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A review by justinlife
A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really need to do better about not buying books that have fun cute cartoony covers. What can I say? I love them.
Kosoko Jackson wrote this book and in the acknowledgements that this was a difficult book to write, which was surprising to me because it seemed like he had so much fun with it. This book was a lot of fun and felt like a queer take on a Hallmark movie. Xavier gets dumped and moves back to small town Maine to wallow as he searches for direction. He ends up working at Logan's restaurant in order to make some cash to get where he wants to go. Logan, the owner, the hot dad that everyone in town wants, might just be eating up (pun intended) Xavier.
I enjoyed reading this book from Xavier's point of view. Jackson did a brilliant job with this character. He was just the right amount of rom com annoying but was never intolerable. He was fun, sarcastic, and used his humor to deflect. He felt lived in and the story overall moved fairly quickly.
There were a couple of points that felt unbelievable that would be somewhat of a spoiler, but that's the point of those Hallmark movies right? We need ridiculous moments. Overall, Jackson's writing soared and his character work was marvelous. All were fun to read. There is a little spice, but it's not too much. Seasoned just right.
Kosoko Jackson wrote this book and in the acknowledgements that this was a difficult book to write, which was surprising to me because it seemed like he had so much fun with it. This book was a lot of fun and felt like a queer take on a Hallmark movie. Xavier gets dumped and moves back to small town Maine to wallow as he searches for direction. He ends up working at Logan's restaurant in order to make some cash to get where he wants to go. Logan, the owner, the hot dad that everyone in town wants, might just be eating up (pun intended) Xavier.
I enjoyed reading this book from Xavier's point of view. Jackson did a brilliant job with this character. He was just the right amount of rom com annoying but was never intolerable. He was fun, sarcastic, and used his humor to deflect. He felt lived in and the story overall moved fairly quickly.
There were a couple of points that felt unbelievable that would be somewhat of a spoiler, but that's the point of those Hallmark movies right? We need ridiculous moments. Overall, Jackson's writing soared and his character work was marvelous. All were fun to read. There is a little spice, but it's not too much. Seasoned just right.