Disclaimer: I received this book for free from KidLitExchange and Push. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Rating: 4/5

Genre: YA Contemporary Poetry

Recommended Age: 16+ (homophobia, alcoholism, drug usage, casual sex)

Pages: 304

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Synopsis: How do you deal with a hole in your life?

Do you grieve?

Do you drink?

Do you make out with your best friend?

Do you turn to poets and pop songs?

Do you question everything?

Do you lash out?

Do you turn the lashing inward?

If you're Avery, you do all of these things. And you write it all down in an attempt to understand what's happened -- and is happening -- to you.

I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain is an astonishing novel about navigating death and navigating life, at a time when the only map you have is the one you can draw for yourself.

I don’t read a lot of poetry, but I do enjoy it sometimes. This book I honestly enjoyed. It’s written in verse and it’s so beautiful. I was moved by Avery’s journey from his grandfather’s death to where he finds himself after and all the little roads he travels. I thought that while the book was in verse the book was well written and all the characters super developed. The plot was also complex and amazing. Seriously, this book was good.

The only issue I had with it is that some of the verses got a bit confusing and I can see where people could get confused about the direction, but if you’ve read verse before then this shouldn’t be an issue.

Verdict: Verse poetry books are the future and I’m loving it.