Fading Into Bloom by Cheryl Haynes

This poetry collection focuses on the impact types of dementia can have on your loved one's and in this case the author's mother and captures the ways in which she can remember yet still be slowly fading at the same time. The book really captures the juxtaposition the condition can give with up's and down's the condition delivers over months in experience of observing and being witness to the sad changes dealt to have to face.

I Am Learning To Love Me: Story and Poetry Book by Aradhya Sharma

This poetry collection talks of the pain of heartbreak and the aftermath you are left with to adapt, rebuild and become yourself again by treating yourself with soft care and healthy boundaries. The book also has a section of Dear Me letters and affirmations, a series of self belief and self love encouragement pieces to end on and be left to sit with and reflect which was such a lovely way to make us reflect.

For Those Who Stayed by Thomas Veins

This was a beautiful collection of poetry about appreciation for moments in life that lead people to come in to your life and leave you with a lasting impression. Some stand out poems to me were: If You Want To Write, a simple poem about as it says quite literally if you want to write and to actually do so and get inspired. Almost Zero, about the chances of each of us being here by generations of choices made making our lives all collide now. Snowdrop, was a beautiful poem alikening the strength of a flower to grow through a harsh winter to the strength in life some people willingly take on their shoulders. You Should Be Here, about moments amplifying missing someone, even the mundane everyday ones, especially those. Loving A Writer, about the depth and the different lenses that anyone who writes sees through, reading people and scenario's and situations in multiple ways compared to others. It was a great collection of poems about various people and situations we encounter in life and showing appreciation for all they have given us.

The Change: A Healing Journey by Rae Greenwood

This poetry collection focuses on the change of how losing a baby can cause you to feel and how companionship in a surprising way by in the author's instance of a pet cat and in my own a pet bunny can help you find fragile hope and help you cope after such a loss that once seemed impassable.

The Loss: A Fragile Journey (The Journey Series: A Poetry Collection Book 1) by Rae Greenwood

This was a tender collection of poetry honouring a little one lost tragically too soon, early loss or chemical pregnancy which can sound clinical, is something a lot of us can experience and this book of poems perfectly captured how a pregnancy can change your life forever, even if you never got to hold your little one.

Fragments Of Love by Saraswat Dey

This collection of poetry focuses on all the small fragments of showing love in poems displaying illustrational line drawings with each poem to annotate the idea and meaning further. The stand out poem to me was easily, Before You Fall Asleep, a simple idea but deep feeling about the tender moments shared before sleep together with your loved one. The collection perfectly captures all the ways you feel from falling in love, the tender moments, the hard goodbyes, the way love lingers in various ways in every day moments and after a relationship ends too. A great collection that absolutely suits it's title, a beautiful collection of fragments of love captured.

A Garden in the Dark: Poems of quiet strength, blooming in silence by Emory Rivers

This poetry collection is all about reconnecting to yourself after being hurt by people through life and how moving on and leaving them in the past can be freeing and healing over time for yourself. Some stand out poems to me were: The Beauty Of Solitude, a relatable poem about enjoying your own company, not being lonely but content pleasing yourself. Holding Hands With Loneliness, spoke openly of the empty space being more welcoming and comfortable than guessing how another truly feels to leave you questioning and worried over feeling content. The Mirror's Reflection, was a really relatable poem about body imagie discomfort caused by others judgement before our own appreciation for what it can do. The Roads We Didn't Take, about versions of us that could've once existed had we made different choices in life. Some heavy and powerful poems to relate to.

I'll Leave A Light On by William Bortz

This poetry collection was tender and hopeful and the title poem especially about the act of choosing each other again and again was beautiful. Some stand out poems to me were: Grasping, especially stood out as the tender breath of connection between a baby and parent. Apple Picking, too, about the delight in simple things providing joy in family life daily. Even When The Day Is Over, about returning to the one you love after a day whether full of good or bad moments. Tourniquet, was a great ending poem to remind us all the pain we can inflict on ourselves we have the ability to prevent harming us. A beautiful concept collection of the light family and connection provides us with hope and love, always.

Things I Never Learned How To Say by Ever Grin

This poetry collection focuses on some hard hitting life topics from grief, self love, cutting off friends and relationships despite the hurt it can cause but protect you from. The collection reads as poems giving truly honest reflections on life issues and hard times faced which we can relate to.

Poetry Book Hidden Narrative by Sohini

This poetry collection focuses on the pain childhood can cause in trauma lingering on into adult life and how you can feel you were diminished instead of cherished and how you can struggle with attachment and feeling solitude is safer after everything you've faced. A deep feeling collection.

