We Didn't Expect to Love This 😭📖 | The Doctor by E.L. Todd | Feb Book of the Month + Post-Show

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts review E.L. Todd's forbidden romance novel The Doctor and discuss various themes and tropes present in the book.

The Doctor by E.L. Todd | Book Review & Discussion In this special extended episode, we review E.L. Todd's forbidden romance novel The Doctor, the first book in her four-book series — and we've included our full Post-Show as a bonus for our listeners! If you love slow burn romance, forbidden romance books, or grumpy sunshine stories with unexpected depth, this book club discussion is for you! 📚 BOOK DETAILS: Title: The Doctor Author: E.L. Todd Genre: Forbidden Romance, Contemporary Romance Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️ Our Rating: 3.5/5 - 4/5 Stars Available: Kindle, Audible, Kindle Unlimited (Books 2-4) 🎧 WHAT WE COVER: ✅ Full spoiler book review of The Doctor ✅ Forbidden romance tropes: brother's ex-wife, slow burn, grumpy sunshine ✅ Why flat characters can still be completely compelling ✅ The toxic love interest red flags Pepper keeps ignoring ✅ Audiobook narrator discussion (valley girl vocal fry warning) ✅ The biggest plot hole nobody talks about ✅ Romance vs Smut vs Erotica classification ✅ March Book of the Month announcement: Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark 🔥 ROMANCE TROPES IN THIS BOOK: Brother's ex-wife forbidden romance Slow burn romance Grumpy sunshine dynamic Friends to…

Topics covered

• book review
• forbidden romance
• slow burn romance
• grumpy sunshine
• audiobook discussion
• romance tropes

Keywords

• E.L. Todd
• The Doctor
• forbidden romance
• book review
• slow burn
• grumpy sunshine
• audiobook
• romance tropes
• plot holes
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Doctor, Brutal Prince

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