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While I was reading this collection, my mind was singing "I need somebody who can love me at my worst...." And that too the you-know-who's version 💟 Exactly for Rupi Kaur's readers! You will not be disappointed with this collection. It's that this feels like the younger version of Rupi Kaur's poetry collection. The lines are genuine and, no doubt, you will feel connected to the written words as soon as you start reading them. Go
for this collection. The nostalgia hits you right. Thank you, author and Exactly for Rupi Kaur's readers! You will not be disappointed with this collection. It's that this feels like the younger version of Rupi Kaur's poetry collection. The lines are genuine and, no doubt, you
will feel connected to the written words as soon as you start reading them. Go for this collection. The nostalgia hits you right. Thank you, author and the publisher, for the advance reading copy.
May 12, 2022 Anastasia⚘ rated it it was amazing
5☆ Ahh, I absolutely adored it! This poetry collection was so sweet and tender and in the same time so raw and relatable.
And I loved how the story was floating through out four sections. I would just highly recommend reading it! Here I just leave some quotes that I liked the most, cause why not :) "you cannot use someone "i keep shouting who am i "and when the shore Ahh, I absolutely adored it! This poetry collection was so sweet and tender and in the same time so raw and relatable. And I loved how the story was floating through out four sections. I would just highly recommend reading it! Here I just leave some quotes that I liked the most, cause why not :) "you cannot use someone "i keep shouting who am i "and when the shore "ask your inner child what they want, and give it to them. you owe it to yourself to live this life in your wild. you owe it to yourself to find out who you are." "it’s like i have a resistance to wholeness
else’s map
to find yourself"
into the void
the echo screams back
whoever you want to be"
seems out of reach
don’t forget that
you can always ju
else’s map
to find yourself"
into the void
the echo screams
back
whoever you want to be"
seems out of reach
don’t forget that
you can always just float for a while"
more comfort in being broken"
Oct 13, 2021 Mariah rated it really liked it
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley. I was quite surprised
to find myself getting teary eyed at multiple points in this book. It wasn't until I finished the very last sentence of the acknowledgements that the tears fell and I felt a near cathartic release. Like a convers I was quite surprised to find myself getting teary eyed at multiple points in this book. It wasn't until I finished the very last sentence of the acknowledgements that the tears fell and I felt a near cathartic release. Like a conversation with someone who knows you, gets you, truly understands you. Someone who puts their phone away as soon as you sit down because there's nothing on there that could
be more interesting that anything you could have to say. What an absolute breath of fresh air in a genre that has long started to feel oversaturated and often derivative and even performative.
Sometimes fate is kind enough to deliver what I like to call "'Right book at the right time."
So, for the record, here's my note of thanks to the universe for this one. I was in sore need of it.
Relief. This read like relief.
Sometimes fate is kind enough to deliver what I like to call "'Right book at the right time."
So, for the record, here's my note of thanks
to the universe for this one. I was in sore need of it.
Relief. This read like relief.
I am learning that this is not about me - stop trying to break me too I read this book in one day and even though I don’t read that many poetry books, I liked this one. I keep shouting who am I
This is about you
I am healed, I am
whole
I am enough
You are in pieces
You are broken
You need healing on your own
But (there’s always a but, huh?) something was missing, something wasn’t right to me.
But I can’t really explain it.
Into the void
The echo screams back
Whoever you want to be
you deserve to be loved without condition.
you are enough.
without trying
harder.
without learning new things.
without accomplishments.
without success.
without getting bigger or smaller.
without getting smarter.
without improvements.
without changing anything at all.
you are enough, just as you are.
This woman knows how to write. holy moly. She seemed to look deep into my soul and rip the words out. Beautiful, raw, empowering and devoted. Absolutely incredible would highly recommend.
Sep 24, 2021 Beatriz rated it it was amazing
I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley. I enjoyed reading this book so much! I was so surprised when I read a poem regarding astrology, which is a subject I truly love -- happy to know that the author is also a scorpio sun. Every poem is full of emotion and beautifully written. She's very talented and I'm glad I chose this book. The illustrations throughout the book are also
beautiful. I enjoyed reading this book so much! I was so surprised when I read a poem regarding astrology, which is a subject I truly love -- happy to know that the author is also a scorpio sun. Every poem is full of emotion and beautifully written. She's very talented and I'm glad I chose this book. The illustrations throughout the book are
also beautiful.
