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Cul De Sac Rabbits by Jax Bulstrode
3.0

 I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This collection was good, but I unfortunatelly didn't enjoy it as much as I expected. The poems from the parts 'Love' and 'Body' were really nice, still, I loved only a few from the whole book. For me, I need them to be a bit more cohesive, because (save for some instances where two poems were clearly written with a shared idea) the poems felt a bit random when it came to their placement throughout the book.
I would still like to highlight some of the poems I enjoyed:
- Summer shame
- A love letter to:
- I’m still scared of space
- I am brave enough to take care of my body

As I said in the very beginning, this collection isn't bad at all. The themes of gender and queerness were especially great to read about, but this book just didn't have a spark that I needed to enjoy the collection from start to finish.