I received an e-ARC from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.


The author navigates their life experience as member of the LBGTQIA community masterfully and shines light on many of the struggles that non-binary adults and teens face in our society.

This work is heavy—- it speaks directly to self harm and suicidal ideation, but important.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

I was genuinely surprised by how much I liked this; I have very low expectations of modern poetry these days. I found this really honest and personal and well-written.

I received an Earc in exchange for an honest review.

Firstly, I loved the authors commentary on gender. Slipping it on and off and not know how it ‘fits’ them yet. Gender diversity is an important part of the LGBTQIA community that’s only now starting to be discussed and explored more.

That being said, I don’t think this book was for me. I’m not a theatre kid, nor do I know the nuances of theatre culture. This poetry collection was more theatre heavy than I expected. As such, I don’t feel like I connected as deeply with the poetry as I would have liked.

So for that reason I’m giving this book a two stars. This wasn’t the book for me, but don’t let my review stop you from picking it up. This poetry collection focuses on some important issues and in the right hands, it could be a five star book.

i am always wary of modern poetry and i think we all know why, but when i saw the cover and read the description i just. couldn't NOT read it.

the play-like structure worked incredibly well and even though i am not the biggest fan of theatre, i really loved it. as for the poems, long story short i teared up a few times. being non-binary myself, some lines really hit way too close to home.

the twists and reinterpretations of stories like peter pan, hamlet, romeo and juliet, ah, it's one of my favorite things ever. i am a sucker of queer retellings of famous books and even though they were merely mentioned here in a few lines, i adored them all. also, all the criticism towards hollywood and and how it treats lgbt+ actors and characters, yes SAY IT LOUDER.

i won't lie, at some points i felt like i was reading a diary or some tweets and it took me out of the mood a bit, but for the most part, this was very good, especially the first 30% or so.