Bookquote.net Bookquote.net – Books Review and Quote site
Related Articles
| Categories | Genre Fiction |
| Author | Freida McFadden |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 29, 2017) |
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 353 pages |
| Item Weight | 13.4 ounces |
| Dimensions |
5 x 0.8 x 8 inches |
I. Book introduction
The Devil You Know is a perfect fit for readers who enjoy witty, relatable stories about love, marriage, and second chances, with a dash of humor and heart, as they will be swept up in the nostalgic and romantic journey of Dr. Jane McGill as she navigates the what-ifs of her past and the possibilities of her future.
_______________
Dr. Jane McGill is in heaven.
She’s got a great job at a VA Hospital, an adorable daughter, and a loving husband. Granted, it would be wonderful if her preschooler wouldn’t wake her up at three in the morning, and it would be a miracle if her husband would change the toilet paper roll once every millennium. Still, in most ways, she has the ideal life she’d always imagined.
Then Jane discovers that Dr. Ryan Reilly is the VA’s newest vascular surgeon. Dr. Ryan Reilly, a.k.a. Sexy Surgeon, a.k.a. the biggest jerk she ever loved.
A decade ago, Jane broke up with the Sexy Surgeon to marry the Nice Software Engineer, but as cracks and crevices appear in her marriage, she can’t help but wonder what life would have been like if she’d made a different choice. Or if it isn’t too late to change her mind…
About the Author (Freida McFadden)
Freida McFadden is the pen name of an American thriller author and practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida’s work has been selected as one of Amazon Editors’ best books of the year, she is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback, and she is a Goodreads Choice Award winner. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages. These include the Housemaid series (The Housemaid (2022), The Housemaid’s Secret (2023), and The Housemaid is Watching (2024)) and standalone novels such as Never Lie (2022), The Coworker (2023), Ward D (2023), and The Teacher (2024)). She is a New York Times bestselling author and has won the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback.
From New York City, McFadden attended Harvard University as an undergraduate. She practices medicine in the Boston area. McFadden self-published her first book through Amazon KDP in 2013. Her 2022 book The Housemaid was an international bestseller. A movie adaptation of the book is set to be adapted for Lionsgate with Rebecca Sonnenshine to pen the screenplay, and Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman and Alex Young to produce.
Freida McFadden lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
II. Reviewer: The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden
| Here is a summary of the book Review “The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden”. Helps you have the most overview of the book without searching through time. Please access “BookQuote.Net” regularly or save it to keep track and update the latest information. |
1. NOODLE THE NAUGHTY NIGHT OWL reviews for The Devil You Know
9/10: Fantastic, left me wanting more.
“Please.” He holds up his hand. “Let me protect you while I still can.”
Oh boy, this was sad. Even though at times it was funny. And it didn’t end at all how I thought it would end, but I still liked it.
“You were the love of my life. You had to know that, didn’t you?”
EDIT: OK, so this book has been percolating inside my head for a few days now, and still I can’t stop thinking about it.
It started out getting 3-stars from me, and then progressed to 4-stars and finally, I’ve had to cave and give it 5-stars, simply because any book that stays with me for this length of time has to have done something right, right?
I don’t think it would normally score so high on the traditional NBRS scale, as it wasn’t what I would normally rate as a “fantastic read.” But it did touch me. Deeply.
I liken it to Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us. But not necessarily for the reasons you may think.
Sexy Surgeon, aka Ryan Riley, is not abusive in any way, but he was a love interest I rooted for. A love interest who couldn’t win the girl’s heart in the end because of his back story. Just like Ryle out of It Ends With Us.
I understand how Ryle couldn’t be with Lily in the end, just as I understand how Ryan couldn’t be with Jane in the end. But oh, I so did want them to win their girls.
And the reason why Ryan doesn’t win Jane in The Devil You Know just breaks my heart, even now, days later.
So, in the end, The Devil You Know may not have been a superbly written book in the strictest sense, but it was a book that made me feel…for days afterwards.
And as such, it deserves 5-stars from me.
2. WHIT reviews for The Devil You Know
Wow! This story is both hilarious as well as heart-breaking.
Eight years later, Jane is married to Ben and they have a 3 year old daughter. But then Ryan shows up to work at the same VA hospital and the shocking surprises are mind-blowing!
Most of us live our daily lives guessing when the end may or may not come. Unfortunately, Ryan knows WHAT the end looks like and has a fairly accurate estimate of WHEN. So he chose to live his life alone – no wife, no family. The question becomes – should he have chosen differently?
Can’t stop thinking about this awesome story!
3. DONNA MALLERY reviews for The Devil You Know
I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel! It was humorous and heartwarming as well as finalized some of the first in the series. I really do enjoy Freida’s books. She has a lightheartedness even in her thrillers. In this book, the protagonist is no longer an intern but an Internal Medicine doctor. We hear about her hilarious patients, her trying times with a toddler, and her marriage. The dreamy doctor from the first series is also prominent in this book. She wraps everything up nicely!
4. MARIA ANDREA reviews for The Devil You Know
surprisingly emotional
Spoilers!! Don’t read if you don’t want spoilers. What can I say about this book? Was it well written? Yes. Was it entertaining? Yes. Did I feel sad with its outcome? Yes. Did I like the ending? NO! I wish Ryan’s life hadn’t turned out that way. But it is what it is ..
5. REBEKAH reviews for The Devil You Know
Wit and charm!
Heartwarming love story, full of wit and humor! I am in the medical field and enjoy Freida’s books so much. It’s a breath of fresh air to read novels with real medical knowledge and stories. Thank you!!! This is not a psychological thriller like her other books but it will leave you laughing, crying and then laughing again. I highly recommend!!
