A friend sent me this book in a box of books. The title will make sense by the finish of the book.

It took me a while to get into this book. While I did appreciate learning a bit about how potters work and make their items, I didn't find Karen or Mason very compelling as characters. Though I did appreciate that they'd known each other professionally for a bit of time before this book takes place--a welcome change from the books where the couples meet each other and are engaged or married 250 or so pages later.

I think part of why it took me so long to get interested in the story is that I guessed (what felt like long before the characters did) that the face Karen was putting on her vases was that of someone who was afraid he/she would be recognized. I also guessed (what felt like long before the characters did) that the face was related to the death of Karen's parents.

I did (at least at one point) suspect the correct person--but I also suspected other characters so I can't say that I figured out the mystery--but that is also my norm so if you're someone who usually can figure out "whodunit" you may have a different experience. ( )