this collection just wasnt for me. Usually I love Angemeer's poetry, but I couldn't resonate with this collection

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for giving me access to the advanced copy of this book to read.

This is a perfect addition to the books of poetry that I read. I found this book to be very light hearted and meaningful. It made me think, question and feel in many ways that I needed to.

This poetry collection leaves me conflicted.

This is the author's 3rd published book and you can definitely see how much her writing has improved. However, this collection felt extremely staggered. The first part on childhood was beautiful and even put a lump in my throat when the author spoke of the passing of her grandmother. The longing for lost youth was written impeccably and even the couple sentenced poems read smoothly - they didn't feel like a cop out.

However, from there the book went downhill for me. I couldn't see what the connections were between certain poems and the repeatativeness of some grew tiresome.

There were a few longer poems that I adored, which leads me to believe that I simply wanted more substance in this. The author is undoubtedly talented in her field, I simply think the editing missed the mark.

A great book of poems that will inspire you and soothe you. A great book for a rainy day, Please Love Me at My Worst is a great book for everyone.

Amazing book, loved reading this. Some of the poems resignatedwith me on a personal level. I'd give this book 4 stars 🌟

Wow, I absolutely loved this book and it definitely has a powerful message to tell. With themes about love and self-love (the most important kind), the mixture of short and longer poems spin a beautiful story.

I was utterly moved by this book. I dn't usually read a lot of poetry, but the simplicity of the poems made them feel very raw and personal.
Further, it felt like taking a journey through the narrator's life and I felt myself hooked the way I usually only feel with novels.
I highly recommend this to both poetry fans and people who are new to poetry!

Thank you for this ARC.
This was a lovely book of poems, writings and notes to self to remember that “you are enough”.
I copied down lots of the poems and will use these words of kindness and love on our quote board to enjoy daily and serve as a reminder to us all, that we are all enough, just, as. We . Are .

Also großer Fan von Gedichten ist mir „Please Love Me at My Worst“ von Michaela Angemeer ins Auge gestochen. Da ich Michaela Angemeer bereits auf TikTok und Instagram erleben durfte und ihre Texte bislang sehr gemocht habe, war ich umso gespannter, wie mir dieses Buch gefallen wird und ich muss sagen, dass ich beeindruckt bin.

„Please Love Me at My Worst“ ist insgesamt 144 Seiten dick, was für ein solches Buch eine angemessene Dicke besitzt. Das Buch ist dabei in insgesamt vier Parts aufgeteilt: „Please love my inner child“, „Please love me at my worst“, „please love me for who i am“ und „please love me who i‘m becoming“.

Die Texte sind allesamt sehr persönlich, wirken auf positive Art und Weise nur wenig kommerziell und ich hatte bei vielen Gedichten das Gefühl, als würde mir die Autorin direkt aus der Seele sprechen. Sie schreibt über gescheiterte Beziehungen, Trauer, Selbstzweifel, dem Erwachsenwerden und der Suche nach sich selbst. Dabei wirken die Texte immer authentisch, nicht allzu durchdacht, sondern so, als wären es die rohen Gedanken, die zu Papier gebracht wurden.

Somit ist „Please Love Me at My Worst“ insgesamt ein sehr emotionales, nachdenklich stimmendes, melancholisches, aber auch mutmachendes Werk, das ich sicherlich nicht zum letzten Mal gelesen habe.

I loved this book! It's always hard to show yourself at people because you never know how they will react to the news. There is so much in this book even though it is such a short book.

I wanted to hug her at times when it was hard. I wanted to laugh with her when things were fun. My heart goes out to her because trying to convince others to love you even when they can't see who you are.

This book of poetry was amazing. It came to me at the perfect time in my life. I will definitely be recommending this one to people!

I want to kindly thank Andrews McMeel Publishing, NetGalley and Michaela Angemeer for giving this book in exchange for an honest review.

A pretty mediocre poetry collection at times, but also pretty relatable at other times.
It is divided into 4 sections:
please love my inner child
please love me at my worst
please love me for who i am
please love who i'm becoming

.

As I said, there were poems I enjoyed and I agreed with, like:
if you keep trying to fix other people
it's you that's broken



and
to my inner child -
i am sorry you never learned
how the words
i love you
were supposed to feel
i am sorry
you were ignored
i am sorry
you were never told

you are enough



Once in a while there was a drawing or sketch with some writing and those were cute.

One of my favourite poems was:

remember,
you are like the moon
you can choose how
where and when
you reveal yourself



Overall, it was a nice one.

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

I'm not normally a person who reads poetry but this collection I really enjoyed. Its hard to rate/review poetry as it is very subjective and while one person connects to a collection another may not. In this instance I very much connected with the author's writing style and the poetry itself.

Beautifully written and lyrical this poetry collection centres around the pursuit of who you are as a person and learning not only to love yourself, heal from past trauma while also learning to accept and let go of those who don't deserve your love.

My favourite section was definitely learning to heal and love your inner child, these poems in particular spoke to me and it genuinely felt nice to feel that someone else can put into words what you are feeling.

I always struggled with modern poetry and finding ones that are different from what's already out there, but "Please Love Me at My Worst" did that. Most are about lost relationships and struggling alone, but Angeemer was able to connect this to childhood, friendships, familial relationships in a universal but specific way. Each poem felt personal but relatable and I know so many people in my life that could benefit and relate to this collection so much. I loved the Inner Child section the most, the poems about her Nana were so beautiful. I also loved the sections where she began to learn more about herself and her queerness. The evolution from childhood to young adulthood was well told.

I received an eARC copy from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

An exquisite read.

The poetess' play with words, the expressiveness and depth radiate the feelings we sometimes cannot describe. Talking about body positivity, mental health, loneliness, and acceptance has never been so crucial; these poems build up self-esteem, self-appreciation, and self-love. Working on ourselves has always been THE achievement, THE goal, and it is always a great feeling to find words of support and encouragement, even better when they are put together this beautifully.

Some of the poems were too short to pass a message, too quick a read to make an impact. However, these few poems did not take away much of the poetry collection's worth and performance. The collection feels like a good and open conversation with yourself, the one we always want to do but are scared of it. And it is always a good idea to have one: loving yourself is paramount.

I really enjoyed this book. I would definitely recommend this book. I laughed, cried and laughed some more. It is a must read!

Love, love, loooooove the poems about bisexuality!
When that is said, I overall also did like the other poems. Some of them were to short for me to find a connection to them, but that might also just be me. I'm not very used to reading poetry, but I found this book easy to read, while giving me stuff to think about.

Michaela Angemeer takes the reader on a poetic coming of age journey focusing heavily on love and acceptance - both from internal and external sources. Beautifully written and well crafted! I could relate to several of the poems.

I was doubtful reading this poetry collection if I would like it or not, because I have never read anything by Michaela Angemeer. It is safe to say that I was pleasantly surprised with how I got myself immersed in the lines.

Michaela shows very good side of our characters, we crave for love of others, whether it is from our partner/children/ family/ friends/ acquaintances / passers by. We feel more worthy, stronger, capable of everything when we know that someone loves us, and no matter how sometimes we are left with the wrong ideal of love - yet, we crave for it.

However, in the end, the most important is that self-love which is usually the hardest to obtain. When we love ourselves, it is so much easier to love each other, but also to complete everything else.

I would love to have a collection like this in my shelf, I would love to get the chance to take a look at her other works. :)

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for an ARC.