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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
R.h. Sin has taken my heart once again THANK YOU for this beautiful work. Forever obsessed!
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The cover is much better than the poetry. Each poem is short and vague with no emotional resonance. Feels superficial and better suited for a social media post or wood-burned Etsy placard. Skip.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Succinct and poingant. The economy used in Sin's choice of words and phrasing brings a weight of emotion that packs quite a punch.
This was my 6th time reading one of r.h. Sins poetry collections and while there were a few poems that touched me, I just couldn't get over the repetitiveness. The majority of his work is the same thing stated over and over again with different phrasing. I likely won't be pursuing this author any further for a while.
Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
** An ARC is generously provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **
This is my first R.H. Sin book, so I did not know what to expect going into it. I picked this up because I have heard amazing things about this authors work.
This collection of poetry is heavily focused on abusive relationships and past loves. I have never been in an abusive relationship, so I can not say if the poems were portraying it in a harmful way, but I liked all the poems in here. The book is over 250+ pages long, and I felt it getting repetitive towards the end. I don't think it needed to be that long. I also wish that there would have been more subjects. Some poems I related to and loved. But when I'm looking at the book as a whole, I felt that most of the poems were just ok. I do however really enjoy the writing and will most likely pick up more from this author.
I would recommend this book if you find the synopsis interesting.
This is my first R.H. Sin book, so I did not know what to expect going into it. I picked this up because I have heard amazing things about this authors work.
This collection of poetry is heavily focused on abusive relationships and past loves. I have never been in an abusive relationship, so I can not say if the poems were portraying it in a harmful way, but I liked all the poems in here. The book is over 250+ pages long, and I felt it getting repetitive towards the end. I don't think it needed to be that long. I also wish that there would have been more subjects. Some poems I related to and loved. But when I'm looking at the book as a whole, I felt that most of the poems were just ok. I do however really enjoy the writing and will most likely pick up more from this author.
I would recommend this book if you find the synopsis interesting.
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Overall, a good collection of short poetry. Various topics are covered and themes quickly emerge including recognizing one's worth and letting go of what hurts you. One issue I generally have with poetry of this nature is that the short format often fizzles out. Too often short poetry feels like the beginning of an idea or a snippet of a poem rather than a full one. This collection does a great job avoiding this. Despite the short format, many of these pack a punch. They are concise and tight, using their length to add power to their message.
This is the first collection I've read from Sin. There were many poems I really enjoyed and backed fully. Others felt a bit awkward or misguided. At the start of the book I expected to rate it highly but by the end there was quite a bit of repetition that made me lose interest. It was still a good collection, but harping on the same messages and themes pulled down the rating for me.
There is quite a bit of advice given to women specifically in this collection. There were some great empowering messages. However, some felt slightly odd coming from Sin. Words of encouragement were mixed with messages about men needing "to step up or lose their women to men like me." Lines like that made his intentions feel a bit tainted. He presents himself as a nice guy helping women, but also as deserving and slightly entitled. This contrast felt a bit problematic. The ones in which he provides advice without bringing himself into it felt stronger.
For the most part, Sin creates many fantastic images and gives helpful reminders to his readers. There were a few misses for me in this collection, but overall I enjoyed it.
Overall, a good collection of short poetry. Various topics are covered and themes quickly emerge including recognizing one's worth and letting go of what hurts you. One issue I generally have with poetry of this nature is that the short format often fizzles out. Too often short poetry feels like the beginning of an idea or a snippet of a poem rather than a full one. This collection does a great job avoiding this. Despite the short format, many of these pack a punch. They are concise and tight, using their length to add power to their message.
This is the first collection I've read from Sin. There were many poems I really enjoyed and backed fully. Others felt a bit awkward or misguided. At the start of the book I expected to rate it highly but by the end there was quite a bit of repetition that made me lose interest. It was still a good collection, but harping on the same messages and themes pulled down the rating for me.
There is quite a bit of advice given to women specifically in this collection. There were some great empowering messages. However, some felt slightly odd coming from Sin. Words of encouragement were mixed with messages about men needing "to step up or lose their women to men like me." Lines like that made his intentions feel a bit tainted. He presents himself as a nice guy helping women, but also as deserving and slightly entitled. This contrast felt a bit problematic. The ones in which he provides advice without bringing himself into it felt stronger.
For the most part, Sin creates many fantastic images and gives helpful reminders to his readers. There were a few misses for me in this collection, but overall I enjoyed it.