I really enjoyed Pillow Thoughts II and I enjoyed this one just as much. This is a beautiful poetry collection that I just really connected with. Many poems touched me in a certain way and while I know this is a deeply personal opinion, I still think there could be something for everyone in here. So I highly recommend checking this one and all the Pillow Thoughts before it out: I didn't feel connected to poetry in a long time, so reading this and feeling all these feelings made me really happy

This is the third instalment in the Pillow Thoughts poetry series by Courtney Pepernell. I absolutely loved the first poetry collection in this series, up until a couple of months ago it was my favourite poetry collection I’ve ever read (it had to give that place to Sea of Strangers though). I was so excited when I found out there was a second collection, I immediately read that one and I have to admit I was disappointed when I read that one. That made me a bit hesitant to start this one, but I did because I loved the first collection so much.

This third collection didn’t disappoint at all! Even better: it surprised me. A lot of the poetry I’ve read recently was about heartbreak and I haven’t really gone through heartbreak recently which makes it hard for me to relate to poems about heartbreak. And I love it when I can relate to poetry, that makes it so much better. A whole portion of this new collection was about loving someone, which is something that I can relate to a lot. I could also relate to most of the other poems in this collection and the overall writing style was pretty good. The only issue I had is that it sometimes felt like I had already read a certain poem, but I guess that’s my own fault because I read so much poetry. I don’t know if there is going to be a fourth book in this series, but if there will be, I’ll read it without a doubt.

This is such a great third collection of poetry from one of my favorite poets! I absolutely adored Courtney's first collection, and though the second fell a little flat with me, this was a really grand third installment and I loved the poems and the love and emotion contained within them.

I can't recommend Courtney's collections quite enough because they are all just wonderful. and I just always love the jellyfish illustrations <3

"It took me such a long time to be myself
So now the only person I want to be with
is someone who wouldn't ever want me to be
anybody else"

Once again, Courtney did an amazing job with her 3rd book of the Pillow Thoughts series. This poem and other poems have struck a chord with me and can apply to anyone.

I am a lover of modern poetry and this collection is definitely all that I wanted. Every poem was significant and made me think. The authors style was engaging and I wanted to savour this read but I gobbled it up in one afternoon.

I don't believe peace starts
with removing all thoughts
from your mind.
I believe it's starts in knowing
they'll always be there
and learning how to cope.
-Courtney Peppernell 🔸
I've read a lot of Poetry books to this day so please know that all the books hit us differently as a person depending on what we're going through or have been through to this day. This collection had similar vibes to Amanda Lovelace's works The Princess Saves herself in this one and The mermaid's voice returns in this one. The poems and quotes were mostly contemporary types & had some prose too added randomly in the middle. The book is divided into 5 parts
1.If your mind is on someone
2. If your mind needs repairing
3. If your mind has doubts
4. If your mind needs inspiration
5. These are for your mind
🔸
I was not at all impressed by the first 2 parts, the book really started for me somewhere in the middle of 3rd section. After that it was an enjoyable read. I wouldn't say I was blown away by any piece since the content was really light and simple. The language used is extremely simple too. As the title suggests it really are some pillow thoughts you'd wonder on at the end of the day. But i should mention some of them were simply uplifting.
Overall Rating: 3/5🌟

This book was beautifully written. I have read Pillowthoughts 1 and Pillowthoughts 2 and wasn’t disappointed in either. I love how she makes her writing very relatable and makes it for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re heartbroken or if you’re in love. All of her poems applies to someone. Such a great read and I HIGHLY recommend it!

Poetry is my go to genre. And for a person like me Poetry is a solace. I recall the thoughts correctly which crossed my mind while reading Pillow thoughts 1. However, I have not read the Pillow thoughts 2, I knew I want to read Pillow thoughts 3. Thank you for the arc. I loved how the blend of words can be done in most beautiful way which can yet touch the heart and bring aliveliness to ones life. The book is such a beautiful read about self love and beyond.

ARC eBook provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

"You are a summer day / and all the joy it brings / Mistakes do not define you / lessons are to be discovered / And often when you read poetry / there is a little bit of magic / uncovered"

I wanted to love this collection of poems, but it just didn't do it for me. I love poetry as a whole, and enjoy reading short Lang Leav / Rupi Kaur style works created to be broadly relatable, so it wasn't the style that bothered me. I "liked" a few poems here and there, such as the poem where the quoted line above comes from, but there was no poem that really got me. There was no poem that gave me that sucker-punched "oh" feeling that poetry provides when it's super relatable and emotion-evoking.

The majority of the poems came off pretty bland and disappointing, at least in my opinion. I didn't necessarily dislike this collection, but it's not likely to be one I'll ever pick up again.

As always, Courtney Peppernell evokes so much emotion in her poems. Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind is the third installment to the Pillow Thoughts series and it doesn't fail to satisfy my heart's craving for thoughtful and heartfelt courage. She writes expertly on subjects such as grief, mental illness, inspiration, love, mind over matter, and so much more. The raw emotion that she writes continues on and so does my love for her prose.

