Grace Lisa Vandenburg is obsessed with numbers and every day she counts everything she does or eats. This includes things like counting her steps everywhere she goes to counting the poppy seeds on her cake that she has at her local cafe which must be precisely cut up into a certain amount of pieces and must be chewed a certain amount of times. When doing her grocery shopping, Grace must also only buy the exact same number of each items that she needs. She speaks to her mother on the phone at precisely the same time each Sunday night.Grace is also obsessed with Nikola Tesla. Nikola was born in Croatia and after studying engineering he emigrated to the United States where he discovered electricity. Grace has a photo of, Nikola that sits on her bedside table where she can stare at him and admire his looks from his slicked hair to the white shirt he's wearing. Then one day Grace meets, Seamus Joseph O’Reilly who is not a counter. Grace is attracted to, Seamus and it doesn't take long before romance takes hold between the pair. Seamus is curious to know more about why Grace is a counter, but she reluctant to to talk about it. Not long after meeting, Seamus it's seems that's, Grace's counting obsession is starting to take less priority in her life. Could this be a turning point for, Grace or will she revert back to old ways?When I first started reading this book I really wasn't sure about it and thought I might not finish it, but I continued and before I knew it I was on the last page. A quick read which I found different from what I would normally read, but in parts I also found it interesting. Worth reading. Love and life happens to a woman with OCD.I find it pretty difficult to find a book that deals with mental and personality disorders so tastefully that when I do, I deem it a treasure. This is one of those.What happened to most of the similarly themed novels I've read is that I feel like the authors tend to make a mockery out of the disorder instead of stating it as it is. With this, there's no romanticizing, even though a major part does involve romance. I also liked that the author succeeded in showing what life is with OCD through Grace Vandenburg's eyes. (Grace's obsession was with numbers.) I liked it even better that she treated Grace's life the way it would have happened in reality, where people do not live in fairy tales, in spite of whatever glass slipper that fits or whoever Prince Charming comes along.
What do You think about Addition Intl (2009)?
A real toss up between 3 and 4 stars - I could have done with a 3.5, but I enjoyed this story.
—tannu
Similar to The Rosie Project. Very sweet. Loved this book!
—Leigh
