I read 'The Bodyguard' a while back and loved it so my hopes for this book were high, I can gladly say that this met my expectations with the same fun writing style, hilarious banter, and deep topics! Center creates these stories that don't only focus on the romance but a rather niche problem/realistic topic that the FMC faces, then adds a little romance into it. This makes the story focus on the plot rather than the romance happening, which I absolutely adore!

Sadie was a great FMC who was figuring out who she was, the harsh reality of her new (temporary) normal, and rediscovering where she fits in her world. I loved the topics that were explored that had their own meaning but also with some humour added to it.

This was creative, fun, easy to read, and engaging to the reader in all the best ways. I highly recommend!

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center was a fabulous read!

Sadie ends up in the hospital with a hopefully temporary face blindness condition. As an artist this is not going to work for her. To make tings more complicated she thinks she is falling in love her dog Peanut's vet, but maybe the man in her apartment as well? The family themes in this one were icing on the cake. Such a fun read!

Seeing the world differently helps you see things not just that other people can’t—but that you yourself never could if you weren’t so lucky. It lets you make your own rules. Color outside your own lines. Allow yourself another way of seeing." If this quote from the epilogue didn't make you love this book even more ugh I don't even know what to say.

Katherine Center let me tell you how she had me devouring this book. From page one I was thrown in immersed from the beginning. So I am new to the book world so a lot of these authors I am experiencing for the first time and omgeee Katherine Girl. The characters that you wrote are so relatable that could see myself being best friends with Sadie getting all the tea and fully supporting her while she went through the things she did. I am trying to keep this spoiler-free. Listen I would have been living it up, eating up every moment, living vicariously through her, especially when she met that hot-ass vet who saved her dog. we would have been talking shit with her about her evil-ass stepsister and her dysfunctional ass family.

But let's get into it what I loved about this book was there were so many different layers to my bestie Sadie her life wasn't just straightforwards my girl had medical issues that threaten to mess her life up and put a whole ass dent in her plans but that didn't stop her she learned how to deal with them and kept it moving because what she's a diva queen yass bissshh. Listen because of said medical issues dating and making friends has become kind of difficult for my bestie but she's pushing through girl.

okay, Imma stop right here this book had me laughing and crying, it's heartfelt, relatable, and it gives you all the feels. Just go download it now on KU or buy it for yourself I promise you won't regret it.

Katherine Center books just hit right for me! I really enjoyed this one — a book about face blindness is new for me, but the story worked! I was rooting for Sadie to make a full recovery and just found myself hoping for a happy ending. A unique story, a love triangle, funny and relatable moments and more. So much fun reading this one.

Loved this story! Such a great representation of face blindness. I did figure out the plot twist though about 1/2 way through the book, but this didn’t spoil the story.

Loved this so much! This was a delightful story and so heartwarming. Definitely gave me all the feels. A book to savor and enjoy from start to finish.

Absolutely loved this book. The character, the unique storyline, and the romance were all a perfect combination. The medical situation felt very relatable to me and had me researching and reminiscing on my own medical journey!

Thank you Net Galley for “Hello Stranger” by Katherine Center in exchange for an honest review. This was my second book I’ve read by Katherine, and I couldn’t be happier that I loved it as much as the first (“The Bodyguard”). It’s cute, it’s different, and the woman knows how to write romance. She always knows how to include fully fleshed out characters, they never fall flat for me. I would recommend this book to any romance lover!

Holy smokes! I did not want to put this book down! Katherine Center has written another gem. This book takes you along for the ride as main character Sadie struggles to find her way in the art world amidst suddenly developing face blindness. On that journey she falls in love with two men and has to figure out who is right for her. A must read for sure!

Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Hello Stranger was a lovely romance. I loved that the book was different than most romance books I have read in the past. I loved that there was a bit of a mystery to who the two men were in the story until the twist at the end. Highly recommend.

“Hello Stranger” was unputdownable. Unique and fresh and full of hope and optimism, Katherine Center has done it again. This may be her best to date.

