First impression- absolutely in love with the drawings/artwork on each page. It helps tell the poems and I really enjoyed that.

A beautiful work of art from page one to the last. I feel like I was inside the authors emotions and I could feel the emotions throughout. Not many men express the pain of a heartbreak and I think the author did an amazing job.

My favorite line was “a side of her I couldn’t quite read and I have a PHD in psychology”.

I might be entering my poetry era because wow that made me feel. Make sure you get a copy of this to add to your collection so worth it.

When Feelings Play Hard to Get
Lies and Games is the kind of poetry collection that sneaks up on you, makes you feel seen, and leaves you thinking about all the things people don’t say out loud.

Lies and Games is a raw and unfiltered poetry collection that explores the quiet spaces between desire and distance. Organized into reflective sections such as what I meant, what I felt, and what I couldn’t say, the book traces the emotional interior of a man navigating attraction, restraint, and the habits formed by self protection. These poems read like private confessions offered without apology, capturing moments that are often left unspoken in modern relationships.

The poems do not rush toward resolution or romance. Instead, they examine the subtle exchanges that shape intimacy, including glances held too long, words carefully chosen, and truths withheld out of fear. The language is spare and deliberate, allowing each piece to linger and resonate without excess explanation.

This is not a traditional love story, but it is deeply human. Lies and Games invites readers into the cost of emotional armor and the loneliness that can exist even in moments of closeness. It is a collection that rewards slow reading and reflection, offering insight into vulnerability, control, and the complicated journey of becoming.

This poetry collection is set to chapters of confessions through poetry and details the heartbreak experience from the male perspective utterly raw and open emotionally from feeling like the back up option, a juxtaposition of wanting to help the girl he admires, love her and feel her best yet knowing deep down there's feelings of unease especially around another guy that plants the seed of doubt in the mind and stop you from opening up and being fully vulnerable.

The collection talks of many experiences such as being scared to admit feelings for fear of rejection and playing games and the chase and the exhaustion it can cause you and personally as a female I relate the opposite way as I've only known guys to play the games so to read from the view what happened to me and knowing happens to males too makes me feel there's just good caring and kind people out there and a whole other load of people who just enjoy games and playing with feelings and unfortunately you often encounter them!

The collection is illustrated with great sketch style outlines of a male and female in various situations matching the poems main topics and all of the collection ties in well to the title and cover of effectively feeling trapped from a males perspective in a web of the girl's making surrounding him.

A great collection about guys embracing their feelings and processing them healthily.

This book didn’t whisper, it stared straight at me and waited for me to blink first.

I loved Lies and Games because it feels like reading someone’s private thoughts that were never meant to be polished or explained. These poems are short, sharp, and emotionally loaded, and they hit hardest in the quiet moments where nothing big happens but everything changes. I kept stopping mid page just to sit with a line because it felt too close to something I’ve felt myself. If you like poetry that’s honest, a little uncomfortable, and way more real than romantic, this one is worth your time. 🖤📖