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lisamchuk's review against another edition
2.0
Did not finish. More poetry/poetic than I thought and while the shorts often started strong, I found they fizzled.
siriuslyabookbitch's review against another edition
4.0
These many tales leave the reader feeling validated and with a new sense of purpose in finding self love. I seriously can not praise this enough. It invokes so many emotions I simply cannot begin to describe. I highly recommend if you are in need of finding the strength within yourself to battle the monsters we all bare.
markalkman's review against another edition
3.0
It was ok, I enjoyed it - some poems/stories more than others. But overall it felt really repetitive. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mindset for this... but definitely not my favourite of hers.
renlou's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.0
There’s nothing wrong with this, I have some poems I’d revisit, it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I would recommend to a 12-14 girl though because I think it would be inspiring to someone of that age.
sheisinquisitive's review against another edition
4.0
"But you, my darling, have an army of all the stars, to fill your grief-filled days with the comfort you can hold onto.
You are not alone. With this endless universe above you that has given you the gift of existence. You are not alone."
What a stunning collection of poems and short stories!
Nikita Gill shows much talent, grace, and power in her pieces, especially those with illustrations. Her writing technique is unique, one I haven't seen in a while. The rhyming scheme varies across the writings, and she establishes the tone early on, giving each text a narrator with the right softness or aggression. I almost hear someone else reading to me as if it were a bedtime story on all the classic fairytales (though with Gill's twists).
I annotated many lines and dog-eared (yes, I'm one of those people) the corners of complete poems and short stories I want to refer back to someday. Part of me wishes I had read these poems early on in life. Instead of collecting dust for some time, I could've reached for Gill's book and developed a healthier, stronger, and more magical mindset in my teen years. Much of what she writes is empowering, especially for women and girls. You feel heard, seen, respected, and valued. Though I enjoyed her re-tellings of some classic fairytales, her more conceptual pieces pulled me in. There truly is a fierceness in her work. A balance across feminine rage, a calm sense of power and control, and the softness of a woman's touch and vision of the world. What resonated with me most were the few pieces on motherhood, colonization, and grief. How beautiful and heartbreaking.
And, this has to be said, what a captivating book cover! The more you look at it, the more details reveal themselves before you.
I hope to read more of her work soon!
You are not alone. With this endless universe above you that has given you the gift of existence. You are not alone."
What a stunning collection of poems and short stories!
Nikita Gill shows much talent, grace, and power in her pieces, especially those with illustrations. Her writing technique is unique, one I haven't seen in a while. The rhyming scheme varies across the writings, and she establishes the tone early on, giving each text a narrator with the right softness or aggression. I almost hear someone else reading to me as if it were a bedtime story on all the classic fairytales (though with Gill's twists).
I annotated many lines and dog-eared (yes, I'm one of those people) the corners of complete poems and short stories I want to refer back to someday. Part of me wishes I had read these poems early on in life. Instead of collecting dust for some time, I could've reached for Gill's book and developed a healthier, stronger, and more magical mindset in my teen years. Much of what she writes is empowering, especially for women and girls. You feel heard, seen, respected, and valued. Though I enjoyed her re-tellings of some classic fairytales, her more conceptual pieces pulled me in. There truly is a fierceness in her work. A balance across feminine rage, a calm sense of power and control, and the softness of a woman's touch and vision of the world. What resonated with me most were the few pieces on motherhood, colonization, and grief. How beautiful and heartbreaking.
And, this has to be said, what a captivating book cover! The more you look at it, the more details reveal themselves before you.
I hope to read more of her work soon!
_miraclegrow_'s review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
This really broke down into three parts for me. A fun beginning, a slow middle, and a nice conclusion. The middle made me put the book down for a while, but the ending poems were worth it.
There was a lot of feminine rage and about the power of being alone. I think it would’ve been a better read if there was also emphasis on even the important of friendship throughout rather than being dramatically alone.
There was a lot of feminine rage and about the power of being alone. I think it would’ve been a better read if there was also emphasis on even the important of friendship throughout rather than being dramatically alone.
bekahnikole's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0