Rating: 3.5🌈
I really am invested in K Sterling’s universe she’s creating for The Bisbee Bachelors’ Club series but the characters relationship, or specifically the character of Dr. Flip Satis really didn’t work well for me. Or his storyline.
It’s unfortunate because the character paired with him, Dr Wallace Brinkley, Bisbee’s ME, is one I’ve become very fond of. He’s quirky, older, knowledgeable, and his way of thinking and understanding his patients in the morgue is fascinating.
So having Sterling him in an age gap developing relationship with someone who’s been, it turns out, stalking him because of a crush, is problematic for starters. The issues with Dr. Flip Satis continues because every time there’s an instance where he might be a little bit more appealing, it turns out that he’s still full of secrets. Ones he’s keeping hidden, even from the “man he loves “.
This we learn from Flip’s inner monologue, a conversation that is full of hints about how he should be spilling secrets but doesn’t. That gets old fast, in the narrative and with the character.
This also impacts on how I perceive the relationship and the investigation proceedings.
All in all, this wasn’t one of the strongest stories and I didn’t find Flip a character I liked. Maybe if more of his history and background had been written in, but instead as is, Flip was a person I didn’t connect with.
But it does explore the personality of another ambiguous character and sets him up nicely for a book to come. Can’t wait for that story.
The town and support cast are always interesting in these roles and investigations. Read it for that.
The Bisbee Bachelors’ Club :
- Haunted Hearts #1
- Moonlight & Madness #2
- Unhappy Medium #3
- Grave Expectations #4
- Riddles & Rivals #5
- Shadows & Reservations #6
- Heart & Soulless #7
- Specters & Sparks # 8
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Grave Expectations (The Bisbee Bachelors’ Club Book 4)
Blurb
Dr. Flip Satis is in Bisbee for all the wrong reasons, but he’s chasing the right man. He’s wanted Dr. Wallace Brinkley since Flip sat in Dr. Brinkley’s anatomy class but the chivalrous older medical examiner never acted on the chemistry between them. After making a deal with the devil to be closer to his mentor and eternal crush, a summer monsoon and a dead body throw Flip’s plans into disarray.
Wallace came to Bisbee looking for a slower pace, but now his one temptation has arrived in the eccentric former mining town. When Flip needs his help, Wallace can’t turn his back on the beguiling young doctor with the haunting blue eyes.
As Flip becomes the primary suspect in the murder of a notorious businessman, Wallace turns to the Bachelors’ club for assistance. Can he solve the crime without giving into temptation, or will falling for Flip lead to grave expectations…
- Publisher: Bawdy Books (April 29, 2021)
- Publication date: April 29, 2021
- Language: English
- Print length: 140 pages
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 