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;recovery
a collection of modern poetry surrounding the most vulnerable time - post-breakup. follow the journey of hurt on the road to recovery
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107 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 30, 2017
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December 26, 2017
;Recovery is a beautiful, sorrowful expression of heart-wrenching emotions felt during a time that many of us have encountered in our lives. Jasmine has opened her heart and soul with sharing her thoughts and feelings in elegant prose. Collections like these help us see that we are never alone when it comes to devastating breakups, and times when we feel overwhelming emotion and depression.
This collection is a must read for anyone that has been through, or is going through, situations like these. Poetry isn't always about rhyme and form. Jasmine's poetry is simple, yet emotional and powerful. It is relate-able and intense. I just love Jasmine's courage in publishing this. It shows how therapeutic it can be to write down your emotions. And, though I admire the beauty, power and intensity found in the more sorrowful poems, I also love the positive, upliftings verses at the end. Those show strength, courage, and of course, recovery.
Thank you to the author for sending me this free e-copy in exchange for my honest review.
A few of these poems do address depression and thoughts of suicide, so please, please, talk to someone ( or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org) if you ever experience these thoughts.
This collection is a must read for anyone that has been through, or is going through, situations like these. Poetry isn't always about rhyme and form. Jasmine's poetry is simple, yet emotional and powerful. It is relate-able and intense. I just love Jasmine's courage in publishing this. It shows how therapeutic it can be to write down your emotions. And, though I admire the beauty, power and intensity found in the more sorrowful poems, I also love the positive, upliftings verses at the end. Those show strength, courage, and of course, recovery.
Thank you to the author for sending me this free e-copy in exchange for my honest review.
A few of these poems do address depression and thoughts of suicide, so please, please, talk to someone ( or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org) if you ever experience these thoughts.
June 1, 2017
This collection is beautiful and relatable to anyone who has suffered heartbreak. It takes you on a journey through the pain of love and loss. A lot of the poems are very short--a powerful yet simple statement, while others span the whole page. If you've been through heartbreak, whether it's romantic or just a lost friendship, this poetry collection will benefit you. 5 stars!
January 27, 2022
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I got an ARC in return for an honest review from the author.
I have to start this with: I am not a fan of poetry. I hardly ever buy poetry books. I read through them too quickly and don’t catch why people like them. I probably wouldn’t have found this book, but the author emailed and asked that I review it so I took it as a personal challenge!
The book is a collection of poetry that follows from a break-up to being over someone. The poems jump from sad to angry a lot, which I can appreciate as that is how my break-ups usually feel. The author warned of abuse, but I didn’t really catch that through the poems. There were a few mild references to the guy (I’m assuming guy, though I really do know better) didn’t always treat her the best. The references were far from graphic and if I hadn’t been given a content warning at the beginning I probably wouldn’t have noticed it. The suicide was the same. I was thinking it was going to be a graphic depiction of the feelings of wanting to die, but it was just a line or two saying that there were those feelings. Both of those lacked the emotional punch that I was preparing for because of the warning. I am thankful that the author thinks that far ahead and provided resources so if those mild references are too much for someone they have places to go.
The poems I liked where the angry ones. The sad ones felt a bit repetitive. I think that feeling came from a few poems ending with a plead for the guy to come back written almost the same. I went through the book twice and saw that the repetition really boiled down to endings like that. I can admit I know very little about poetry, so that might be something common to poems. It just made a few of the poems fall flat to me because they felt the same. The angry ones packed a punch though. I felt things I didn’t want to feel. The angry ones are the reason this is a book I would recommend. I can’t wait to see some other emotions come through in Smith’s work. If she could get the sad a bit more sad, instead of the dejected feeling then it would have had a much more solid impact.
This is what I am guessing is a self-published book with little to no help. So I have to commend the author on being able to format the book perfectly. There was not a single issue in the copy I was given. That is rare with ARCs that I get from publishers! The author clearly took her time and paid attention to the details. There weren’t any glaring spelling mistakes or anything that would irk me. The presentation is pretty remarkable.
Overall, the book had a first published book feel. It wasn’t terrible and it wasn’t the best I have ever read, but I have hope that this author will continue writing. Her skill will improve and I will follow her journey. I wish her the best of luck and I can’t wait to see more from her.
