Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

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A amazing collection of poems. I loved reading this book online so much I order a physical copy for myself and a friend.

The collection of poems titled 'Whispers From The Moon' is stunning. That would have taken a lot more time and space in this review if I included some lovely quotes and snippets from the poems themselves! However, I will conclude by presenting a selection of some of my personal favorites. The poetry in this book was deep and beautiful. Each poem brought a new wave of emotion to me. Each poem evoked strong emotions in me, such as love, loss, joy, and hurt. Every single word had an effect on me.

Poetry about love, loss, grief, and heartache divided into sections according to the phases of the moon in this beautiful and heartfelt collection. Each piece, despite its apparent simplicity, speaks directly to the reader, evoking memories or emotions from their own lives. No word is wasted in these beautifully crafted essays, which are despite their brief length, thoughtfully constructed to give voice to the author's personal experiences in a way that is both personal and universal at the same time. Moments of loss and heartbreak naturally lead to later works that speak of strength and empowerment. Fans of Amanda Lovelace or Hollie McNish will enjoy this book, as will those who want to read poetry but aren't sure where to start.

this collection of poetry couldn't keep my interest. I was quite bored and I did not like it at all. I was not a fan

*I received this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

I'll admit, I'm feeling a bit of poetry-fatigue, but this felt very self-indulgent and repetitive. Sure, it's nice prose and all but I definitely skim-read a large percentage of this because I just wasn't really in the mood for the drama of the words.

This was a quick read but fairly enjoyable. Lyrical writing and good imagery but sometimes a bit overdone for my taste

I was initially drawn to this poetry collection because of both the title, and the cover, as I am absolutely fascinated by and love the moon.

.This collection was divided into four sections, one for each of the moons phases; full, waning, eclipse, and waxing. I loved that, and found that to be really unique and beautiful, but oddly and disappointingly enough, I didn't find that many of the poems correlated with the phases in each of the sections.

Still, there were some beautiful poems in this collection, and I am glad that I picked it up. It's not my favorite collection that I have ever read, but there were some gems in it, and it certainly had some promise.

This definitely was not my favourite poetry collection. Nothing particularly bad about it, just middle of the road. Maybe it just wasn't for me.

A compilation of poems about love, heartbreak, grief and healing, this book by @leebroda is a modern day poetry compilation that has a massive appeal to readers today. I really liked a lot of the poems and they were really relatable to me.
If you are looking for something that is simple to understand and yet has the capacity to hit all the chords, give this book a shot!
Overall, I quite liked this one and look forward to read more by the Author..

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

I did not finish this book. Even though the poetry was beautiful, it just wasn't for me.

Hello and good day!

Unfortunately, I was not able to download this galley prior to it being archived, which is absolutely my fault. It's a huge shame because I adore poetry and I do still believe that this poetry collection ticks off all my boxes. I can easily see myself falling in love with this one.

Rest assured, I plan on purchasing a finished copy of this book and writing a review at my own time.

Thank you very much for the opportunity!

I usually struggle with modern day poetry. I tend to only enjoy about 1-3 select poems. The topic that this collection focuses on doesn’t relate to my current life but it can still be relatable and connect with many. I love the cover and feel as though it matches the context perfectly and I know some readers who truly enjoy poetry that will love this.

I like poetry that is full makes you think and imagine and pushes the boundaries of what you know. or, poetry that reintroduces you to familiar ideas in new ways. This collection wasn't for me. I think it has merit with a different audience, but for me, it fell short.

I took a while to read this because poetry is something I tend to pick up from time to time rather than blow through quickly. The writing style is very simple and beautiful which fits the title/cover of the collection. There's just something about the moon that I can't help but be drawn to and the poems within this collection definitely emulate the deep sense of self-reflection and personal musings.

Disclaimer: I don't read a lot of poetry & I don't know a ton either, so I'm far from an authority on what counts as "good".
I found this book on NetGalley & I really liked the cover. That was primarily what drew me to this. I also loved the idea of categorizing along with the moon phases.
I settled in on a cool, windy night. We start off with a beautiful dedication. I always love reading the dedications and acknowledgments, so I really enjoy when the authors take time to make them meaningful.
We wind our way through 4 chapters "Full" "Waning" "Eclipse" & "Waxing"
This story is about love & heartbreak & healing, these different times of life marked by the phases of the moon. But I only felt that it was loosely followed, or, I didn't really understand the distinctions.

There wasn't anything that particularly moved me about the poetry or made me feel attached to the overarching story. That said there were a couple poems that I did really like. Most notably, the poem "Coffee". I feel like in poetry books such as this one, there's always one poem that sits apart from the rest. It's 100% a matter of what you're personally feeling/longing for/need to hear.

There was an assortment of phrases I just didn't think worked well at all & kind of pulled me out of the poetry of it all.

All that said, this is a pretty short read, so I hope if this sounds interesting to you, you give it a shot despite my rating.

