Not a fan. Out of the books of hers that I have read, this was my favorite, but that isn't saying much. I don't feel I am her target audience.

This was an eye-opening poetry collection covering topics such as growing up black and the trials and tribulations and utter barbaric treatment people of colour experiences.

I didn’t get on with some of the poems, but that is my subjective interpretation. I found some hard to process as they were quite long and didn’t make sense in my head. However, poetry is subjective so what I find hard to read, others might love. I still enjoyed it.

This collection of poetry touches on many different topics from female empowerment, racism, mental health, losing a loved one, suicide, etc, and the main focus of this collection of poetry is of women of colour. I really enjoyed this collection of poems and I think this book will end up in a lot of people’s homes along with schools and colleges when it’s released next year.

Thoroughly recommend reading this one. Thanks NetGalley for an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you netgalley for the chance to read and review this ARC!

Poetry is an entirely subjective thing and I may not be the right person to rate this collection. As a whole it was a decent one and I will read this poet again; or hear them speak.

This collection spans many topics, including mental health, losing a loved one to suicide, racism and colorism, female empowerment and misogyny, but its main focus is Black womanhood.

I really enjoyed this collection, the poem about Christianity and its views on queer love was my personal favourite, and I also really enjoyed the exploration of losing a loved one to suicide, as someone who has experienced a close family loss that way, I found that poem comforting.

I thoroughly enjoyed these poems about Black women and the trauma they experience throughout their life. This is a book I can see being analyzed in a college class and I could write essays diving into the language and meaning behind each piece. My favorite piece was the comparison of Heart Failure to a Black woman and how the heart fails due to being overworked being compared to how much suffering women go through to harden themselves, sometimes without their own choice. Definitely recommend!