This is a really solid debut - it manages to balance a lot of things (romance! medicine! being an immigrant!) really well without leaning too far into any one, particularly the parts of being a medical student that might come off as tedious or gross.

This book took a bit to grab me, and I admit to not being sold on the love interest. But it was, in the end, a very compelling read, and felt super realistic. I'm looking forward to seeing what else this author writes!

Thank you Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the ARC!

CWs:

familial pressure and unsupportive parents, absent father, non-narrative character experiences the death of a parent, medical gore is present but not overpowering.