Scalpels Out- An Exaggerated yet Entertaining read

Genre: General Fiction

Author: Peter Morris

Ratings: 2.5/5★

Thanks Netgalley for this Advance Reader's Copy! This book releases Sept 6th, 2020.

Blurb:

Three young doctors, summoned to London, expect to be struck off the register for trivial, though politically sensitive, errors. They devise a plot in which each apparently mistreats another, so that their employers can be sued. By ruse, skirmish and subterfuge our wily heroines stir up havoc and embarrassment for their former chiefs – notably a media exposé and the seducing of an HR boss – and so give these backside-shielding jugglers a tough time. They end up more self-assured and happier than the robotic nodding-dolls they could have become. Despite a dash of colourful exaggeration, this is modern medicine.

"Three young doctors, summoned to London, expect to be struck off the register for trivial, though politically sensitive, errors. They devise a plot in which each apparently mistreats another so that their employers can be sued." By this line, I was hooked to request this book, and I wasn’t disappointed. The book starts well, with such promise. As the leads hatch their plan and set out to bring it to fruition, you sit up in anticipation of how it will proceed. But as the story progresses, the author adds too many elements that keeping track of each and everything becomes a bit difficult. The story slowly pans out from the revenge saga to focusing on their individual lives, explaining the need for so many side stories, but it made the story a bit confusing at a few places, making the reader rack up their brains to recall who the character shown at the moment is and how they’re related to the lead/s. Otherwise, this is a fun story to read. It shows the reality of bureaucracy with a dash of exaggeration. An entertaining story, albeit a little muddled in a few places.