Book Talk | Poetic Justice

 Hey Ya'll! I'm back with another e-book that I picked up for Lone Star Literary Life. Side note, you should check out all the new things Lone Star is doing and planning on doing. Keep up with them on their social media, newsletter, and website! Anyway, this is my last review with them for the year as baby will be here anytime now, but it won't be forever!

So I chose to read this book because I'm sucker for reading all things set in the 90's and I love to see how writers portray different eras when it comes to fiction. It also seemed like a cute book according to the synopsis, so I had to throw my hat in the ring. Here is everything you need to know about Poetic Justice by Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays.

 

About the Author(s)

 Kathleen McFall lives, writes, and plays in the Pacific Northwest. Together with Clark Hays, she has written eleven books. Their first book together was about a cowboy and vampire falling in love, which was originally published two decades ago. They went on to write four books in the Cowboy and Vampire Collection and after that, branched out into science fiction, alt-history and romance, several of which have won great awards.

 

About the Story 

Set in a little funky restaurant in the rad pre-internet 1990s, featuring a quirky cast of chefs, waiters and customers who fall in and out of love (and bed), the Restaurantland Romance novels crackle with off-beat humor, joy and passion.

Our main character, Roz, is getting her life back on track. She’s sober, writing poetry again and spending her free time supporting her beloved sister who’s in prison after getting caught up in an environmental protest gone horribly wrong. Between all that and working double shifts at The Rose and Thorn, Roz has no time for romance.

Then Roz meets Hudson, the new line cook. He's tall, handsome and mysterious. The only thing loner Hudson will reveal about his past is that he picked up his rad cooking skills in prison. Hudson seems to enjoy Roz's flirting, but he's guarded.

Of course, love won't be denied, and Roz and Hudson soon find themselves breathlessly swept away in a magical romance. But all that passion explodes when they discover a shared past, a shocking coincidence and a secret that threatens to rip their future apart. A furious Roz swears never to speak to heartbroken Hudson again. But when they end up handcuffed together at an eco-protest, the truth will come out—for better or worse.

Book Talk

I wasn't too sure what to expect when picking up this book to read, but once I started, I just couldn't stop! From the very beginning, the plot reels you in with us learning where our two main characters, Rox and Hudson, are at and then spends the next few chapters, fleshing out how they got there. We get a deep dive into each one and the big mystery that's revealed later on in the book. The suspense killed me as I read through their tragic backstories and wondered how everyone would intertwine.

“At that moment, he felt a power surge that stopped his heart from beating and flooded him with white, lifting light. When he came back to his senses, back to the planet, every cell in his body was aligned around a simple truth—they were meant to be together in the past, the present and the future, together in a forever that streamed both ways in time."

This was also just a very cute little romance book. I'm not the biggest fan of reading romance stories,  but this one felt like I was reading something more realistic than completely over the top. Do get me wrong, there is romance and chapters that are a little more rated R, but it's not so engulfed by the romance going on with Roz and Hudson that it forgets it's an actual story with other people around them. 

My only gripe about this story had to have been when the big secret is revealed and how Roz reacts to it. I feel like I could see her side of it, but at the same time, she just flat out refused to see the other side of things. Yes, it's a character trait, but that doesn't mean I don't excuse her behavior. 

Overall, I definitely recommend getting a copy of Poetic Justice even if you're not super into romance books. There's drama, there's fun, there's suspense, and of course, a little bit of romance in a small northern town. I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars. 

Until next time, Happy Reading!