this was a beautiful collection of poems that were inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. i enjoyed this a lot more than i was expecting -however towards the end, the message felt repetitive and the writing style empty which resulted in the 3 stars. regardless i did gain some beautiful quotes to commit to memory and feel refreshed nonetheless.

Trigger warning: Abusive relationship

"save yourself for yourself
right now
only you deserve you"

I was broken hearted and was harassed when I started to read this. I can somehow relate to the emotion that this book wants to convey. I smiled and cried ugly tears while reading the book but I enjoyed it. I felt the pain and want to stop it but I don't know how. Some entry made me overwhelmed by my emotion.

She Felt Like Feeling Nothing succeeds at making me think of fresh beginnings and the beauty of it. The themes get a bit repetitive and hoping the author will explore more of it in the next book.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Reading two different volumes by RH Sin kinda made them blur into one. Although the romantic elements in this one warmed my heart

While I LOVE the fact that there is a resurgence of poetry because of what is called "instagram poets" there can be a slight disconnect for me due to how small the individual poems can be. Each one needs to be taken in with one glance, with a single east to read instagram post.

I'm a fan, for sure. Most "instagram poets" making waves seem to be female, so a male prespective (and especially a black male perspective) is brilliant.
I will definitely reread his work

I have never read r.h. Sin before. I have seen her poetry everywhere and finally got curious enough to see what it was about. Poetry is very hard for me to enjoy as it comes across as cliche and whiny for me most of the time. This collection ventured into these adjectives a couple times, but overall the collection was a testament to female strength and solidarity. As someone who believes Rupi Kaur is overrated, r.h. sin was a poet I believed would fall into the same category. I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy Sin more than Kaur. I didn't feel like angsty lines were smushed together and then broken for lines in the most awkward places. Writing about female struggles can be so overdone and can go badly quickly. This collection didn't do that for me and I was glad to read this poetry collection before its release.

Another lovely collection of poems about relationships, and heartbreak. There were very few poems that personally stuck with me in this collection, however the ones that did are already memorized. A beautiful collection that i would certainly recommend to my poetry loving friends.

Although there were some standout poems in this collection, most failed to evoke any strong emotion from me.

This is another beautiful collection of poems from r.h. Sin. I found them extremely moving.

The reason on my rating for this book (2 stars) is because every poem was like the one I read before it. Everything was just one entire poem but all the words were being repeated. I can’t really find the words to explain it except that it was all the same.

There were some gems in here, but I didn't like this volume as much as his other poetry. It is starting to feel a bit repetitive.

I really enjoyed this book. R.H. Sin really gets the female experience with love. I really connected with this book and found myself going back to particular poems to re-read them because they were so relatable. I felt like they were written for me. I experienced the full range of emotions whilst reading this book: sadness, anger, frustration, pain, and happiness. The most powerful emotion was the sense of connectedness and validation I felt as I read, knowing I wasn't alone in my feelings. I also loved the cover art and the texturized paper on each page. Another R.H. Sin book to add to my collection both at home and at the school I teach at!

The poetry book focuses on women's inner strength. Every poem, deals with love and heartbreak. They try to navigate complex emotions and comment upon loss and heartbreak. The book has been divided into "scenes'' much like a sitcom or a movie. The poems are well intended and celebratory overall.

However, the collection lacks a punch. There isn't a single poem that hit me hard and made me think. Every poem felt like a continuation of something I'd heard before. It is well meaning but bordering on boring, because as I said everything said in the poets' words have been said and explored (sometimes better) by other poets. There is no new emotion or exploration. One is eager for new epiphanies and ideas but those never come.

Unlike the poet's previous works, this one is lacking. I was excited to read it, yet felt let down.
Author - R.H Sin
Publication - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Year - 2018
Source- NetGallery
Rating - 2/5

I really enjoyed this collection of poetry by r.h. Sin. This is the first book I have read by him and I will definitely be reading others. I enjoyed the message behind the poems. It is a struggle for many women to get over someone who didn’t appreciate them. I believe that r.h Sin puts the feelings of many women into words that they cannot say. I look forward to other collections of poetry by r.h Sin.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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I am quite a fan of R.H Sin. His poetry speaks from the heart, and he has the ability to read women and our emotions very well. Reading his poems makes you feel empowered. With this collection, I like the continued connections and themes between many of the poems. Perhaps not the best collection he has published, but still well worth a read.

Although a nice read, I felt bored for half of the book. It didn't really feel like poetry, more like somebody writing their own thoughts in separate lines. The author tried to raise awareness and spread positivism between women, and that's what made me give it three stars and not less, but I don't think I would spend money on this book.

Maybe it is just me, but I like my poetry to have clever wordplay, and a fresh perspective on culture. These poems fell short of that for me. While the first few poems were enjoyable, they tapered off to a few lines each. Some of the poems reminded me of the text over beach or Hubble telescope photos on Tumblr.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of the book.

How many times can you write the same book over and over again? I get it: Sin is God's gift to woman and every single other man is garbage who will treat you like shit.

This is another book in the recent genre I'm calling "Platitudes, NOT POETRY." I get that it's tough being a young person, dealing with finding love, etc. But that is not enough! Where is the musicality of the language? Where is the art made with words? Where is the creativity, originality? Simply typing sentence fragments about emotions IS NOT POETRY! This is juvenile. And honestly, I'm really disheartened that I've read so many "poetry" books like this lately, and that they're popular - you can do BETTER than this, publishers. We SHOULD demand better than this, readers. Come on!