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A review by marilwyd
The Moon Flower Monologues by Tess Guinery
medium-paced
2.0
ARC GIVEN BY NETGALLEY FOR AN HONEST REVIEW
There are a few poems that expand over half of the page, that’s when the writing is at its most enjoyable.
There is a lot of potential. Also, the drawings are cute.
This falls into the trap of ‘insta poetry’, they’re just 2-10 word sentences, sometimes with a line break. I wish she had expanded and put more time into giving the four word sentences more life. It felt shallow and done multiple times before. Most of it felt like an instagram caption or a tweet. I would feel like I had been stolen from if I had bought this, with all the free space that was left on the pages.
There are a few poems that expand over half of the page, that’s when the writing is at its most enjoyable.
There is a lot of potential. Also, the drawings are cute.
This falls into the trap of ‘insta poetry’, they’re just 2-10 word sentences, sometimes with a line break. I wish she had expanded and put more time into giving the four word sentences more life. It felt shallow and done multiple times before. Most of it felt like an instagram caption or a tweet. I would feel like I had been stolen from if I had bought this, with all the free space that was left on the pages.