Blind Faith

Blind Faith Series, Book 1

De: N.R. Walker

Narrado por: Michael Pauley

Starting a new job in a new town, veterinarian Carter Reece makes a house call to a very special client.

Arrogant, moody, and totally gorgeous, Isaac Brannigan has been blind since he was eight. After the death of his guide dog and best friend, Rosie, his partnership with his new guide dog, Brady, isn't going well.

Carter tries to help both man and canine through this initiation phase, but just who is leading who?

©2013 N. R. Walker (P)2019 N. R. Walker

Only weird thing

The author referred to Brady as a Golden Labrador. That isn’t a thing. There are yellow labs and golden retrievers, not golden labs :-).

Blind Faith

Carter - Veterinarian, and all around animal lover.
Issac - Blind. Teacher. and freaking stubborn as all hell. LOL

I loved how straight forward Carter was right from the beginning, He says it like he sees it and doesn't hold back how he feels. Which makes him absolutely perfect for Issac. Issac is so freaking stubborn and determined to do everything himself. He tries so hard to hold himself back from everyone including his new guide dog. Although Carter's lack of wanting to discuss Issac's issues with Brady was a little confusing and frustrating, I just didn't understand why he was so nervous to bring up the topic. But eventually Carter breaks right through all his heavily constructed barriers, making him (kinda/mostly) see what's right in front of his face.. He loves his dog. And he loves Carter.

This book was so good. The story line and plot were well thought our and flowed along nicely. The characters were likable, including all the animals, and smaller characters like Carters friend Mark, and Issacs sister Hannah and even Ms. Yeo (sp?) It was easy to fall in love with these guys as the story went on. You really get a bunch of different emotions coming off the page with this book, it was fun, and funny, and frustrating, with a tiny bit of angst, but also sweet, and cute. Right from the start you can feel the chemistry and connection these two guys have with each other. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book.

Audio - Michael Pauley did a great job capturing Issac and Carter, But Issac's stubborn personality really came across well in the narration for this book. I really enjoyed listening to this one.

A sweet romance and two cute dogs

Blind Faith is one of N.R. Walker’s early stories. It’s a first person narrative from one character’s perspective and has all the fluffy elements the author has come to be known for in her stories.

The two main characters are ideally matched. Carter comes across as the vet who’s kind and caring to both people and animals. Isaac is the blind teacher who has suffered several tragic losses in his past, and as a result can be arrogant and uncooperative. He is, in fact, a nice guy too, and Carter soon falls for him, despite Isaac’s initial stubbornness and awkward temperament. Carter deals with him admirably at times. Both men suffer from their moody moments in this story, with several pouting scenes and giving the other the ‘silent treatment’. I couldn’t quite understand the logic behind Isaac not showing affection to his guide dog (Brady) and not sure why Carter didn’t discuss this issue with him. Surely as a vet that would have been an important matter.

Mark, Carter’s best friend, lightens the story, providing some humour and someone for Carter to share his thoughts and feelings with.

Overall this is a sweet romance, with a little angst with regard to Brady and also a misunderstanding between the two new lovers. Dog-lovers will probably enjoy it as Carter has a dog too and there are plenty of 'doggy' moments.

Michael Pauley’s narration of the story was enjoyable and easy to follow. He created voices consistent with the characters’ personalities and portrayed their emotions well.

Pretty good!

4.25 Stars!

I've had this book in my kindle for 3 and a half years and unfortunately, something or other prevented me from reading it until I had the chance to listen to the audiobook, which turned out to be for the best anyway.

I loved Carter, he was a great character and I just adored him and how sweet and good he was to Isaac. I wasn't all that happy that he kept pushing away the issue with Brady to avoid a confrontation with Isaac, though. Isaac, on the other hand, was temperamental and immature. While he had his reasons for treating his guide dog, Brady, like he did (not that they were all that good reasons, imo), I just wanted to slap him every single time he ignored Brady or that he threw a tantrum when Carter or Hannah (Isaac's sister) didn't avoid the issue like he wanted. Carter and Isaac had great chemistry, but Isaac's behavior throughout the book muddled my enjoyment of how good they were together. 

Michael Pauley keeps getting better and better. He did a great job with all the voices in this book and I loved the emotion he injected into the story. If you have a chance to pick this in audio, do it, you won't regret it. 

Great book!

Fantastic series. Stubborn, feisty, bone headed Isaac and the awesome vet who comes to town. Great character building. Fantastic book one in the series.