It Will Be Ok by Gracie Madison Elizabeth

This poetry collection tells of the author falling in love, all the emotions that came with it and the aftermath of the ending of said relationship and friendship. The book was beautifully set out with black on white type and illustrations throughout to annotate the poems too it was a sad but beautiful collection of poems that flowed easily telling the story of love and friendship and the effects of the break-up leading hack to the title, especially, with hindsight too.

Distorted Mirror: Truth Scars Can't Cover by Lesli Black

This poetry collection focuses on the trauma lingering long after childhood and the echoes that persevere into adulthood and upon reflection of your life compared to others your age. Especially how at surface level, such as in photo's, a family can look perfectly fine. The book also talks deeply on sexual trauma and how the effects of sexual assault can almost rewire you as a person struggling and existing in survival mode. A collection that cuts deeply and cuts no corners in the brave depth of honesty.

3AM Poems by Ashis Tiwari

This poetry collection focuses on the thoughts that creep in and linger during the night and echo in the day too from feeling low and unsure to feeling the story of how faking happy can be more draining and ultimately how writing and talking can help, especially making this collection I know so many will easily relate too from spending nights overthinking, ruminating and finding yourself unable to switch off and sleep.

Trauma's Witness by SaDee Hodge

This new poetry collection by SaDee holds nothing back alike in her other poetry collections about trauma and abuse in relationships and how the effect's linger set across six parts in the book. Some stand out poems of this collection to me were: The Graveyard Of Memories, was an epic poem of reclamation of your favourite things after the trauma caused and their lingering memories. Not Guilty, was such a sad and solemn poem of how the system can be so wrong for the victim's of crime. Shell-shock, was an absolutely honest match up between war and trauma and how so many terrible situations can be traumatic and cause lingering PTSD in years after the event happening and the way it's not just caused by wartime as can be so often mistaken for being the solo situation to be the only cause and effect of PTSD. I also was delighted to read the final part and learn that SaDee after everything bravely being retold has been supported and is feeling more positive currently too.

Sad Faery Poems 2 by T.L. MacRae

This new collection from T.L. MacRae was a great new no holding back continuation of her Sad poetry series, detailing highs and lows of feelings and relationships with reflections on past relationships, hopes for finding someone just like you to stay and lots of honest, raw and deep discussion on past abuse. A couple of stand out poems to me were: Unrequited Love, such a simple poem about the magic of liking soneone so much and the feelings they can evoke in you. Struggling, was an honest poem about trying an failing to make money last especially now it's so relatable to many especially more so when you've grown up living in poverty barely scraping by and being forced into picking and choosing which bills to pay. I loved how this collection ties back to discussing the other previous collections and is so empowering in owning making art from painful situations. The collection also ends on a hard reflective note on abuse and important messages about trust and love. I also appreciated the end acknowledgement note as a fellow self publishing writer, in a world changing I too feel often for the worse I agree with every word written and agree that writing is definitely the healthiest therapy for yourself.

The Witch Doesn't Drown In This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic) by Amanda Lovelace

This is a collection of empowerment poetry for anyone of any gender or sexual identity to step back and realise as people we should all just be more kinder and caring towards each other. The book especially does focus on the modern day ways that women having a voice has caused clashes of opinions especially about right to have opinions and show strength in choices only you can make over your body, the pro-choice debate and even if you can have a baby, infertility effects so many and isn't discussed or accepted enough still and is so taboo and it's refreshing to have a poetry collection openly writing to display all situations and experiences we can encounter. The title poem of the collection especially captures the sadness I think many of us feel especially if we've experienced toxic and draining relationships and overall this collection is a triumphant return to Amanda's poetry collections I've read and enjoyed before.

An Ode To Healing by Mira Patel

This poetry collection was hugely engaging and very moving, looking on situations that can be tough to face and make you feel rough in life situations you face. Some stand out poems to me were: Friends, about feeling like the after thought in many situations when people don't check in Double Life, about dressing to go out vs the house you live in falling apart a metaphorical look at trying to adapt and flourish into more than your surroundings can sufficate you in to feeling. The Girl Who Speaks In Smiles, was such a truthful and relatable poem about covering up sadness and trying to feel like you fit in by smiling to cover up how you truly feel for it being easier and less odd that saying actually, I'm not ok and having to face people asking simply why? Then not understanding you. Projection, was again, a really relatable poem about seeing your parents traits in yourself and how their views and opinions can be reflected back in the words they speak and the way they treat you too. Daydreamer, about being the observer and having a fantastic imagination others might not understand, especially relatable if growing up you were branded as shy not just silent and observing until you have something to contribute. This was easily one of the most relatable collections of poetry I've read and the honesty through the poems was courageous and made it all the more heartfelt.