Thank you Netgalley for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Actual rating: 2.5 ⭐️

A lovely collection of poems.
It feels as if the problem with modern poetry is that it always sounds the same. It always sounds as if it was taken from Tumblr.
And, unfortunately, the great majority of "Pillow Thoughts III" was no different. Some poems were a bit too cliché and trope-y for my likings...

I utterly adored the first poetry collection in this series – "Pillow Thoughts" – but it feels as if the quality is dropping a bit, in my opinion.

Still, there were some lovely and deep poems that I truly loved.

Favourite Poem:
It took me so long to be myself
So now the only person I want to be with
is someone who wouldn’t ever want me to be
anybody else.

This book was quite different to what I usually read. I did like it though. Because it was different I think this added to why I liked it.
I recommend this book to everyone that wants a nice book to read.

I really like this collection of poetry. You can tell so much heart has gone into these poems. The only things I would change is some of them don’t flow with each other. Other than that this was a great collection.

This poetry collection is quite uplifting and lovely. The poems are quick to read, mostly written in free verse, but don’t seem unnecessarily dramatic like many free verse poems do. They’re simple and to the point but with some nice images. Some of the poems have subtle rhymes in them and I really enjoyed that effect.

It’s divided into five parts. The first is my favorite, and it’s poems about heartbreak. What I really liked was the honesty and the fact that the poet is a woman writing about another woman. That’s refreshing to see and it was wonderfully written. Made me feel all sorts of emotions.

The second is about mental illness, which was quite a jump from the first topic, and I wasn’t sure what to think at first. But I liked these poems quite a lot. The third section is about self-doubt and I thought this was the weaker one of the collection. It could have been combined with mental illness, I think.

The fourth section is poems to give you inspiration, and these are the really uplifting ones. Basically they’re about having the courage to keep going because life gets better. The last section is called “These are for your mind” and is basically a combination of the rest of the sections. Again, the ones about healing from heartbreak were my favorite because the emotions shone through so clearly.

I’ll be checking out the other books in this series.

NetGalley provided me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This poetry collection is centred around being hurt and needing to heal, the process of healing.

I have no experience to speak of with modern poetry but always meant to try it, sensing it might be something I could spend many hours with. As a newbie to this kind of reading material, I found Pillow Thoughts III easily accessible and was able to just go with the flow.
The poems are sorted in groups I'd call chapters, but maybe there is a fancy term I don't know, but those are introduced by illustrations of a jellyfish and an owl, a combination I would never have thought of but that works quite well. Also, I like owls a lot, which is a plus.

It felt as if the author was talking directly to me, as if she was sharing her thoughts with me in a very private manner, which of course every author does, but you don't get an intimate feeling every time you read a book.
I felt understood in things that happened, in the regard that things are not going as well as they could be, and encouraged to rest and simply be in order to be able to tackle new stuff in the future. I bookmarked quite a few pages for re-visiting later and now I want to read Pillow Thoughts and Pillow Thoughts II, which is the biggest compliment I can make to something I never tried before. I came, I saw, and I got hooked and want to read more modern poetry.

A fun thing is that you can either read through this volume in one go or dip in and out of to fill your head with beautiful images and I can see myself doing both in the future.

I recieved this book in exchange for an honest review.

The third installment in the wonderful Pillow Thoughts series by Courtney Peppernell has the subtitle "mending the mind" and is full of positive and inspirational words to heal all kinds of emotional pain, from that of loss, to self doubt or anxiety. I can easily see how many people will find something that resonates with them, something that they connect to, as the themes of the book are universal. As always the language and imagery is often beautiful, though I did feel like the first chapter did not gel completely with the rest of the book. I liked the movement towards hope, acceptance and empowerment towards the end of the book, it felt like I was going on a journey as I read, and I am sure many other readers will feel the same.
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

Courtney Peppernell is one of my absolutely favorite poets. I love ALL of her books.. and this is no exception.
Her work is raw and beautiful.

You won't be disappointed in this book.

I enjoyed most of this but then I put it down for about a week and picked it back up again only to dislike the style. I feel like it was a it’s not you it’s me kind of thing.

I enjoyed Pillow Thoughts III with all of my heart.

I was a fan of her first two installments and this book did not disappoint. Pillow Thoughts is insightful, emotive, and has such a knack for saying what we're all thinking and feeling, of resonating deep. Peppernell's poems evoke real thought about one's life and the words she shares with you, how those ideas make you feel. And they do make you feel. I felt nostalgia, sadness, contentment, joy, surprise...so many different emotions all within the span of 200 pages. I love poetry and I would recommend to anyone else who does too, or anyone looking to try it. Pillow Thoughts III is accessible, beautiful, and a real exploration of the emotions of our time.

This one took me longer to get into than Courtney’s other works. That’s not to say it’s not good, just that it didn’t grab and hold my attention. I did like that short essays were interspersed throughout. There are some really good segments about doubt and pain that I really related to.