A review by blove0312
Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh, high school romances. I am so glad I’ve got almost two decades separating me from my high school years. 

It was good, cute. Fast paced, somewhat emotional. I think it was written realistically; teenagers and charged emotions and the dramatics. The mom situation was tough to read and I’ve never had parents who struggled with addiction, nor a separated house. But I’ve had many friends who struggled, and it brings up a lot of memories. 

Still not a fan of poetry. And for so much of it, it just arbitrarily line breaks, and then a comma will be after the first word of a new line when it clearly should’ve been part of the line before it. Idk. Doesn’t make sense and I like for things to make sense.

My friend and I, the one reading Green Creek with me, were just discussing poetry a week or two ago. She said she read a lot of it in high school and I told her it figures because it’s pretentious (implying like her, but that part in jest bc she isn’t; poetry is though).