This was a great poetry book. I always absolutely enjoy his work and I can't wait to read more in the near future. I highly recommend it.

This one was a DNF for me. I will not be posting a review of it but thank you for sending. it just wasn't for me. Thank you again for the copy

I wasn't a fan. I think it just wasn't something that resonated with me, I couldn't get myself into this collection.

In It's a Lonely Love, Hunter Summerall expresses his loneliness and heartbreak while reflecting on his failed relationship. If you're looking for teenage angst in poetry form, this is the book for you.

This is definitely the kind of book that you have to be in the right mindset to fully appreciate. The timing may have been a little off for me. Still a good read though.

This is a collection of poems best read when fresh out of a relationship. While they are relatable and well written, I believe that they resonate best under the emotional circumstances of grieving the loss of a relationship. It's definitely a book I would recommend to those going through that emotional turmoil since it gives you the security and comfort of knowing that you're not the only one who has gone through the heartbreak of such a loss.

This book was good when it began, before spiralling down to a big fat meh. For me, it could've been so much more- so much that it failed to be. And there is very little left to say. I wanted to feel love and heartbreak, and all I felt was "well, that was it?" A bit disappointed really.

Although I could see the potential in this text, I was not able to sustain my attention and finish the narrative.

Lyrical and moving but sometimes some poems sounded similar to each other. The poems focus on pre and post breakup. It is moving in some places, and other times honest and visceral.

While it is not the strongest collection of poetry for me, I enjoyed some of Summerall's poems individually. I would be interested in seeing more of his works in the future.

Another poetry books that includes some depression and suicidal ideation. Goes through the vulnerability of a lost love - but can be relatable to other areas - of the author. It is a really interesting collection.

As a note, a copy of this novel was sent to me via NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.

Before you go looking at my star rating and thinking, "Oh? Two stars? Must not be good!" bite your tongue. That's not true in the least. It's a Lonely Love is pure self-expression and one of the many levels to poetry. Something about it reads very quickly and cuts bluntly to the point from the very start, in a way that will certainly connect with its readers--in particular, its younger readers.

While it wasn't especially my cup of tea, while I rated it less than I'd expected, that means f*ck-all. Something not being my personal preferences essentially means nothing, because that is art and art, and taste, are subjective. Take a drink every time I say that in my reviews.

Here's the basics. Hunter Summerall bares all with it and you'd be silly to not respect it. The collection is solid, both in its self-expression and the gloominess of one relationship. Every poem reflects a different level of human emotion and its complexities, keying up the reader with tension and respect, sympathy and compassion. You can't help but to want to give Summerall your support because the way that the prose connects with readers just works.

I think that, had I been a few years younger, It's a Lonely Love would have connected with me better. At the back of the collection, the author bio states one simple goal for these poems: to make others feel less alone. Rating this collection was difficult for me because in theory, if I were rating it from another standpoint, if the Jessica of the past was rating it, it would have been given a 3.5-4 star rating. The only thing I can say for certain is that reading It's a Lonely Love will all be about perspective and taste, tied into where you are in life.

As far as emotion it conveys--it holds a lot. That despair that comes with heartbreak. That sense of loneliness that soon follows. The scars it leaves behind. This collection will do a lot of good in the sense that it provides Summerall an outlet and ties their voice into readers minds, effectively lifting a weight from their shoulders.

The truth is, you aren't always going to fully connect with poetry and that's okay. I didn't always find it easy to connect with It's a Lonely Love, but that is more to do with age than anything. It doesn't make it any less remarkable than it is. I wish I'd had poets like Hunter Summerall as a teenager or in my early twenties. Because these poets, with their quick-to-the-point levels of honest and those glimpses into their life, are out there doing some of the most wonderful things with their expressions.

(I feel strange saying the age thing. The gap isn't that large, considering I am 27. But.)

Summerall, like many modern poets, are the future of the poetry community. Mostly, they are the real reason why so many young readers and writers are able to make it through their day feeling less and less alone. Whether you feel connected to their work or not, you have to applaud the good they are doing for themselves and their readers.

