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howdyharvey's review against another edition
5.0
Each and every poem was so beautiful and atmospheric. I read the ebook, but I may have to buy a physical copy now. Very inspiring.
rosesandswans23's review against another edition
4.0
I think reading some of the texts probably enhance your understanding of the poetry. Otherwise if you don’t understand the references you still get the essence of whimsy and mysticism that comes with life and fairytales.
As a fan of The Starless Sea as well as fairytales in general I was pretty happy with this.
The illustrations work well as companions to the text the same way Shel Silverstein’s illustrations enhance his poetry. I love the colors and the style of the outlining (and watercolor? I don’t have an art background so don’t come at me). In a way, the illustrations read like living portraits and the poetry gives them voice, but neither outshines or distracts from the other.
My favorite poem would have to be on Page 54 “a piece of paper found tucked under a mushroom deep in the forest”.
Lines like “His love rattles the stars” and “the sky was never darker than the day they fell in love” impressively tugged at my heart strings despite it being such a short poem. I also really enjoyed “Not and Never Eleanor” on page 35 and “yesterdays” on 36.
The collection overall reads as love letters to magical realms and the characters that inhabit them. Reading the collection also emphasizes just how much we look to the strange and fantastical to see ourselves. If I were Molly or Marcia I’d be very proud of this first collection.
As a fan of The Starless Sea as well as fairytales in general I was pretty happy with this.
The illustrations work well as companions to the text the same way Shel Silverstein’s illustrations enhance his poetry. I love the colors and the style of the outlining (and watercolor? I don’t have an art background so don’t come at me). In a way, the illustrations read like living portraits and the poetry gives them voice, but neither outshines or distracts from the other.
My favorite poem would have to be on Page 54 “a piece of paper found tucked under a mushroom deep in the forest”.
Lines like “His love rattles the stars” and “the sky was never darker than the day they fell in love” impressively tugged at my heart strings despite it being such a short poem. I also really enjoyed “Not and Never Eleanor” on page 35 and “yesterdays” on 36.
The collection overall reads as love letters to magical realms and the characters that inhabit them. Reading the collection also emphasizes just how much we look to the strange and fantastical to see ourselves. If I were Molly or Marcia I’d be very proud of this first collection.
charlesiii's review against another edition
5.0
Each and every poem was so beautiful and atmospheric. I read the ebook, but I may have to buy a physical copy now. Very inspiring.
balladsandbookends's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
lost_luna's review against another edition
5.0
This was absolutely beautiful and is definitely a new favourite! If you love fairy tales or portal fantasy then give this a try.
liz_zarb's review against another edition
5.0
GUYS THIS IS SO GOOD! I had the honor of beta-reading it and I was blown away by how seamlessly Molly blends reality and fantasy! Any fan of fantasy novels (which are so very popular on TikTok) will love this poetry collection!
mdoering's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
madisometimesreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
5.0