6. PJS reviews for The Devil You Know
Insightful, romance suspense that deals with real life!
I really enjoyed getting to know the main character, both at home and in her work, internist at VA. I could relate to her different coping methods at each. The light humor she shares with her friends to keep a balanced outlook and cope. Also, enjoyed her wry, but stoic outward acceptance, while she seethes inside at outrageous treatment or requests that come her way… Also, very real short term conflict when things aren’t going well with her husband and it seems that she could reconnect with her PAST soul mate, and have an easy way out… she realizes what she values most and vows to fight for it!
7. AJ HOLMES reviews for The Devil You Know
Better than the first, but some things never change.
Eight years later, Dr. Jane McGill is back, but this time, with a family that’s not shared with the sexy surgeon, Dr. Ryan Reilly. He’s still around, though, as he becomes the new surgeon at the VA hospital Jane works at, and their attraction to one another is still just as strong. Navigating her marriage that’s lost the appeal it once had in the beginning, while raising her four year old daughter and fighting the feelings she has for Dr. Reilly, Jane is all kinds of discombobulated. How will she ever sort it all out?
8. CARD13 reviews for The Devil You Know
Another successful Novel
I was not certain where this plot line was going to go. There was a lot of ups and downs, and ins and outs in Jane’ relationship with her husband. Then out of nowhere her ex boyfriend shows up to work at the VA Hospital she is working in. That is when the see saw ride really takes off, and all of Jane’s relationships start to fray.
I did get a little tired of Jane’s incesant swaying up and down in her relationships. Each time there was a problem it would set off another bout of insecurity and she would become unsure that she was living the life she wanted. But by the end things seem to be straightening out….unless…..
9. JOLAN reviews for The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden continues the story of Dr Jane McGill and her new career at the VA hospital. She has a toddler daughter, who can be a handful, especially since she is still not potty trained. Plus, her husband is not the greatest help. Her marriage has more turmoil than she would like. Then sexy surgeon, Dr Ryan Reilly, starts to work at the VA, and she wonders what life would have been like if she would have married him. This is another five-star book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
10. SHELLEY reviews for The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden
Rating (5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A great follow up to book 1. I’m going to miss these characters. I would love to see her write a 3rd book to the series!
Also , I’m very sad now. I have finished reading everyone of Freida’s books. ☹️😞🥺
I would love to receive a Netgalley approval for The Coworker!!
III. The Devil You Know Quotes by Freida McFadden
The best book quotes from The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden
“When you get old, it’s way better to have daughters than sons. Daughters usually take care of their elderly parents. Sons, less so.”
“Please.” He holds up his hand. “Let me protect you while I still can.”
“Generally, the next step in the testicular exam is transillumination. To do this, you turn off all the lights in the examining room and hold a bright light to the posterior of the testicle with one hand. If you’re a female, you should probably be holding a rape whistle at this point.”
“Glitter is just like herpes. It’s not dangerous or deadly, but it’s super annoying. You think it’s just in one place, but then it spreads to other places. Most of the time, you’re not even sure where it came from. But once you’ve got it, it’s nearly impossible to get rid of. And you can give it to anyone you have contact with. Even if you just touch them. So really, it’s worse than herpes.”
“There is nothing more painful than stepping on a Lego with your bare foot.”
“The Sack refers to the giant bag that some large percentage of elderly people toss their pill bottles into. Then, as far as I can tell, they just reach in to take whatever medication they randomly pull out. I hate The Sack.”
“Men. They have no curiosity.”
“Examining her own breasts is something that women might tell their doctors they do, but rarely actually do. Like flossing.”
“…would he drive back out and get me? No way. I’d have to wait around for a taxi. Or get murdered in an Uber.”
“Ryan in scrubs is handsome — Ryan dressed up is almost painfully handsome. I feel like I should shield my eyes.”
“Of all the fields I imagined Alyssa doing, hospice would have been my last choice. It seems like by definition, hospice medicine calls for a physician who is remarkably kind and caring—everything Alyssa was not. Unless it was one of those things where after dealing with Alyssa, you’re just kind of glad to die. That was probably it.”
“Except as we were kissing, it was all too obvious to me that Ryan Reilly is not my soulmate. He’s a guy that I enjoyed hooking up with years ago but he’s not the love of my life. The love of my life is at home right now, with the child we made together. And even though he walked out on me last night, I’ve got to try to make it work with him. Whatever it takes, I’m going to do it. Ben is the one I’m meant to be with.”
“He nods and releases my hands, which I shove into my pockets. I don’t say to him what I can’t stop thinking, which is that if he hadn’t been such a wuss and just got tested for that dominant gene, Leah could have been his daughter.”
“five-year mortality rate after an amputation due to diabetes is about fifty percent.”
“Except the reality is that smoking will inevitably mess you up, no matter what. Nobody escapes it. It ages you well beyond your years—it makes your teeth yellow and your skin wrinkled. It causes strokes and heart attacks, and it could land you with an oxygen tank you’ll have to lug around everywhere you go. And hey guys—it can cause impotence. Also, it causes lung cancer. That too.”
“And that’s when I lost it. Let me tell you, if you are a man, never ever tell your wife to “just chill out.”
Excerpted from The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden
….
Note: Above are quotes and excerpts from the book “The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden”. If you find it interesting and useful, don’t forget to buy paper books to support the Author and Publisher!
| The above content has been collected from various sources on the internet. Click the Share button to recommend the book to your friends! |
BookQuote.Net Sincerely Introduced!
