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A review by blithesquesttoread
Please Pick Me by Reina Regina
5.0
Now let me begin squealing about this book. Or shall I say try to put this bundle of emotions – from excitement to astonishment to relatability to belongingness to sadness to happiness to courage – into a few hand picked words which may or may not portray my exact feelings for this book.
To start with, I’ll be honest here, as much as I am about reading write ups and poetry by people, I am not much of a poetry book reader. More like this would be the first poetry book I ever read and I am not kidding when I say that I finished it in one sitting. That’s all it took. I started this playlist of mine and read through it and honestly, that was the best feeling ever. Poetry is something that is just meant for expression – some raw emotions that require to find a footing on a page and that is what it felt like. The foreword was what brought me in, with the writer describing how she the feeling of being wanted even after one is independent is what she hoped to convey with this book and BOOM! I was into this book from write then.
What amazed me was how each line was alive in its own self. Just something one would need to put a smile on face. Similarly, the section which dealt with the darker emotions of one self was extremely hard hitting. And the epilogue just sewed everything together very beautifully. So, here is my piece of advice: GO READ IT ASAP!
Trigger/Content Warning: Mentions of anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, and a suicide note
*Note – I was provided a copy of this book by the caffeine book tours as a participant of the #PleasePickMeTour
To start with, I’ll be honest here, as much as I am about reading write ups and poetry by people, I am not much of a poetry book reader. More like this would be the first poetry book I ever read and I am not kidding when I say that I finished it in one sitting. That’s all it took. I started this playlist of mine and read through it and honestly, that was the best feeling ever. Poetry is something that is just meant for expression – some raw emotions that require to find a footing on a page and that is what it felt like. The foreword was what brought me in, with the writer describing how she the feeling of being wanted even after one is independent is what she hoped to convey with this book and BOOM! I was into this book from write then.
What amazed me was how each line was alive in its own self. Just something one would need to put a smile on face. Similarly, the section which dealt with the darker emotions of one self was extremely hard hitting. And the epilogue just sewed everything together very beautifully. So, here is my piece of advice: GO READ IT ASAP!
Trigger/Content Warning: Mentions of anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, and a suicide note
*Note – I was provided a copy of this book by the caffeine book tours as a participant of the #PleasePickMeTour