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diary of a romantica, vol. I: lovers forgotten by Celia Martinez

5.0

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So I don’t read much poetry – it’s just never been my thing. I usually get bored and find it difficult to follow BUT I kept running into this author’s reels on my Instagram explore page and found all her videos so captivating that I kept watching more until I was stuck in an endless loop. I don’t know if it’s the way she writes poetry or if it’s the way she reads it with so much emotion in her voice. Either way, I pretty much ran to her website to buy the book as soon as I saw she had a paperback version of the book. The title really does hold up to the poems – the book perfectly describes being a hopeless (and hopeful) romantic in such a beautiful manner. The book covers topics such as heartbreak, longing, and self-worth. Honestly, reading some of the entries felt like I was reading my own inner thoughts, so it felt very relatable at times. I also really loved the concept of writing the book as a diary where the first poem starts in January and the rest are written in dated increments until we reach December – I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like that before, so it was very cool. I should also note that there were a few entries in Spanish which I didn’t mind at all – in fact, I quite enjoyed translating them and learning the beauty of those words.
Waiting eagerly for volume two to be released as a paperback!