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kaeliwolf's review against another edition
4.0
I like that after some of the poems there is an explanation written by the author, it makes the poetry feel more personal and not as general as some poetry can feel. I'm not a huge fan of long poems, I tend to stick to the short and sweet style of Lovelace and Sin, but this was a pleasant surprise.
evrybun's review against another edition
the rhymes feel juvenile and surface level. too much crystal astrology energy.
darianrudderham's review against another edition
1.0
Very basic, surface level ponderings. I would not recommend this book. I am a heavy handed highlighter when it comes to poetry and annotate everything I love, but could not truly connect with anything in this collection.
Copy provided by Netgalley.
Copy provided by Netgalley.
madelyn91's review against another edition
3.0
I can definitely see why someone would enjoy this and feel a deep connection to it. I was gifted this by a friend who knows how much I love poetry. Allie Michelle clearly see the world differently and her words are beautiful but for me, they lack depth and felt more of a generic mantra that your yoga instructor would tell you during class. If you are into astrology, meditation or feel like you need your spirit readjust, I'd recommend it.
gabbyreadswithtea's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 2.5
I’m not a big poetry reader, but every now and then I like to pick up a collection. I found this one on NetGalley and the cover and title instantly drew me in.
I think the easiest way to format my review is like this:
Things I liked:
- The font used (yes, this is important to me)
- The foreword about Astrology
- The Second section of the collection (Allie Michelle’s newer poems)
- The explanations after some of the poems about how the poem came to be
Things I didn’t:
- The poems in the first half
The first half of this collection, which were re-published poems from Allie Michelle earlier works, honestly read like badly sung rap songs. I skim-read most of these.
- Random blank pages after every poem in the second section of the collection
- The lack of images / illustrations (aside from occasional constellations)
- Allie Michelle’s handwriting after some of the poems (was super difficult to read)
There is a huge difference in readability between the first and second section. I feel like Allie Michelle has really grown as a poet since publishing the first section of this collection. I wish we’d gotten a whole new collection with only their newer poems.
I also loved the idea of descriptions / explanations of some of the poems written in their handwriting throughout the collection, with how the poem came to be. Except for the fact that they were super difficult to read and I didn’t get the full experience from them.
The small second section (maybe a quarter of the collection) really saved this for me. I enjoyed these poems, and wonder if there were meant to be illustrations with some of these as every page after one of the new poems was blank.
Overall, I would be interested to try some newer works by Allie Michelle, as there was definite growth between the two sections included in this collection. I still feel like some readers would enjoy this collection entirely. So if you enjoy a broader range of poetry (and aren’t as specific in your tastes as I am), I recommend you give this one a try.
I received an e-copy of this collection from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I’m not a big poetry reader, but every now and then I like to pick up a collection. I found this one on NetGalley and the cover and title instantly drew me in.
I think the easiest way to format my review is like this:
Things I liked:
- The font used (yes, this is important to me)
- The foreword about Astrology
- The Second section of the collection (Allie Michelle’s newer poems)
- The explanations after some of the poems about how the poem came to be
Things I didn’t:
- The poems in the first half
The first half of this collection, which were re-published poems from Allie Michelle earlier works, honestly read like badly sung rap songs. I skim-read most of these.
- Random blank pages after every poem in the second section of the collection
- The lack of images / illustrations (aside from occasional constellations)
- Allie Michelle’s handwriting after some of the poems (was super difficult to read)
There is a huge difference in readability between the first and second section. I feel like Allie Michelle has really grown as a poet since publishing the first section of this collection. I wish we’d gotten a whole new collection with only their newer poems.
I also loved the idea of descriptions / explanations of some of the poems written in their handwriting throughout the collection, with how the poem came to be. Except for the fact that they were super difficult to read and I didn’t get the full experience from them.
The small second section (maybe a quarter of the collection) really saved this for me. I enjoyed these poems, and wonder if there were meant to be illustrations with some of these as every page after one of the new poems was blank.
Overall, I would be interested to try some newer works by Allie Michelle, as there was definite growth between the two sections included in this collection. I still feel like some readers would enjoy this collection entirely. So if you enjoy a broader range of poetry (and aren’t as specific in your tastes as I am), I recommend you give this one a try.
I received an e-copy of this collection from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
booktrunks's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to Andrew McNeel Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
This is a very thoughtful and compelling collection, and I love how much you can hear the author's tone and voice in their words. Though I do enjoy poetry, I don't read it very often lately, so I decided to step outside my usual reads and try this one out! Though I do think these poems had a lot of value, and it was a quick, upbeat read, I didn't find myself personally connecting to many of them. I think many others out there would enjoy this collection, so I would still recommend!
This is a very thoughtful and compelling collection, and I love how much you can hear the author's tone and voice in their words. Though I do enjoy poetry, I don't read it very often lately, so I decided to step outside my usual reads and try this one out! Though I do think these poems had a lot of value, and it was a quick, upbeat read, I didn't find myself personally connecting to many of them. I think many others out there would enjoy this collection, so I would still recommend!
allyssabrinker's review against another edition
3.0
I read an E-ARC of these poems through Netgalley. All opinions are my own and an honest review.
These sets of poems are hit or miss with much more hit than miss. The author has insightful thoughts throughout the poems, such as loving yourself now and when we create a "love affair" with our future self, we're "dishonoring" our current self. In addition to having a universe and stars theme, many of the poems also focus on self-love unconditionally-- even embracing our dark side, which I appreciate.
Some of the poems (very few) do come off a bit pretentious and lectury. However, the majority of the poems are quite good and do have inspiring messages. One thing I didn't like though, was some of the notes in between the poems. I preferred reading the poems one after another and having the author interrupt to have a handwritten letter or what she was doing as she wrote the poem, or what made her write the poem, pulled me out of her writing.
The images of stars in between every handful of poems was a nice touch and fit the theme quite well. The cover is also beautiful and makes me think of my favorite Egyptian goddess.
I'd say it's good for at least one solid read through. There's also a lot of great quality content; you can tell the author worked very hard and I believe she successfully pulled off these poems.
These sets of poems are hit or miss with much more hit than miss. The author has insightful thoughts throughout the poems, such as loving yourself now and when we create a "love affair" with our future self, we're "dishonoring" our current self. In addition to having a universe and stars theme, many of the poems also focus on self-love unconditionally-- even embracing our dark side, which I appreciate.
Some of the poems (very few) do come off a bit pretentious and lectury. However, the majority of the poems are quite good and do have inspiring messages. One thing I didn't like though, was some of the notes in between the poems. I preferred reading the poems one after another and having the author interrupt to have a handwritten letter or what she was doing as she wrote the poem, or what made her write the poem, pulled me out of her writing.
The images of stars in between every handful of poems was a nice touch and fit the theme quite well. The cover is also beautiful and makes me think of my favorite Egyptian goddess.
I'd say it's good for at least one solid read through. There's also a lot of great quality content; you can tell the author worked very hard and I believe she successfully pulled off these poems.
tmclain4's review
reflective
3.0
The authors notes were difficult to read and I didn't feel like they added much to the overall experience of the book. I prefer the normal paperback edition, to this one.
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