The Size Of Your Joy by Elise Powers

This poetry collection perfectly captures the feelings of growing up as a girl becoming a woman and learning through life situations, how you grow, adapt and change and how you become aware of dangers to your safety especially unfortunately. Some stand out poems to me were: California, was a deeply hard hitting poem, especially having gone through a near same situation, panic attack and all. The poem, Inventory Of Unnecessary Apologies, was a really simple poem playing into it's title about all the silly things we say sorry for in life, like the old joke of saying sorry for always saying sorry! A Broken Rule, about self judgement by looking in mirrors and how we should all I feel too, be more animal, and love ourselves without seeing our physical selves and putting all our worth into looks alone not character. Generational Healing, was such a beautiful and aware poem, I wish we all treated daughters, nieces etc to embrace not desire to change their natural physique and accept how we're all meant to be as our unique selves. Part 2, another accompanying poem as well, was a lovely reflectional as time has passed further and showing a lovely progression. Savage, was such a deeply impressive and well thought out poem on all angles of becoming a mother from the literal, the physical and to the emotional equivalent of holding your heart in your arms and having to protect it forever more not being inside you safe from harm. Two Sides Of The Same Moon, was a tender and deeply moving poem about both sides of fertility and the truth of how fragile it can truly be. There was also a great poem about simply appreciating clouds, something simple yet magical like all the colours of the sky, shapes and textures we observe not often enough that nature gives us the simple beauty of to appreciate and enjoy observing yet often overlook It was a beautiful collection of simple ways to see joy in every day life and situations.

The Dogs I Have Kissed by Trista Mateer

This collection of poetry details the all consuming feelings of falling deep in love and wanting to stay together before we read how it can unravel and leave you reeling and coping with your feelings. Keys On The Coffee Table, was a powerful poem of freedom and escape from feeling trapped in a relationship too when it can be a toxic situation and was easily the stand out poem of this collection to me for being so simple, leave a bad situation if you don't feel loved or happy there or in that relationship, a very important core message to take away from the collection.

To Be Loved By A Poet by Michael J Schiuma

This poetry collection literally does as it says and tells us of how a poet felt so deeply for his beloved. A couple of stand out poems to me were: Mine To Lose, was a beautiful poem about how we can easily lose sight of the weight of precious love in the heat of an argument and how it can ruin and sever Space, was a poem about longing for love that has left leaving you feeling deeply sad at the end of the time together. It was a beautiful collection capturing how it is to feel so deeply encompassed in love but the turmoil of loss and grief of it as well, the beauty and pain of having the chance to feel the depths of emotions so fully.

The Art Of Loving Yourself by Nana Juste

This poetry collection is set into three parts: Healing, Boundaries and acceptance/integration telling a poetic story of healing through to accepting how life was and now is and all endured along the way to alter your feelings. From shrinking to fit in, having boundaries, to respect yourself first before serving up time to people who would use or waste it unappreciatively and how you flourish through learning, growing into the adult your child self once needed, craving the necessary love to feel able to flourish. A lot of the poems talk about how being present for yourself isn't loneliness but healing and solitude to learn to be comfortable alone, a necessity when you will always have yourself in this life. The book absolutely owned it's title and clearly maps a way to approach your own self reflections on life as you grow, progress and reflect on everything you've experienced and find yourself relating to multiple poems in this collection.

Mama Poems by Melody Li

This poetry collection was as the title says, poems by a mama about her experience becoming a mum and embracing all it entails. A couple of stand out poems to me were: Seeds And Fruit, about the sizing and changing baby growing in fun comparisons to foods. We All Just Need To Sleep, was a tender look into life trying to adapt and sleep with a new one, in a comfortable way for all and no judgement to achive said rest much needed! These poems are so precious capturing the delight and pain in pregnancy and the joy and bliss as well as testing times in raising baby too.

After You Notice by OCTAVIA OCTAVIANO

This poetry collection focuses on all the ways of fulfilling your heart and doing want you need to or want to do versus making someone else happy, even if it is work, you need to fulfil your own desire, doing it despite maybe failing ahead but pleasing yourself first.