Jun 18, 2022 Mery ✨ rated it really liked it
4/5 Sometimes fate is kind enough to deliver what I call the "Right book at the right time." A pretty good poetry book. Loved it Sometimes
fate is kind enough to deliver what I call the "Right book at the right time." A pretty good poetry book. Loved it
Jun 21, 2022 tanya rated it really liked it
read this in a sitting in barnes and nobles. thoroughly enjoyed every moment of reading this! truly captured the pain and desperation of wanting a lover to stay.
Oct 02, 2021 Andrea rated it liked it
This poetry collection is divided into 4 parts: It's mostly about unrequited love, loneliness and finding who you are. The poems in
the please love me at my worst section were definitely my favorites. As in any other poetry collection, some of the poems I really liked and felt like were reading right into my soul, and others I just felt meh about. Overall, I think it was a pretty soli
It's mostly about unrequited love, loneliness and finding who you are. The poems in the please love me at my worst section were definitely my favorites. As in any other poetry collection, some of the poems I really liked and felt like were reading right into my soul, and others I just felt meh about. Overall, I think it was a pretty solid and cohesive collection. My overall favorites are on the longer side, but I'll leave some of my shorter faves here: someone, anyone saying i have trust issues what do you do when how can i love myself i keep shouting who am i here i am A huge thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the e-ARC in exchange of an honest and voluntary review
- please love my inner child
- please love me at my worst
- please love me for who i am
- please love who i'm becoming
- please love my inner child
- please love me at my worst
- please love me for who i am
- please love who i'm
becomingwhen will
i stop falling in love
with the idea of a person
please tell me
why can't i kick the feeling
that we were supposed to be together
would imply i have any trust left
i just have issues
you choose someone and
they do not choose you back
if i don't know who i am
into the void
the echo screams
back
whoever you want to be
simultaneously
all that i've ever been
and everything i could become
Oct 08, 2021 ًm rated it liked it
arc provided for by netgalley for an honest review This is a poetry collection that was
carefully divided into four separate parts— “please love my inner child”, “please love me at my worst”, “please love me for who i am”, and “please love me who i am becoming”. It’s overall theme was about finding who you are and in-depth loneliness. I don’t tend to read poetry but so many of these poems i felt so strongly about and encouraged me to read more. It was a very enjoyable collection and would love t This is a poetry collection that was carefully divided into four separate parts— “please love my inner child”, “please love me at my worst”, “please love me for who i am”, and “please love me who i am becoming”. It’s overall theme was about finding who you are and in-depth loneliness. I don’t tend to read poetry but so many of these poems i felt so strongly about and encouraged me to read more. It was a very enjoyable collection and would love to read more by the
author.
Sep 20, 2021 Aislin rated it liked it
This little book of poems is divided into four sections generally by theme and
chronological order. For the most part, I really enjoyed these poems! The standouts for me were the poems about grief, coming out as bisexual, and loving your inner child. Those poems in particular were really great!
I felt like the poems about love/relationships/breakups/romance were good too, but began to blur together after a while. As with any collection of this type of poetry, different poems will probably appeal This little book of poems is
divided into four sections generally by theme and chronological order. For the most part, I really enjoyed these poems! The standouts for me were the poems about grief, coming out as bisexual, and loving your inner child. Those poems in particular were really great!
I felt like the poems about love/relationships/breakups/romance were good too, but began to blur together after a while. As with any collection of this type of poetry, different poems will probably appeal more to different
readers and I think there's a bit of variety here that will appeal to different types of people.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! ...more
Dec 22, 2021 Shay rated it liked it
"does anyone want to trade brains i’d like a quieter one" This book is for you if... you like poetry about growing to love yourself. RTC CAWPILE Rating: 6.86/10 This book is for you if... you like poetry about growing to love yourself.
Stars: 3/5 Stars
An enjoyable read, and has some incredible lines.
RTC
CAWPILE Rating: 6.86/10
Stars: 3/5 Stars
An enjoyable read, and has some incredible lines.
It was an ok collection. There was a few strong pieces.
