This is the first book I've read by the author. Since I discovered it through NetGalley, I did not realize that it was a series. I realized it was a series once I started reading. They were all kinds of characters who had nothing to do with the central romance and I found myself very confused trying to keep up with who everyone was. Once the beginning settled down, I found myself not invested in Ren and Dani’s relationship. Ren is supposed to be a high achieving shy person and Danny is the complete opposite. These characters didn’t always stay true to their description and it threw me off. This book is sold as an enemies to lovers romance. Frankly, there wasn’t very much of that going on. Once they had sex for the first time, they were in a relationship and the competition between them completely disappeared. I suspect that if you’ve read the series and are invested in the other characters, this book might be more appealing to you. Unfortunately, I felt out of sync and it took me a long time to finish this book.

ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇꜱ: ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ.

𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬;
I like medical settings, though not as much as I previously did. Before I started working in that very setting. I will not put the reality in it all and the book entirely as fiction.

I liked the story, I found it slightly entertaining, but since all the books in the series are in the same "setting" in a way it sometimes feels like a story a read before. There is a "theme" in among the characters in this series that seems like they could be cut from the same cloth.


𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥:
I am a huge fan of characters that have a "backstory". It puts the character in a different, brighter, perception. Ren Dunbar and Dani Chan seemed compatible with each other. Though, I believe there could have been room for more character development.
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, "𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦" 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧, 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯,-- 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲. 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.



𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙍𝘾 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬.

This is the 6th book in the PMC (Philadelphia Medical College) series. There has not been a single book written by Radclyffe that I have not loved, and she has written a huge stack of books. All of them are all wonderful!
In Perfect Rivalry we are presented with a hospital setting where residents are working through their program.

The two main characters are Ren Dunbar and Dani Chan.

Ren is brilliant, very young, and a mystery to the other doctors. She prefers to spend her time in the lab where she doesn’t have to deal with the chaotic atmosphere in the operating room. In addition, because she has been moving through her studies at an accelerated pace, she has never developed her social skills. Consequently, interacting with other people who are not her patients is difficult.

Dani Chan is energetic, intelligent, and driven to be the best surgeon she can be. She is a fourth-year resident and appeared in an earlier book. She comes from a family who has had success in the field of research. They cannot understand why she would choose to become a doctor. As a result, Dani is trying to prove to her family that medicine is the right place for her.

At the beginning of the book, we learn that Ren is going to be moved into the operating room as a fifth-year surgical resident in charge of the other residents. Of course, this throws Ren into a dilemma because she is forced to interact with the other residents and medical personnel. She soon realizes that she enjoys the face-paced demands of hands-on medicine versus lab work.

As one would expect, Ren and Dani are immediately attracted to each other. They find, however, that their relationship will be affected by the time constraints and competitive atmosphere of a residency program in a hospital.

Readers will find Perfect Rivalry to be fast paced and fun to read. Radclyffe brings her skills as a surgeon into this book to enhance the realism of a hospital setting. An author can always do research in writing a medical novel but when one has the experience as a doctor, the characters and plot seem more authentic.
I love the PMC series and hope Radclyffe writes a 7th book soon. Even though this book is part of a series, one can still enjoy it as a standalone. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

I received this ARC from Bold Strokes Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a hospital romance, set in the Pennsylvania Medical Center hospital, it is the seventh in this line that this author has written, so it includes many of the characters that starred in the previous six novels and especially Honor and Quinn, who are the axis on which the rest of the protagonists revolve.

The protagonists are Ren and Dani. Ren is a gifted student who has managed to get ahead in all school stages including medical training and is now in the final phase of preparation, at twenty-four when the rest of herpeers are almost thirty. This rush has caused her to miss out on a few things, almost all related to social interaction. She has focused on studying and researching in the lab and has had no time for dating or romantic relationships, so she doesn't have any experience in this field. Dani is a medical resident whose family is completely dedicated to science, but from the point of view of research, only she among her siblings has embarked on the path of medicine, so she finds herself a little displaced from all of them, even more so because they try to redirect this decision.

So the two of them are very focused on their careers, although this is not going to prevent that once they have to interact with each other, they can find a way to combine their professional interest, even their personal competition, with a relationship that they can't seem to avoid.

The story has rhythm, meaning and tension, well exposed and well resolved hospital stress situations, a lot of feeling, a lot of passion, with all the elements that can make for an exciting story. It's a Radclyffe, so how could it not be? She is an expert in hospital romances, among other kinds. She has delivered what was expected.

3.5/5 stars

This was a super enjoyable romance! It was fast-paced, pack full of interesting characters and had a great romance at its heart.