Thank you to the author (keep ‘em coming, gf!), the publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Sadie is an artist who is on track for living her dream life. Now her world is turned upside down. She meets a man who helps her along the way. A sweet romance story. This author doesn’t disappoint. If you want a sweet, swoon inducing romance this is the story for you. A wonderfully written romance story.

Disclaimer: Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this review copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I loved this book so much! I was so excited to receive it after being obsessed with The Bodyguard and this one was just as good! The way Katherine Center makes you fall in love with her charters and the way she paints such a beautiful world to immerse yourself in… I am such a fan of her books! 5 stars!!

DEVOURED. EVERY. SINGLE. WORD.

I have to admit the first K. Center book I read I wasn’t impressed, but YEAR AFTER YEAR I AM SHOOK with the stories we are given and this one did not disappoint. LOVED IT. BEYOND LOVED IT!! I did not guess anything coming and I really found the premise unique, and also educational. I had no idea an affliction such as our MC suffered from even existed- which yes, I will admit that makes me lucky and blessed. I about DIED at some of the situations in this because they were PERFECT and so relatable! I was rooting for our vet, I was rooting for our MC to tell family members where to shove it, I was rooting for all. the. goods!


Do I have this book in every single format? Sure do. I did switch between the digital, BOTM version and audio- which I highly recommend!

The audio of this was brilliant and even though there were some very serious situations and topics throughout, the writing and plot was phenomenally done to continue to engage the reader and have them wanting more of love, of retribution, of achievement and of healing (in all forms).

192272626262 percent will and do recommend this to everyone!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for and advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

I always enjoy Katherine Center novels. Hello Stranger was cute with a unique premise -an artist with face blindness! There was charm and romance and family drama too. However, parts of her story that were confusing to Sadie sometimes confused me as well... and we all know what good comes of hiding secrets from people. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to preview #HelloStranger by Katherine Center - I'm already looking forward to her next release!

I love Katherine Center and I don’t know why it took me so long to get to this one! But I finally did!

Not gonna lie, the MC was insufferable. You can be independent and not rude to people who want to help you.

The “twist” was obvious from the get-go, but I had a lot of fun with this one! I definitely won’t be waiting this long to read her 2024 release!

What a beautifully written book. It was sweet, heartwarming, and full of laughs. This is the first Katherine Center book I've read and I will definitely be reading more of her books. Loved it!

This was a ton of fun even though I did find it predictable ! This was my first KC book and I really liked her writing style. It flowed so well and I found myself laughing and smiling, but then also really feeling for the MC. There were certain things I found predictable and also so weird - like how did he just let her call him Joe even though that's not his name lol. How did nothing ever come up between them that she linked him to the vet ? The way her step mom and sister were to her, were so sad. But I'm so glad her dad redeemed himself and we got to see that side of the story. Can't wait to read more from KC !

That was such a fun read, I loved it a lot. The characters especially mmc are really cute, even though with only FMC’s pov it can feel too much sometimes. The main twist was quite obvious for me from the beginning but that actually made this book so much more special and interesting. The idea was really good. I also felt like characters can be too dramatic and childish, some moments were unrealistic, but for fun light read that felt more or less ok for me. I also felt like this story is concentrated more around fmc rather than love story (after finishing it I realized we didn’t learn a lot about mmc compared to fmc), but love story was still sweet and adorable, I just really want more of them. I’m not sure I got full satisfaction with the family drama resolution. The whole story we get how this (significantly) affected FMC’s life but at the end I felt like it was just downplayed.

Katherine Center does it again! I am not sure how she can always find a way to write such quirky and fun characters but she makes it happen every time.

After an unexpected accident, Sadie's life changes rapidly. After emergency brain surgery she is plagued with an onset of face blindness. Learning how to navigate this new life is not easy for her and with an impending art competition she has to learn how to deal with the new hand life has given her. In pops a cast of characters that you will grow to both love and hate. Experiencing with Sadie her navigation of her new life gave me all the feels.

Katherine Center may take time to get to a romance in the story but when she does, you really and truly feel it.

Another hit for me!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book!