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manthasbookstack's review
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.5
A brilliant debut. A collection of short and sharp poems on mental health, black girlhood, racism, trauma. Even if you may not be able to relate to some of the poems personally they were brutal and eye opening. The poems were often almost quite lyrical. It made the poems easy to read despite the hard and emotional content. Please read the trigger warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
skudiklier's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book is absolutely incredible. After finishing it I'm genuinely speechless, I don't know what to say to describe how much I loved it. Most of my notes on it are just the name of a poem followed by "!!!" or "holy shit" or "..........." There's so much I related to about girlhood and monstrosity. Sumaya's writing is a gut punch in the best way, and I'd highly recommend this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief