I absolutely loved this book! I found it hard to put down. I highly recommend reading it! You won’t be disappointed.

A nice collection of relatable 20-something/millenial existential crisis poems. Some of them fell short of the best in the same book, but it was a good read to feel pretty seen.

What are words. This book was....okay. I liked it enough to finish it but not enough to rave about it, unfortunately. I think it was a fast read, easy to follow but just not for me :/

Absolutely adored this collection. It was emotional and moving, powerful and compelling. Sabrina Benaim knocked it out of the park. I think this collection is perfect for poetry lovers and those new to the genre. Her work is accessible and relatable, but also insightful and eloquent. Highly recommend!

The cover of "I Love You, Call Me Back" is attractive, but its contents are not the least bit interesting. Benaim's book is part diary, part poetry collection. The language she uses in many of the journal entries and poems is not complex, nor is it minimalistic in a purposeful way. Her writing is just overly simplistic and repetitive. It feels like she didn't put much thought or effort into her work, and if she did, maybe she just lacks talent. I can't really tell her poems apart from the works of writers like R.H. Sin or Amanda Lovelace. It's just not engaging or unique. Some of the situations Benaim writes about are serious and heartwrenching, but her poetry doesn't really convey that. As someone who has dealt with mental health issues and loss, I would like to stress the fact that I fully empathize with the author's difficult life experiences, and I wish her well, but her writing just doesn't appeal to me.

Maybe it just seems that way to me but I love that over the past few years modern poetry has become more accessible and started reaching wider audience. One of the more pleasant side effects of that trend is that there are more poets being published. Poets like Rupi Kaur and Tyler Knott Gregson have become a must buy for me. And now I'm adding Sabrina Benaim to that list. I Love You, Call Me Back took me on an emotional roller-coaster ride and I loved every minute of it.

I have to admit I misunderstood the title before I started reading the poems. At first glance it sounded almost humorous and quirky but once I understood the meaning behind the title, it hit me differently. More than just beautiful words and colorful imagery, this collection is a collage of poet's life taking place over the course of July 2020. For me one of the key ingredients of good poetry is a combination of the depth of emotions I experience as a reader, as well as the emotional vulnerability of the poet. And Sabrina Benaim delivers exceptionally on both of those fronts. Exploring topics such as mental health, loneliness especially in the context of the pandemic lockdown, breakups, separation from loved ones, she created the kind of collection that I ended up reading twice and I have a feeling I will be returning to it again and again.

I can't recommend this book enough both to those who appreciate and love modern poetry, as well as to those looking to dip their toes into poetry waters.

I am very grateful to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing me with an Advanced Copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.