Book Review: Stress-Test {LitFuse Blog Tour}

About Stress Test: They may not have enough evidence to convict him, but they have enough to ruin his life.
Dr. Matt Newman thought he was leaving his life in private practice for a better one in academic medicine. But the kidnappers who attacked him as he left his last shift in the ER have no such plans-they just want him dead. Bound and in the trunk of his car, Matt's only thought is escape. He does so, but at a price: a head injury that lands him in the ICU . . . where he awakens to discover he's being charged with murder.
Sandra Murray is a fiery, redheaded lawyer who swore she was done with doctors. But when Matt calls, she knows she can't walk away from defending someone who is truly innocent.
Matt's career is going down the drain. His freedom and perhaps his life may be next. But with the police convinced he's a murderer and the kidnappers still trying to finish what they started, finding the truth-and the faith to keep going-will be the toughest stress test Matt has ever endured.
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Meet Richard: A retired physician, Dr. Richard Mabry is the author of four critically acclaimed novels of medical suspense. His previous works have been finalists for the Carol Award and Romantic Times Reader's Choice Award, and have won the Selah Award. He is a past Vice-President of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of the International Thriller Writers. He and his wife live in North Texas.
Learn more about Richard at: http://www.rmabry.com

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My thoughts:

Good book! I’ve not read very many books in this category lately because they are generally…unwholesome. Yep. I’ve become quite picky with what I read (uh, well mostly).

This book is fast paced, has plenty of suspense and very little of the rampant romance that’s in so many books; although there are quite evident emotional and physical attraction between some of the characters. I feel the book is a good one. I’ll say though that there’s lots of medical talk, too many medical terms. Realizing it is written by a doctor helps me to ease up on the author. It’s more believable if the author knows their stuff (even if I don’t understand completely!). I didn’t or rather couldn’t put the pieces together on the who and the why. But that’s part of the beauty of a good suspense! It doesn’t get wrapped up until the end and then it’s like ‘aha!’

I did feel that some of the character traits were a bit cliché and there are personalities that have been overused in books such as this. Also, a few lines were overused in this book. Of course, the book I received was an ARC- and it said it’d not been proofed yet.

The inclusion of “Christianity” in the book was rather natural and seamless for the most part. It wasn’t haphazardly tossed into a scene; it didn’t feel forced. I like that it was more natural and felt truer to life than some “Christian” books I’ve read lately. This has a low-key, underlying Christian mentality.

The last page has the only kiss scene in the entire book (that I can recall). That, in my opinion, could have been left out and not harmed the book one bit. There is murder, lying, stealing, corrupt law, drinking, maybe smoking (?), violence, but I don’t remember any curse words and no ‘inappropriate’ scenes- beside what I’ve mentioned already. Previously unaware of this author, I’m on the look-out for more. It is a good ‘take me away from my reality’ book.

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***Disclaimer: I received a copy of Stress-Test from LitFuse for free, in exchange of an honest review and participation in this blog tour. No monetary compensation was given. All opinions stated are my own. See Disclosure/Policies.***