Review: Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas

Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas by Janice Hanna

Belinda Bauer in her ivory tower. In the German community of Poetry, Texas, Belinda spies an opportunity. The tiny town is filled with loggers and railroad men in need of wives, so she sets herself up as a marriage broker. She writes little poems to be printed in newspapers all over the country and one by one, women begin to arrive in Poetry. Theres only one problem Belinda doesnt have a clue what shes doing and all the brides marry the wrong men! One client is particularly unhappy. Georg Kaufman, the local barber, has lost more than one prospective wife to Belindas fumbled attempts. For some reason, she just cant seem to find Georgs perfect match, though its not for lack of trying. Is there a poetic ending in store for Georg and for Belinda herself?

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
*Thanks to author Janice Thompson for providing a copy for review.*

Poetry is an interesting method of communication. It was amazing and good writing in my opinion to find poetry woven not only through out the prose of this story, but also into the metaphors and descriptions of a Christian life. God is the ultimate poet if only we would listen for the next stanza of our lives before jumping on our own. This book contained a great matchmaking and mis-matchmaking love story for the inhabitants of the town of Poetry, Texas and Janice Hanna was also able to weave historical elements of famous poets through out.

As my first experience with a Love Finds You novel I was entirely pleased and look forward to reading more of them in the future. The love between the main characters was palpable and described very well in a realistic manner of friendship and assumptions. I love the writing of Janice Hanna aka Janice Thompson, and cannot wait for more both historical and contemporary.

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• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Summerside Press (June 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935416162
• ISBN-13: 978-1935416166
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches

Teaser Tuesday/Where Are You? (Dec. 1)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser:

"What about John?" Belinda asked, looking around to find him. "Is he brokenhearted?"
"To put it mildly. He is pacing at the back of the church with a pained expression on his face. I've never seen him so upset."

~ p. 190, Love Finds You in Poetry, Texas by Janice Hanna (aka Janice. A Thompson)

In reading I'm caught up in Poetry, Texas surrounded by shops and stores that are a mix of poetry and prose. Filled to the brim with romance in the works, I'm eager to which match Belinda will propose next and if she'll notice her own Godsend in the process.