I read “ Fated Love” just a month ago and it felt entirely “fated” that I got to read this arc and loved how some of my favorite characters made an appearance in this one.

Ren Dunbar a prodigy has been heads down accelerating through her medical program and has had little time to experience anything else. Dani Chan comes from an illustrious research oriented family and faces constant pressure from her family to join the “family business”, in research instead of being a surgeon. Sparks fly when they meet, but little do they realize they have a prior connection, which adds some guilty fun to the proceedings.

I love medical romances, especially when it carries authenticity like this one did. As usual Radclyffe’s descriptions of the hospital, the labs, the procedures and actions really drives home the urgent constance of the ER and you are drawn right into the drama.

I absolutely loved Ren’s character, it’s so nice to have an MC who is an absolute prodigy but has zero ego and to top it off, so incredibly innocent. Their first date absolutely melts in romanticism and Dani’s reactions are just beyond cute. Ren’s first sexual experience is handled so gently by Radclyffe and the chemistry is off the charts. I also loved the secondary arc of their communication through the messenger app, it added an interesting twist to the confiding in your bestie portion of the romance.

This isn’t a heavy twisty plot line kind of story, but more of finding yourself and making room for changes when things don’t go quite to plan. Even though the title does read “Perfect Rivalry” and they are competing for an award there really was very little animosity between the two MCs. I think the characters being so like able and their hot / innocent bantering is what really kept me engaged.

Overall this was fun to read, had low angst, some really nice steamy moments and the reappearance of my favorite characters from the first book made it all the more enjoyable. 5🌟s

Thank you NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A quick, easy and fun read. well written with a cute and compelling plot and well developed characters. I look forward to discovering more of this authors content.

I love this series and how Radclyffe brings in new characters but keeps you invested in the older characters. REN was a child prodigy and is now working as a fifth year med student. Her focus has always been on school and work. But Dani may change all that.
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I like how Radclyffe brings in characters from her other novels. Especially Quinn and Honor in the PMC series. There was some drama in the ER that kept my interest (although nothing as exciting as in some of Radclyffe's tales). The description of the surgeries was quite interesting too.
The interaction between Ren and Dani was good to read. No angst between them and no misunderstandings causing problems. I like that Ren is Saxon's sister but would have liked Saxon to actually appear in the story rather than just be mentioned.
It would be good to get a follow up to Saxon and Jude's story.

This is this sixth book in the PMC Hospital Romance series by Radclyffe and while some books in this series can debatably be read as standalone, I highly recommend at least reading the first book of this series as this one heavily features the main characters from that. Which I will say was a pleasant surprise! I loved Quinn and Honor's story and love their appearances in this series.

Perfect Rivalry follows Ren Dunbar and Dani Chan as they both compete for the Benjamin Franklin Prize in surgery. But they both have to get out of their comfort zone to level the playing field. Ren is pulled out of her comfortable lab while Dani is pushed into it away from her surgery rotations. Unbeknownst to both girls, they're about to get to know each other a lot more. Ren is a bit of a shy inexperienced child prodigy and Dani is a free-spirited sexy and charming woman... these two couldn't be any less compatible at first sight... Yet a spark ignites.

Honestly, I don't know what to say about this book. It was a cute read, that's for sure but nothing really interesting. I did like it a bit more than the last book in this series, mostly due to how much I liked Ren, but it's a bit forgettable.

Dani and Ren are a cute couple, their dialogue and the way they support each other are just all the way so heartwarming. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the Quinn and Honor moments more.

Do I recommend it? If you're looking for something simple, short, casual and well written- sure. If you're looking for something angsty, hot and with depth, then no.

This is book 6 in the PMC Hospital Romance series. And it’s one that I enjoyed reading. Ren and Dani seem to be quite different at firts glance but what they have in common is that both seem to not fit in certain parts of their life. Child genius Ren hasn’t managed the social interaction quite as well as lab work while Dani is the odd one out in her family by chosing to be a surgeon. All of the sudden they are forced to work together while competing for an award both think will make them fit better, Ren as a surgeon and Dani with her family. If you love a good medical romance that’s whitty and sexy and fast paced then this is a good read. If you read the previous books past characters are present but I think this one can be read without.