It's a Lonely Love is poignant, in spite of its short page count, and will really capture its audience.

"be my casket

wrap your arms around me
as i still"

It’s a Lonely Love is a poetry collection about heartbreak and doomed relationships. It’s a Lonely Love is Hunter Summerall’s debut novel.

"there are so many hearts
that might say or do
what i refuse.

and they must be so alive"

It’s a Lonely Love was a beautiful poetry collection with some beautiful and relatable poems, but overall it didn’t really speak to me as some other poetry collections I’ve read. Like I read in another review, this is ‘teenage poetry’, short poems about love and heartbreak. There’s nothing wrong with teenage poetry, but it isn’t as deep as the poetry I like to read.

"and then you were mine.

i had always been yours, but somehow
you then became mine and
i finally had the only Ours that i needed"

My favourite poems:
Every Way
Want to See?
A Heart Somewhere
Perilous
Where the Whispers Are
Only Ours
Always in My Head
My Time
Casket
Nothing Was You
Constellating
Maybe even Too Much
Trainwreck
Pot of Gold
Still Here
Our Stars
Want Me
Our Matters Start Mattering
Feeling Like You
So Cold
Butterfly Blood
Shivering Sheets
In the End
Flatline
Carcinogens
Laugh with Me
IDK
Not You

Raw and beautiful.

These poems hit home quite often, which made me laugh and cry. It’s not often that a book does that

Its a Lonely Love is a book full of hopes, hatred, selfishness, sadness, strange feelings, love and as well mental health issues.

Every lines are deeply written with pain and a slice of joy. It's like those entry poems are cuttimg your hearts. They were written like you've just meet the author.

They  were really expressed in a very broad style, that can be lived and understood. The feels were in there. I'd appreciate the presence of suicidal peoms, rejection that is rolling in my head next to my heart.

The author style is really immersing. I couldn't think of a words to describe how great the author is.

Overall, the book itself may be lonely but sometimes it is the reflection of reality.

Summerall is a poet worth noting. This book explores life and emotion through the genre of poetry. Powerful reading.

This is an exploration of pre-during and post- heartbreak. The author succeeds in capturing emotions throughout this journey and anyone can relate to it. Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read in exchange for a fair review.

Hunter Summerall has a talent for sure! it’s a Lonely Love is beautifully formatted with different fonts, adding personal journal intimacy. I appreciate the flow from beginning to end of a failed relationship. I am looking forward to reading more from Hunter. I felt at times the peoms were shorter versions or longer versions of basically the same poem. I look forward to watching this talent grow!

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A very decent idea charting the start and end of a relationship through a poetry collection, The verses are direct and simple, which I think people who enjoy modern poetry may enjoy, as well as readers within the young adult range.

Personally, I didn't get a lot out of the collection unfortunately. Too many of the poems were on the short side and a bit repetitive as well.

Kind thanks to NetGalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

In his poetry collection, It’s a Lonely Love, writer Hunter Summerall honestly reflects on the feelings of heartbreak and isolation before, during, and after a doomed relationship.

Cataloguing the rise and fall of an ill-fated relationship, It's a Lonely Love explores the vulnerability one must feel before moving on from a lost love. Styled as entries from a journal, Hunter Summerall’s poetry takes the personal and constructs a universal story about unrequited love and anguish.

Hunter Summerall created a powerful book of poetry that is full of emotion and full of power. There is a level of confidence, encouragement, and a sense of ownership in our lives that he writes about. I loved every minute of it.

The poetry in this boo is real and honest, it’s not about flowers or the sky, it’s about the real life and the real emotions we face.

This will definitely be the next Instagrammable book, behind Milk and Honey and other poetry books.

The journal style with some handwritten fonts in here looks incredible. The simple, black and white inside with the red cover is a nice aesthetic and draws a great attitude toward the book.

This book is a must if you’re looking for strong poetry and a strong sense of emotion. This is going to be a popular read in the aisles of Target next to Iain S. Thomas books.