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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
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This isnt Gabbie Hannah poetry. This is a person feeling so many things. Even the poems with 2 lines hit hard yet i found my self chuckling at the dark humor.
2 things hit out of nowhere. A line "i wish i was gay" sounds to me as internalizrd homophobia. It makes me want to have a conversation with the author about why she cant be.
And the other is the ending 2 poems. Which i thought was a strange place to end. You just introduced a new stress factor in your life. Your bio says you are a mom. Is...ia that including the miscarriage? Are these kids with the man you are with? I got the the impression that the poems werent in chronological order.
2 things hit out of nowhere. A line "i wish i was gay" sounds to me as internalizrd homophobia. It makes me want to have a conversation with the author about why she cant be.
And the other is the ending 2 poems. Which i thought was a strange place to end. You just introduced a new stress factor in your life. Your bio says you are a mom. Is...ia that including the miscarriage? Are these kids with the man you are with? I got the the impression that the poems werent in chronological order.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
I'll start this by saying, I love Megan Fox
I am likely swayed by this fact in my enjoyment of her poems. I also am still in part that emo/edgy/let me write everything in a poem 16 year old sometimes so the format spoke to me too.
In her burn book/memoir Megan Fox details some of the trauma and past relationship struggles she went through. I loved how she told it in the poetry format, all the classical and mythical references, and how it still managed to feel empowering. And then the last two
I am likely swayed by this fact in my enjoyment of her poems. I also am still in part that emo/edgy/let me write everything in a poem 16 year old sometimes so the format spoke to me too.
In her burn book/memoir Megan Fox details some of the trauma and past relationship struggles she went through. I loved how she told it in the poetry format, all the classical and mythical references, and how it still managed to feel empowering. And then the last two
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Heavy. Lots to unpack. Some of these poems speak to a lot of shared experiences as a woman.
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“I spent so long dying for your attention, I forgot I deserved to be seen.”
— Pretty Boys Are Poisonous by Megan Fox
4.5 Star Review
Megan Fox’s Pretty Boys Are Poisonous is a raw, gut-punch of a poetry collection that crackles with rage, heartbreak, vulnerability, and unexpected humor. This isn’t the polished Hollywood version of pain—it’s messy, unfiltered, and deeply human.
Many of the poems are heartbreakingly relatable in the saddest way possible, especially if you’ve ever stayed in a place far too long where love came dressed in manipulation. Fox captures what it feels like to give too much of yourself, to shrink and bend and break just to be wanted. It’s honest in a way that feels like reading someone’s diary while also whispering, same.
And then, just when you think it’s all darkness, she drops a line that’s so funny, so unexpectedly petty or absurd, it breaks the tension and makes you laugh out loud. It’s like crying and then immediately choking on your own laughter because healing never really happens in a straight line.
Fox doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, but she knows the ache. Her voice is powerful, bitter in places, hopeful in others, and incredibly sharp throughout. The only reason this isn’t a full five stars for me is that a few pieces felt more like personal journal entries than fully formed poems—but even those still carried an emotional punch.
If you’ve ever loved the wrong person, lost yourself, or are clawing your way back to who you were before the poison, this one will hit you right in the ribs.
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