This is the sixth book in Radclyffe’s PMC Hospital series. While this can be read as a standalone (as I did), it was a bit confusing, especially at the beginning as so many characters and names were thrown around. I definitely think this would be best suited to someone that has read at least a couple of the earlier books in the series, as the continuation of some of the other characters’ stories would have more meaning. The setting of the hospital is also really intense and a bit complex, which was hard for me to fully understand. I haven’t read many books set in a medical setting, so it was certainly a bit intimidating for me. People with a bit more experience with this genre would probably feel more comfortable with the fast-paced and a bit chaotic hospital setting.

While lots was going on in the hospital, the romance was really quite straightforward and simple (and I mean this in a good way!). It was so sweet, the characters had a beautiful understanding of each other, and the chemistry was amazing. Both Ren and Dani were completely loveable characters, and they made such a great couple! While the rivalry they had at work versus their obvious attraction meant there was some tension in the relationship, it was relatively low-angst. It definitely felt like a sweet and genuine romance, with a perfect amount of spice, which made them a really enjoyable couple to follow.

ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is book 6 in the PMC series, and is probably my second favourite, behind the first in the series Fated Love.

This features MC Ren, a child prodigy/genius who has been working in the hospital research lab but now has to cycle back into the surgical rotations to finish her training. She’s Saxon from Passion's Bright Fury little sister. It’s been awhile since I read that but I don’t remember Sax having a sister, so I was surprised by this, it felt sort of shoehorned in to form a connection that wasn’t really needed. The other MC is Dani, who has featured before in other PMC books. Both are also going for a medical award for different reasons, and this forms the ‘rivalry’ section of the book.

I’ve often criticised Rad for her ‘wham, bam’ style of romance writing, where the bulk of the story takes place over a short time frame and then a time jump takes care of the rest. This book has much better pacing, the scenes between the MCs feel organic, and they actually talk to each other about what’s going on in their lives. Both MCs are sweet and interesting in their own rights, and also make a great couple.

I also really liked the gentle way their romance unfolded, especially as Ren is inexperienced, and Dani acknowledges this, but trusts Ren to tell her what she needs and wants. The rivalry thing also isn’t terribly overblown, just another thing they acknowledge but that doesn’t take up much space. The two also have another aspect to their relationship that I won’t spoil, but I did worry that reveal would provide the requisite break up, but it was also handled with actual communication.

As this is part of the series, we also get to catch up with others from the series, with Zoey from Unrivaled having a pretty big role. Quinn, Honor and Arly also get a side storyline, and that sort of bugged me, because there’s a pretty big drama attached to it at the end that just sort of goes nowhere, without resolution about what happened with the side characters mentioned there.

Overall though, this is a nice, quick read, and one of the better entries in the series. 3.75 stars.

Fun lesbian romance. A quick read. This book appears to be designed for readers of other works in what appears to be a series of lesbian medical romances, so the whole beginning was just a rush of names and relationships with very little introduction. Once that got sorted, though, I enjoyed the character development. Things were absolutely predictable with the gaming and the relationship, but that is kind of what one wants in a book like this. Ren has always focused on research and Dani has a rough relationship with her demanding parents. They are both competing for the same prize in clinical medicine to prove their worth.
I had fun. FYI, if it matters to you, this book is not at all PG! Rated R.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an e-book advance reader copy.

I really enjoyed this medical romance by Radclyffe. The sixth in her PMC Hospital series it focuses on two 5th year surgical residents, Ren Dunbar and Dani Chan. Ren is gifted intellectually and starting high school at 11 and at 25 already has a PHD and is an MD. But she has kept to herself socially because she never fits. She is only now having her first beer and first relationship. Dani is also smart, competent, and dedicated. She feels a lot of pressure to live up to her family expectations which includes a Nobel prize winning mother. Life in the hospital is complex and busy but the two seek out a friendship and more.

I love how easily they accept each other for what they say and do. Ren is a particularly interesting character because she knows things intellectually but has to navigate dealing with others. She is honest and straight forward with no game playing. She is also driven and has her own insecurities about being perfect and good enough. This is a very low angst book and is more about can these two make room for each other with the demands of their careers. Radclyffe as always makes the medical part exciting. I also thought the pacing was particularly good. The previous book in the series had over 30 percent happen in one day. This one spreads the out the time making a growing relationship realistic.

