Book Review: Nerves of Steel CJ Lyons

                            

Overall Rating: ♔♔♔♔ (4)

Romance Rating: ❤❤❤ (3.5)

Suspense Rating: ★★★★ (4.5)

Action: ➹➹➹ (3)

iBooks Description: Cassie's Pittsburgh ER has been deluged by young patients who have overdosed on a new drug, FX. After Cassie discovers that the source of the FX on the streets is her own hospital, her best friend is killed, and Cassie's life is threatened. She is forced to place her trust in Detective Mickey Drake.

Drake's irascible charm eventually penetrates the barriers Cassie has built around herself, and their relationship progresses from professional to passionate. After Cassie discovers the truth behind the thefts, she and Drake must confront a killer. In the end, their only weapons are their new-found love and the courage it gives them.

Written by a pediatric ER physician, NERVES OF STEEL combines gritty realism with the adrenalin rush of the ER. New York Times Bestseller CJ Lyons uses her insider's knowledge of life behind the scenes to reveal the hidden truth of the medical world: No one is immune to danger.

This book allows you to see into the life of a detective and an ER doctor as they try to save lives and find the bad strain of drugs that is killing Hart’s patients. Lyons does a great job of creating characters that were likable and believable. There is plenty of action and suspense and the end is sure to surprise you. This is a great combination of love, compassion, heartbreak and suspense.

Pros:

* strong, likable main characters

* supporting characters have relevance to the story throughout

* good mix of romance and suspense

Cons:

* medical jargon that could be hard for some to understand

* Hart made some stupid decisions for someone as smart as she is

* Very little insight into characters personal lives outside of work