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brookey8888's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I really enjoy this! The first half I this I really enjoyed and related to a lot of the poems or they give me goosebumps. Then there’s was this switch into like a novel and I didn’t really enjoy that it just confused me. The story made sense but not in this setting I felt. Then it went back to poems and I enjoyed those but not as much as the first half. The art work was good as well. This deals with a lot of heavy topics so look up trigger warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Racism, Self harm, Grief, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Violence
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexism
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence
maple_dove's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
**Thank you to Harper Collins Canada for providing me with a copy of this book.**
This was a really well-done book of poetry and prose. I enjoyed the addition of the artwork, and how some things were handwritten and drawn. It added more of a personal element to the poems and the story as a whole. It was also interesting how there was prose through the middle that told a story. Mixed media can make a more interesting read!
I liked how Jasmin Kaur explores such serious topics in these poems, but contrasts them with poems about more abstract or natural things.
I enjoyed the poems and think it is well done, this is more just a "it's not you, it's me." I feel like if I was someone who genuinely enjoyed all modern poetry and forms of poetry, I would have enjoyed it a lot more and been able to rate it higher. Unfortunately, I'm a bit picky with poetry...
I will say though that it was kind of fun to read something that referenced an area of Canada I know quite well!
Note: the poet makes a pop culture reference that some may be uncomfortable with in light of recent author actions in one of the poems, the term horcux is used
This was a really well-done book of poetry and prose. I enjoyed the addition of the artwork, and how some things were handwritten and drawn. It added more of a personal element to the poems and the story as a whole. It was also interesting how there was prose through the middle that told a story. Mixed media can make a more interesting read!
I liked how Jasmin Kaur explores such serious topics in these poems, but contrasts them with poems about more abstract or natural things.
I enjoyed the poems and think it is well done, this is more just a "it's not you, it's me." I feel like if I was someone who genuinely enjoyed all modern poetry and forms of poetry, I would have enjoyed it a lot more and been able to rate it higher. Unfortunately, I'm a bit picky with poetry...
I will say though that it was kind of fun to read something that referenced an area of Canada I know quite well!
Note: the poet makes a pop culture reference that some may be uncomfortable with in light of recent author actions
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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