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roseizstarandbooks's review
4.0
Courtney Peppernell dives into the goods and bads of love. The importance of healing. In her latest book she focuses on the mind. The mind is powerful and with a healed mind you can get over the state of brokenness. As she said in the beginning ' before we begin, I'd like to remind you of a story.
Once upon a time there was a jellyfish called you.
You had ventured with heart and mind
You had found strength
You had found wisdom
and You had mended the mind.
Now you must become whole and find light within tge soul.
I hate the spoiler ending.
But you can heal hearts, minds, and Souls'.
You have to power to do anything, you are your own healer.
If you're in need for an empowering read then this is for you.
Once upon a time there was a jellyfish called you.
You had ventured with heart and mind
You had found strength
You had found wisdom
and You had mended the mind.
Now you must become whole and find light within tge soul.
I hate the spoiler ending.
But you can heal hearts, minds, and Souls'.
You have to power to do anything, you are your own healer.
If you're in need for an empowering read then this is for you.
bookswithonno's review
2.0
Sadly, this poetry book was not for me. I've read all of the pillow thoughts books so far and liked them all, but, unfortunately, this was my least favourite one. Mainly, my issue was the presence of repetition. Many poems conveyed similar messages which made the reading experience a bit boring in my opinion. I still found some poems in here that I loved, but overall I just didn't enjoy this book that much. However, I would still recommend the Pillow Thoughts series because I really liked the previous books and think other people may not at all be bothered by the repetition in this one. Looking at the series as a whole, I think it brings across many beautiful and meaningful messages that many of us may need.
Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
starringsteph's review
4.0
Pillow Thoughts is such an iconic collection of poems and as the final book in the series, this does not disappoint! During such a tumultuous time, I really love reading poetry. It forces me to think about myself, the world, and forces me to reflect.
These poems are so beautiful and thoughtful and meditative experience. There's something for everyone. From love to self-love, to forgiveness, to goal setting, each poem tells a story. This book doesn't give you answers, but it might help you get there.
These poems are so beautiful and thoughtful and meditative experience. There's something for everyone. From love to self-love, to forgiveness, to goal setting, each poem tells a story. This book doesn't give you answers, but it might help you get there.
rplusd's review
3.0
The arc of Pillow Thoughts is beautiful in concept. Supportive and encouraging in message and loving and comforting in the careful choice of words. It’s also softly f/f centric in certain areas that I wish came out a little more as it had in Courtney’s past works in this journey.
However, in this installment I truly struggled to enjoy it as I had the first book. Sure there were a few pages that I enjoyed and while I think this fourth book was better than others, as a whole it was overly repetitive and beaten to death. Each work attempting to find new ways to say the same thing as the pages before it.
Additionally, none of the topics are relatively new or special. After awhile a lot of it felt superficial and exaggerated in its purpose. Potentially, this might fair better as an audio book if the option were ever made available, but even still I don’t know how much I could take in one sitting.
✨e-arc provided by NetGalley and Andrews McMeels Publishing in exchange for a honest review. Thank you!
However, in this installment I truly struggled to enjoy it as I had the first book. Sure there were a few pages that I enjoyed and while I think this fourth book was better than others, as a whole it was overly repetitive and beaten to death. Each work attempting to find new ways to say the same thing as the pages before it.
Additionally, none of the topics are relatively new or special. After awhile a lot of it felt superficial and exaggerated in its purpose. Potentially, this might fair better as an audio book if the option were ever made available, but even still I don’t know how much I could take in one sitting.
✨e-arc provided by NetGalley and Andrews McMeels Publishing in exchange for a honest review. Thank you!
bookwormed's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
STITCHING THE SOUL, the fourth and final installment in the Pillow Thoughts series by Courtney Peppernell, was a joy as always. Her poems are always very relatable and I admire Peppernell's openness. However, I was glad that this was the final book in the series; usually, there are multiple poems that are really WOWing me in her books, but in this book, there was not a single one that completely swept me off my feet. They were all 'okay'. It felt like Peppernell lost her inspiration and just kept repeating her previous poems and stories. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either, to me. It just didn't do it for me and it didn't make me really care.. I'd like to emphathise however that Peppernell's stories are very approachable, relatable, and wonderful so don't be put off by this review, this is very subjective! I'm rating this book with ★★★☆☆
ohsrslybooks's review
3.0
I'm having a hard time deciding how many stars I will give this book.
I think you need to read this book when you're in the mood for it. I read the first half of the book quite some time ago and wasn't a big fan of it. I continued at the end of July, when I felt like reading it and enjoyed it more.
However, I think that this collection consists of a lot of repetition, which I'm not really fond of. Some poems said the same as some others and that bored me after some time. I loved all the other books in this collection, but this was my least favorite one.
I give it 2,75 out of 3 stars.
I think you need to read this book when you're in the mood for it. I read the first half of the book quite some time ago and wasn't a big fan of it. I continued at the end of July, when I felt like reading it and enjoyed it more.
However, I think that this collection consists of a lot of repetition, which I'm not really fond of. Some poems said the same as some others and that bored me after some time. I loved all the other books in this collection, but this was my least favorite one.
I give it 2,75 out of 3 stars.
orbitingpluto's review
5.0
I am so in love with Courtney Peppernell's writing, and at this point I am guaranteed to pick up every book she publishes. And this one does not disappoint--full of beautiful language, thoughtful words and heaps and heaps of hope, it is a book to read and come back to many times, that will never fail to make you feel something.
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