Nothing good, nothing truly bad. The poems were pretty dull to be honest and really repetitive. It looked too much like Tumblr/Instagram poetry.

Algedonic is a FANTASTIC collection! r.h. Sin never disappoints and I know I can always count on him for great collections.

It sometimes feels as if Sin reuses the same themes and material in each book in a scheme to continue to draw more money from a fanbase that is constantly aching for more of the same poems about heartbreak and love.

Taken from Greek, r.h.Sin's Algedonic, truly encapsulates the namesake of mixing both pleasure and pain. Every page hommage to the poets emotions as he dedicates short prose and haikus, to an unmentioned woman. Knowing he is married, one knows a few of these dedications must be made to his wife, while others are probably to other women he knows. The writing style in this poetry collection mimics the style he employed in his Whiskey, Words, & a Shovel series: simplicity at its finest. However, while his simplicity is what originally helped him acquired fame one cannot help but wonder why he doesn't try to employ a little more complexity. The mark of a great writer is not their ability to rely on the same devices but to also try to employ new ones. It adds that additional layer of matter that is needed and makes his work more organic.

A true sense of how love is nowadays and R.H. Sin gives us a bit of perspective of how we, the women, should be treated. I enjoyed reading these type of writing. Big or small, it gives you a way to reflect on love. It's like he's giving us a bit of a reality check and his words are a way of us finding ourselves.

I had seen poems by r.h. sin on instagram and twitter, and it was a pleasure to read him in a book format. The only problem I had with this was taking my time to enjoy each poem instead of devouring them all at once!

This was my first experience with r.h. Sin’s poetry, though I have heard many people raving about his work for quite some time now. And I must say, I was not disappointed in the least. This particular collection follows what has become a very popular style lately—short poems or phrases that pack a big emotional punch. While it can be quite a risky way to format poetry, as it ends up being extremely hit or miss depending on the audience, it can also be a very powerful and thought-provoking reading experience.

Even though I am a huge fan of longer poems that I can analyze to death, I have actually found myself really captivated by this style lately, and this collection is no exception. I found Sin’s writing to be incredibly beautiful. This is a short but sweet collection that is perfect for anyone, whether they are new to poetry or already well-versed. The themes presented in every bit of text are relatable—utterly human—and exceedingly poignant.

Sin’s ability to pare down complex and, at times, confusing feelings, both positive and negative, really shines through. He shows that it is possible to capture the vastness of human emotion in the smallest of spaces. His words make you think about how we are not as alone as we may feel—that we are all intrinsically linked by common experiences of pain and pleasure. He reminds us to step back and focus on the beauty of life and the light in the darkest times. I thoroughly enjoyed this collection and look forward to exploring more of his work in the future.

This was….fine? I don’t know. I loved loved loved the first ‘Shovel’ and everything I’ve read since then from r.h. Sin seems to fall a little flat to me. Maybe it’s too much of a good thing in a short amount of time. His latest works have felt repetitive. Recycled. The clapbacks at critics feel whiny and self-righteous. Perhaps a little more time between publications to produce work with a fresh feel would be best.

Disclaimer: I received a free advanced copy in exchange for a review. This holds no sway over my opinion or review of the book.

r.h. Sin has created a beautiful collection of poems that speak to the reader. The pieces are short but also powerful, and emotive.

I have seen r.h. Sin's name popping up everywhere, so I was excited to read Algedonic. While I did enjoy it overall, I can't say that it's a new favorite. The brevity and simplicity of each poem quickly began to feel gimmicky- and at times cliched- instead of profound. All the same, I was drawn in by both the design and message of this collection. This might not have been a 5-star read for me, but I will definitely be looking out for r.h. Sin's work in the future.

My best friend discovered r.h. Sin at Target... I won't really say discover. More like "Hey looks at this beautiful cover!!" We have a thing for covers. And that was the beginning of the end.

When I started searching on NetGalley for titles and poem books. This was on there. HOW FREAKING AWESOME!!! Right??? A free r.h. Sin poetry book??!! If only i could have the physical copy (already pre ordered).

Let's start with Pain/Chaos... This shows the painful and chaotic inner thinking that may go through the minds of, not just woman, but for every human. " You're not in love, you're in pain, and there's nothing romantic or loving about that" sometimes the truth hurts. But seeing that others' lived and prospered after tragedy (because losing love is tragic. Period)

Then there is Pleasure/Peace. I beautiful collection of the pleasure and peace that MAY or may not come after the breakup. "Look inward, for the things, they refuse, to give you" Inner beauty after being hurt and let down.

r.h. Sin spoke to my soul in a beautiful way. And I always will be thankful for it. When you have pain and sorrow in your heart, seeing others write about it helps the healing process.

