Want a poetry collection to get you all in the feels? This one is for you.
Dates read: 29/09/21 to 01/10/21
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Word to describe: Emotional
Genre: Poetry
Have you ever picked up a book without giving a second thought to whether it would physically and emotionally break you? I made the mistake of that with Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell. This collection hurt me and then healed me all in the space of 200+ pages. This collection, in particular the section on heartbreak, allowed me to bask in a whirlwind of negative emotions whilst at the same time offering a blanket of love to pour myself into to bring me out of that depression.
Every poem, prose, and line was dripping with emotion and mental clarity. It is impossible to read this book and not take in the feelings projected with each word. This author has skillfully mastered the art of poetry and subjected her readers to a beautiful collection of heartfelt words and kind thoughts. Each section built on relationships, hardships, and loneliness perfectly embodies the exact level of negativity that blackens a person's outlook on life following difficult times. The chapters within this book and the poems selected for each chapter are perfect. Despite the negative thoughts they help manifest they ignite a desire to be strong, stay hopeful, and work hard, and overall each end brings about a new beginning.
This book is one to be cherished. And one that I will, for certain, come back to again and again. Whether I am seeking reassurance in the form of a warm hug or a shoulder to lean on this collection offers everything I will ever need in the future. In this current time period in my life, a transitional one from being a university student, living with friends, and in a relationship with someone I wholeheartedly adore; to being single, living with parents, and working full time, this book offered something I didn't realize I needed to let go of. The tears that fell following this reading felt like I had released all the weight sitting on my heart and more.
Foolishly, I had never thought a book could be so powerful until I read this collection. The fingerprints placed upon my being by Pillow Thoughts will most likely remain for a long time. I would not have it any other way.
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