Title: Love Looks Pretty On You
Author: Lang Leav
Genre: Poetry, Contemporary, Romance
First published: January 29th 2019
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Finished reading: December 1st 2018
Pages: 224
“Don’t stay where you are needed. Go where you are loved.”
*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***
I’ve read and enjoyed a couple of Lang Leav‘s poetry bundles in the past, so I was drawn to her newest poetry bundle coming out next year as well. I know I don’t read a lot of poetry, but I like to step out of my comfort zone every once in a while and read something different. Unfortunately, I can’t say Love Looks Pretty On You turned out to be an entirely positive experience. There was just something about the writing style and tone this time around that didn’t manage to convince me completely. I found that the poems in Love Looks Pretty On You lacked proper cohesion between them and there was no absolute theme and obvious connection between all of them. Instead of the positive tone I was expecting from the title, there were a lot of negative feelings portrayed in the poems. Not bad perse, but not what I expected and somehow I wasn’t able to connect to most of the poems. I wasn’t too sure about the style and form of most of the poems and thoughts included. It wasn’t a bad read, but by no means her strongest bundle either.
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Interesting review. I always love your honesty.
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Thanks! I always feel bad whenever I don’t enjoy a title as much as I thought I would, but I prefer being honest over cheating myself and being dishonest about my feelings.
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I tried to read a few poetry collections, due to their popularity, and recognized most are not for me. Sounds like I can also skip this one without feeling bad. Thanks for the honesty!
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Poetry can be tricky for me as well, and I don’t tend to read a lot of collections. This bundle was definitely a disappointment, especially since I did enjoy her work in the past.
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