How long can the desire for revenge last?Kate Shaw, a successful pharmacist, goes to a thirty-year reunion at her old university and uses the weekend to settle some old scores. Her main target is her ex-lover, Jonathan. She decides to scar him for life as he scarred her. Her bizarre plan works but he shocks her with his strange, unwanted reaction.What is the unexpected link between Jonathan and … between Jonathan and Kate’s husband?
What is the significance of the ‘Love Bite’ photograph?
What hold does Jonathan have over Kate?
Revenge is never simple.
A darkly humorous story of love, lust, loss and vengeance.
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First, I want to thank Linda Fawke and Rachel’s Random Resources for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
OH WOW!! Linda Fawke goes where rarely any other author goes on more than one occasion in A Taste of his own Medicine. I was totally and blown away by this book and could not put it down until the end.
Fiona Routlege created such a cute and such an appropriate cover design for Linda’s book. It not only went along with the theme of the title but the book as well.
Linda dedicates this book to her long-suffering-husband, Tony, who has read the book more times than either of us know.
In the beginning of the book there is a section prior to the first chapter that was not clearly labeled. My thoughts were that it was considered a prologue to the story. Nevertheless, it was a powerful start to the story that many can probably relate to.
This book started off steamy with two former lovers after years of being apart reunited. Linda wrote these intimate scenes with class.
Linda had me cracking up laughing when Kate asked Johnathan if he had ever been an underware model. He still had his model physique she had noticed.
Taste of your own medicine goes from modern day to the past. I enjoyed learning how they met and how their relationship bloomed.
Linda brings up a very important yet rarely discussed topic in A Taste of his own Medicine that may trigger some readers. This issue would be Lesbian Assult and the use of the date rape drug. These scenes were graphic in nature. It was truly an eye opening storyline.
A Taste of his own Medicine oh you will find out why the book is named that! It is wickedly evil, jaw dropping and totally mind blowing.
This is the perfect genre for Linda to write in. She has talent!!
I received a copy of A Taste of his own Medicine from the author as part of Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team and in exchange for an honest review.
I chose to read this book because I liked the premise of it. Kate has been invited to a thirty-year reunion of all those with whom she had graduated her pharmacy course. The mere thought of this fills me with horror. I can’t remember names to put with faces and the idea of catching up, reminiscing and the inevitable retelling of stories that would only show what an idiot I was back then brings me out in a sweat. Still, each to their own.
Kate doesn’t want to go either, initially, however, encouraged by her husband, Neil, the idea grows on her but mostly because of the opportunity for revenge. She enrols her long-time university friend, Becky, in her plans, although Becky is a little reluctant to go on the weekend (with good reason it turns out!) At first I thought Kate was only wanting to get back at one person but her ambition then grew and several were involved, which seemed a little unrealistic.
While I liked the idea, for me much of this story line was overly detailed. Quite rightly pharmacists need to be incredibly precise people and this author showed her character, Kate, to be just that by the way she was writing her but it did slow the story down somewhat. The dialogue could also do with a bit of a tighten up as well. When in conversation people rarely get the chance to say much more than one sentence, maybe two, in the general back and forth and there was a lot of explaining, which isn’t always necessary.
I thought the fallout from the weekend was particularly interesting though and enjoyed where the storylines led. The author has also left much open for the sequel with the surprising ending.