomenal!
4.5 stars for Doctor Playboy!