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

I finished the book in one sitting- it was an overall solid poetry collection, which I would give 3.5 stars. This is a collection of beautiful uplifting poems about life, love, loss, and self-reflection. The drawings add a nice touch to the book.

Though I probably won't reread, I plan on purchasing this book for a few friends.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I'm a huge fan of Iain S. Thomas's poetry. He has an amazing talent with his writing, that's for sure.
I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy of this book to add to my collection.

Iain is a master of poetry! He writes poems that not only are relatable but will motivate you, remind you why we are alive, they pull on your heart strings and even give you motivation to keep going. The art in between pages adds a classical touch to the book. The word choices for each poem bring the poems to life making this book of poetry enjoyable. I absolutely love this book.!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read these beautiful poems. Some of the poems are so simple, just a couple of lines or words, yet they are very powerful. Interesting musings on love, loss and life. I'll definitely be revisiting a large portion of these.

Poem that will stick with me - A Bag in a Doorway resonated with me and was such an interesting view about anxiety and A Wave.

I also loved the simple illustrations throughout, specifically the birds.

A collection of prose in the shape of poetry. I liked these writings, but I couldn't really see it as poetry. This collection talks about love, relationships, hope, accepting yourself and loving yourself. Some of them were quite memorable and emotional, but as it tends to happen with collections like this, there was some repetition. It was also accompanied by some black-and-white drawings.

I liked the first half more, but it's a nice and relaxing read.

I thank Netgalley and Andrews McMeel for the digital ARC

Absolutely beautiful. Loved everything about this. The words were all so well thought out and powerful. The illustrations were wonderful as well.

This is another beautiful collection of inspirational modern poetry by Iain S. Thomas. As with his other collections, I thoroughly enjoyed this and will purchase a copy for my classroom library so I can share it with others. While reading this, I had many moments where I would read a poem and then turn the page, only to turn back to re-read the beautiful words that hit me hard. As is his signature, Thomas masterfully creates spare, yet moving poems about love, life, grief, happiness, and sadness. I highly recommend this title. Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for the opportunity to read and review this title in exchange for an honest review.

Out of these 200+ poems, only about 15 had any impact on me. Perhaps this style just isn’t for me, but I was hoping for a bit more from this collection.

i received an ARC in exchange of an honest review, all the opinions are mine.

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for me this was definitely the perfect case of the right book at the right time. i feel like it was exactly what i needed to read now and the writing was so beautiful. i enjoyed the small illustrations too and they were a perfect addition.
i have read a lot of poetry books lately and this collection is one of the very best. the style isn't for everyone but the poems had depth and most of them, if not all of them, hit just the right spots for me.
the book deals with different subjects, from loss to falling in love and finding yourself in a realistic but, at the same time, positive and encouraging, way.
i read it all in one night because i loved it so much that i couldn't go to sleep before finishing it and i wish there was more. i'm looking forward to reading more of the author's works in the future.

I enjoyed this a lot. I think this was a good balance between the more modern approach to poetry mixed with a lovely use of words. I think this will appeal to those who enjoy the little snippets like Instagram poetry, but it doesn't completely live in that style the entire way. Overall a really nice collection that I thoroughly enjoyed.

This is a case of a poetic style that just isn’t for me, sadly. Without wanting to sound dismissive of the writer’s work, it’s what I would describe as very surface level, with most of the pieces barely a few lines long. In this respect, most feel like the rough outline of an idea, rather than a fleshed-out poem.

There’s no depth to mine in terms of word choice, rhythm, imagery, structure, and so on. Instead, everything is presented in a straight-forward, matter-of-fact way that makes the collection read more like a thought journal. There’s nothing wrong with this, of course, and I don’t doubt those who enjoy sentimental writing presented in an earnest way will find more to connect with. It’s certainly contemporary and accessible, good perhaps for those who otherwise feel intimidated by the form. But for me, it aimed so stringently for universal relatability that it failed to bring anything new or interesting to the table on a thematic or linguistic level.

Thank you to the publisher for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

beautiful collection of both poetry and pictures. i surely tabbed my favorites and there were lots of those! will definitely be reading more by this author.

