I read this poetry book and then immediately pre-ordered it. I connected with this author on almost every level, from the struggles with a critical mother to lessons of self-love.

The language is simple but impactful. The feelings are instantly understandable for children who experienced childhood trauma.

The overattachment and then inevitable letdown of falling in love and the reinforcement of abuse this causes hits home for those readers with unhealthy relationships to others.

But most of all, there is the validation of watching someone go on their imperfect journey of discovering self-love. Lessons that are invaluable to those of readers who need to heal from past trauma.

Overall, an outstanding collection. I cannot express how much this collection meant to me on a personal level, and I feel it will touch others just as strongly as it did me.

For fans of Rupi Kaur, this is a fantastic collection of poems that I was able to sock up in one sitting. I have come back to it since, though, as I believe some poems deserve more time, space and thought, which is always a good thing! The aim of poetry is to invoke emotions in the reader - to make them ask themselves questions about themselves and life. This absolutely did for me.

Some poems I found relatable more than others but that's okay. I really think there is something in this book for everyone. Even if it's just one poem that sticks in your mind.

I've rated this book a 4* as it is similar to other poetry books out there, but it definitely stands it ground as a fantastic poetry book.

This is my honest review.

"Please Love Me at My Worst" is a short poems collection. It focus a lot in loving yourself before others but there are different poems within the book, some are inspired by the white supremacy, the Karens, etc.
I really liked some of her poems, specially those dedicated to her granny. There are long and two line poems, however, I felt some of the poems become repetitive.

The book is divided in four sections generally by the theme of the poems.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

I read it in one day and I really liked it. After reading some poetry books that I didn't like I was happy about this one. I enjoyed reading this poetry collection. There were some poems I didn't like that much, but I loved most of them.
I could really connect to some poems and some of my favourites are part of ''please love me at my worst'' and ''please love me for who i am''.

Thank you NetGalley for the free book.

I enjoyed reading this book so much! I was so surprised when I read a poem regarding astrology, which is a subject I truly love -- happy to know that the author is also a scorpio sun. Every poem is full of emotion and beautifully written. She's very talented and I'm glad I chose this book. The illustrations throughout the book are also beautiful.

[2.5 rounded up]
Please Love Me at My Worst is a collection of short form poetry and prose focusing on learning to love yourself before others. Fans of Amanda Lovelace and Rupi Kaur will enjoy this book.

I wasn't overly moved by any of the poems mostly because a lot of them were very similar to others I've read before. There was nothing new to move me or make me think "wow that's really deep". I wasn't upset by my read, but I wasn't thrilled either.

This little book of poems is divided into four sections generally by theme and chronological order. For the most part, I really enjoyed these poems! The standouts for me were the poems about grief, coming out as bisexual, and loving your inner child. Those poems in particular were really great!
I felt like the poems about love/relationships/breakups/romance were good too, but began to blur together after a while. As with any collection of this type of poetry, different poems will probably appeal more to different readers and I think there's a bit of variety here that will appeal to different types of people.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This poetry collection was absolutely lovely! I devoured it so quickly (in about an hour or so), and I'm still recovering from the beautiful pieces within it. The title was so intriguing to me, because I think that is something we all can relate to. I found myself relating to a lot of things within this collection and I applaud Angemeer for her vulnerability and genuine thoughts. I loved the four sections within the piece and, overall, would recommend it to anyone-- especially for fans of Rupi Kaur!

<i>I am learning that this is not about me
This is about you
I am healed, I am whole
I am enough
You are in pieces
You are broken
You need healing on your own

- stop trying to break me too</i>

I read this book in one day and even though I don’t read that many poetry books, I liked this one.
But (there’s always a but, huh?) something was missing, something wasn’t <i>right</i> to me.
But I can’t really explain it.

<i>I keep shouting who am I
Into the void
The echo screams back

Whoever you want to be</i>

Wow!!! I absolutely adored this one and devoured it within an hour or so!! I love poetry so much, especially when it is relatable and I found every single poem in this beautiful book to be relatable in one way or another. The writing was gorgeous gorgeous I just truly adored it. It has definitely filled the part of me that needed poetry. Such a beautiful, relatable read that I am going to get a physical copy of so I can reread it all of the time!!

