I really enjoyed reading this collection of poems. They are genuine and easy to read and enjoy. Just because they are personal and straightforward. They are short and precise and easily relatable. The poems talk about everything that's the author is or seemingly is! However, some poems are a bit confusing as I could not get what the author is trying to express. Otherwise the whole collection is so enjoyable to read.
And yes, the ending of the book is somewhat unexpected! Short stories it says, but rather I find them too 'poetic'.
Overall, it's a good read. I wish the cover was better than this.

Thank you #NetGalley for the book #Black BookofPoems

Name: Black Book of Poems
Author: Vincent K. Hunanyan
Genre: Poetry
Source: Netgalley
Rating: 4.5/5
Review:
First, I would like to thank the publishers and Netgalley for this book
"For things are never what they seem"
I am really impressed that the poet has asked us to interpret his poems in our perspective. This is the true essence of poetry. Each one of us can different meaning of the same poem.
Beautiful poem reaching to us revealing dark theme of the society. I really liked this book of Poems as it conquests through life, love, death and experiences.
The two short stories at the end are really unexpected. The last story was heart-touching and got me in tears.

"I want to hide and disappear,
For even though I’m not alone,
With hundreds souls inside my home,
I find no inner peace at all."

This was so much darker than I anticipated, but I actually enjoyed it. The highlight of this book were the short stories at the end, I wanted more of them.
The poems are pretty emotional, they have feelings, emotions and flow pretty well together.
This was a solid book, I would definitely read more of this author.

There were poems that were beautiful, thought-provoking, poems that reached my emotions. However, there also were poems that felt stale, cliché, and like too much effort was put into rhyme instead of bringing something across. I'd say this collection is worth reading, because in the end the good poems definately outnumbered the poems I didn't like!

I also seem to be one of the few who like the short stories. I loved how they give a glimpse into someone's world, and leave the rest to the imagination of the reader.

Hunanyan prefaces the poetry collection by saying: "A key component of good poetry is honesty; much of the poetry in the world doesn't speak to people because it is forced and pretentious. If what you write is true and honest, and you put some actual effort into it, I believe people will respond to it".
Full of rhythm, emotions and images, "Black Book of Poems" stands out by being painfully sincere and contemporary.

This poem book is great, not a kindle copy but was easily downloaded and overall a great poem book.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free poetry collection.*

Not all poems in this collection worked for me, some were better than others, some too enigmatic. However, this poetry collection intimately touched on topics such as loss, trauma, depression, but also happiness and hope. The rhythm in some of the poems was pretty good, some poems were touching even in their brevity.

"Across the border:

Aleppo lies in ruins
Trialed are the weak
The chosen sanction the unsanctioned —-
Murder is monopolized

Now we must charge across the border
To post-traumatic stress disorder" (89)

3-3,5 Stars (because liking poetry is always immensly subjective)