If you enjoy medical romances you will enjoy this. It can be read as a stand alone but main characters from other books in the series make appearances. Thank you to NetGalley and Bold Stokes Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. (4.5 stars)

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

Ren and Dani both feels they are outsiders although they are competing for a prestigious award in the challenging field of medicine. They both know what they want to be as their supervisor Quinn want them to step out their comfort zone. Ren and Dani learns that’s sometimes it’s okay to want approval but don’t sacrifice who you are to get it. I love this author because as she introduces new characters she intertwined the previous characters into the story that doesn’t outshine the new characters who is the main focus. I still would love crossover with this series and Rivers family.

Another installment in the PMC series by Radclyffe and this one is better than the previous one. While I still liked the previous one, this one just clicked better for me.

Ren and Dani are rivals, as the title suggests, but I think it's a bit too harsh a statement. They are competing for a prestigious award in the challenging field of medicine, so everything is competitive and everyone wants to be recognised for all the hard work they put in. The PMC series started with Quinn and Honor, I'm always glad to see them and all other characters that have been introduced make an appearance, but especially happy to see the original couple. Ren and Dani are well matched and what is rather surprising for a Radclyffe book they seem to be similar in appearance. Where most Radclyffe books have a butch-femme theme, Dani and Ren are more similar, from what I can gather from the rather short descriptions of their physical appearance. Ren is a prodigy of sorts and has been super focussed on research in the lab, Dani is a bit of the opposite, still super smart but not into research. Dani convinces Ren to socialise a bit, something she hasn't known to do in her life. Ren is described as being socially awkward, but she just doesn't do it a lot, but all the interactions with Dani and later Zoey as well are super fun.
It's a fun and well-written medical romance, as I have come to expect from the author.

There isn't a lot of angst in this book, or a lot of drama, except the ending which is super intense all of a sudden and over really quickly. I'd rather have that be a bigger part of the story or for it to not be there at all.

A nice medical romance I would recommend to anyone who enjoys them :)

If you like medical romance you need not look any further than the ones written by Radclyffe to be sure you get you want. In this return to PMC hospital we follow the relationship between two competitive residents Dani and Ren where the try to work out how to be together with all other demands for their time and also catch up a bit with Honor and Quinn and several other couples from the earlier books in this series.
I really liked how Dani and Ren managed to connect and develop their relationship while also communicating about their needs and feelings..after reading a couple of books where the main couple seems to not be communicatin at all this was very refreshing. As always the medical bits were on point and I very much enjoyed my visit to the PMC. I only have one little gripe: there was a situation at the end that, in my opinion, should have gotten more time since it involved one of the secondary characters or not involve that character at all.
There was not a lot of angst, simply a very well done medical romance I would happily recommend to anyone who likes the genre.

***Thank you Netgalley and Bold Stroke Books for the chance to read and review this book***

4.25 stars. Medicine, research and romance, an excellent combination. I highly enjoy reading the PMC hospital series by Radclyffe and this is another fine installment. I haven’t read all of Radclyffe’s books (still working on that), but they have a certain writing style which makes it comfortable and familiar to read these books, something to look forward to. The writing is smooth and the medical scenes and jargon were excellent as always. While you can read this as a standalone it’s better when you’ve at least read the first book in the series (Fated Love) as the main couple, Honor and Quinn, return in every book of the series and it was good to read about them again.

As the title suggests, Ren and Dani are rivals for the prestigious Franklin award. Both feel like outsiders in the hospital as Dani is a transfer resident and Ren is a prodigy who’s been on an accelerated learning track all her life and has been working in a the hospital research lab for the past couple of years. They quickly realize they are both in it to win the award, but in contrast to what you may expect it doesn’t make them enemies, they actually like and respect each other from the start. Reading Radclyffe’s books I’ve come to expect a rather strong butch-femme dynamic so I was surprised to see that this couple was more evened out in this dynamic. Ren is firstly described as a bit socially awkward, but I didn’t think she was, not really, she is mainly focused on her goals and just doesn’t want to spend time on social pleasantries. Once she starts socializing, she’s actually pretty good at it and I liked her character a lot and enjoyed her interactions with Dani.

I had a very good time reading this book, it is relatively angst free and plenty is happening. There was, however, one thing happening near the end of the book, that I thought was a bit out of place and I would have liked to read more about it (or nothing at all). It all happens so fast, and because of that it does not have the impact that it could have had. Also, several things remained undiscussed, for instance, I never learned what caused it all, something I would have liked to know. It’s a minor thing though and didn’t affect the main arc of the story.

Another great installment in one of my favorite hospitals. A book that I can easily recommend if you like medical romances.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Perfect Rivalry by Radclyffe is a book that perfectly blends career-aspirations and romance, making a truly interesting rivals-to-lovers novel.

