Komal Kapoor masterfully weaves together poems, texts, and even unsent letters to chronicle a modern romance that feels all too familiar. The way she explores swipe culture and the complexities of online relationships is both fun and poignant. I loved the mix of humor and real emotion, with clever references to Taco Bell sprinkled throughout, making it an entertaining read.

Kapoor really captures the paradox of being more connected yet feeling isolated in our interactions. The collection is split into two parts—falling in love and dealing with heartbreak—which makes the journey feel complete. It’s a short but impactful read that encourages self-acceptance and growth through the ups and downs of love. Whether you’re knee-deep in dating apps or reminiscing about past relationships, Unfollowing You resonates on so many levels. Definitely worth picking up if you want a fresh perspective on contemporary romance!

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.

While not some of the best prose on the market, it was certainly not the worst. I think the theory and idea was there, just missed the mark a bit on execution. Was a fun little read though.

I liked the "millenial-ness" of this story, but not much else. It could have been better written. I wish it was because this had a lot of potential.

I thought this book was interesting, but could not find my footing nor was I really engaged. Perhaps it's just a consequence of the time, but I have to DNF this one all the same. Nevertheless, thanks for allowing me to read in advance — I really love the cover!

I first picked this book because first I'm a poetry lover, and second, I was really intrigued by the cover and the title.
Although I'm a bit disapointed because I was expecting Komal Kapoor to dig deeper, it was a really intersting read.

It deals with relationship nowadays, with a really interesting point of view and made me think a lot. I enjoyed Komal Kapoor writing too.

“How does it feel / to no longer be / my favorite notification?”

I was, as I said earlier really frustrated because I had the neat impression that Komal Kapoor could've done soooo much better by digging more into realationships, the link with social media, how they could affect every step of it. But I still recommand it if you're starting with poetry!

The poetry here was very modern and accessible. I like poems that refer to technology, although it could make the work dated in a few years. The concepts of ghosting and Tinder culture all work as shorthand for good short visceral poetry. I think others have mentioned that the relationship never really got to a steady relationship. She also acknowledges this in her poetry. Getting into relationships too deeply and too quickly can leave scars. You want the person who you imagine there to be and you want the relationship to be what you imagine them to be. The result is a great deal of heartache and a need to process what went wrong. That is the poetry of this book. It is an ever-questioning of why it didn't work out.

Not a fan of the writing. But kudos to the ideas. This may not be my ideal read but I definitely will like to see what's next to this author, hoping it will greater than this.

This is a long form poem charting the start, obsession and end of a relationship lived out through the medium of the internet and social media and how that has changed how relationships are compared to the past. This gives you a lot to think about.

This was a mixed bag for me. I liked some parts and other parts were very FIrstWorld/Millenial problems.

I really liked this book, I found it entertaining and I could relate to so many of the feelings from 'modern relationships'. With that being said, I felt like the writing fell short. It wasn't anything that wow-ed me or anything that pulled me in wanting another book by this author. Worth a quick read but not anything special.

I enjoyed the style of this book as it was very different from what I have read. It's well written but I found it a little over dramatic. Don't take my word for it though because I still believe you should pick this up and judge for yourself. Happy reading!

Though interesting and relatable (as a single person who has tried to date recently), this was just not my thing. I found it to be a bit dramatic (maybe that was the point), but it was interesting how people interpret relationships differently. Maybe this just wasn't a fit for me.

Very interesting title. I downloaded the book as the title and author seemed interesting and worthy of reading time but unfortunately couldn't read the book as it was a protected file.

Unfollowing You by Komal Kapoor is poetry 'set' in today's world and follows a relationship in a chronological tale. I like the style of this book, it's has many formate, poems, prose, texts, screen grabs, and unsent letters. The poems felt personal. While I did feel a few poems repeated it's self, I found that I still like most of the poems in this book. I enjoyed how social media played a part in the poetry style. This was a fun, a unique read in today's digital world.

3.5 Stars. I liked the writing, but nothing really stuck with me when I put the book down. I enjoyed that the poems followed a narrative, but I feel that there were a few that could have been left out in order to make the story flow better.

I do think the blurb perfectly describes this book and that it's extremely relatable to "dating" in the social media age with and trying to figure out not only how you feel, but how another person feels when neither of you are saying it out loud. There were a lot of times I was reading and would think I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this way, so I definitely recommend picking it up if you've ever been that person who overanalyzing every text and dreaming about the future.

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. It is very relevant in the fact that so much of dating is done online, and how many of these interactions can be harmful. I myself have been in these situations before. I did deduct one star simply because some of the poems were just one simplistic line, and did not feel complete.

This is a copy provided by the author and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to them!

I was immediately interested in the cover, which translates an unusual collection of poems, as well as the premise, which corroborated with a new perspective of the poetic universe in a digital era. The author explores the feelings and how they are experienced by the poetic subject, through poems so simple and super comprehensible, allied to an aesthetic that structures and distinguishes the whole book. Here is the obstacle: the content is the same as many other poems that I had read, lacking the identity that will not be made, solely, with the design of the book, but with the content that lacks!

Overall it is a book worth reading, both for the certainty that this generation will identify immensely, as well as give a lot to reflect on the real value of our current relationships.

Happy readings,

Next to a Book.

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I really enjoyed this book of poetry. I tend to like it when a collection follows a single narrative thread from beginning to end. This narrative thread, though not original (it's the story of getting together and then breaking up) is very relatable and is explored in a way that is modern, with the use of technology and cultural references (that are very Gen Y/Millenial) as both a point of reference and in the way the poetry is presented. This could easily be hokey, but I really enjoyed it here. An example that I absolutely loved was comparing the time with the lover to "a trip to Taco Bell/great in the moment/regretful the next day." I laughed out loud when I read it because it was extremely clever yet relatable. The references don't feel forced or awkward, they naturally fit the modern age, especially considering how often things like Netflix and the like now fit into modern relationships.
My only critique of the book is relative to the pages that show the layout of a phone screen. Some of these were used to great effect, such as showing an unsent text asking a question about whether the lover is seeing other people, but many of the pages were just the layout of a phone texting screen without any material. I'm hoping that this is just something unfinished in the ARC I read and that the official release will add to those, but if not many of them felt out-of-place and like they were a missed opportunity for more clever writing.

A good look at a relationship in a day and age where some or all of it is connected to a digital space. But is nice told throughout that lens and a really interesting look.