Cait & Court's Cozy Corner: Romance Readers
Jun 16, 2026 · 48 min · 11 segments
We got to sit down with author Brooke Fast and talk about her debut Dystopian Romance "To Cage A Wild Bird". This is the prison romantasy book you've been waiting for! It was really fun to talk with…
Brooke FastGuest
Courtney RichterHost
Caitlin StrykerHost
Had you not decided to go to school for business as well, the commerce side that is so strong in this book and makes so much sense and feels dystopian wouldn't be there the same way that it is because of even your own experience with that and bringing that into your passion of writing.
And I think it's just from the little bit of talking to you, it's all these facets of you that have come together in this perfect, like, I'm not going to make this story and make it seem believable.
Like, after a bit, because you start to wonder, like, why would anyone bother? But that it was forced, that they faked the food shortage, that they faked all this stuff, that people would have to commit crimes and keep going.
Because obviously, if you were going to be hunted, like, going to prison, as much as the death sentence is over people's heads and they still murder, that is still another level of fear and would stop a lot of small crime.
but when you're starving, you have no choice, which is exactly what happens nowadays still with people impending criminals.
That's exactly, like all of it is, was believable and scary and sad, but also like, just a good reminder of the business behind and the power and money behind so many decisions that happened and looking at it from that angle.
How if I hadn't gone into business, like even if I'd come up with this story, it would have been so different.
I'd imagine it's just like, if you give a concept to like 10 different writers, the story is going to be completely
Had you not decided to go to school for business as well, the commerce side that is so strong in this book and makes so much sense and feels dystopian wouldn't be there the same way that it is because of even your own experience with that and bringing that into your passion of writing.
And I think it's just from the little bit of talking to you, it's all these facets of you that have come together in this perfect, like, I'm not going to make this story and make it seem believable.
Like, after a bit, because you start to wonder, like, why would anyone bother? But that it was forced, that they faked the food shortage, that they faked all this stuff, that people would have to commit crimes and keep going.
Because obviously, if you were going to be hunted, like, going to prison, as much as the death sentence is over people's heads and they still murder, that is still another level of fear and would stop a lot of small crime.
but when you're starving, you have no choice, which is exactly what happens nowadays still with people impending criminals.
That's exactly, like all of it is, was believable and scary and sad, but also like, just a good reminder of the business behind and the power and money behind so many decisions that happened and looking at it from that angle.
How if I hadn't gone into business, like even if I'd come up with this story, it would have been so different.
I'd imagine it's just like, if you give a concept to like 10 different writers, the story is going to be completely
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