I got an ARC in return for an honest review from the author.
I have to start this with: I am not a fan of poetry. I hardly ever buy poetry books. I read through them too quickly and don’t catch why people like them. I probably wouldn’t have found this book, but the author emailed and asked that I review it so I took it as a personal challenge!
The book is a collection of poetry that follows from a break-up to being over someone. The poems jump from sad to angry a lot, which I can appreciate as that is how my break-ups usually feel. The author warned of abuse, but I didn’t really catch that through the poems. There were a few mild references to the guy (I’m assuming guy, though I really do know better) didn’t always treat her the best. The references were far from graphic and if I hadn’t been given a content warning at the beginning I probably wouldn’t have noticed it. The suicide was the same. I was thinking it was going to be a graphic depiction of the feelings of wanting to die, but it was just a line or two saying that there were those feelings. Both of those lacked the emotional punch that I was preparing for because of the warning. I am thankful that the author thinks that far ahead and provided resources so if those mild references are too much for someone they have places to go.
The poems I liked where the angry ones. The sad ones felt a bit repetitive. I think that feeling came from a few poems ending with a plead for the guy to come back written almost the same. I went through the book twice and saw that the repetition really boiled down to endings like that. I can admit I know very little about poetry, so that might be something common to poems. It just made a few of the poems fall flat to me because they felt the same. The angry ones packed a punch though. I felt things I didn’t want to feel. The angry ones are the reason this is a book I would recommend. I can’t wait to see some other emotions come through in Smith’s work. If she could get the sad a bit more sad, instead of the dejected feeling then it would have had a much more solid impact.
This is what I am guessing is a self-published book with little to no help. So I have to commend the author on being able to format the book perfectly. There was not a single issue in the copy I was given. That is rare with ARCs that I get from publishers! The author clearly took her time and paid attention to the details. There weren’t any glaring spelling mistakes or anything that would irk me. The presentation is pretty remarkable.
Overall, the book had a first published book feel. It wasn’t terrible and it wasn’t the best I have ever read, but I have hope that this author will continue writing. Her skill will improve and I will follow her journey. I wish her the best of luck and I can’t wait to see more from her.
February 10, 2018
Unique voice
I thought the strongest poems here were often the shorter ones - Jasmine's ideas were compact here and relatable.
I would love it to read a follow up of this, whatever that may be - I wanted empowerment, self love and 'recovery' to follow after these words!
I thought the strongest poems here were often the shorter ones - Jasmine's ideas were compact here and relatable.
I would love it to read a follow up of this, whatever that may be - I wanted empowerment, self love and 'recovery' to follow after these words!
November 11, 2017
Wonderful poetry collection. I absolutely loved the eloquence with which the poet has talked about pain and heartbreak. Loved it!
June 3, 2017
I loved this book from start to finish. Jasmine Smith did such an amazing job at portraying the raw emotions that follow a break-up. If only I could go back in time and give a copy of ";recovery" to my fourteen year old self who thought that the world was over because I had lost a little boyfriend.
I look forward to any future work Jasmine publishes and cannot wait to see how her writing grows!
I look forward to any future work Jasmine publishes and cannot wait to see how her writing grows!
December 14, 2017
;recovery is a beautiful collection of poetry. As having been through a few breakups, I could relate to many of the poems.
Some of them just spoke to my soul. The anger, the betrayal, the confusion, the wanting and yearning to be together. There was so much of the writing I could see in myself. I found myself nodding my head in agreement, and I found myself thinking back to the time I was going through it.
This collection shows the raw emotions, the rollercoaster effect of a breakup. I felt broken, and then there would be a glimpse of hope. It's the ups and downs. I really enjoyed reading this collection.
One thing I would have loved to see would be more of the recovery part. It covers the breakup extremely well. But I felt there was only a little on the road to recovery. Recovery is more than the fresh and raw emotions; it's realizing you will pull through this without them. You are strong enough, you are good enough.
One thing I really loved was use of the semicolon. It speaks volumes, no matter how you look at it. It symbolizes that your story isn't over. Your time isn't over. There's more to your life than just this moment.
