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thebookishmel's review
4.0
*I was sent a digital copy of Chameleon Skin to give an honest review. All thoughts are my own.*
Chameleon Skin really took me by surprise. As the name implies, the theme of colors and blending are very evident throughout the collection. I think my favorite poem was how she was asked about her favorite color, but how could you only pick one for different parts of life. The response, being all of them, made my heart so warm.
It’s not frequent when a poet can inspire me to think of my one version of these manifestations. “I like this me” really made my heart melt, thinking of all the growth.
Despite this, I did feel a bit of back and forth between the mirror imagery. That wasn’t something that felt consistent in the message, especially toward the end. I understand feeling can change on the day to day, but with how hopeful the entire collection felt, that last mirror image didn’t do what I needed.
I did find that the strongest work was page 48, “the outlook bleak...” was the most poetries in analysis, and explores outside of new modern poetry. Overall, this is a really strong collection and definitely worth a read!
Chameleon Skin really took me by surprise. As the name implies, the theme of colors and blending are very evident throughout the collection. I think my favorite poem was how she was asked about her favorite color, but how could you only pick one for different parts of life. The response, being all of them, made my heart so warm.
It’s not frequent when a poet can inspire me to think of my one version of these manifestations. “I like this me” really made my heart melt, thinking of all the growth.
Despite this, I did feel a bit of back and forth between the mirror imagery. That wasn’t something that felt consistent in the message, especially toward the end. I understand feeling can change on the day to day, but with how hopeful the entire collection felt, that last mirror image didn’t do what I needed.
I did find that the strongest work was page 48, “the outlook bleak...” was the most poetries in analysis, and explores outside of new modern poetry. Overall, this is a really strong collection and definitely worth a read!
ashlykimchi's review
3.0
** I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. **
I had to take some time after finishing this collection to consider what I wanted to say about it. [b:Chameleon Skin|53408492|Chameleon Skin|breanne weber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589395348l/53408492._SY75_.jpg|82648645] draws on a lot of color/rainbow/nature imagery to discuss depression, self-discovery, and hopefulness for the future. I think many people can/will relate to the themes in this and feel uplifted by the whimsical style of these small poems.
AAAAND I know I'm in the minority when I say that I didn't (personally) enjoy this as much as I hoped to. Poetry (as always) is subjective and each collection has a unique and valuable story to tell. If I were rating this purely based on my own feelings toward it, I perhaps would've rated it a little lower. Though I'm a fan of micro-poetry, many of these one and two-liners felt very greeting-card-esque. I also felt that the entire thing could've been trimmed down to avoid some of the repetitiveness throughout.
I've had another of Weber's collections, [b:Real Like Laundry|39808189|Real Like Laundry.|breanne weber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523528282l/39808189._SY75_.jpg|61564269], on my TBR for a while and I still plan on checking it out.
I had to take some time after finishing this collection to consider what I wanted to say about it. [b:Chameleon Skin|53408492|Chameleon Skin|breanne weber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589395348l/53408492._SY75_.jpg|82648645] draws on a lot of color/rainbow/nature imagery to discuss depression, self-discovery, and hopefulness for the future. I think many people can/will relate to the themes in this and feel uplifted by the whimsical style of these small poems.
AAAAND I know I'm in the minority when I say that I didn't (personally) enjoy this as much as I hoped to. Poetry (as always) is subjective and each collection has a unique and valuable story to tell. If I were rating this purely based on my own feelings toward it, I perhaps would've rated it a little lower. Though I'm a fan of micro-poetry, many of these one and two-liners felt very greeting-card-esque. I also felt that the entire thing could've been trimmed down to avoid some of the repetitiveness throughout.
I've had another of Weber's collections, [b:Real Like Laundry|39808189|Real Like Laundry.|breanne weber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523528282l/39808189._SY75_.jpg|61564269], on my TBR for a while and I still plan on checking it out.
byrobinw's review
4.0
Full review: https://greenferncoven.com/2021/04/07/chameleon-skin-book-review/
Overall, I did enjoy this book. It didn’t leave me with a “wow” feeling, but it was good. It’s not personally my favorite type or style of poetry, but it wasn’t bad, and I’m sure other readers would enjoy it. I look forward to reading more of Breanne Weber’s work. Chameleon Skin gets four out of five stars from me.
