This was a very well written and beautiful collection of poetry by Portia Mabaso! If you love Rupi Kaur and Amanda Lovelace this is definitely the poetry collection for you!

I have a lot of tabs and highlights from all of the poems that I especially loved in this collection! I absolutely loved how this book was split into four different parts, all based on the seasons. I loved seeing the progression in each section from love, to heartbreak, to depression, to empowerment. If I had to pick a favorite section it would definitely be the first one, summer. I absolutely love romantic poetry and this little section was definitely filled with it. Spring was a very close second. So many powerful poems written there that hit you hard.

The only reason I'm taking off a star is because I personally didn't emotionally connect with many of the poems, especially in the middle two sections. I like to rate on enjoyment and emotion and that lacked a little there for me. Of course this is in no way saying that they were bad poems or that no one will connect with them. Quite the opposite actually, I know many people who would be impacted by them and love them and I myself thought they were beautiful. Despite that I still had so many poems and words that I absolutely loved, as you can guess from all the tabbing and highlighting. 😂

Overall a fantastic collection of poetry! I would 100% recommend to anyone who loves modern poetry that is powerful, impactful and beautiful.