🌟 Book Review: Losing Sight by Tati Richardson 🌟

I absolutely loved “Losing Sight,” and it definitely deserves ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars ! So good! Gave me all the feels. I would and have recommended this.

The story follows Tanika Ryan, a talented news reporter who was at the top of her game—until she wasn’t. One moment, she was sprinting towards the teleprompter, and the next, she found herself sidelined, losing her Thursday Night Football position to a younger, and less qualified woman. Yikes! 😬

Just when it felt like life was throwing her curveballs, her friends step in and encourage her to visit the fine, widowed optometrist Gideon Miles. This is where the magic happens! With a pair of special glasses, Tanika discovers a new way to view the world and, more importantly, a fresh perspective on her own life.

Tati beautifully captures the essence of a spicy rom-com while highlighting the golden age of Black romance and the sweetness of second-chance love. Each page is filled with humor, warmth, and relatable moments that kept me hooked from start to finish.

Losing Sight isn’t just a love story; it’s a journey of self-discovery, resilience, and finding love when you least expect it. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a delightful read that leaves you with a smile! 📚💖

This is a grown-up romance with spice. Losing Sight takes you on a journey of two 40+ individuals trying to navigate dating later in life. This was such a great read; I enjoyed everything about it.

Losing Sight is THEE romantic read for every middle-aged woman finding love in their prime and learning to embrace the tides of time. Tanika Ryan is the IT sports reporter who has hit a midlife crisis. Though she is THE meal, she feels as though she is a jumbled mess of ingredients that she can’t mix well to be seen that way. Throw in some ill-fated circumstances, a hot shot young rising beauty queen, and her aging eyes and graying hair, and it quickly turns into a recipe for disaster.

But a not so chance meeting with a new optometrist and a pair of magical glasses begin to turn her views around and help her figure out what’s been missing all along. Gideon is suffering from a loss that he can’t quite move on from, but meeting Tanika proves to be the healing balm that he needs to revamp his future.

This story is not linear and has its bumps, bruises and bad boy Brits to prove that even when the road is clear, it’s filled with curves. It’s how we tackle the challenges that makes or breaks us. A lesson that not only Tanika and Gideon must learn, but everyone in life, too. This read will make you evolve and embrace. Mostly, it will make you fall in love with Black love, destined love, and self-love. Kudos to Tati and the narrators Jaime Lincoln Smith and Charlie L. Wood (that British accent, superb!)

I received an ARC copy from the author and from audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The cover says this is a romantic comedy. It is not.
Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way….
This is a cute romance. There is a little bit of everything you need in a good romance story, dates, a well meaning friend group, lust, and a little bit of magical realism. There is conflict, chaos and loving with this couple, its takes them a minute to get it figured out but I think you will enjoy the ride.
The narrators did I good job. I recommend this book.

This book is such a wonderful ride through the laughs, the emotions, and heartful storyline. I truly enjoyed listening to the audio of Losing Sight by Tati Richardson.

Read this for:
Characters in their 40s
Celebrity romance element
A bit of sports romance
Forced proximity
Workplace
Magical realism

Tanika Ryan is a well known sports reporter having issues with seeing causing her to not be able to read her teleprompter properly. She finally gives in and goes to the eye doctor who is one of her best friend's cousin. Gideon Miles is the luck optometrist who gets to help Tanika with finding her a new set of glasses. Immediately the two have chemistry, and Gideon wants to pursue a relationship with Tanika, even though he's still trying to move past the death of his wife.

Tanika gets her first pair of glasses that end up being magic glasses. They allow her to see other people's auras which help her navigate her personal and professional life. After she has her new glasses, her luck seems to be changing in her professional life and things start to get better for her with more opportunities opening up.

I really enjoyed the bit of magical realism in this book. I thought it enhanced the story and made the connection that happens between Tanika and Gideon so sweet. I love that this takes place in Atlanta and Tati mentions areas of Atlanta I know well. It was also really great to see the prospective of a woman navigating her career as she got older and being able to be successful. I loved that this book focuses on characters in their forties showing that you can find love at any stage of your life. I also really enjoyed the fun friend group Tanika had. I could see some more books for the love stories for those characters!