*ebook received through NetGalley. Thanks!!*
Iain. S. Thomas says at one point:
“If you make anything sad enough
or true enough,
people will call it a poem.”
and the proof of that statement is this very book. I’m tired of reading basic sentences that lack imagery, rythm, alliterations and frankly any other poetic device, in which someone hit the return key a couple of times and then called it a poem. I don’t always vibe with the format of modern poetry but I’ll ignore it if I at least find an intelligent thought or a well written sentence or interesting word use. This was unfortunately not the case. It’ll have to be a no from me.

O livro é dividido em 5 resumidas em: Amor; Decepção; Términos; Retomada e Reencontrar-se (Desculpe por falta de palavras melhores).
Se você ler toda uma divisão pode ficar irritado por ele abordar um mesmo tema toda hora, então creio que para uma melhor experiência seria bom diversificar a leitura dos poemas, sem seguir uma ordem. Como é um livro repleto de poesias, tem alguns bem interessantes, porém como a maioria acaba sendo esquecível, torna o livro bem mediano.
Para a parte 3 desse livro, tem uma música que resume para mim a abordagem desses poemas: End of the Summer - Alec Benjamin.

I loved everything about this. So much growth can be found in this book. I look forward as usually to reading more of the authors work. Just beautiful

A beautifully written collection of poems which span all manners of emotions from the melancholy, love, happiness and grief. The author expertly weaves words together that are absolutely relatable and it feels like he is almost reaching inside and speaking on your behalf. A section of self discovery and self reflection and all in all a validation of all cycles of emotions which we all feel at different stages of our lives. Lot of description linking to nature and natural phenomenon which appealed to me that much more. Definitely a collection worth owning and an author i will be sure to follow from now on.

Modern, non-rhyming poetry is usually a hit or miss for me; when it’s done well, it really connects with me, but when it’s not it usually ends up being fairly anticlimactic. Luckily, the former is the case with The Truth of You.

Despite many of the poems exploring fairly straightforward subject matter, this poetry collection does an excellent job of bringing a fresh perspective to the common themes of sadness, love, joy and navigating life. It perfectly straddles the line between crafting poems that are relatable and easy to connect with, and incorporating a deeper perspective or new exploration of the topic at hand to keep things interesting and avoid compiling a surface-level, generic collection.

One element I most appreciated about this collection was that none of the poems felt like throwaways. Though not even poem was a favorite or particularly resonated with me, they all felt well-crafted and thoughtful, rather than added in to reach a page goal, which I’ve unfortunately encountered with some other poetry collections.

Overall, I’m excited to give more of Iain S. Thomas’s poetry collections a try. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is actually the third poetry collection by Iain S. Thomas that I've had the pleasure to read. I really liked the other two books, which were from the I wrote this for you series, and when I saw there was a new book available, I was looking forward to pouring a glass of red wine in the evening, dimming the lights and cuddling up to read it. That was exactly what I did, and as I expected, I finished the book in one sitting. Now, what did I think of it? The book is divided into five chapters, of which I really enjoyed the first four. They are about falling in and out of love, getting back together, all the stuff that is predestined to touch me somehow. And I'm not gonna lie, at some points Thomas had me blink away the occasional tear. I'm always amazed at how somebody else's words can feel like they describe your situation perfectly, and maybe even make you see it from a different angle. The last and longest chapter, however, is supposed to be uplifting (and I'm not saying that it is not), but this just is not the kind of poetry that pulls at my (masochist's) heartstrings. Nevertheless, I'm quite sure that others would enjoy exactly these kinds of poems.

Overall a solid poetry collection, which I would give 3.5 stars (and maybe even to a friend who needs to hear - or in this case read - some uplifting words).

I didn’t like this poetry book, it was not memorable and most poems felt pretty flat. This book didn’t move me. . I give it two stars because I can recognize that it is my own taste and that some people may like it.

These poems were beautiful. So many resonated with me. Some made me so emotional. They were wonderfully written. The illustrations were beautiful too.⁣
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