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Ari Augustine (10 KP) rated The Place Between Breaths in Books

May 4, 2020

The Place Between Breaths

An Na | 2018 | Mind, Body & Spiritual, Thriller, Young Adult (YA)

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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If you want a book that will take you on a true roller coaster ride of delirious emotions, The Place Between Breaths if for you. Told in a non-linear manner and delves into the raw complexity, horror, and grief surrounding Schizophrenia. Although all the jumping around might be off-putting to some readers, I found it intriguing - as if I were exploring the world the way a fractured mind would and I loved that, at times, I was confused. I know that's strange to say, but I enjoyed it's ambiguous tone riddled with dream and longing.

I would recommend 100%

This book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Ari Augustine (10 KP) rated Honeybee in Books

May 4, 2020

Honeybee

Trista Mateer | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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This is the first time I read any of Trista's poetry, but I'm so glad I did.
Sure, her poetry is not in any format most people are accustomed to, but that's actually why I loved it.
I loved the little photos/images inside the book - simple, sweet, delicate. I felt it went with the fragile and vulnerable tone of the book.

Her poems explore her own sexuality, her experiences with loss, loss, grief, and identity. It's modern poetry that reads like words tucked away, hidden on random pages of a forgotten book in the library and I loved this about it. I loved how random, thoughtful, sentimental,and raw some of the poems were.