This was a great poetry book. I always absolutely enjoy her work and I can't wait to read more in the near future. I highly recommend it.

Rupi Kaur vibes all the way. I liked the messages but there was no food for my soul which is what I want from a poetry collection or a poem that made me stop in my tracks so that I could examine the stylistic choices as a poet myself. The vulnerability in the poems was great but the content was cliché and the prose-poetry mishmash while worked nicely for some pieces, in general could use a lot of revision. "What Other Women Might Say" was probably my favourite poem from this collection!

I got this book from NetGallery because I wanted to try different forms of writing. I wasn't sure what to expect but while reading this particular book, I felt nice. It's wonderfully done and I think I would gift this book to a friend of mine.

This book combines prose and poetry as the author opens up in a way that should feel immediate and personal, but there was something lacking and ultimately I was unable to connect with the speaker / narrator.

There were some parts of this book that I liked, but overall I thought it was repetitive and a little whiny. In addition, the writing wasn't particularly lyrical or beautiful. Good poetry should make you feel what the author feels but I mostly felt annoyed.

A Psalm For Us was my second attempt reading poetry in a row. My first was The Witch Doesn’t Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace, and it was a quick, powerful read. I’ve always been fascinated by poetry but I’ve rarely tried it, which is why I wanted to branch out.

I didn’t dislike this, just like I didn’t dislike TWDBITO. It just wasn’t something I was in the mindset to read right now.

This had some heavy elements to it, content ranging from depression to love and then to heartbreak again, all things I’ve experienced and can connect with. I think this would have made a world of difference to me if I had read it a year or two ago when I was struggling and hurting. There’s something about reading about other’s pain that can be healing in itself, if that’s not weird to say. A Psalm For Us was poignant and beautiful but not at all what I needed to read right now.

Don’t let that pastel, cutesy cover fool you; if you open this book, you’ll face some rough seas. However, I think all in all, it was also a rewarding read, and anyone who has experienced hurt in any form could relate to this collection of poetry.

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.