Review of Miss Diagnosis

[Marsha JJ]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Miss Diagnosis" by Derek Dubois.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Miss Diagnosis is a story that stems from shady activities hidden deep in a hospital lab. Author Derek Dubois takes readers on a suspenseful journey complete with experiments gone awry, unsuspecting medical students, and creepy creatures that crawl out of unexpected places. If you can’t wait until Halloween for some thrills and chills, this book will take you on a spooky ride.

In this exciting thriller, we’re first introduced to several medical students working at a hospital in Boston. There’s Lien, a brainy student who takes on some secretive lab work on the side. She’s friends with a fellow medical student, Kate, who is engaged to Sean, an attractive doctor at the same hospital. The author successfully builds interest in each of the characters, including their individual stories and their interactions with each other. In the meantime, there’s something interesting brewing in the lab in the hospital’s basement, adding to the book’s intrigue.

I thought Miss Diagnosis was a compelling read, and it absorbed my attention. The story drew me in right away as I wondered about the mysterious lab where Lien worked. What were those strange objects that Lien was asked to pick up late at night to bring back to the lab? I was curious to know more. The narrative was interesting, and the characters were well developed. I particularly enjoyed the first half of the book where Dubois revealed more about each character and how each piece of the story fit into the whole puzzle.

The second half of the book wasn’t quite as interesting to me. This is where the book turns from a suspenseful narrative into a complete horror story. There’s an overabundance of blood, guts, and frenzied activity. I lost some interest in the characters as they became less multidimensional, and they became more like pawns on a chessboard who could be plucked off the board at any moment. I thought the author could have made this part of the book more engaging and less reliant on pure shock.

Overall, I thought the book was quite good. It was also exceptionally well edited. I rate it a solid 3 out of 4 stars. Although the first half of the book was excellent, I subtracted one point for the issues I had with the narrative in the second half of the book that I mentioned above.

The audience for Miss Diagnosis is readers who appreciate suspenseful novels and scary storylines. I recommend it to anyone with a passion for horror. If the idea of mysterious labs with creepy creatures gets your blood pumping, you’ll want to add this book to your reading list.

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[Oluwasogo Familusi]

Though this story sounds like a horror story, the suspense is stimulating me to pick it up. Nice storyline! I hope to read this book and know what they are brewing in the hospital basement.

[Amy Luman]

I cannot see myself reading this. While I am interested in a thriller and want to see what Lien is luging around, I am not really a fan of blood and guts. I can stand a little bit, but when the amount gets excessive or is just there for shock value, I become less interested.

[layla mashaba]

The intro to the book is really detailed and interesting. It on its own gives you a picture of the playout without even reading it yet which makes you want to read more of the book.but also too many characters make the book confusing

[Paully_]

The concept of the book is mysterious and I'm mildly curious but I don't like reading horror books. They give me High-blood pressure. Nice review by the way.

[Yasmine Zaki Muhieddine]

Nice review. It is strange that the story changed so much from the first part to the last and went from suspensive narrative to horror/gory. I guess the author can say that the readers did not see that coming.

[Sopulu Ezidimma]

Amazing review l like the aspect of the author including the lives of the author into the book.

[Maliha Naveed]

Though I like reading mystery novels, what stops me from doing so are the scenes involving bloodshed, murders and such things. I think I can read only the first half of the book according to your review.

[Summer Henrietta]

I like that the book has the mysterious feel to it .
I love books connected to horror , I'm very curious to know what exactly happened in the book.
Nice review.

[Dattatraya]

The review gives thorough idea of the story.I am from medico-legal field. So I have been strongly attracted by the book! I will like to read!

[Patty Allread]

I think the book title is clever, but I would never have guessed it was a horror story based on questionable activities in a medical laboratory. The storyline sounds creepy, indeed! Good review.

[NetMassimo]

This seems like an engaging horror novel that uses some classic elements such as hospital settings. I don't mind gory plots, so a suspenseful story with such bits is not a problem for me. Thank you for your great review!