I Hope You Stay is a new collection of poetry by one of my favorite authors, Courtney Peppernell. So when I saw it available on Netgalley I jumped at the chance to read it. I may have also squealed a little.
This new collection is centered around breaking up with someone and the long path to healing and moving on. The majority of poems were very beautiful but there were also quite a few mediocre ones,unfortunately. I loved her previous series, Pillow Thoughts, way better, but that could be due to the difference in themes.
You achieve all your dreams by facing your fears. By experiencing the doubt and the disbelief and choosing to carry on anyway.
Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

First thing first, thank you very much to Netgalley for sending me a e-ARC of this book.

After having read and adored Pillow Thoughts, I always keep my eyes peeled for any new releases from Courtney Peppernell., so as soon as I saw this title available on NetGalley, I jumped on the occasion like a jaguar.

And I can happily say that I was not (entirely) disappointed.

If I have to be honest, nothing compares to the beauty and the inspiring magic that Pillow Thoughts was, and this short collection was no different.

I Hope you Stay was uplifting, kind and positive, but also nothing ground-breaking.
The poems were simple and full of love but they were also rather cliché. Some felt a bit like posts you would see while scrolling on Tumblr, actually.

Nonetheless, this was a lovely poetry collection that somewhat warmed my heart through its positive and touching messages.

I'm glad I've read this and I will keep on being a fan of Peppernell's work.

This poetry collection can be described as having a very hopeful message. The author guides us through the path that people have to go through after a painful break up. In the moments when everything seems lost, we must not forget that there's always room for healing and for the possibility of a new life and also new love, the kind of love that is accepting and deep and everything we deserve.
If these are themes that interest you, then you should definitely check this collection out.

This was a deeply moving and emotional look at different aspects of the human experience. I enjoyed it very much!

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review this book. I love Peppernell and am always so excited when she has a new work come out! This work of poetry is about love, exes and getting over it. It was a bit longer than her others, but it didn't impact or take away from her words. Definitely recommend for poetry and Peppernell fans.