2.5 ✨ rounded down. I want to kindly thank Andrews McMeel Publishing, NetGalley and Michaela Angemeer for giving this book in exchange for an honest review. A pretty mediocre poetry
collection at times, but also pretty relatable at other times. please love my inner child As I said, there were poems I enjoyed and I agreed with, like: if you keep trying to fix other people I want to kindly thank Andrews McMeel Publishing, NetGalley and
Michaela Angemeer for giving this book in exchange for an honest review. A pretty mediocre poetry collection at times, but also pretty relatable at other times. please love my inner child As I said, there were poems I enjoyed and I agreed with, like: if you keep trying to fix other people and to my
inner child - you are enough Once in a while there was a drawing or sketch with some writing and those were cute. One of my favourite poems was: remember, Overall, it was a nice one.
It is divided into 4 sections:
please love me at my worst
please love me for who i am
please love who i'm becoming
it's you that's bro
It is divided into 4 sections:
please love me at my worst
please love me for who i am
please love who i'm becoming
it's you that's broken
i am sorry you never learned
how the words
i love you
were supposed to feel
i am sorry
you were ignored
i am sorry
you were never told
you are like the moon
you can choose how
where and when
you reveal yourself
Rating: 3.25 🌟 First and foremost, I'd like to express my gratitude to Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this copy. Disclaimer: This review is solely based on my own opinion. you deserve to be loved without condition. you are enough without trying harder. without learning new things. without accomplishments. without success. without getting bigger or
smaller. without getting smarter. without improvements. without changing anything at all. you are enough, just you are- you are enough j First and foremost, I'd like to express my gratitude to Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this copy. Disclaimer: This review is solely based on my own opinion. you deserve to be loved without condition. you are enough
without trying harder. without learning new things. without accomplishments. without success. without getting bigger or smaller. without getting smarter. without improvements. without changing anything at all. you are enough, just you are- you are enough just as you are. Among all the other poetries throughout this collection of poems, this one had my heart. Otherwise, I didn't connect with most of the poems. It's just that the poetry reminded me of something
I'd read before.
Sep 16, 2021 Rebecca rated it really liked it
Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an
advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! In this poetry collection, there are four sections titled "please love my inner child," "please love me at my worst," "please love me for who I am," and "please love who I'm becoming." There are themes of connecting with your inner child, loving the worst parts of yourself, coming out as bisexual, and focusing on self growth. Some of the poems were very short, but s In this poetry collection, there are four sections titled "please love my inner child," "please love me at my worst," "please love me for who I am," and "please love who I'm becoming." There are themes of connecting with your inner child, loving the worst parts of yourself, coming out as bisexual, and focusing on self
growth. Some of the poems were very short, but still drew gut punches of emotion. I wasn't super compelled throughout, but I found it to be relatable, and the feelings portrayed were clear and felt.
This is one of the very few items that I have returned. If you’re looking for something similar to Rupi Kaur, like I was… it’s not. My friend told me about this book, and I was
expecting something moving and beautiful, but the poetry turned out to be quite primitive and also looked mentally unhealthy. I just can’t wrap my head around something like this:
Let’s take a walk in the cemetery
I just wanna know if you would die for me
Feb 25, 2022 Allison rated it really liked it
lovely poetry collection with raw and relatable themes
I can’t tell if I liked this book or not. Some poems I related to and saw the beauty in and others I cringed at and thought were immature. It was obvious the author tried to appeal to younger people like gen Z or young millennials with the references she made. And like I said I either really loved it or cringed at it.
I always struggle writing poetry reviews 😅 I really enjoyed this one! Angemeer has a fantastic way with words and I cried several times. This was really beautiful 💕
May 07, 2022 Osiris rated it really liked it
to my inner child- i am sorry you never learned
how the
words
i love you
were supposed to feel
i am sorry
you were ignored
i am sorry
you were never told
May 23, 2022 sophie rated it liked it
finally i read a poetry book again. the poets are beautiful but most didn‘t really catch me.