R.H Sin captures every emotion I feel. His writing is from the heart and is accessible, raw and beautiful in its simplicity. He is an amazing poet and can be so perceptive about women. His writing makes you feel as though you are understood.

"she found heaven
in a bookstore
she got lost
in the pages"

When I saw this listed as a book to review my heart basically melted. I recently stumbled upon this poet and fell in love with the simplicity of his words. These aren't literary works of art, but poems aren't always meant to be. Everyone reads for different reasons. I read poetry to find solace in the fact that I am not alone with how I am feeling. This collection does just that.

This is split into two different sections.
Pain|Chaos and Pleasure|Peace

Pain|Chaos kicked my heart to the curb, and Pleasure|Peace put a band-aid on it.
These are raw, simple, and straight to the point.

You'll love them or you'll hate them. That's all a matter of who you are, and what you're feeling when you read them. People tend to love what they can relate to, and I loved these. I book marked at least 20 of them because they hit so close to home.

This is an amazing collection of poems to add to your shelf.
Something you can pick up, flip to a marked page, and remember "I'm not the only one".

I enjoyed the poems in this book, but I had a small problem. I have only read one of Sin's other books and it already felt that I had read most of them before. The themes were very similar to his previous poems with slightly different wording. There were a couple new ones sprinkled in, but most of it was all to familiar. On the bright side, I liked the poems, it just felt like I was rereading some that I already read and enjoyed. There were a few that really resonated with me, but overall it had been done before.

** I got an ARC which is generously provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **

Well, I loved this poetry so much. I only read it in two sittings, one I did it on campus, then back at my dorm the other. This book told me so much about heartbroken, how the writer mended with it to reach the joyous. Somehow, I could see me in those lines cz I did have a "bad" relationship back then, so yeah, I found it so relatable.

I found my favorite phrase as well in it. Unfortunately, I could not copy-paste it right over here. All I could remember was it's kinda very good phrase for a book lover, just like me.

Ahh, lastly if you're looking for some poetry books to read, this one's definitely on top of my favorite poetry book list.

Algedonic is my first read from r. h. Sin and I wanted to try this, since I've heard quite a lot about Sin's books. Sadly I was let down, although Algedonic isn't necessarily that bad. It's just cliched (I hate cliches). The book is divided into two parts, the black and white ones and yes, by color. The black one is PAIN / CHAOS and the poems are about sadness, lost love and mistreat. Sin's style is quite bare and the poems are like tweets, really and what bugs me the most? They are exactly the same what I wrote when I was thirteen. The white one is then PLEASURE / PEACE and it's surely the weaker part, since the black part at least tried to tell a story, but this one is full of teenage nonsense poetry without any aim. I had to roll my eyes at some of the poems, since they were so overly used in more than one way.

The collection could work for teenagers or young adults that don't read enough poetry to distinguish what is actually good and what is not or for adults who like simple things, really simple things. It's like you can't really compare this to Ginsberg in any universe and it seems that anything can be called poetry just like Sin said too. Algedonic is like reading poems from a magazine for young people and the poems were written by said young people in the heart of the night when heartbreak seems bigger than it actually is and they will learn it and laugh at it later on. If this was the revelation, then I applaud, otherwise I'm just "I should've published too".

This short collection of poetry resonated with me as r.h. Sin continues to publish strikingly emotive writing!

I don't know why I keep doing this to myself...

Every time a new r.h. Sin book drops, I always read it, expecting it to be better. I mean, you'd think an author would grow with each new work, right? But it's really just the same thing recycled into a new cover. The themes are the same, the she-poem one-liners are the same, the insta-poetry snapshots are the same. I always feel cheated at the brevity, lack of poetic devices, lack of depth, and repetitiveness.

I think my favorite thing about this is the fact that he includes some clapbacks at his critics. I feel like this is really telling of an author. When a person feels the need to respond to negative critique - especially within their published work - it makes me wonder how much negative critique there must be in order to prompt such a retaliation in writing.

Still, the fact that he continues to release these, and they continue to sell, tells that there is a market for which he is great at reaching. So, there's that....

This was a nice collection but there's nothing really substantial about it. This style of poetry is huge right now but I find with the more of it I read, the more it all seems to blend together. Algedonic is a small collection that took about 15 minutes to read and felt more like an excuse to make money than a work of art for people to connect with. It wasn't bad writing but it didn't leave much of an impact either.