Overall, this was a wonderful poetry collection. I am interested to see what Smith comes up with next.
Some of them just spoke to my soul. The anger, the betrayal, the confusion, the wanting and yearning to be together. There was so much of the writing I could see in myself. I found myself nodding my head in agreement, and I found myself thinking back to the time I was going through it.
This collection shows the raw emotions, the rollercoaster effect of a breakup. I felt broken, and then there would be a glimpse of hope. It's the ups and downs. I really enjoyed reading this collection.
One thing I would have loved to see would be more of the recovery part. It covers the breakup extremely well. But I felt there was only a little on the road to recovery. Recovery is more than the fresh and raw emotions; it's realizing you will pull through this without them. You are strong enough, you are good enough.
One thing I really loved was use of the semicolon. It speaks volumes, no matter how you look at it. It symbolizes that your story isn't over. Your time isn't over. There's more to your life than just this moment.
Overall, this was a wonderful poetry collection. I am interested to see what Smith comes up with next.
January 7, 2018
"tylenol doesn't stop
the pain
from
a broken heart"
So, I had a few problems with this that resulted in my giving it three stars.
-Firstly, for such a short work, I found a number of errors - not sure if that's just the e-book or both? Or maybe it was updated after I already purchased it? In any case, it could've benefited from a little more editing.
-The order of the pieces felt a little disjointed?
-The pieces got a little repetitive.
Overall, though, a fine first collection! I think that if I could still recall my first love, and all the heartache that involved, I would've connected to this a lot more. Alas, now I'm old and crotchety and love makes me gag (jkjkjk).
the pain
from
a broken heart"
So, I had a few problems with this that resulted in my giving it three stars.
-Firstly, for such a short work, I found a number of errors - not sure if that's just the e-book or both? Or maybe it was updated after I already purchased it? In any case, it could've benefited from a little more editing.
-The order of the pieces felt a little disjointed?
-The pieces got a little repetitive.
Overall, though, a fine first collection! I think that if I could still recall my first love, and all the heartache that involved, I would've connected to this a lot more. Alas, now I'm old and crotchety and love makes me gag (jkjkjk).
November 23, 2017
I liked it!
I couldn’t really relate to the story but I appreciate the author sharing her story. There were some one liners I liked. But there was one piece that touched me the most: “leaving without goodbye showed me all good things hurt you in the end.”
I couldn’t really relate to the story but I appreciate the author sharing her story. There were some one liners I liked. But there was one piece that touched me the most: “leaving without goodbye showed me all good things hurt you in the end.”
January 2, 2018
“I’m happy again
You didn’t break me
This is recovery.”
Pretty good read.
You didn’t break me
This is recovery.”
Pretty good read.
May 9, 2018
AMAZING
Ugh my heart! This was beautiful and sad and hopeful! I love Jasmine's words! Just so gorgeous and emotive - I am a huge fan!
Ugh my heart! This was beautiful and sad and hopeful! I love Jasmine's words! Just so gorgeous and emotive - I am a huge fan!
January 25, 2018
Heartbreak features predominantly in Jasmine's poetry collection and covers a break up, and the grief in the memories of time spent together. The poems do not have titles, so Recovery feels like a journal you can read in one sitting. I think we can all relate to the emotions, and subjects that Jasmine writes about, from jealousy, bitterness, and to a possible understanding, 'I sincerely wish you happiness
For all your life
You showed me the world when we were us,'
Lines I could really identify with, 'struggling to find my way home
Sitting on the riverbank,'
The events of the narrator take a downturn, and they begin to think of suicide, but ultimately find a way through that.
'I'm finding the beauty in days
Without you by my side,'
Jasmine has a likeable, and engaging, writing voice, so it will be interesting to read what she writes next.
For all your life
You showed me the world when we were us,'
Lines I could really identify with, 'struggling to find my way home
Sitting on the riverbank,'
The events of the narrator take a downturn, and they begin to think of suicide, but ultimately find a way through that.
'I'm finding the beauty in days
Without you by my side,'
Jasmine has a likeable, and engaging, writing voice, so it will be interesting to read what she writes next.
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