Every Constellation by Shannon Sonnenberg-Pietila

This poetry collection focuses on the first experience of love and a relationship that shapes you and your idea of love, lust and most importantly trust. Perfectly capturing the highs and lows of young desire and love that felt endless until doubts in trust make cracks and a split occurs.

On This Beautiful Day by Genevieve Luke

This poetry collection reads as if for a wedding, each one usable as speeches but is also just a beautiful collection of poetic words of how love can make you feel and appreciate. Some stand out poems to me were: Evergreen, was a beautiful poem to celebrate how life and love can be like the seasons renewing. Twenty Questions, was a great poem and engaging for people to get involved with. THE ALPHABET OF LOVE, was an incredibly simple poetic look at making the alphabet for a couple in love a set of rules to live by styled A-Z. The collection is full of stunning poetic imagery from seasons to daily life feelings, finding beauty in the every day mundane feeling more spectacular in love and with your beloved. A brilliant collection to spark inspiration from for poetry or indeed, a wedding speech!

This Book Has No Ending by Shannon Sonnenberg-Pietila

This was a beautiful collection of poetry in which each poem serves up hope and realization on reflection about life and love especially self love and putting first yourself always to be truly happy.

Secrets Make You Sick by Sarah Erin

This poetry collection was a raw and unfiltered look into life coping with mental health, bipolar and the effects in life and all the ups and downs it brings. Some stand out poems to me of this collection, focussed on pregnancy loss especially from an unexpected pregnancy and the pain of the sudden experience. There was also a lot of poems about the effects of bipolar and how being misunderstood by others can leave you feeling so sad and worse as your condition can be viewed so negatively by others unwilling to take time to educate themselves.

The Graveyard Of My Mind by Matilda Reed

This poetry collection focuses on the depths of the minds most buried moments and feelings with a fabulous title to sum it up nicely. Some stand out poems to me were: Show Vs Tell, about showing love over voicing it with words. Taking, about someone you love only taking your light and only giving darkness back. Under Educated, was an incredible poem of how reading words versus reading the one you love is so different. Powerful Pens, about reclaiming your voice and power over past pain with words and ink, hence the power of the pen. The Giver/Self Care, about how being the giver drains you so much to finally put yourself first. It was a brilliant collection of thoughts through life captured and spilled as poetry alike laying down life to rest and reset your mind as much as possible.

Don't Let Your Figs Rot by Nana Juste

This poetry collection focuses on figs as a metaphor in various ways gor all the chances available to pick from in life. The Tree Was Heavy, about the branches life gives you some heavy, some light and joyful but overall can make you overthink the choices. All The Lives I Didn't Live and lots of poems especially in the final few poems of the book talk openly and honestly of the pain of choices made and the ones never taken that linger in their own form of grief. It was a beautiful collection of poetry to sit with and read in one go and the fig metaphor was brilliantly executed throughout the collection.

In The Sky by Irene R

This short poetry collection captures the feelings of raw grief the impact and the aftermath of such a terrible situation and if you've experienced grief, specifically child loss, this will really resonate with you in how you feel changed from how life was before and expected to be hopes distorted and altered forever until you slowly over time heal into a new version of you.

Across The Room by Shannon Sonnenberg-Pietila

This poetry collection details all the thoughts and feelings from relationships and friendships and how the depth of our feelings can be overpowering before empowering for us to live and learn from. The title poem of the collection was a beautiful heart-breaking story of how you can see a cycle forming, happening and repeating.

Sad Faery Poems by T.L. MacRae

This was a wonderful collection of poetry written over a single month capturing feelings as they come, to sit with them and produce this collection of poetic art. Telling the story of real life experiences whilst also being educational about relationships and what the good and bad can be like to deal with after relationships upon reflection. Some stand out poems were: Little White Feather, about angels and death in signs. Addict, about escape in alcohol or medication to deal with feelings to cope. October 15th, about anorexia and craving to feel small and dainty. Broke, about trying to fight against poverty and lacking money despite trying so hard feeling it's useless and futile but trying and needing to. Gratitude, about all the things you can achieve when turning hopes into action and this whole collection of poetry! This was a great collection and flowed so well too, a brilliant idea to write a collection through a month too.

In Case You Don't Want Forever by Shannon Sonnenberg-Pietila

This poetry collection focuses on the storytelling nature on reflection of a relationship from the joys and desire to the years suddenly ending and all the thoughts and feelings encountered from broken promises of a future and the break-up aftermath as it's effects ricochet in life and surrounding friends and family.

