I really enjoyed this collection of poetry. Some of the metaphors and similes were incredibly powerful and poignant. I definitely gravitated more towards his longer poems than his vignette style ones.

My favourites in this collection:
- where hope lives
- iridescent
- uncertainty
- rapunzel cuts her hair
- sleeping hungry
- self-discipline
- rooted
- i can't remember if you winked at me
- in the snow
- silver lining
- our forte
- searching for signs
- just getting started
- i've been to the sun once


* Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to the publishers for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely adored this collection! So many of the poems were so close to home for me and were in general just beautiful to read.

A few of my favourite poems to read were:
vacancy
if i were to meet you downtown
blueprint for the broken
eventually
how the scars healed

I thought the lack of capitalisation in the poems worked really well and the imagery, especially the flower imagery, was wonderful. This is definitely a poetry collection that I will be buying for myself and will continue to come back to and read.

Thanks to Netgally and Central Avenue Publishing for letting me read this in advance.

Feelings, I have a lot of feelings that’s all I can say.
I am tired of being a dandelion by Zane Frederick is a collection of poems about love, loveless, hopeless and being hopeful again. It is about how we are broken and reconstructed again, it is about the pain and the fear of trusting again. It is about accepting yourself and understanding that you are perfect the way you are, and no matter how many bad relationships you have had, there is going to be a person that loves just how you are, with your imperfections and the best of you.

This is a book to return every time you don't feel good with yourself and fall in love with yourself again and again. I definitely will return to this just to be loved the way I deserved to be.
5/5 stars, and a million more, this book deserves so much love.


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Sentimientos, tengo muchos sentimientos y lágrimas, es todo lo que puedo decir.
I am tired of being a dandelion por Zane Frederick es una colección de poemas acerca del amor y el desamor, la esperanza y la desesperación. Es acerca de cómo nos rompen y como nos reconstruimos de nuevo; es acerca del dolor y el miedo de confiar de nuevo en alguien más; es acerca de aceptar las cosas como son y aceptarse a uno mismo y entender que eres perfecto de la forma en la que eres, que no importa cuantas malas relaciones hayas tenido, siempre encontrarás a aquella persona que te amará con tus altos y bajos.

Este libro es uno de esos en los que regresas cada que te sientes mal contigo mismo y en el cual te enamoras de ti una vez que terminas. Sin duda regresaré a este mi lugar feliz. 5/5 estrellas y un millón más por que este libro merece más cariño.

Unfortunately I found this book a little below average when it comes to poetry books. Wasn’t the worst book, but I didn’t feel anything when I read it.

I really enjoyed this!!
I could relate to so much in this book, the themes really struck a chord with me. Being single in your 30s and having that feeling 'of the one that got away' really resonated with me.
I really liked how this book was structured too - small chunks. This was really east to read and I just loved it!!!

i am tired of being a dandelion by Zane Frederick is a beautiful collection of prose that speaks to the infinite capacity for hope. I was immediately struck by the profundity of the author's sharp observations about our collective longing for love and acceptance, particularly within one's self. Yes, we are all familiar with the feelings that take root from being knocked down, but the opportunity to rise again is never out of reach. This is a collection that I will return to again and again for the reminder that we must never lose hope on the journey to becoming the best version of ourselves.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the opportunity to read an ARC of this collection.