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Randy Hanson, charming playboy and son of a wealthy doctor, strives to reach one goal-graduating from medical school. Medical school is challenging enough without the added stress Randy is faced with in combatting constant badgering from one of his classmates, suffering through countless and unnecessary 'pimping' acts from higher level medical personnel, and coming to the aid of his best friend, Jim Ryan, as he recovers from personal turmoil. Randy's life turns upside down and becomes even more complicated when he realizes he is developing deep emotional feelings towards a spunky collegiate sorority girl by the name of Jane Davine. Jane is facing her own demons with a domineering father and attempting to overcome the life-altering death of her mother. Randy and his friends take on the stress of medical school together and lean on each other, bonding as professionals, growing and maturing into responsible adults, and becoming closer friends than they had ever been before. Will they all meet their goal and graduate together, or will the pressure become too much for them to handle?
715 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 9, 2015
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L.M. Nelson
6 books72 followersL.M. Nelson is certified teacher and CPR/First Aid instructor. She enjoys poetry, music, photography, gardening, reading, and nature walks. Aside from her debut novel, Scrubs, she has written several poems, some of which have been selected for literary magazines and published in a poetry collection entitled World Treasury of Great Poems, Vol. II. She co-wrote the article, ‘Gifted and Talented Education at the Close of the Decade of the Brain’, which was published in the educational journal Perspectives: Idaho Association of School Administrators, Vol. XVI, No. 1. L.M. Nelson grew up in California and the Pacific Northwest, but currently resides in South Central Texas. She is a member of the Texas Association of Authors, the Texas Authors Institute, Alliance of Independent Authors, and Romance Writers of America.
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January 3, 2016
Scrubs is a YA novel about a group of college students. The story focuses on Randy, a medical student, and his romance with Jane, a psychology student. The timeline begins at the start of Randy’s second year of med school, and concludes just days after his graduation.
The author does a realistic job of depicting the enormity of commitment necessary to succeed in the medical field. She also weaves into her story several other components of a med student’s life: fear of failure, fatigue, family sacrifice, and attrition.
Nelson does an EXCELLENT job of handling multiple characters. In fact, although Scrubs holds almost nothing in common with Gone With the Wind, Nelson is comparable to M. Mitchell in her ability to juggle several characters. Effortlessly, the reader is able to meet multiple distinct personalities. A young heroin addict, an older bereaved widow, sorority sisters, and darling toddlers all come to life for us.
Jane, the heroine of the story, undergoes great character evolution. She undergoes a period of stifling bereavement resulting from her mother’s death, and transitions to a young woman who functions well with happy memories of her mom. She also (begrudgingly) nurtures a life-altering relationship change with her father, and she transitions from an athlete who has abandoned her love of basketball to one who once again claims her prowess on the court.
My reason for three stars (vs. four or five) is as follows:
First, Scrubs has almost ¼ million words. I realize that a very few YA authors can get away with this (Meyers & Rowling) – but Scrubs is far from a quick read. The good news is that it is not a complicated read. This book could, by itself, be fodder for a miniseries.
Second and much more important is that Randy, the hero, undergoes very little character development. He arrives on page one as a rich, top-of-his-class med student, and a womanizer. He emerges as a rich, top-of-his-class med school grad. He effortlessly transitions into a monogamous relationship with Jane. I would have much rather that he’d started out poor, or bottom of his class, or had problems that lasted more than a few minutes. However, other readers of YA romance novels may find Nelson’s consistently-heroic, rarely-flawed Randy to be the literary hero of their dreams.
Overall, I’d say this is a wonderful effort for a first-time author. Nelson shows great promise. Scrubs is the first of a four-part series, and readers will surely enjoy her subsequent YA novels.
The author does a realistic job of depicting the enormity of commitment necessary to succeed in the medical field. She also weaves into her story several other components of a med student’s life: fear of failure, fatigue, family sacrifice, and attrition.
Nelson does an EXCELLENT job of handling multiple characters. In fact, although Scrubs holds almost nothing in common with Gone With the Wind, Nelson is comparable to M. Mitchell in her ability to juggle several characters. Effortlessly, the reader is able to meet multiple distinct personalities. A young heroin addict, an older bereaved widow, sorority sisters, and darling toddlers all come to life for us.
