“Most of the time now, if I see someone I know, the face comes together pretty fast. But not always. If it’s been a while since I’ve seen that person. Or if I’m tired or preoccupied. I’ve walked up to Joe in Maria’s grocery store more than once and put my arms around him—only to realize I’ve just freaked out a total stranger. It happens. But I find the antidote to that is just keeping a sense of humor. And staying humble. And laughing a lot. And doubling down on smiling. We’re all just muddling through, after all. We’re all just doing the best we can. We’re all struggling with our struggles. Nobody has the answers. And everybody, deep down, is a little bit lost.” – 4.5/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: portraits, bowling jackets, face blindness, nerdy glasses, cute dogs, evil stepsisters, and a lot of distorted faces.

Love isn’t blind, it’s just a little blurry.

Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming . . . Literally! One minute she’s celebrating the biggest achievement of her life—placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition—the next, she’s lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a “probably temporary” condition known as face blindness. She can see, but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected features. Imagine trying to read a book upside down and in another language. This is Sadie’s new reality with every face she sees.

But, as she struggles to cope, hang on to her artistic dream, work through major family issues, and take care of her beloved dog, Peanut, she falls into—love? Lust? A temporary obsession to distract from the real problems in her life?—with not one man but two very different ones. The timing couldn’t be worse.

If only her life were a little more in focus, Sadie might be able to find her way. But perceiving anything clearly right now seems impossible. Even though there are things we can only find when we aren’t looking. And there are people who show up when we least expect them. And there are always, always other ways of seeing.

This was such a fun and unique book!

After reading “The Bodyguard”, I was immediately interested in reading more from this author, so I picked up this story – I didn’t think I would like this as much as I did, but here we are!

What I liked the most about this book was how unique and original it was. Who would even remember to make a love story with a main character who acquired temporary face blindness… and has to look at faces for a living? That was genius and led to many funny and heartwarming events.

I think it was pretty easy to predict the situations in the book, but I’m sure that was exactly the point: to know before the main character did and enjoy the ride by seeing her trying to navigate this new condition!I’m interested to read more from the author, Katherine Center. I first read “The Bodyguard” and loved it, and now I fell in love with this book! I’m going to keep an eye out for new releases from this author! I highly recommend either one of them.