Nikita Gill is one of my favorite poets, and I'm always excited to read another collection by her! This one revolves around poetry that describes what we've all lived through in the past year with the pandemic and lockdown. I like that she frames it all with hope, and this book really does add some light in a dark time. She includes some beautiful illustrations to go along with a few of the poems as well.

I received this poetry book as an ARC from net galley. I found it to be refreshing and therapeutic during this trying year. It was honest and I loved the”Daily Mantras”. I feel that both teens and adults could relate to this collection.

Hope lives the best, when there is despair all around. Prose poems, lists, definitions. There is individual, artists inspired even during the previous pandemic, small business owners, people whose legacy are movements.
Inspiration from cosmos and the bigbang.
Hope is a supernova, when its dying, its because we dont need it anymore.
"your left clavicle is from a different galaxy.."
"The face you have in this life is the face of the person you loved the most in your last"
"My mother never says goodbye. Instead she says, be kind"

Very positive for these tough times. Dreamy yet practical.

This pulled me in and held me tight as I felt comforted and hopeful reading Gill's words yesterday and this morning. Several poems reminded me of friends and family, and I found myself looking forward to buying multiple copies, including one for myself so I can take more time re-reading to appreciate her messages of resilience, compassion, and gratitude.

Nikita Gill has a beautiful voice, and I enjoyed each poem. She tackles a multitude of emotions and issues with care and poignancy. She finds just the right amount of vulnerability and strength in each one.
I especially love when the content is about stars, constellations, etc.
Her poetry is lovely and I'd absolutely pick up more of her work in the future.

Thank you to Hachette and Nikita Gill for providing me with a copy of this in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

I'm a huge fan of Gill's "Fierce Fairytales" collection, so I was excited to read this one. This is an incredibly timely collection that focuses a lot on the current pandemic and the pain and emotions surrounding it. Gill also includes poems about news events like George Floyd's death and the ensuing protests for racial equality. I thought the variety of content was great - focused enough to feel cohesive, but broad enough that it didn't ever feel boring. There weren't any poems that I wanted to screenshot and save, so I can't give it 5 stars. But Gill is a beautiful writer who knows how to tap into despair in a really captivating and moving way. I'll definitely be checking out her future collections.

This was a stunning culmination of deep thoughts tieing together the universe's vastness with the pain our world is going through presently. She poetically analyzed feeling that so many people can relate to during this time. While some of the poems appeared highly specific and personal, the events discussed can be likely be applied to everyone's lives during these trying times. All in all, this collection of poems was a wonderful reminder that life is made up of a series of emotions and experiences and that we are all made of stardust.

Nikita Gill has a talent for taking the magical and meta elements of our natural world and synthesizing them into scenarios and conversations that impact how we see each other as humans. Gill is at her strongest when she is at her most abstract; the "Daily Mantras," were a highlight of this poetry collection, and I even jotted one down to keep at my desk. I wish there had been a little more of cosmic abstraction in this book. I sympathize with a poet wanting to write poetry about the coronavirus lockdown, but depending on how the pandemic impacted you, or what restrictions were like where you lived, you might not connect with the situations described in the book.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately, I do not have the capability to read it in a protected epub. Thank you.

“You have learned how to take all the negativity around you / and turn it into oxygen for easy breathing.”


🦠 The year of 2020 was a disaster, to put it lightly. No one has left this year without some level of trauma and in Nikita Gill’s collection of poetry Where Hope Comes From she explores what it’s like to live through a worldwide pandemic.

I wasn’t sure what to expect, reading about a major world event that we are still living through, but I was surprised by just how moving this collection was. Poetry is always so emotional, and to read someone’s intimate moments with the hardships so many of us have had in common this last year was powerful to say the least. Despite having moments of darkness the overall message of this collection is hope in the face of adversity.

Where Hope Comes From was released last week and gets 5 stars from me! Go pick up your copy and find some comfort in this chaos! 🦠

Nikita Gill's words are magic. I can never get enough of her healing poetry. Already a fan, I spent a not insignificant amount of time reading her past works through quarantine and the loss of a parent in 2020. Where Hope Comes From touches even more specifically on so many of the shared human experiences we all faced in 2020. This, like all her work, is a balm to my depression, anxiety and grief.