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A review by shanehawk
Into The Forest And All The Way Through by Cynthia Pelayo
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
5.0
Cina broke my heart and scattered it around like the title in the cover design. Ouch!
Am I a diehard true crime fan? No.
Do I watch Netflix's true crime offerings? No.
Did I find this poetry collection to be top notch? Yes.
I struggled with the content within these pages, for they hold lots of grief, pain, sorrow, and unforgettable loss. Horror is my favorite genre. Love monsters, love blood, love creepiness. But true crime is another monster. It's real. These things have happened to real people. I cannot separate myself from a true crime documentary the way I can from a horror movie.
I'm no poetry connoisseur, but I know heartfelt and intelligent prose when I see it. Cina painted these pages with beautiful words about beautiful lost women and girls. I dedicated my debut book to my girlfriend, but also all missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. It's such a terrible issue in my community, but Cina has broadened her scope to include all females, not just those in tribes.
Once I found out about her primary mission with this collection, I had to buy a paperback copy and support her. Cina's got my support moving forward, and I highly anticipate her release of Children of Chicago.
Am I a diehard true crime fan? No.
Do I watch Netflix's true crime offerings? No.
Did I find this poetry collection to be top notch? Yes.
I struggled with the content within these pages, for they hold lots of grief, pain, sorrow, and unforgettable loss. Horror is my favorite genre. Love monsters, love blood, love creepiness. But true crime is another monster. It's real. These things have happened to real people. I cannot separate myself from a true crime documentary the way I can from a horror movie.
I'm no poetry connoisseur, but I know heartfelt and intelligent prose when I see it. Cina painted these pages with beautiful words about beautiful lost women and girls. I dedicated my debut book to my girlfriend, but also all missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. It's such a terrible issue in my community, but Cina has broadened her scope to include all females, not just those in tribes.
Once I found out about her primary mission with this collection, I had to buy a paperback copy and support her. Cina's got my support moving forward, and I highly anticipate her release of Children of Chicago.