Reviews

That Ex by Rachelle Toarmino

3vi333's review

4.0

there’s a line in this that says ‘aren’t all names ghosts?’ and I think I’ll be thinking about that for the rest of my life

freechasetoday's review

5.0

I didn’t plan to read this all at once but suddenly I was more than halfway through and couldn’t stop. Like staying up late reading twitter threads that I’ll never be able to find again. Lots of heart in these poems, lots of life. And “all the dumb voices we used with each other.”

The millennial love poems I didn’t know I needed.

bigmommabookhoe's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

michellehogmire's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

gagne's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

babydmarie's review

5.0

That Ex is a feat, a tightrope walk of humor, and wisdom, and heart. Read these poems to be proud of being an ex, but also to bask in the dazzling hope for life and love after lost love. These poems are whip smart and relatable, but ultimately there is no one like Rachelle Toarmino. The world is a little better and brighter having her work in it, and I simply cannot wait to continue to read more from her in the future. This is a bedside table book, I love having the chance to reach for its bright pink cover right before bed or first thing in the morning. I look forward to devouring it over and over and over again.

hignah's review

emotional funny fast-paced

5.0