(I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.)

This is more along the lines of so-called "Tumblr poetry," so if you believe that hitting enter does not a poem make this collection probably isn't for you.

Personally, though, I love that every word means more when there are so few of them to start; the precise employment of language to convey a simple but important truth. Chisala's messages about self-love for black women deserve to be heard by a wider audience, and I hope it is someday.

My only gripe is aesthetic - the pages look awfully blank, especially the ones with just a few lines (of which there were a lot); I kind of wish there were little doodles or poem titles or something just to fill up the space.