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theatomicblonde22's review against another edition
5.0
Charly Cox is an absolute fucking revelation. I've never been interested in poetry really, but the raw and honest way she speaks about body image and the struggles of being a teen/young women growing up in an age with social media and toxic societal standards had me nearly in tears.
I initially heard about her through a podcast, and sadly let the book languish on my TBR shelf for months. It's such a small but powerful book. And since she recently announced her second volume of poetry will be coming out in October, I'm going to pre-order it ASAP!
I initially heard about her through a podcast, and sadly let the book languish on my TBR shelf for months. It's such a small but powerful book. And since she recently announced her second volume of poetry will be coming out in October, I'm going to pre-order it ASAP!
jdrosario_'s review
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
not awful, not amazing in my opinion. i love poetry but older poetry, not so much modern ones JSHCJDHF. these are still good though!! if you’re looking for poems about modern issues e.g body image, sex and consent, etc, this is the book for you!!
angreadseverything's review
emotional
sad
fast-paced
3.25
A really poignant poetry collection
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Mental illness
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pedophilia and Death
lenkusia's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
i think i would understand, connect to and therefore appreciate this book more if i read it in my twenties or thirties, not right now, when i’m sixteen and still quite inexperienced in life. i’ve had my first kiss, first crushes, ive struggled with mental health and body image to some point but that would be all. i think it would be better if i could reflect on my experiences while reading instead of imagining how they might go in the future. but yeah, its kind of my fault that i decided to read it right now. the poetry is definitely good and (obviously) beautifully written. loved it, wish i could relate to it a bit more but that’s on me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Misogyny
katylv's review
2.0
Was really looking forward to this, but in the end I found it was not my kind of thing - I think a lot more could have been said in a lot less words.