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Willow Taylor lives in a castle with large walls and iron fences. But this is no ordinary castle. It’s called Heartstone Psychiatric Hospital and it houses forty other patients. It has nurses with mean faces and techs with permanent frowns.

It has a man, as well. A man who is cold and distant. Whose voice drips with authority. And whose piercing gray eyes hide secrets, and maybe linger on her face a second too long.

Willow isn’t supposed to look deep into those eyes. She isn’t supposed to try to read his tightly-leashed emotions. Neither is she supposed to touch herself at night, imagining his powerful voice and that cold but beautiful face.

No, Willow Taylor shouldn’t be attracted to Simon Blackwood at all.

Because she’s a patient and he’s her doctor. Her psychiatrist.

The medicine man.

Length: 518 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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For those who love the rain

Reviewed in Australia on 13 October 2018

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Saffron A Kent is a new author for me, and one whose work I will continue to explore. The first part of this story really captured me, Kent has a way of really working her words 'right'. However, the middle of the story was all about sex. Now sex is fine, but to me it was overdone - the middle of the story is saturated with it.

Yes, this is about a forbidden romance, and so many professional lines were crossed - but it is fiction, and it certainly portrays an interesting situation. It also portrays the reality that we are all 'broken' in different ways.

I liked the story line, I liked the writing and I would have liked to have seen more really well crafted sentences - which there are some really beautiful ones. The characters are engaging and as a reader I did find a connection with them.

Definitely worth your time in giving it a go.

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3 1/2 stars

Reviewed in Australia on 6 October 2018

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Okay, I'm going to be the odd man out here and rate my reading experience of Saffron A Kent's at 3 1/2 stars. It's my first read from this author and I liked it but there was a section maybe from 1/2 way to 3/4 where I was skimming/flicking because I just wanted to get to the chase, I was bored and unusual for me it actually took me 4 or 5 days to finish. I love taboo, I love the older/younger trope so technically I should have loved this tale but sadly I only liked it, it was okay.

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Breath stealing, tear jerking and hope giving emotional roller coaster of a read

Reviewed in Australia on 3 December 2018

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This book is a breath stealing, tear jerking and hope giving emotional roller coaster of a read. I was completely caught up in the addictive, crazy, super hot, taboo and all consuming passion and chemistry between the Medicine Man and his silver haired Snow Princess. Bring on 2019 and DOPAMINE (Renn and Tristan's Story) and NICOTINE DREAMS (Violet & Graham's story).

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Amazing!!

Reviewed in Australia on 12 February 2019

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Absolutely LOVED Simon!!! I love how intense and broody he was, yet was also OTT protective and caring of Willow!!! The final half of the book totally gutted me and left me with so many heartachy FEELS!!

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Real Magic.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 September 2018

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As this came closer to release I was starting to have my doubts, how was Saffron going to pull this off without the whole thing sounding whacky? But she did. All these characters feel like real people. Between those that have eating disorders, straight out depression, suicidal ideation or other mental illness, they weren’t glanced or glossed over, they weren’t made fun of they were all shown in a caring manner. As for the relationship between Willow and Simon, I think she said it best when Willow said it was her heart wanting Simon not her illness. They felt a connection and they went with it. I really enjoyed this novel and I look forward to the rest of Saffron’s books.

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EXCELLENT WRITING STYLE, BUT UNREALISTIC PLOT

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2018

'Medicine Man' by Saffron A. Kent was a sensual, sexually-charged, forbidden-love story. It also featured some mystery and serious issues (including suicidal thoughts and depression).
The MCs, high school grad, Willow Taylor and (Dr) Simon Blackwood were both deep, solitary and taciturn individuals. While able to be somewhat sociable, they were actually isolated and guarded 'islands' - each with their own constant burdens.
Saffron's excellent writing style was impressive, at times - a combination of lyrical, atmospheric, penetrating and edgy. While readers heard from Simon, mostly the trope was told via Willow's POV.
Why 2 stars then? I will try not to be too specific as I don't want to include spoilers, so please don't read on if you are concerned. I thought the first half of the plot was brilliant, haunting and clever. But the second half fell into predictable, unrealistic, contrived and troubling scenes. Crushes and sexual attraction happen, but the ethical and medical circumstances and possible consequences in MM felt quite alarming to me. While the story was supposed to give hope, I found the second half treated mental health like a soap opera. Perhaps my opinion is influenced by my job, but Willow and Simon's story conflicts with my experience of working with challenged teens bridging adulthood.