Before reading this book I read the rest of Radclyffe’s novels in this series as well as many of the other series.. I went into this book Knowing that I enjoyed the author's writing style as well as the content of the novels. I was not disappointed, to say the least.

Perfect Rivalry by Radclyffe follows super-genius Ren Dunbar, a medical (surgical) resident that truly feels more comfortable surrounded by samples in her lab, and Dani Chan, another surgical resident who is in the career of her dreams despite her family's wishes for her to go into medical research. Both are competing with one another to win a prestigious award. However, eventually, against all odds they notice that they are attracted to one another, despite every feeling telling them not to be.

I liked everything about this book. The characters were all well developed - Ren with her calm, shy and nerdy demeanour, never quite learning or knowing how to fit in, and Dani with her outgoing friends and hardcore family, forcing her to always be better and to keep pushing herself. Even without reading the rest of the rest of the books in this series, it is possible to get some insight into the lives of the other characters many grew to know and love in the previous books (Zoey, Syd, Dec… etc). As well, I really enjoyed the plot, the setting, and the pacing of this novel I like that the story moved quickly but still allowed us readers to connect with the characters and understand their connection and love. It was quick so it wasn't boring, but it wasn't “insta-love”, a trope that I can't really say I enjoy.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would certainly recommend it to those who like ff romances that here a happy ending, and that are set in a medical setting. It was a quick read that really sucked me in and I can't wait to see What the author has in store for us next.

No one does lesbian medical drama like Radcyffe! I loved being back at PMC ( though I do love The Rivers) for a bit and getting to know both Dani and Rae their story and the competitive streak they both had. I loved how set on their goals they were and the chemistry between them.

I generally like medical romances and this one was cute. I have not read most of the rest of this series though so that may have made a difference here. I like the characters and the plot was good and well written. Ren was adorable and very intelligent while still being slightly naive. Dani was a wonderful match for her and I liked them getting to know each other but there didn’t seem to be a rivalry so much as a good match. I may give the others in this series a read at some point as the characters were good and I did like the small side story with Quinn and Honor. If you’re looking for a good no drama, low angst romance this would be the one.

This was a fun and sweet romance! I really enjoyed Ren and her awkward confidence, such a play on the character that she was absolutely endearing. Dani and Ren together had great chemistry and connection.

The PMC series is my favourite hospital concatenation. So it is personally exciting to see old friends Honor and Quinn playing a part in Perfect Rivalry.
Dani Chan is working hard to win the Franklin Prize for the best surgical resident. She is hoping by winning this she will finally gain her mother’s approval for her career choice. Dani believes she has a good chance to win until Ren Dunbar is rotated away from her lab work to complete her fifth year of surgery. Ren is a phenomenon who graduated from med school at age nineteen and will be Dani’s stiffest competition.
Perfect Rivalry is another solid book from Radclyffe. The romance is sweet leaning towards innocent which is refreshing. This is a nice light read when you want to sit back and relax.

I received an advanced review copy from Bold Stroke Books and NetGalley. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I'm a big fan of Radclyffe's PMC series, but as it goes, one would like one book more than another. I really enjoyed this book. I love Ren and Dani. I like how their relationship develops, amidst the hustle and bustle of being medical residents in a busy hospital. We also see characters from the other PMC series. Love that Quinn and Honor plays a big role in the book. Ren, we find out, is Saxon's sister. Even if Saxon did not really have a cameo, she was in Ren's recollections. Radclyffe is truly the queen of lesbian romance, especially ones in medical settings.
**Thank you to Bold Strokes Books for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**

Ren Dunbar enjoys her time doing research however she's been told that to complete her residency she needs more surgery time and has been assigned to a team to get her there. That's where she starts to spend more time with Dani Chan and starts getting out more. Ren's a little socially awkward outside of the hospital but Dani's going to keep at it.
Ren's shows she's got what it takes to be a great surgeon and she's learning to be a girlfriend, she's not about to fail at either of these.
This is another in the PMC Hospital Romance series with some of our favorites making an appearance.

Great read.

Thank you #NetGalley #BoldStrokesBooks #PerfectRivalry for this ARC

𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

What an enjoyable book! This is the sixth book of A PMC Hospital Romance series and one of the better stories, in my opinion. I love this rather low angst, straightforward romance between Dani, who has been a side character in earlier books, and Ren. Both are lovable characters, especially Ren, who's one of those socially inept young geniuses. But she has this innocence that's part of her charm. I love the build up of attraction between them and the natural and comfortable way they interact with each other and it's a joy to read.

Nothing beats the series' first couple, Honor and Quinn, though, and I'm truly excited that they continue to appear in this series as side characters.