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Watering the Soul by Courtney Peppernell

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bookswithnicole's review

3.0

3.5/5
If you like Rupi Kaur Poetry, you will probably like this collection. the poetry is what I like to call accessible. It is straight forward and not too deeply metaphoric.
I did enjoy the longer prose and the blocks of text describing memories. those were well written and vivid.
However the shorter, "shower thought" aspects of the book I enjoyed less, it seemed to be filler and take away from the content of the book.
The book is well structured taking you on a clear journey of redemption and self growth, the moments that happen really shape where the author is mentally and parallels the prose well.
It was very relatable to me and my experience with leaving teen-hood, figuring out who I am and being nice to
myself through the hard times. like most poetry collections there were things I liked more than others but it was a cute read.

janagaton's review

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4.0

Although some of the poems fell flat for me, I think this is Courtney Peppernell's best work by far, from the 5 or so poetry collections of hers that I've read at least. I especially appreciated the poems towards the end of the book, in the "Find Your Light" section.