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Ashy Walker

Definitely more than I was expecting

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2019

Mental health disorders are rough, life threatening and Invisible. I loved that this wasn't a glossed over story where the hero just magicked away the ugly with sex.
There is so much dirty, sordid, questionable and taboo stuff in this story but it just adds excitement to the brutal and raw experience of this heroines mental health.
It's a heart wrenching love story that travels a dark road.
I could barely take even a small break from this.
I did find some parts dragging in the end but it was worth it.

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Mixed feelings

Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2018

This book left me with very mixed emotions. And very difficult to review. Some parts were beautiful, other parts dull. Sometimes dragged on. I did like Willow, she was a real warrior. Simon I had trouble connecting with for most of the book. He left me hot and cold, just like his personality. Some things worked, some not so much. 3-4 stars. Will try another from this author.

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Lucy

A taboo emotional and angsty romance novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2021

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I adore a forbidden romance but it's a genre that has to be done right to work, and boy does Saffron A Kent get it right!

Medicine Man follows Willow, an 18 year old girl whose stuck counting down the days until she can leave the psychiatric hospital she's in, and then new doctor Simon Blackwood arrives and her world suddenly shifts as she finds herself desperate to find out more.

Willow is such a wonderful character. She's a very complex character, whose struggling a lot but just trying her best to get through. It takes her time to realise how strong she is but once she realises she's determined to fight her hardest. I also really loved the depression rep we got with her character, it felt very realistic and relatable to me (and doesn't lean too much in to the magic dick trope).

If i'm honest Simon wasn't as well developed as Willow but I found myself intrigued by him anyway, and in this novel I found it worked as as much as this is a romance book it's also Willow's story. He has an emotional history and is struggling with a lot of painful emotions but he's also a super hot character - the dirty talk!!

I can't write a review for a Saffron A Kent book without mentioning the writing because she is most definitely one of my favourite authors. The way Saffron writes is just so beautiful and she explored the atmosphere here in such a great way.

I adored this one so much, I've had it sitting on my kindle for quite a while and am so glad I finally got to it as this was such a beautiful, angsty and emotional romance that really kept me locked to my kindle reading and took my breath away. I can't wait to dive in to the books following the side characters now as I need more of this in my life.

Cathy

Taboo with Emotional Turmoil

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2018

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I love the way Saffron Kent's mind works, I never know what to expect when going into one of her stories. I felt this book returned more to the style of The Unrequited, but was a very different story.

This book is set inside a psychiatric hospital, but isn't doom and gloom. The friendships between the patients are uplifting, and at times add comedy to the story whilst still dealing with the sensitive issue of mental health. Watching as Willow finally accepts her illness and begins to open up in order to make progress.

The relationship between Willow and Simon is both illicit, taboo and incredibly steamy. He acknowledges everything that is wrong with his behaviour and how Willow needs to focus on her own mental health. It feels like something you shouldn't love, but you cannot turn away. He too has demons that he is fighting.

Another story with emotional turmoil from Ms Kent, I like that she didn't show mental illness as miraculously cured, but that Willow was actually a warrior fighting a battle every single day.

Highly recommend if you enjoy a taboo romance with angst. If you loved The Unrequited I think you will get the same feel from this one.

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MRS N J TREMERE

Open your mind and read..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2018

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Saffron. Oh Saffron. You just love to kill us slowly with your words. In true Saffron fashion, you pushed the boundaries with your unconventional love story and trusted that we understood what you were telling us. This story, again, is very taboo but tell us of a love worth listening to.
I won’t lie, some parts were hard to read and rang true as I’m sure they did for many people. But I feel the subject was dealt with in the right way and was written very well. You can clearly tell that these words came from somewhere deep within.
I loved this book and it is worth the five stars for me.

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BookAddictSusan

Just what the Dr Ordered.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2018

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YES!!! I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about this book. I couldn't stop reading this for anyone or anything. It took over my life. I want to read it again.

Saffron A Kent just has a way of delivering forbidden romance stories. This book had exactly what I wanted from a story like this. It was angsty, adrenalin pumping, palm sweating forbidden goodness that was SMOKIN hot too.
It's right up there with The Unrequited.

I was on the edge of my seat my heart was racing the whole time. I was utterly consumed with the journey of Willow and her Medicine Man. Such a beautiful love story, and one of won't forget.

I highly recommend you read this one. It's unforgettable.

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MAC

Not sure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2020

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I loved this author's book, "The Unrequited". I started out enjoying this. I liked Willow and the other girls in the book. I didn't believe in the relationship between Willow and Simon. It didn't feel real to me. I skimmed parts of the book to get to the end. It didn't live up to my high hopes.

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