This was a delightful story from the very beginning! If you’re familiar with Katherine Center, you know what to expect by now – strong female lead meets cute boy, there’s some confusion and conflict and then a good “happily ever after” finish.

Hello Stranger introduces us to Sadie. She’s a portrait artist with a big problem. Due to a recent brain surgery she has a condition called face blindness. Again, Sadie paints portraits for a living so this is a problem for her in many ways. We also meet Joe, Peanut, Mr. Kim, Sue and the rest of Sadie’s group of family and friends – even though she doesn’t recognize any of them except Peanut. Thank goodness, Prosopagnosia doesn’t apply to dogs – at least Sadie’s doesn’t.

Sadie must prepare to win a huge portrait contest while learning how to paint {and see} faces again. Along the way she deals with dysfunctional family issues, a geriatric dog and his very attractive {maybe?} vet, a cute {again, maybe?} neighbor who might be a little overly helpful to the whole building, and oh yeah, recovering from brain surgery.

This was a very enjoyable read – so enjoyable I finished it in 2 days! Definitely grab this one if you’re looking for a fun, easy escape with a little bit of seriousness {brain surgery!}

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