The Fall by Ashley H Quinn

This collection of poetry was beautiful and evocative on how the seasons change and reach into each other learning or teaching and growing. Poems 6 & 7, were beautiful poems talking of the joy leaves bring children and the colours going out in a riot as the final act of the seasons hurrah. Capturing the essence of joy in the changing seasons of growth and renewal too, a fantastic collection.

I Am An Ocean by Shannon Sonnenberg-Pietila

This was a beautiful book of poetry about finding the strength and beauty of yourself and putting yourself first for your happiness over sacrificing parts of you to please someone else. A true collection of poetry in a live and you learn look at at life style.

Letters From My Shadow by Yvette De Vito

This collection of poetry befits the title as from the darkness come the deeper, raw and honest feelings around life situations you can face. Some stand out poems to me were: Internet Crush, about online dating and feeling lonelier trying it feeling it's aike online shopping seeing faces on a screen and a few words only to pick and choose from. Different People To Different People, how others can treat us so differently depending on relationship and feelings, kind, cruel, happy, sad etc. Track Marks, how people can be as addictive as drugs with how they can make you feel. Travellers, feeling like you're a temporary stop for people until a better love or person comes along. Numb, about appreciating feeling anything even pain literally. Gifts, about how nice physical gifts can be but the delight of the gifts being the depths of feelings truly shown is much more precious.

Hello Is Goodbye by Michaela Bush

This poetry collection focuses on the many ways hello inevitably leads to or is simply, goodbye. Too Much and Ice Bullet, about feeling not enough for anyone even friends and Seen, another poem on waiting for a reply to see them posting with others and still not having the decency to reply to you, completely capturing the title of the collection in a single poem right there.

Counting Stars by Pressy Moon

This poetry collection focuses on the deep moments of life we experience as we grow older. Some stand out poems of this collection to me were: Reflections, a poem about the joy of love and the illusion that it's easily breakable. Feeling For Two, about how you can be so deeply hurt and feel so much despite them not being seemingly affected. This time I’ll stay silent, about how someone you love can say such cruel things yet you forgive them for the feeling they provide you with feeling loved. There Will Be Days and Being the Light, about how growing up even through years as an adult you will face hurt and pain, learning as you continue to live and adapt theough it all and alike the collection title, counting stars is an option we all grow up often delighting in doing so and how as we grow up we often overlook the child like joy that brings over how often as adults we count the scars of bad times over good.

My Love Scars by Nilakshi Garg

This poetry collection was really concise and flowed really well, lots of short poems that were simple in writing and big on impact with felings. Some stand out poems to me were: 11, was a poem about the darkest hours of the day being harder with grief or loss of a loved one you face. 15, feeling cold after loss, like life has lost the joy from it. 52, about the the beauty in feeling broken or having flaws and finding the beauty in realising we're all flawed and alike in some way. A beautiful collection to appreciate all our feelings, positive or negative we encounter.

Imperfection by Divya Narayana V

This poetry collection focuses on as the title says, Imperfection, on what we perceive as such. Discussing depression, self doubt, time racing away, finding comfort in darkness and facing the day in your armour of make-up and costume to face others judgement in encouters. What Is My Worth, about how we all view each other with different eyes but mostly judge ourselves harsher than other would do. A collection full of depth and raw emotional honesty.

Conversations About Christmas: A Collection of Poems About Christmas Time by T.L. MacRae

This collection focuses on, as the title says, poems that openly talk about Christmas and the festive season. The collection to me reads as a series of poetic storytelling essays covering topics of Christmas, love and loss in the supposed best season openly discussing the depths of dark times but also the joy simple seasonal things like festive films and music can bring. The Miscarriage , was a heartbreaking poem especially losing a pregnancy, it feels like a cruel twist from a wonderful gift of hope and joy. My Only Christmas Wish, was such a relatable poem about not settling for less than basic, decent respect and love. I myself related to the collection for the fact that usually the season is portrayed to be a happy time yet, in my family nearly every day in December is often an anniversary of someone's death and a reminder they're no longer with us. A great collection if you too find the festive season not always delightful and happy.

Soft Is Still Strong by Mira M. Wynn

These 100 short sentence/poems reach out with gentle statements of truth and reflection especially in how rest and saying no can make you richer in emotion for yourself if you give so much to others and end up drained and depleted for you. A beautiful collection to remind us all to make time for ourselves too.

Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell

This collection of poetry focuses on life, if sad, in love, heartbroken or feeling lonely. It was an empowering, relatable and encouraging collection to sit and feel your own life moments echoing. One particular poem, to build a house, how love can be the architecture of a person's body and soul, the way they treat you telling you it's love, truly a beautiful poem of this collection that sums up the whole book celebrating love, rather nicely I feel.

