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119 reviews

My father's eyes, my mother's rage by Rose Brik

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

This book was very enjoyable, the author included a range of topic and her writing made you feel the emotions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

It has good methods and makes you think in a certain perspective. However I feel like i couldn't relate to it. Like I was only reading it for the sake of it.

Twenty Something by Ron Lim

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book was incredibly relatable and hit home for me, I was nodding along whilst reading. 

Life after you by Hayley Grace

challenging inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

I enjoyed reading Hayley's poems, this book was so relatable and it sometimes me to tears. My favorite chapter has to be the last chapter "Life After You". 

Buy Yourself the Damn Flowers by Tam Kaur

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

I found this audio book very helpful and informative, it helped me see things in a different perspective and really think about how to improve better.

Fragile Feelings, Part One - Hurting by Iris Rose

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book made me cry when I first started to read it, I could relate to all the poems and relate to the authors feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

Being a Woman by Mya G. Wolf

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this book and found the poetry relatable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism

The Space Between Us: Poetry and Prose by Zack Grey, Courtney Peppernell

funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed reading this book, it was an easy read and it was amazing to see the different writing styles between Zack and Courtney. Whilst Courtney's poems were good, ngl there were moments I fell for Zack's writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

We All Have Our Moments by Liz Cowley

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed reading this book, the poems were relatable and I liked that the the writing was different to the usual poetry style. 

Sunshine by Melissa Lee-Houghton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

The author went into detail with her writing, it was raw. For me it made me a bit uncomfortable🫠