A review by mjwhitlock18
On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

About balancing (or trying to) life, work, relationships, family, and friends during medical school. Written by a cardiology fellow who seamlessly interweaves a realistic portrayal of medicine and Ghanaian culture with characters that are easy to root for. 
The miscommunication trope is utilized but not in a way that seems overdone or annoying. While part of the plot is related to a romance, there are also subplots about Angie dealing with pressure from her family and losing touch with longtime friends and dealing with hard topics like implicit bias in medicine and the experience of immigrants and their children in the US. 
I enjoyed the footnotes, that both explained some of the medical details and also sometimes were Angie breaking the fourth wall, though I’m not sure how wel these footnotes would work in an audiobook or e-book. 
I was excited to get a print copy ARC of this in a Goodreads giveaway; I’ve followed Shirlene on Instagram since I started medical school a few years ago
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