I have opposing feelings about this poetry collection, and certain aspects of the book made me quite confused.

This poetry collection is made up of several sections, and each section contains poems that are generally quite short (about the size of one page in my kindle reader). They are great for when you don't have much time but you still want to read something.

First, onto the good things I found: the author is great with images and visual descriptions, and that makes up for beautifully written sentences and poems. However, sometimes I felt like an emotion or emotional situation was the starting point and then she had rationalised it so much in order to write about it that I felt her writing was too mental for my own liking. Anyway, I still loved several poems and found incredible inspiration in certain lines.

There are several aspects that I think need some improving, specially from an editor. First of all, the idea of the four phases of the moon is beautiful, but ultimately I didn't see it really serving to divide the content of the book into chapters or sections. By the second part of the book I was feeling like the sections were just beautiful names that didn't really mean anything (which in my opinion is quite bad, a poetry collection is already short enough to have elements that don't add anything). I felt that way because the content of the poems did not align into phases of love, relationship or loss. There was a mixture of love, relationship, recovery and healing, loss and heartache that didn't follow any order or path, and maybe the author did it on purpose to represent that these stages are not linear in life but rather cyclical (or maybe I am being too ambitious), but I didn't feel like that was being achieved. It just felt like a mess put in no specific order that did not enhance anything.
Then, I felt that the themes or topics covered were quite unbalanced, too. For 95% of the poetry collection, the theme is love and romantic relationships (and everything derived from that). And then, around the second half of the book, suddenly some poems (very few) about women and womanhood and feminism appear. For me, that was just really confusing, like the author/publishing house needed or wanted to include that so they could perhaps market the book in a different way. It felt extremely artificial for me because I didn't see any connection at all between the poems.

All in all, I really could feel like this was a debut poetry collection and I think the structure of the book needs a lot of work, which I don't really think was the author's fault but rather the publisher's and editor's.

Beautiful words. The reader is in for a heartbreaking journey, but it's worth it. I loved the way she described her emotions and the pain she went through. It was very inspiring. Poetry is very subjective, but I liked how she made her words flow and managed to convey feeling with not using too many words. Fans of Lang Leav will love this book.

Some promise in this collection which does tend to focus on relationships in it's many forms. I found Whispers From the Moon rather a mixed bag. Some of poems didn't quite hit the mark with me personally, but I also found a few of them rather memorable.

Would check the poet's other work on the back of this.

With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

Once again, thank you NetGalley for pulling through with this collection of poetry!  I was interested in this one at first because I LOVE the cover.  There is something so beautiful and ethereal about the profile of a woman; to layer in the moon makes me love it even more since I associate more with the moon because I am female.

This collection of poetry is divided into four sections, mimicking the change of the moon over a month.  I loved this intuitive division because it not only parallels changes in life from month-to-month but also on the grander scale of years and relationships.   

The language in this collection is so dense and rich with texture and color and imagery.  Each poem feels layered with meaning and emotion and almost like something you can touch.  Some pieces, such as the first one titled "The Language of Love" and later "A Hive," invoke the slow pour of honey while others like "My Ocean" are laced with salt-spiked air and stormy ozone.  I appreciated the attention to detail and word usage in each piece as well as how heavily Broda pulled on nature in each poem, working to incorporate and use the natural to describe her feelings and emotions.  What better to catch the turmoil and grief of a broken or failing relationship than rain or a storm?  Using nature adds so much detail that most people can relate to and understand the energy and feelings of because we all deal with weather and nature on an everyday basis.  I think that using these elements in poetry is brilliant and adds both drama and feeling while making it read beautifully.   

Along with the imagery and language, the overall subjects of the poems in this collection are touching and real.  For me, it is easier to read and understand what someone may be trying to communicate through a poem when you can understand and even relate to the subjects.  In this collection, love and loss run rampant.  This is combined with broken hearts and hope.  Along with this, I enjoyed the last few poems because there was a very blatant stream of women-centric power and feminism running throughout.  I loved that the author included these pieces at the end, signifying a change in her self and her ideas after her broken relationship(s) and her ultimate healing and coming back to herself.  These are things that women should be reading more of; how to reconnect with self and heal after being broken.

Overall, this collection easily gets four stars for me.  I would have enjoyed a short introduction that discussed the author's ideas of connecting the poetry to the phases of the moon and perhaps what that meant to her, but as it is, this is an excellent collection.

I ADORE THE COVER! I like that the book is organized by the four phases of the moon.
There were a couple of poems I really liked, most leaning towards reclaiming the female body and
a journey of self-discovery. My favorites were the ones that confronted abusive relationships. I enjoyed experiencing a new poet and her writing style.

That said, I agree with something another reviewer mention. Many of the poems felt broken or incomplete. Because so many of the poems were about motherhood and other experiences I've never had, it was difficult to connect with those subjects. Sometimes I read for pages before I found a poem that resonated with me.