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This was a #CoverCrush buy that is #MoreMehThanYeah. CW in spoiler.

This novel is an oppressively sad, atmospheric look at a day in the life of a pediatric ICU nurse. She is deeply emotionally involved in her work and is in the early stages of burnout from compassion fatigue. A short, hard read.

This is my #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks 👍🏻

Finished this today - it was really good, but dark.

Visceral and poetic writing made this dark story of an overworked, sleep deprived pediatric nurse having hallucinations really come alive in my brain as I was reading. Glass has an interesting writing style which I'm a fan of.

The ending leaves things a bit up in the air, so if you're not a fan of drawing your own conclusions than you might want to avoid this one.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

A detailed depiction of a couple of days in the life of Laura, a pediatric nurse working long hours on an inpatient ward at a London hospital. Suffering from sleep deprivation and social isolation, she begins to lose her grip on reality. I didn't enjoy it per se, but it was well written and obviously the author has worked in this environment herself. Thankfully quite short, as I was glad to leave the inside of Laura's head. The end is shocking.

My first audio book for a while, this worked really well and was read by the author which I favour.

Wow. This novella about the stressful life of a pediatric nurse packs a huge punch. #ARC #Edelweiss

An unusual novella that tells the story of Laura, a paediatric nurse who is sleep deprived and on the edge of burnout. The emotional toll of the job seems unbearable and I think anyone working in the medical field would recognise it‘s observations. It‘s quite speculative in style and almost poetic. But that ending! 😮

Huge thanks to @Freespirit for the recommendation.
Nurses are the best ❤️

I highly recommend the novel, however, especially if someone you know and/or love is in the medical field. It‘s so easy to overlook their historically overlong shifts and lack of ability for self-care in the face of helping their patients.
*Thank you to Emma Glass, Bloomsbury USA, and NetGalley for providing a free ARC in exchange for this honest review.*
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A little gem I read in an evening. I don‘t usually read hospital based books as I see enough at work😐 This was recommended..Laura is a nurse in a London Paediatric unit looking after sick, fragile beautiful babies. She works nights, is constantly tired, has washed her hands raw and dreams strange dreams. I knew instantly that this was written by a nurse...the descriptions reflected how I have felt.
I haven‘t seen this on Litsy⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️