Dr. Know What?!
In spite of a good premise, this book missed a lot. There was so many missing words that I often had to re-read a sentence to understand what was being said. This pulled me out of the story and was very distracting. It was obvious that an editor was desperately needed.
Dr. Cynthia Haywood and Simon Baxter were the main characters with lots of supporting characters. Most were flat and undeveloped with backstories that were glossed over; making them unrealistic. For a love story, there was no real steam between Cynthia and Simon. For Simon to be suffering from past tragedies, how could he help anyone. He was just to real to be true. Cynthia was a self-assured, confident African American, neurologist who was Assistant Chair of Neurology in a famous D. C. hospital; yet she allowed the Chair, Dr. Hoskins, take credit for her research for years. She came off as rude and condescending. I still don't know who Simon was, just knew a few things that happened to him. Still be loved Cynthia and allowed her all the time She needed to heal. He was whatever she needed him to be - Why?
She was in Eastport, R. I. because of the death of her sister who left her guardian of her adopted niece and Simon was the next door neighbor. She was staying there for a couple of months to allow her niece to adjust to her Mom's death. The descriptions of her parents made no sense and gave no indication of who they really were, other than her Dad was her hero.
Her parents returned home after three weeks. Cynthia got a temporary job at the local hospital because of her networking. The doctors and nurses immediately embraced her because they were so caring and had much to share. The community was so loving and helpful, yet there was no real sense of who they were.
The writing was awkward with words with obscure meanings, i.e. Simon dogs were named Beta and Max. The ending was rushed with everything tied up too neatly. I was disappointed in this book which left me wanting...