Sea Glass Secrets by Julia Reesor

This poetry collection looks at the effects of childhood trauma and grief all while being the youngest, yet the strongest kid having to look after the siblings. How family and a house doesn't make a home that's stable or happy and we see how you can be masking your life and feelings away from the house to try cover up the fact that nothing is ok. The poetry also talks how over time you can come to realise being your own best friend first matters because in life, you will always have yourself despite others, they can come and go and be unreliable. The collection title and plot talking of the beauty in sea glass on the shore, literally and relating to life, being mishapen and shattered over time, a great play in tying the theme and nature's effect. The collection was written in lovely flowing stanza's, easy to read and more impactful to the flow of the serious nature of the poetry telling the story of Julia's experience growing up.