As a child, I chased intangible things: wishes and fairies and stardust. When I grew up, I fabricated love out of phone calls and distance.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I don't read a whole lot of poetry, but I found this collection to be very approachable and relatable. I loved it!

It is quite an emotional collection and I would recommend reading over the trigger warnings before diving in.

I didn't rate the collection five stars due to what I feel was slightly misleading by the book description. This is the third in a series, which I have not read the first two. However, the description of the book did not lead me to believe that so much of this collection would be journal-entry-type collages. I don't necessarily mind this, I even enjoyed them, but I didn't expect it and felt like the actual poetry content within the collection was a lot less than I anticipated due to this.

I wonder if all women must try not to be hurt by the men they love. And how is it love if it’s so tinged with fear?