Lyndsay Rush deserves everything good this world has to offer. I will take this book with me everywhere I go for the rest of my life. It will be concerning to most.

I've loved Lyndsay's poetry online for years, and this book is all the best of that work and more. Her voice is so uplifting, empowering, validating, freeing, kind, celebratory, and touching. This poetry collection is a topper 🎉

This book of poetry is something you will want to eat while closing your eyes and chewing slowly.

Lyndsay Rush has put together a collection of poetry that sums up what it means to live life to the fullest. Her poems simultaneously honor the aches and joys of womanhood, motherhood, and humanhood.

Page after page, poem after poem, is filled with words that will have you laughing and crying and whispering the lyrics to tubthumping. Run, skip, or cartwheel to your local bookstore to preorder this gem for everyone in your life who’s a bit much!

3.5 Stars

I haven't read a lot of poetry but I enjoyed these. I enjoyed the way it was organized and I spent a little time each day reading poetry. It was a nice break from all my other reading and I would shake my head agreeing with what the poem was about.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the advance readers copy of this book. Really enjoyed this one!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this arc.

I loved this book of poems. It’s not Robert Frost and I certainly don’t want it to be. I knew I would love it, because I love Lyndsay’s Instagram account, Mary Oliver’s drunk cousin, which constantly makes me laugh and swoon in equal parts. Her irreverence, her humor, her candidness, her generosity, makes her poems untouchable and magical in many ways. Highly recommend!

Completely wonderful, as expected. What a joy to read. I was so looking forward to this work after following Rush on Instagram, and it did not disappoint.

A Bit Much, as a collection, has some great poems that help celebrate womanhood. I loved "Ordering from the Kids' Menu" and found it to be the poem that rang with me the most about how growing up and growing old are not the same thing.

I found the poems to be redundant and sometimes felt like trying too hard to sound cool and deep, but really did not need that much breadth. Overall, a fun collection of poems but leave more to be desired than the typical "Instagram Poet."

I can’t wait for all my gals to read these poems. We love @maryoliversdrunkcousin and we deserve this book.

I will not be publicly reviewing A Bit Much, unfortunately, due to the ongoing marketing boycott of St. Martin’s Press.

This is okay! I find that I read a lot of mediocre poetry these days and this pretty much slots right in there as well. If you like new-wave poetry it'll probably be your thing.

This collection just made me smile and feel warm and fuzzy. Rush’s words are funny and relatable. She gives you the tender gift of loving yourself more. It is a humorous declaration of self love. It was such a fun read.

Love everything Lyndsay writes! This book does not disappoint and I cannot wait to get a copy in my hand!

I wouldn’t know good poetry if it hit me over the head, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. No surprise as I’ve followed Lyndsay on Instagram for years and loved her writing there.

The collection was thoughtfully organized by mood and emotion, which I appreciated. I can see myself revisiting this over and over in the future.

now I don’t know anything about poetry…but I know that lyndsay rush does. I laughed, I cried, and sometimes i felt too seen I needed to close it and reflect. what a special gift this book is; and I can’t wait for it to be shared with the world!



thank you netgalley & st. martin’s press for the advanced copy!
out september 17th!

This is a beautiful collection of poetry and one I'll return to again and again. Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

A Bit Much is a beautiful collection of poems. I laughed and cried and found myself reflecting on the perspectives shared hours and days later. This is such a fun book to have on your shelf and I can’t wait to gift it to friends, too.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book! Lindsay Rush’s book of poems are so relatable, you’ll feel like they were written about you and for you! Bravo!

Great gifting book!

4 stars

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and the author for the early reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review.

Insta-poetry can be a very polarizing topic. Admittedly, I am not a seasoned poetry reader so I feel I have no right to criticize art forms. It would be like comparing an impressionist painting to digital art, or Twilight to Jane Austen. In my opinion, there is space for both genres to be valued and appreciated.

This debut poetry collection is snarky and funny, with many clever slice-of-life observations and affirmations. I enjoyed how the poems were categorized so you could choose to “mood read”. However, I had trouble emotionally connecting to the work as a whole - perhaps due to a lack of vulnerability. While it was enjoyable, I don’t really see myself revisiting or reflecting on it again and again. I also felt the book was a bit too long; some poems were thematically repetitive and could have been pared down a tad - but then it may not have lived up to its title.

If you are a millennial/early Gen Z girlie and enjoy the works of Rupi Kaur, Gabbie Hanna, Lili Reinhart or Atticus, I think this would be right up your alley.

2.5 stars.

This sweet little book is full of such precious, tender poems. I loved that the poems were divided up into groups by the varied "moods" a reader may be experiencing. The overall vibe for the book both organization/poem wise really resonated with me as a reader. These poems made me smile, laugh, and cry (both happy and sad tears). I read this as a digital ARC on my Kindle and would highly recommend others purchase the book in print if they're interested in it - I can see how there would be novelty to flipping back through the book in the future to find a poem that I want to revisit based on how I'm feeling. Much easier to do with a physical copy :)

Thank you to NetGally for the ARC! This is a fun and easy read for those who enjoy poetry. The organization of the book made for an enjoyable reader experience and allows readers to easily go back to different sections depending on their emotion. Defiantly a book good to pick up if you are looking for an easy read or a gift for someone in their early 20s.