a b "This Is Going To Hurt with Alice Orr-Ewing and James Corrigan on BBC1". Markham, Froggatt & Irwin. 8 February 2022 . Retrieved 5 March 2022. Expertly paced, hugely unsettling, and perfectly dark, you’ll be gripped in this clever exploration of fear and vulnerability right until the flawless ending—one you’ll most certainly want to talk about. It wasn't a bad book, but just not as good as I was hoping it would be. I will still read more by this author because she definitely crafts unique tales.

This was really entertaining, in fact at times I had to literally wipe away tears of laughter. But there were a few stories where I felt the author went over the line, where someone should have told him to leave it out of this collection. These made up only about 10% of the book so it was easy to forgive. I also found the footnotes explaining medical procedures very interesting and not as intrusive as footnotes normally tend to be. Like the book, This Is Going to Hurt is full of images and scenes that you’ll hope to forget, but, more unexpectedly, it also retains the two most difficult aspects of the book (and those, incidentally, that remain with the reader long after the foreign-objects-up-orifices anecdotage has faded). In trying to figure out what didn't work for me, I came to the conclusion that there was just too much build up and not enough payoff. I am ending with a quote that I loved and that sums our mission in life as doctors. I think Adam said it perfectly: Osley, Richard (19 February 2021). "This is going to hurt: a glimpse of normal life as Ben Whishaw films drama in Marchmont Street". Camden New Journal . Retrieved 29 May 2021.The story opens up Natalie, a shark, boss b*tch’s presentation at the meeting with local brewery company executives. She shows her true colors and I liked her instantly. So I told them the truth: the hours are terrible, the pay is terrible, the conditions are terrible; you’re underappreciated, unsupported, disrespected and frequently physically endangered. But there’s no better job in the world.” I am starting to realize that psychological thrillers just don’t work for me anymore. I found this story uneven, even annoying at times. I had no respect for any of the characters. The ending, in particular, really didn’t work for me.

a b c "Dame Harriet Walter to play Adam Kay's mum". Chortle. 24 June 2021 . Retrieved 24 June 2021. Adam Kay was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on a ward caused him to reconsider his future. He kept a diary throughout his training, and This Is Going to Hurt intersperses tales from the front line of the NHS with reflections on the current crisis. . This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel is a thriller novel. The story in This Might Hurt is one that is told in different timelines and by changing the point of view between the characters with one being an unknown character with a late reveal. Overall, despite the funny moments in the book, This Might Hurt a Bit left me feeling a bit lukewarm about the story.

Stephanie Wrobel

Adam Kay worked in the obs and gyn department so had many a funny story to tell, but also had the sadder stories to tell as well. While he is no longer a doctor due to a case he had that completely changed the person he was, he has also found that those still in the profession were also desperately wanting to get out of it at times due to the treatment they receive. While many stay in the profession to reach the level of consultant and enjoy the helping of others, the continuous cuts to NHS services and the treatment of those who maintain this service is completely unfair. It is another call to rally that the doctors in the NHS are under-funded, under immense pressure, suffer from unfair treatment (see above with regards to salary, rest, etc)... which leads to mishaps when dealing with patients (this can lead to many mistakes and negligence and suing when dealing with patients) and severe mental health problems. Adam Kay also reveals the immense stress he was under and how this causes him to have a really high increase in heart pressure when working. This memoir is for the most part constructed as a series of anecdotes. At first, I wasn’t sure if that would work for me, but it took virtually no time to ditch that concern. During Adam’s training, he would make notes of all the notable events that happened each day, which made it easy for him to put his memoir together several years later. The book does have its serious moments. The young physicians in training sacrificed so much. They frequently worked over 100 hours/week with no extra pay added to their measly salaries. Time worked over what was expected contractually was considered free labor, and that was the norm rather than the exception. That was bad enough, but under no circumstances were these young doctors granted special time off. One woman had to work the morning of her wedding day. Your mother dies and you want to go to her funeral? Tough, if you are on the work schedule. Many personal relationships are broken during these training years. You have essentially no other life. But the island already gives her haunted and excessively claustrophobic vibes: it seems like somebody watches her every move and the crew members of the Wisewood have stern and vicious methods to force you test your own survival skills. The next perspective is that of Kit’s, told from six months earlier leading up to present day, as she first arrives at Wisewood, meeting the retreat’s charismatic leader Rebecca, also referred to as Teacher. Kit is insecure and unhappy with her life and has come to Wisewood looking for a way to make her mundane existence more fulfilling. Almost immediately she gravitates to Teacher and becomes one of her most dedicated disciples in route to achieving what is called her ‘Maximized Self.’ As Teacher’s favorite, Kit is forced to endure what I would simply call a variety of mind games (called Q1 & Q2), but is she really as damaged, vulnerable and naïve as she appears? With her second novel, the author of Darling Rose Gold (2020) brings more multi-point-of-view fun to thriller fans.