Reading slump

You may or may not know this, but I’ve been in a bad reading slump for months and it seems like the reason was picking up books with chapters – so, novels – when I needed to read poems. Short, sweet, lyrical texts. Pure magic wrapped in words, visualized by ink on paper. I’m not completely sure if the reading slump is gone for good or just took a break, but as of right now it seems to be gone.

Here’s the two books that pulled me out of the reading slump!

All The Words Left Unsaid: From My Heart To Yours by Ryan Drake

Goodreads blurb:

[…] A poetry book to describe the times of hurting, the times of searching, the times of finding and the times of loving another human being – in all their beauty. Scars, flaws and all.

Short review / my thoughts right after finishing the book: Lovely book with heartfelt poems to read through when you’re feeling down or you need an escape from the world. I realized a few things while reading these words. Open your heart and you will too. Highly recommend! 4 / 5 stars

Some favorites:

The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace

Goodreads blurb:

[…] A poetry collection divided into four different parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen, & you. the princess, the damsel, & the queen piece together the life of the author in three stages, while you serves as a note to the reader & all of humankind. Explores life & all of its love, loss, grief, healing, empowerment, & inspirations.

My thoughts right after finishing the book: In tears. So beautiful. 5 / 5 stars

Note: There really wasn’t more to say.

Here are some of my favorites:

Already mentioned it on twitter, this poem reminds me so much of Clexa from The 100. The author Amanda Lovelace even answered and said she’s dedicating it to Lexa! Link: https://twitter.com/ladybookmad/status/813972781738102788