The Peach Pit Mask

This is sad cause I didn’t get a chance to read this book I so wanted to but I forgot to check the archive date… I know my bad! I even don’t know if anybody reconsider me the ARC again that’d be so so kind but I’m not forcing. If none could I know I will buy this book for sure cause I read the synopsis and few pages from the book already!!! I don’t want to name them cause then I’d spoil it for others but really do read this book and I know I’ll for sure. Even it cost me extra bucks!

Thank you @NetGalley and @Yamashiro for the arc in exchange for a honest review.

I didn't find anything exrtraordinary with the collection, although some pieces did strike me. Perhaps it's not what I was expecting. I particularly like that the author has put date on each poem, like a diary entry. I think a younger audience (teens to young adult) would relate to most of the poems. Over all, the collection is relatable and not intimidating to read. I'm a mood reader when it comes to poetry, so I might have to re-read this collection some other time.

What a beautiful poetry collection.
“ All of this made me realize that moments and feelings are temporary.”
I really loved this. I find it difficult to connect to poetry sometimes, but not with this collection. I read the prose as diary entries, which made it more enjoyable.

I received an eARC copy from the author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Great minds said powerful words on what I would like to point out in this poetry collection:

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
~~~ Nelson Mandela

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
~~~ T. S. Eliot

"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."
~~~ Paulo Coelho

The struggle with rejection, anxiety, depression, having suicidal thoughts, and abandonment issues are never easy traits. Lack of understanding and attention at a child's early stages of life can leave permanent scars, leaving a child feeling chronic stress and fear; those experiences often continue into adulthood, leading to more severe and complicated conditions.

Reading this poetry collection, we get the chance to see the author's development and growth, both in thoughts and expression. From a mere childish rambling to a more mature and coherent definition, we can hear their voice growing stronger and louder, experience their struggles and fear, feel their emotions.

You love me, why? You love me. No ifs, ands,
nor buts to add. Your simplicity perplexes me
!much

I celebrate myself, with my very own cake, all
.for myself
.I do so because that is my right
I celebrate myself and begin to love with a
love more pure-bred than an infant basking
in her mother's arms
as I live for a right life and for my right to
.live

A squeak inside me will sway my moral
,compass correct
and I will dwindle like crumpled paper, once
.more
Never to be heard from again, never to be
thought of
unless to be a paragraph in a molding
.textbook

Why is the world so light when I am so
?heavy
Why must I "lust for a life" that lusts not for
?me

Pursuing your passions, following your dreams, and speaking up for yourself requires a tremendous amount of inner strength and dedication and, even when others disagree with your decisions and choices, it is important to recognize, appreciate, and respect the confidence that it takes to follow your heart. Stand firm in what you have chosen to do and who you have chosen to be, be brave. Kudos to the author for having the courage to speak up, being brave to pursue their dreams, and share their struggles with no fear of being judged.