Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Querencia Press for allowing access to the ARC of What Haunts Me the Most, for an honest review.

I have never read horror poetry before, so this was a new experience for me. It was very emotional - sad at times, and also very creepy and disturbing. It was written very beautifully and flowed well.

I do feel like there should be some sort of trigger warning because some parts were extremely graphic to me, but other than that this was a very intense, quick read.

When I saw this being described as "horror poetry" I knew I had to try reading this. Poetry is not my preferred reading format, but these poems were impactful and dark to read. You really felt the emotions and trauma of the character being described, and the poetry format really lent to a deeper understanding of the actions being described. Lyrical and haunting, while these poems are not in a typical poetic format, they are written with an internal flow that gives the reader a very clear visual of the poem.

Thank you to the author, Netgalley, and Querencia Press for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 Stars

This dark and poetic collection was definitely a different type of read. The imagery was profoundly vivid and eerie. Where poems are typically nuanced with more floral, lyrical prose - this was more nightmare inducing styled metaphors of grief, sorrow and pain.
Super creepy, not for the faint of heart, but written beautifully nonetheless.

This is something new to me, horror poetry. The language was flowing and ranged from creepy to sorrowful, with a lot of crossover feelings. It was easy to relate to the sense of regret and loss that was present through most of the book. I enjoyed it, and I hope I get to read more horror poetry in the future. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

I enjoyed this book. It’s funny how it was able to stick with me. I started reading this book Back in Oct, got away from reading for quite some time yet I still had this book with me when I picked it back up to finish it.

A dark poetic collection filled with grief, pain, and unheard sorrows. I loved the imagery, I felt like both the hunter and the prey running through dark haunted woods. I highly recommend reading if you're in the mood for poetic gothic horror.

Thank you to Netgalley and Querencia Press for this ARC.

I enjoy reading poetry so this collection interested me, overall I found it easy and quick to read the poems, I enjoyed the varied themes.

This Poetry collection was very refreshing to read, as you don’t see a whole lot of horror in poetry. Usually, poetry is full of beautiful language and flowery metaphors (also found in this collection), but the macabre and horrible can sometimes be better at eliciting emotion. Which is something this collection has plenty of.

I’m very particular about what poetry I like, and while I far from hated this, I can’t really say I loved it either. That being said there were certainly moments that struck me and I could relate to.

If you love poetry, and especially the gritty ones, you should definitely give this collection a shot!

Big thanks to Netgalley, Querencia Press and the author Chimen Georgette Kouri for allowing me to read an E-Arc of this poetry collection.

I usually like the darker poetry. So when j seem this I figured it was a no brainer to read it. Unfortunately for me it didn't hit like others I had read. Which is a shame. Still it's an interesting concept.

I'm not usually a huge fan of poetry but this collection was formatted in a way that didn't bother my eyes and remained interesting throughout every poem. Some seemed a little more pretentious than others but as a whole this is definitely worth reading.

Wow. Visceral, surreal, disturbing but oddly comforting in its ability to make you feel understood in ways you maybe hadn't even fully realized. Conjured up memories dormant, as well as lots of striking imagery. Ordinarily, I don't "see" so much of what I'm reading in my mind's eye, but this really hit me with image after image. Trauma. Girlhood. Family. The horror of bodies and life and death and the in-between. I really enjoyed this.

OUCHIE -- THIS IS THE POETRY COLLECTION FOR THE LEAGUE OF ELDEST DAUGHTERS. DAMN.

I am so thankful to our lovely author, Querencia Press, and Netgalley for granting me early access to this blade in the side of a collection, jarring me when I wasn't expecting it and giving it to me where it hurts most, but in the very best way.

What Haunts Me the Most is set to hit shelves on December 8, 2023. Pick it up then and pre-order it now!