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This book of poetry reminds me of what it was like falling in love with my husband and also what it’s like being in love with him now. It is absolutely gorgeous and I will definitely be looking out for more poetry from this author. This was one of my favorite books I read in 2020 and I will be adding this book to my collection of physical copies.

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Such a beautiful and deep poetry book about the night! I can't express how much I loved it and how much it inspired me! Thank you for the chance of reading it, NetGalley!

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I was given an ARC through NetGalley.

I enjoyed this book! I was in the mood for some poetry and I loved the romantic aspect of this book. The poems were easy to read and understand. There were some I loved and then there were some I feel like didn’t grab any emotion from me.

I do think it’s an overall enjoyable read, just not as in depth as I would’ve liked for a poetry book.

This was quick read for me and I’m excited to see what other books the other will release!

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This is a romantic tale of two lovers. They talk to each other about their love and how it evolves through the ages. I would recommend this to teenagers who experience their first love or to anyone who wants to remember how being in love feels. The illustrations were beautiful.

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This book has a beautiful design. A lot of pages contain simple art. I liked some of the poems, but unfortunately, I didn't see anything special in most of them. The poetry is interesting and not bad altogether. But maybe not a wow for me. I missed more of the night theme in these poems.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this! All opinions are my own.

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I found a few of these poems to have some depth, but overall I found many of them to be quite surface level, without much of the deeper inner emotion that goes along with some of the situations being written about. I wanted a bit more from this unfortunately. However, I believe readers of modern poetry who enjoy poets like Atticus will enjoy this one.

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Advance Review Copy generously provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Aesthetically the book is so beautiful! I loved the illustrations. It doesn't go into too much depth. It is easy to read. I liked how the book was split into sections according to the phase of the moon. Objectively it is a very nice romantic reading, but I had some reservations...

I did enjoy some of the poems but most of them just didn't impress me very much. I wish some parts of some poems were connected to other poems. The biggest issue with this book for me personally is that the writing style didn't touch me and I didn't feel connected to the poems.

For me, this was pleasant reading with beautiful illustrations but nothing more. I was missing something.

When you go
come and find me
up in the stars

I'll be waiting for you there

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This is so romantic and aesthetically pleasing to read. Every page is so gorgeous with illustrations and I just loved everything about it. I also liked the idea and concept a lot. The last poem in this book is so hard-hitting, it stirred emotions in me.

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This is a lovely little collection. At times just a bit too sentimental and saccharine for my tastes, but with a collection about love maybe that's to be expected. Poetry is a difficult genre to review or evaluate, but I found a few poems that struck me that I want to revisit later, and that's always a good indicator to me of the value of the work. I appreciate how the poems move from the first stages of early love to the passion of something new to the comfort and stability of an established relationship. The pages are also well-designed and aesthetically pleasing.

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These poems are sweet and sad and beautiful. Told in what I believe to be dual POV from two halves of a couple, these poems give an incredibly intimate and beautiful look into how a relationship begins and evolves.

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"The sun slipped away beneath the horizon
slivers of light faded
we walked the length of the beach
and lay there together in the dark
to watch the waves reaching toward us
and I realised I felt more bare
and vulnerable than I ever had before

and yet, I felt safer, too,
in the dark beneath the moon
with the rest of the world at our feet"

Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for providing me with a temporary e-arc.

Love by Night is an artistic poetry collection, compiled by the famed Instagram poetry account. Divided into 5 sections and each a phase of the moon starting from new moon to full moon, this cosy and tender poetry collection explores a heartwarming romance that you can read snuggled up in your bed, with some music that evokes a deep yearning for love, in the twilight.
Written from two perspectives, this poetry collection has a dreamy romanticism attached to it. I haven't been in a proper relationship (except when I was daydreaming about them) to relate to anything the poems were going on about and this just made me feel super single. But not in a way that makes me feel lonely. Instead, it was in a way that made me dream of such love. Such a relationship. Something so tender and idyllic.

It is an easy, simple collection to read through and a fluid magical one at that, something I would recommend to the newbies in the genre searching for reads to experience poetry at its magnificence. And also, something that is not too complicated for them to comprehend through. With illustrations that will melt your heart away, this is a perfect bed-time read.

Rating: 3.25/5

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Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the DRC!

This book was honestly a great surprise for me. Much better than I expected.
It's such a beautiful collection of love poems! Feels good reading about these people. It makes you want a love like theirs. I can't even select a few favorite quotes to share, because then I'd be quoting the whole book.

Absolutely love it!

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Was swept away from the beginning of the pages and really made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. It's a friendly reminder of the way one feels in the states of love and romance

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for making this Arc available.

This was a beautiful collection of poetry. Alot of these poems hit close to home and the way they made me feel was touching. It was like seeing how you feel about your special someone wrote down on paper.

If you want to read about people falling in love, missing your special someone, wishing you were in love and relationships, then I would recommend reading this!

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This was so beautiful and it really took my breath away. This poetry collection is a conversation (in poem form) between two people who are falling in love, along with that, it's also about self-love, finding yourself, and the magic in the universe. It was like watching a love story unravel in front of me, which made it feel so special. As a romance reader, that aspect made me really happy, and it was so beautiful.

The writing is simple but it's impactful, romantic, and lovely. Every poem was a pleasure to read and there were illustrations, which I loved so much. They were gorgeous and really made the story come to life and added so much magic to the experience. I didn't have high expectations because I didn't know much about the book going in and didn't see any good reviews, but I was so pleasantly surprised, and I'm so happy I picked the book up.

This collection is filled with love, hope, and emotion, and if that sounds like it's up your alley, definitely give it a try. I don't think you're gonna regret it.

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Thanks netgalley for giving me an advanced copy of this book in exchange of my honest review.

Love by night is about the love between two persons that met one magical night, they became friends, and then they became everything.

I really liked it, and I loved some pages that showed the sky full with stars and everything, but sometimes at the beginning, I was a little confused by who is giving the point of view in the relationship, and I felt a little bad because it reminded me how single and lonely I am :c.

I think that's all I have to say, It's a fast reading and it's all about love.
This wasn't my favorite reading but it was an interesting one

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I thought this was such a sweet read. Reminded me when my husband and I started dating and talking in love. Brings good vibes.

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Explore the depths of love by night. You mind need a night light though because there are more than a few shadows and nightmares uncovered in this book that explores love in all its splendor and terror. Loneliness, despair, elation, attraction, wantonness...they are all in here in this honest work. I highly recommend.

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