Jul 03, 2022 Asmaa rated it did not like it
the mother i want to be listens you are enough.
she asks how your day was
but
doesn’t accept good as an answer
she wants to know the ins and outs
she asks about the feelings
she knows you are a wave
that you swell and crash
the mother i want to be listens
without judgment
she validates you
gives advice only when asked
teaches you to trust your instincts
celebrates your life
the mother i want to be tells you
Dec 21, 2021 E rated it it was ok
I don’t read a lot of modern poetry and I think that’s for the best. I feel like I’ve read few of
the poems written in this before and got bored.
Oct 03, 2021 Maria Ashley rated it it was amazing
I recieved a copy of this through NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. I have literally nothing but the best things to say about this book. I have literally nothing but the best things to say about this book.
Its rare that i finish a book in one sitting anymore no matter the length,
But this book of poetry had me hooked.
I could not put this book down until i had finished it, and after it was done i was left wanting more.
I really connected with the words on the pages and the feelinngs being
conveyed,
It was like the author reached deep in my soul and pulled out
Its rare that i finish a book in one sitting anymore no matter the length,
But this book of poetry had me hooked.
I could not put this book down until i had finished it, and after it was done i was left wanting more.
I really connected with the words on the pages and the feelinngs being conveyed,
It was like the author reached deep in my soul and pulled out a piece i had buried there.
I had never read anything by this Author prior, but have now placed her high on my Immediately buy list.
Thank you for your words Michaela Angemeer.
"i don’t know why i keep this is a poetry collection divided into
four sections 'please love my inner child', 'please love me at my worst', 'please love me for who I am', and 'please love who i'm becoming'. there were poems that made me feel strongly, but still I gave this a ⭐⭐⭐ :)). It just didn't fit my taste. personally, for me, it was just an okay collection. it was decent, some poems were pre this is a poetry collection divided into four sections 'please love my inner child', 'please love me at my worst', 'please love me for who I am', and 'please love who i'm becoming'. there were poems that made me feel strongly, but still I gave this a ⭐⭐⭐ :)). It just didn't fit my taste. personally, for me, it was just an okay collection. it was decent, some poems were pretty. I liked that it talked a lot
about loneliness, self-growth, loving yourself, etc etc. and so, I still recommend checking it out 😚👌.
giving people
pieces of myself
it’s like i have a resistance to wholeness
more comfort in being broken."
giving people
pieces of myself
it’s like i have a
resistance to wholeness
more comfort in being broken."
Sep 24, 2021 sintiareads rated it really liked it
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here. I read it in one day and I really liked it. After reading some poetry books that I didn't like I was happy about this one. I enjoyed reading this poetry collection. There were some poems I didn't like that much, but I
loved most of them. Thank you NetGalley for the free book. Thank you NetGalley for the free book.
I could really connect to some poems and some of my favourites are part of ''please love me at my worst'' and ''please love me for who i am''.
I could really connect to some poems and some of my favourites are part of ''please love me at my worst'' and ''please love me for who i am''.
Oct 02, 2021 Alicia rated it it was amazing
What a wonderful collection of poetry. This is the first book I’ve read from this author. I liked how the poetry was set up in four different sections. This poet definitely has a way with words as each poem flowed so well with a clear message. I really liked her poems about not being able to get over past relationships and I feel like these poems will relate to many people. I’m definitely going to read her other books of poetry. Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC.
Jan 14, 2022 Zoë rated it it was amazing
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. I truly loved this book and I would buy my own copy and even gift it to my friends. The art was a beautiful and welcoming surprise, with the mix between short and long poems and themes including love in all forms and self-love, it was beautiful. This poetry book spoke about the past, the present and the future and it highlighted that loving yourself is the most important thing above everything else.
Michaela Angemeer is a Canadian poet who grew up in Brampton, Ontario. She went to the University of Waterloo to pursue her love of introspection and words, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English. After sharing her poetry on Instagram for a year, she self-published her first collection of poetry, When He Leaves You, in 2018. The book debuted as the #1 New Release in Canadian Poet After sharing her poetry on Instagram for a year, she self-published her first collection of poetry, When He Leaves You, in 2018. The book debuted as the #1 New Release in Canadian Poetry on Amazon. Her second book, You'll Come Back to
Yourself, was released in 2019, making it to the #1 Best Seller in poetry on Amazon the following year. Michaela now lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Waterloo, Ontario with her Frenchton, Beatrice, a lot of books, and too many plants. Find her on Instagram and TikTok: @michaelapoetry
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