This book delivers on the spice too. The chemistry between Gideon and Tanika was HOT! I enjoyed seeing how Gideon would take control of things in the bedroom which was what Tanika needed.

I had so much fun listening to this one. The narrators were fantastic and I had all the laughs and the feels!

Thank you to Row House by Spotify Audiobooks for this ALC. All opinions are my own.

When Tanika meets Gideon, an optometrist, her eyesight is causing her so many issues personally and professionally. After a magnetic connection, Tanika and Gideon’s spark is unquestionable with their spicy banter and love for sneakers. With a little magical realism from Tanika’s new glasses she able to read auras and avoid the bs, or so she thinks!
The representation in this book made it so enjoyable from beginning to the end. Also, I love when black women have it ALL…the love and the career of their dreams!
Thank you Generous Press, Row House by Spotify Audiobook and NetGalley for this advanced listener copy.

This was a fun read of a romance that had more teeth to it than typical. I really enjoyed the more mature 40+ characters and the glimpse into an industry that values youth… when it comes to women.

I am thankful to have gotten the ALC for free from Row House by Spotify through NetGalley to listen to which gave me the opportunity to voluntarily leave a review.

Because I was tasked with reviewing the audiobook I’ll leave the ins and out to the other book reviews of the content.
This was a dual m/f narrated audiobook with Jaime Lincoln Smith and Charlie L Wood at the helm.
Honestly, I wasn’t a fan of the narration from Wood. She can off almost (but not quite) monotone throughout. While I enjoyed Smiths parts they were out of synch with each other in their narration speed with Smith reading considerably faster than Wood.

This made it difficult to adjust the narration speed which I needed because Ms Woods parts were very slow and drawn out which didn’t fit the character in my mind at all. Plus since speeding it up also changes the pitch, that helped with the flatter voice. However, when you speed it up, it of course speeds up the male parts which then zoomed through.

So for the narration I would give it 3⭐️ but I’m not
Going to diminish the overall books rating for it.

The book comes out February 11, 2025
My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again

I loved this, it was both light hearted but also deeply heartfelt. I loved the element of maybe magical realism that could also be passed off as just being attuned to the environment. I also love when romance novels have subplots with character growth, challenge and development. This was an all around. 5 star read.

I adore these two. I read the ebook earlier in January and I highly recommend the audiobook too. Great narrators. You'll adore Tanika and Gideon.

4.5 stars—Who knew glasses could be the real MVP? Tanika fumbles her job, crashes her car, and somehow ends up with a pair of magic specs—and a fine widowed optometrist to go with them. Between the steamy romance, hilarious chaos, and her ride-or-die girl gang, this book proves life (and love) only get better after 40.

Thank you to Generous Press, Row House by Spotify Audiobooks, and Tati Richardson for allowing me to have a ALC of this book.
I absolutely loved the story of Tanika and Gideon! It was so well developed on both ends of the characters. The book had just the right amount of spice that kept up with the plot. I would say this is a semi-slow burn but it keeps you engaged from beginning to end with all of the dynamics and changes in setting for the FMC Tanika.

I loved how Tanika and Gideon's plot lines collided all because Tanika was aging and needed glasses.; and who better give them to her than a fine a** optometrist. The progression of their relationship seemed very real and relatable which I enjoyed reading. But Tanika definitely had other prospects which kept the story interesting and helped her realize "she still got it".

I love the "3rd act" plot twist which really wasn't a twist that lead to spice hahah it was really good.

Overall, this is a well rounded story and I enjoyed every minute of reading it! The narration was perfect and elevated the plot. I would 100% recommend this Losing Sight!

PS: Bronwyn and Jackie are such good friends! They were so different but so alike in their love and support of Tanika. I loved that aspect of the story too. We love to see solid friendships in real life and it was nice to have it on the page!

This was a fun romcom featuring a 40 year old Black woman who is feeling her age as one of the older women sports reporters in the business. It doesn't help that her eyesight has been declining drastically and she's put off doing anything about it for years! Cue, the hot widowed, optometrist she meets/is set up with and their hot affair. Steamy and heartfelt with relatable mid-life main characters, this was good on audio and perfect for fans of books like Black girls must die exhausted by Jayne Allen. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!