A review by bluefairybug
Remedy by Emily Bridget Taylor

hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

Although this is a poetry book, it's almost a kind of self-help book at the same time. I could feel the hurt and pain of the author upon reading her words. But there was a kind of comfort in that because it said that my hurt and pain is also okay and gave me the permission I need to heal myself. 

We've (probably) all had our heart broken at least once, so I think we could all relate to the poems in this book. They were both painfully raw, and beautifully healing. I found I had to pause often to just sit with the feelings they induced.  For me, that's the mark of good poetry. I could have read the whole book in 30 minutes or so, but I wouldn't have had the same appreciation for the words. 

Like the blurb says, I "refuse to be extinguished". My light will shine bright,  and I deserve to be loved.