I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This collection of poems is broken up into various parts, including focuses on friendship, romantic love, children, and motherhood. I really enjoyed the parts on friendship and self discovery, but just could not personally relate to the motherhood aspect, which takes up approximately half of the collection.

Some stylistic choices were also more distracting than contributing positively to the flow of verses. For example, many of the earlier poems would cascade down the page resulting in several of the final words being broken in half or thirds making it hard to figure out what was being said.

Overall, there are still some good bones here and I really think people that have had children would appreciate this collection of poems.

I really enjoyed how conversational and relatable this collection was, but perhaps was just a bit too informal and "slam poetry"-esque for my taste. Definitely a girl's girl type of poetry book!

This poetry collection was lyrical genius. The images that are so artfully crafted and are somehow utterly relatable are compelling. I couldn’t stop reading this collection and I highly recommend it.

For poetry month I felt it was a good idea to go ahead and read this poetry book (a bit before its publication date) but I found this volume so light and refreshing.

I don't often read poetry regularly but sometimes it beckons to me. This particular volume focuses a lot on the personal relationships Hannah has with herself, friends, and family (particularly her daughter and husband). They are mostly short poems without too much imagery which makes them easy to digest and picture (you won't get stuck with flowery language). The themes of these poem revolve around growing older, having children, being a mother, being a wife, having friends in adulthood, etc.

A list of my favorites:

Swim Lessons
The Compliment Game
Three Fingers Pointing
Generational Drama
Marriage of Friends
This Is Your Reminder to Plan A Girl's Trip
And Then Some More
What My Grandmother Said

A special thank you to NetGalley and to St. Martins Press (Griffin) for this ARC in exchange for my review.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this collection. I can’t wait to own a physical copy of this poetry collection so I can dog ear my favorites and continue to sigh when certain poems put into words many experiences of motherhood, womanhood, and life. This is definitely a collection the veers more personal and reflects specific experiences that will limit the audience slightly. I however, am a fan.

Raw and beautiful. I totally understand the hype already surrounding Hannah Rosenberg and her ability to pull emotions through words. I felt a sense of womanhood and motherhood with the beauty of human connection. Well done and will be recommending this book and purchasing a copy for my own collection.

Same is a poetry collection that’s focuses on different connections we have with the people around us. It’s a love letter to the people and relationships that make life better.

There were poems in this collection I really liked and others I did not. Largely these were interesting poems though they did become repetitive. This is a good poetry collection if you want something happy and uplifting.

I’m not the biggest fan of poetry but I did like some of these poems quite a bit!

Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful poems about the things we all share as women. I really enjoyed it.

Thanks to the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my review.

Sometimes I find myself just needing a break from regular novels. I need the palette cleanser of a poetry book. I am so glad to have read this one when I needed a little something different. I found myself resonating with most of the poems and they were all so beautifully written! I found myself tearing up at the ones to our children because being a mother is the best job I've ever had. And to see the love between mother and child so beautifully captured truly moved me. I will be recommending this book to everyone! Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.
Same is a beautiful, soul-stirring collection that celebrates the universal desire to be seen and understood. Hannah's honest, relatable voice captures the tender details of friendship, womanhood, and connection in a way that feels both nostalgic and validating.
One line I keep thinking about: "How do we give away our hearts to the people we love and still make sure they stay whole?"
A reminder to cherish the little moments—and that we're never truly alone.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

thank you to netgalley and author hannah rosenberg especially for this wonderful poetry anthology.

i have grown tired of a lot of modern poetry, with the same tropes in every poem, the same style. this though? best poetry book i have read in a very very long time.

the book covers raw feelings of parenthood, struggles with feelings of inadequacy, being a human in the modern world (screams).

fabulous read.

The poetry in this book was poignant and feeling, I could literally feel the emotion and love ooze of the pages as I read it. It struck me how each poem talked about the simple everyday life with appreciation and care for each moment that passes. It is indeed a reflection of life, with a focus on past, present, and future with love for motherhood, friendship, family, and self infused in each line.