Overall, I did enjoy this book. It didn’t leave me with a “wow” feeling, but it was good. It’s not personally my favorite type or style of poetry, but it wasn’t bad, and I’m sure other readers would enjoy it. I look forward to reading more of Breanne Weber’s work. Chameleon Skin gets four out of five stars from me.
shanoconnor's review
4.0
**I received an ARC from Raine Publishing in exchange for an honest review**
"...I feel like a poem injected into my skin. but isn't that what art is? losing one thing and replacing it with another."
this is just one of the lines from this beautiful collection of poetry. It follows the theme of colors and self expression throughout the book. Each poem painting a picture of how this author fell in love with herself and her partner, it is truly a wonderful journey.
"...I feel like a poem injected into my skin. but isn't that what art is? losing one thing and replacing it with another."
this is just one of the lines from this beautiful collection of poetry. It follows the theme of colors and self expression throughout the book. Each poem painting a picture of how this author fell in love with herself and her partner, it is truly a wonderful journey.
kiraxjf's review
4.0
3.5 stars
Chameleon Skin by Breanne Weber is a collection of poetry that explores the monochrome world of depression and how colour offers hope and beauty in this world. It is a wonderful poetry collection that focuses on self-discovery, growth, and healing.
I have a little bit of mixed emotions about this one. I did enjoy it and gave it 3.5/5 stars. However, I felt like the collection was lacking in some areas.
In the first half of the book, I seemed to love every other poem. The imagery was beautiful and the connection with nature and colour with self-discovery and growth was great. However, every other poem also fell flat for me. One example is of one poem using beautiful imagery about taking seeds ‘from the garden behind my eyes’ and planting the into nail beds, so everything they touch turns beautiful. Then the focus switches to how when they would touch themselves, the hope that they would then become beautiful. It was a stunning poem. It is then followed by a poem that uses imagery such as ‘crumping up a ball of aluminium foil… I threw it away’. For me, this discredited the beautiful imagery use.
That being said, I truly adored the idea of the narrator being lost and confused, deep into a depression and trying to find a way out. There was another really strong poem that uses imagery to describe the body as a dig zone and picking at it to reveal who you are. The imagery made me uncomfortable to think of my body being turned into soil and having brush the dirt away to get to my bones or picking between my bones in search for something. It really made me squirm, but I enjoyed the perspective.
Full review: https://kjeanette.home.blog/2020/11/07/review-chameleon-skin/
Chameleon Skin by Breanne Weber is a collection of poetry that explores the monochrome world of depression and how colour offers hope and beauty in this world. It is a wonderful poetry collection that focuses on self-discovery, growth, and healing.
I have a little bit of mixed emotions about this one. I did enjoy it and gave it 3.5/5 stars. However, I felt like the collection was lacking in some areas.
In the first half of the book, I seemed to love every other poem. The imagery was beautiful and the connection with nature and colour with self-discovery and growth was great. However, every other poem also fell flat for me. One example is of one poem using beautiful imagery about taking seeds ‘from the garden behind my eyes’ and planting the into nail beds, so everything they touch turns beautiful. Then the focus switches to how when they would touch themselves, the hope that they would then become beautiful. It was a stunning poem. It is then followed by a poem that uses imagery such as ‘crumping up a ball of aluminium foil… I threw it away’. For me, this discredited the beautiful imagery use.
That being said, I truly adored the idea of the narrator being lost and confused, deep into a depression and trying to find a way out. There was another really strong poem that uses imagery to describe the body as a dig zone and picking at it to reveal who you are. The imagery made me uncomfortable to think of my body being turned into soil and having brush the dirt away to get to my bones or picking between my bones in search for something. It really made me squirm, but I enjoyed the perspective.
Full review: https://kjeanette.home.blog/2020/11/07/review-chameleon-skin/
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