Reckless Roses by Sarah A. Bailey

The book focuses on a love triangle between August and Zach, two brothers and Elena, a girl who both brothers desire yet she's with Zach initially, despite feeling a pull towards August too. From first love to forever love it was a story keeping you hooked in the characters lives as they develop and they carve new paths in life. It had a great twist ending that I was surprised by and didn't see coming in a good unexpected drama way. I will say there is strong language and sexual references so it's definitely a 16+ in language use not for younger readers.

Dear Me At Sixteen by Shannon Sonnenberg-Pietila

This poetry collection focuses on the way as we look back and reflect on life as the teenagers we were that could help those going through those equally tough and formative years hopefully relax and adapt and realise life in your teens is all about embracing chances and first's without taking life too serious. The collection goes beyond the superficial parts of life in teens where we often found ourselves focusing on looks being the thing that worries and matters most to embracing who you are at your core mattering more importantly. A fantastic collection for any teen growing up worrying and realising actually life should be all about relaxing on what we can't change and adapting to embrace what we can control to become a stronger, healthier version instead.

Getting Through What You're Going Through: Notes and Poems for Hoping and Becoming by Tanner Olson

This collection of poetry and notes included to add depth to the story of the creation of this collection opens us to all look around us and accept what we can or cannot control, just ease. From discussing the pressures of stress and how they can make you physically ill in various ways, for example, my own mum has suffered with Psoriasis from stress with no previous experience in any of her sixty years of life she'd live through including some rough times. The book reminds us to hold Hope and Grace and believe life can get better through all the tough times we face. The poem, Grief, was simple in reading but full of deep feelings and emotions. Not All Growth Is Seen, too, was a strong poem about depth over natural observation at surface level. Let Change Come, how we should embrace the good and bad of life that shapes us especially as we often can't stop it happening. It's a book about embracing life and getting outside enjoying nature and connection with others too and the snapshots captured of life and discussed in the book are delightful and eye-opening. A book to leave you feeling able to relate to many aspects and comforted that we often all face similar hards times.

Drowned Promises by Sara Simic

TW Alcohol abuse and violence. Growing up in an abusive household witnessing alcoholism turn into violent outbursts and hearing her father beat her mother, Rose escapes at night and meets a kind young fisherman, William, who's straight talking and kind to her. An aspiring artist, Rose gets through life dreaming of escaping to Paris to become a famous artist, yet, the pull to William is a strong bond she doesn't want to say goodbye. With a serious undercurrent to the whole book about abusive households and addiction, where love is not always displayed in a healthy way and showing to have passion to follow your dreams despite adversity is possible. There was also clever cover imagery and choice of colours tying in the plot line nicely and I enjoyed the characters soulmate style intertwined story too.

Painting Through The Rough by David Aro

Dex is a student with a strong work ethic instilled by his parents to strive for the best grades and high athleticism to achieve whatever career he desires in future, if only he can learn to control his temper which gets him into trouble risking his future achievements. However, whilst being banned from golf due to his temper, he meets artistic Hazel who together, they discover a passion for an art project that can benefit them both and brings two people unexpectedly closer together in a slow burn bond of understanding. Seeing the characters building up their trust in each other was beautiful and so realistic too especially as teenage life can be a tricky time emotionally to navigate as we see in the characters separate issues throughout the book. Also, as a girl who grew up playing golf myself as a kid and always drawing or reading I really loved the book for engaging us in thinking and appreciating the sport of golf not regularly used in children's or teen fiction and the book being written in a good flowing verse style too was engaging and more interesting to read as mini poems supplying the storyline to unfold that way too, a fabulous book to review!

Before the Full Weight: Carrying You Always by Miriam Oglesby

This poetry collection was short and tender focusing on the loss of babies and miscarriage. Carrying You, was a tender poem, how once conceived you will always feel a link to baby and being a mum whatever circumstance, in life or death. A poetry collection to make you feel how precious life is.

The Meth Diaries by SaDee Hodge

I always enjoy SaDees poetry, each collection is gritty, gripping and ripe with raw emotion in each line, stanza, verse and always flows so well detailing her story. This collection focuses as you can gather from the title about drug abuse and the effect it has on your life and others around you and how addiction occurs trying to cope with deep pain and trauma. There's no holding back, a raw and real look at life dealing with addiction and it's effects on your life and those around you.