This was so beautiful and sweet. I really liked when she talked about the friendships that form our early lives and how foundational they are to who we develop into as people. To often we are in a hurry to find the love of our lives and start families when they are the first connections we make. This was a quick read but I loved it and will continue to keep an eye out for this author.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc

I really enjoyed this poem book. I thought it made you think about your own life and how to appreciate the small things. Beautiful

First off, a big thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Hannah Rosenberg for the ARC of Same in exchange for an honest review!

Wow—this poetry collection hit me right in the heart. Same is one of those books that makes you feel understood on such a deep level, you find yourself nodding along, teary-eyed, thinking yes, exactly this. Hannah Rosenberg has such a gift for capturing the quiet, powerful moments that make up a woman’s life—especially the kind of life that juggles being a mother, a partner, a friend, and still, somehow, a self.

As a 34-year-old married mom of three, I found myself in these poems over and over again. Rosenberg doesn’t shy away from the messy parts—exhaustion, identity shifts, the ache of wanting to be everything for everyone while still trying to hold on to who you are. She writes about the relationships we have with our children, our spouses, our bodies, our younger selves—and she does it with such clarity, gentleness, and truth.

There were so many moments that made me pause and reread a line just to sit with it a little longer. And yes, I definitely wiped away more than a few tears. The beauty in Same lies in its simplicity—its honest reflection of everyday life and how profoundly sacred that everyday-ness can be.

This collection is perfect for anyone navigating womanhood, motherhood, and all the in-between spaces. I really, really enjoyed this one, and I can already tell it’s a book I’ll return to again and again.

I think it likely goes without saying that Hannah Rosenberg's "Same" won't resonate with everyone. Truthfully, I'm not quite sure why it resonated with me, however, I found this first poetry collection from Instagram poet @hannahrowrites to be refreshingly simple, honest, and affirming of the human experience.

I was not familiar with Rosenberg prior to reading "Same," though I've since checked out her Instagram page and can easily understand why the accessible, gently wise Rosenberg clicks with readers across a variety of life stages. Rosenberg's simplicity, and I mean simplicity in a complimentary way, will likely irritate some who will find her poetry, perhaps, lacking the depth we've convinced ourselves poetry is required to have.

Hogwash.

Rosenberg writes with a quiet rhythm and familiar tone intuitively weaving together familiar life experiences into a relatable voice with which many of us will identify. A relatively new mother, Rosenberg writes about girlhood, marriage, motherhood, deeply grounded friendship, and the persistent desire for human connection. At a time in my life when I am near losing my last immediate family member, Rosenberg's writing taps into that longing for meaningful relationships and a sense of not being alone.

"Same" is a relatively quick read, a journey through one woman's life experiences that will likely feel familiar and meaningful to many. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to reading it again.

I really liked the writing style that Rosenberg used throughout this collection. It made me feel seen in some of her poems, and it was interesting to read them even though I couldn't relate to all of them. Although, I will say, sometimes the poems felt a bit repetitive. Still, I admired the use of enjambment and punctuation to add character to some of these poems.

Even if all of the poems weren't necessarily for me, I think that this work is something that is important to put out into the world. Contemporary poetry tells stories and changes lives that need to be changed. It helps people share their voices and stories. Overall, I'd recommend giving this one a read.

I really enjoyed this quick read! Glad I read this own. good poetry and writing. Would read her other works for sure!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review! I would say this was about a 3.5-4 star read for me. I will be honest in saying that some of the poems, either stylistically or in subject matter just weren’t for me. That being said, others truly felt like a warm healing hug. This was a quick and sweet read and I would recommend it to those who like this style of poetry.

Thank you to NetGalley in Saint Martins Griffin for providing me this arc. Wow, this was such a beautiful poetry book. I loved all the beautiful words and stories that were woven into this book, Hannah truly does such a good job explaining how great life is even when life sucks at times. I loved how she was explaining about accepting your body and talking to your body as if it’s his own friend. I think this was truly such a remarkable book to read and one that I’m definitely gonna be coming back to and I think you should definitely read this.