I wanted to love this book. Unfortunately, I struggled to read it. There was no natural flow and reading each new poem felt like a stop and start activity. I believe this style of poetry is better read out loud and for that I can't be too upset. However, I also found a lot of the poems to be the same just written differently. It truly felt like I was reading the same poem over and over.

There were a few poems I liked, but none that really spoke to me.

I am definitely disappointed, I don't often rate books low, so this is just all around a bummer.

I would not recommend this book to my friends.

Where do I even start with this one?

The book consists almost entirely of one-liners.
Lots of these one liners had the same theme & the same words. (Sooo many poems about people not being deserving, broken but beautiful, daydreaming)
If the author would have chosen to collect those poems similar to each other, he would’ve ended up with actual poems, instead of empty one liners.

I may appear to be mad at the one liners but I’m not. What I’m truly mad about is the ego of the author.
Example:
“My response.
Fuck the writers
Who write irrelevant things
About me
Because they’re incapable
Of writing anything as relevant
As what I’ve written”
....bro, you’re poems are all the same,get over yourself and take a seat.
But that’s not the part that had me raging.
It was this:
“Arm raised.
[...] and most of the hate
I’ve received from other writers
Is derived from
Their inability to achieve
What I’ve achieved”

He repeats the same things over and over and over again. You’ve wondered if you haven’t read this poem already..they all sound the same.
The fake deep hides the fact, that his poems have no real content. Hes super busy telling you how many people do not deserve him, how women are basically god and the feminism is so heavy on this, that it makes me question if it’s real.

To underline my reason for rating this book the way I did:

“Aqua.
Drink more water
And stay away from people
With negative attitudes
And petty behavior”

All in all, pretty underwhelming &overrated.

It isn’t often that a poetry book is written to empower women, to encourage the broken-hearted and to challenge its readers to love themselves more. This is, however, one such book. It urges people to be strong and to not settle for less than they deserve in either a partner or in life. This book highlights the importance of loving yourself and is a positive force in the battle for equality. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4/5 stars : highly recommended!

Originally posted on: The Quirky Book Nerd

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

I am so conflicted over this collection of poetry. Having enjoyed the previous two collections of r.h. Sin’s work that I’ve read, I really wanted to love this one. And at first, I was once again pulled in by his words. Unfortunately, my expectations were a bit too high, and I ended up feeling very disappointed by this collection as a whole. The quality writing that I have come to expect from Sin is definitely there, but the power and impact of his words is severely lacking.

The biggest issue that I have with this compilation is how incredibly repetitive it is. At the very beginning, the poems are deceptively unique. They are extremely reminiscent of his previous works, but not so much that they are completely uninteresting to read. However, it quickly goes downhill, as each poem begins to feel like the last—variations of the same exact story. Nothing is inherently bad about the poems themselves—they are still well-written—but the ideas and themes in them repeat to the point of monotony.

This collection feels very much like it is made up of cookie cutter poetry instead of many distinct pieces that come together to form a unified work. Everything ties together, but this is due to the fact that each piece comes across like it is the same exact poem articulated in a different way. It sucks out all of the emotion in the message he is trying to convey through his words, and things begin to feel forced. The poems start feeling cheesy rather than meaningful, and they take on an unappealing hollowness.

There are still plenty of redeemable qualities about r.h. Sin’s poetry, particularly the general beauty of his words. With his talent, I feel as though he could easily do so much better than this. If he varied his topics, even staying within the theme of love, betrayal, and eventual empowerment, this would have been a much more interesting and impactful reading experience. This has caused me to lose some enthusiasm about reading Sin’s work, but I will still be giving some of his other collections a try.

I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. And I am going to be honest. I liked R.H. Sin’s first book of poetry, but I feel like everything after it is just a carbon copy. I can’t bring myself to get through this one.

Amazing work which included pieces that made my heart ache, my brain start ticking & myself feel closure from some experiences in my life. Wonderful job by r.h sin