Jane, the heroine of the story, undergoes great character evolution. She undergoes a period of stifling bereavement resulting from her mother’s death, and transitions to a young woman who functions well with happy memories of her mom. She also (begrudgingly) nurtures a life-altering relationship change with her father, and she transitions from an athlete who has abandoned her love of basketball to one who once again claims her prowess on the court.
My reason for three stars (vs. four or five) is as follows:
First, Scrubs has almost ¼ million words. I realize that a very few YA authors can get away with this (Meyers & Rowling) – but Scrubs is far from a quick read. The good news is that it is not a complicated read. This book could, by itself, be fodder for a miniseries.
Second and much more important is that Randy, the hero, undergoes very little character development. He arrives on page one as a rich, top-of-his-class med student, and a womanizer. He emerges as a rich, top-of-his-class med school grad. He effortlessly transitions into a monogamous relationship with Jane. I would have much rather that he’d started out poor, or bottom of his class, or had problems that lasted more than a few minutes. However, other readers of YA romance novels may find Nelson’s consistently-heroic, rarely-flawed Randy to be the literary hero of their dreams.
Overall, I’d say this is a wonderful effort for a first-time author. Nelson shows great promise. Scrubs is the first of a four-part series, and readers will surely enjoy her subsequent YA novels.
March 12, 2017
Randy Hanson is a second-year medical student immersed in his life of classes, study groups, and one-night stands. But that part of his life ends abruptly when he meets Jane, a gorgeous young psychology student. Soon, he has to find a way to balance the increasing demands of his medical training with his burgeoning relationship with Jane.
For all that Scrubs is about medical school, there isn't a great deal of medicine in it. Instead, the focus is more on the toll that the time and effort involved can take on the people and their relationships. Obviously, the main one is the relationship between Randy and Jane, which is followed from first meeting to marriage, although others are given some attention as well. The progression of Randy & Jane is generally believable, with one or two hiccups along the way, although perhaps it is a little too smooth sailing.
One of the things I liked best about Scrubs is the descriptions and examinations on the personal lives of the main characters. There are problems with family; parents, siblings and in one case, children; problems with significant others, teenage angst, and as mentioned above problems with the pressures and workload involved. Most of the main & supporting characters are given very believable issues to deal with throughout the course of the novel. The book covers a span of four years or so, and during that time we see some people drop out, some people change for the better (and occasionally for the worse), and most grow into their chosen roles.
For the most part, I enjoyed Scrubs and would certainly continue with the series, projected to be 4 books, in total. It is on the longer side, and maybe the older end of YA but never seems to drag or feel like too much. If I had to find fault, I would probably say the main character, who seems just a little too good to be true. But that minor quibble aside, it's a good involving read.
For all that Scrubs is about medical school, there isn't a great deal of medicine in it. Instead, the focus is more on the toll that the time and effort involved can take on the people and their relationships. Obviously, the main one is the relationship between Randy and Jane, which is followed from first meeting to marriage, although others are given some attention as well. The progression of Randy & Jane is generally believable, with one or two hiccups along the way, although perhaps it is a little too smooth sailing.
One of the things I liked best about Scrubs is the descriptions and examinations on the personal lives of the main characters. There are problems with family; parents, siblings and in one case, children; problems with significant others, teenage angst, and as mentioned above problems with the pressures and workload involved. Most of the main & supporting characters are given very believable issues to deal with throughout the course of the novel. The book covers a span of four years or so, and during that time we see some people drop out, some people change for the better (and occasionally for the worse), and most grow into their chosen roles.
For the most part, I enjoyed Scrubs and would certainly continue with the series, projected to be 4 books, in total. It is on the longer side, and maybe the older end of YA but never seems to drag or feel like too much. If I had to find fault, I would probably say the main character, who seems just a little too good to be true. But that minor quibble aside, it's a good involving read.
October 30, 2016
This is a very enjoyable and moving novel about a group of medical students. In the tradition of the TV series Scrubs of the same name, the characters are given a lot of depth. I was a big fan of the TV series Scrubs and picked up the book because of the same title, and I was not disappointed. In the same well written and composed fashion, yet with a totally different style, we witness personal problems, drama, the pressures of the medical system and the imoact they have on our heroines.
The setting is very appealing and fascinating, the plot and characterisation excellent and the novel, overall, a winner. Looking forward to the next in the series, which is out already.
The setting is very appealing and fascinating, the plot and characterisation excellent and the novel, overall, a winner. Looking forward to the next in the series, which is out already.
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