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I was drawn to the book due to the title and ideas behind it and found the poems easy to read but unfortunately hard to connect to.

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Bhangu makes a unique collage of poetry and prose. While I enjoyed learning what love is and its ideology in regards to Bhangu's perspective, I am quite saddened to say that I was not able to relate to much of the ideas written by Bhangu. However, that doesn't mean that it won't seep into the hearts of other readers who may find this book to relate to them in their experience of love.

This book was sent to me as an ARC on NetGalley. However all opinions are of my own.
I have become such a massive lover of poetry over the past couple of months, and the cover was the sole reason I picked this book up. However I was really unable to engage with this book I felt like the poems were very engaging. I wouldn’t say this book was a bad book I just don’t think I connected with it very well therefore I find it extremely hard to leave a review which would be beneficial to somebody else wanting to read this.

Unfortunately I didn't love this one. I didn't find it to have particular depth or anything I could connect with. This may work for the right reader though.

Thanks to #Netgalley for making this book available to me.

"Love for another is all good so long as it doesn't morph into a prison, and trap the soul from communing with The Great Architect"

This is one line from the book that encapsulates the message of the author. Everyone searches for a soulmate, while the author believes the soul is already complete and search for a supposed half is unnecessary. I do not think the endeavour is unnecessary rather the expectation is overblown and honestly incapable to meet. Like Mike Bhangu rightfully said, the love/ soulmate shown on TV/Hollywood creates a perfect but yet wrong image of love. The kind of love portrayed is one that traps and breaks the soul. Hence the need for a supposed soulmate.

This collection was short but really thought-provoking.

Although a quick, easy read, this wasn’t my cup of tea. There were some interesting poems, but I didn’t feel like I related to any of them. Not for me, but it doesn’t mean someone else won’t love it.

An interesting collection of poetry and prose. Very much enjoyed the words and ideas surrounding love from the authors point of view. Would have liked there to have been more as I managed to read this within a very short amount of time. The one thing I didn’t t like was the advertising within the book. It really disrupted the flow.

Today I'm reviewing Mike Bhangu’s “poetry” collection called The Book of Love. An over-simplistic, boring book, spotted which generic pandering platitudes which lack any real depth or substance. A poetry book with a pastel blue, minimalistic, interesting cover which I really liked - a book about love add a big bold heart to the mix and I was very excited to read.

The description seemed to have a relatable structure and sounded quite decent. However, there’s nothing new in this book that you won’t find done better in a hundred other books, blogs and probably personal journal's too. I would feel really bad if I thought the Author had actually put some effort into his writing or if there was any kind of inkling that he'd poured his heart and soul into it and just didn't get it right. At least then I could have focussed on the technical pros and cons, for a more in-depth and detailed review; however there's just nothing to work with throughout the book.

It's not like the author doesn't have potential, as there are a couple of fair-good one-liners, such as "The flicker of love gives light during my darkest hour..* and "..a dying storm in tomorrow's sky.." these lines were good but missed opportunities when you read the remainder of the sentence. I wouldn't be able to refer to it as a 'Poem' either. It follows no form or metre without any line breaks for an attempt to make it even aesthetically similar to a poem on the page. It's a very lazy presentation, displeasing and a long drag to get through which is disappointing and shocking considering it is less than only 50 pages, if you include the random quotes and line drawings. I had high hopes for this one too. There’s no real art in here - nothing creative, nothing new, nothing original. It’s just bland.

Rating 2 out of 5 stars