I have mixed feelings about this book of poetry. There were so many poems that I liked, and that felt relatable for me. But some other ones were just all over the place for me. Some just didn’t make sense unfortunately.

Thank you to Net Galley for providing me with an arc in exchange of an honest review. "Please Love Me at My Worst" carries important and powerful messages and despite the lack of distinctiveness, I would say that this was a pretty enjoyable read, There were some pretty extraordinary poems, which absolutely mesmerised me, but I cannot lie, most of the content of this book felt a little rushed. It is my firm belief that these poems contain topics that many, myself included, can relate to, but the rather frequent lack of emotion is what hindered me from giving this book a 4 or 5 star-rating. "Please Love Me at My Worst" is most probably a book that people who love Rupi Kaur's poetry would like, although I think that this book is better than the Kaur's works. Trigger warnings include coming out as bisexual, heartbreak, grief, etc.

Poetry is used to invoke emotions and this poetry book did so, for me. I felt myself reliving life again from a young age but somehow I feel okay because I am not alone?

Going through life, you’re gonna be alone. In my opinion, you need to learn to live with yourself and be accepting of yourself before you can give yourself to someone else. You need to come to terms with who you are.

Each verse/page was so beautifully crafted and written with emotion. As the reader, I was able to partially relive life as it was and what it can be, not exactly as the writer but pretty close.

This book is out on the 12th of October and I highly recommend it if you want to feel okay again with life as it is and all that’s to come.

Thank you to @netgalley for allowing me to “Read Now” and truly enjoy myself with this beautiful book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

In this poetry collection, there are four sections titled "please love my inner child," "please love me at my worst," "please love me for who I am," and "please love who I'm becoming." There are themes of connecting with your inner child, loving the worst parts of yourself, coming out as bisexual, and focusing on self growth.

Some of the poems were very short, but still drew gut punches of emotion. I wasn't super compelled throughout, but I found it to be relatable, and the feelings portrayed were clear and felt.

''you are like the moon. you can choose how, where and when you reveal yourself''

Being this the first Michaela book I've read, I found that it wasn't half as bad. I found some poems well written and relatable, with very powerful messages towards the end. I would recommend.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this before publication date.

I was waiting for something positive to occur at the end. A time when she finally found some happiness in herself and I was disappointed. Just came off like the same poem a million times

While I was reading this collection, my mind was singing "I need somebody who can love me at my worst...." And that too the you-know-who's version 💟

Exactly for Rupi Kaur's readers!

You will not be disappointed with this collection. It's that this feels like the younger version of Rupi Kaur's poetry collection.

The lines are genuine and, no doubt, you will feel connected to the written words as soon as you start reading them.

Go for this collection. The nostalgia hits you right.

Thank you, author and the publisher, for the advance reading copy.

This was well and truly really beautiful and will be perfect for those who are waiting to see how to come out. It’s really interesting to see other people’s insights and experiences and this is just like one of those books where you can’t help but feel comforted by what you see and read! So 5 out of 5 stars it was stunningly beautiful!

Modern poetry is a special kind of art. Sometimes the thoughts are so simple, jotted down in one line - but they are something that you think and have never put into words. That is where the magic of poetry lies.

And Angemeer's collection is definitely magic.

From simple one liners to full pages, each of Angemeer's poems consists of things I once thought and felt, things I think and feel now, or things I am sure I will feel and think in the future. She was able to elicit a wide range of emotions (from a few tears to giant smiles) from me, and thatn's when you know the connection has been made.

Put together in a lovely format, with typography that gives off a gentle feeling and a random assortment of visual art, the aesthetics are just as appealing as the poems themselves.

I enjoyed reading this collection immensely, saved many of the poems to look back on again, and am really looking forward to reading the rest of her work.

I have no words to say because I’m speechless but it was extremely well written and powerful. Poetry has always been a way for me to relate to others and I think that book accomplished that well.