galaxiesofbooks's reviews
305 reviews

Ellipsis by Adeola Juwon Gbalajobi

2.0

it was a roller coaster for me tbh. some poems in this book i thoroughly enjoyed and during the others i found myself being bored and wanting it to end. i did, however, love seeing Lana Del Rey in this book, Donald Trump mentioned in a shady way and George Floyd 🥺 but still, it just wasn't really for me.

Forever by Assia Petricelli, Sergio Riccardi

4.0

it was such a sweet, heartbreaking, at times cute summer read. i can't believe it ended the way it ended tho, it fucking broke me man 😭 
the characters were so vivid, although i did find myself wanting to know more about Viola's friends, i think i didn't get enough, but anyway, the artwork so beautiful aswell!

Savage: The Wild by Max Bemis

4.5

this was such a funny & adventurous graphic novel! i absolutely loved the story and the characters and the artwork ugh 😍 i decided to pick this up bc dinosaurs and Tarzan looking guy??? are u kidding me?? COUNT ME TF IN. also the matey named Savage is kinda modern day Tarzan fighting dinosaurs for hobby and ofc survival so it's even funnier lmaoo. i definitely recommend reading this!

A God in a Human Body by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

3.0

this was such a great little poetry collection! the writing is beautiful and easy to understand. when it comes to poetry, sometimes i tend to be confused and not really getting the meaning of a certain poem lmaoo, but this one was quite easy and at the same time unique! some poems i enjoyed more than the others, but i do recommend reading this if u want a quick, meaningful and enjoyable read! this collection includes themes of spirituality, divinity, love, pandemic & thankfulness.

The Smallest of Bones by Holly Lyn Walrath

3.0

this poetry collection was a simple and fast read. it's really short, but i quite enjoyed reading it. i didn't fully connect with the writing style, it was way too simple (?) idk how to explain it 😂 and the synopsis seemed sooo intriguing, but ended up being not at all like it says lmaoo but still, if you want something warm and quick to read - i would recommend this. nothing too impressive, but somehow still warming at times xx

The Heeding by Rob Cowen

2.5

i never know how to rate a poetry collection lol, anyway i liked it, but also it's really forgettable and i found myself sometimes bored. i enjoyed a few poems, others - i didn't quite get the meaning of. i also liked the pictures in this book that looked really old school, i think that's not the type that we see in modern books now! but still, i don't think i would recommend this to anyone, unless u're fully into poetry and like playing with words. this poetry collection is basically about our relationship with natural world & coronavirus.

The House of Untold Stories: Pocket-Sized Fictions & Fables by Peter Chiykowski

4.0

this was such a creepy and gothic book! i loved this short stories collection, although there were few of them that i didn't completely understand the meaning of, but overall i LOVED most of them. also, since i'm a chicken about stories of ghosts, it creeped me out even more lmao, but it has loads of different ones, not only ghosts, that are sooo weird, i couldn't even explain it if i wanted to 😳 the last couple stories of the book... just melted my heart man 🥺 ALSO THE PICTURES DISPLAYED. FUCK. so beautiful, yet dark looking! i highly highly recommend reading this collection if u love all things creepy & gothic.

Kyle's Little Sister by BonHyung Jeong

3.5

i wanna say thank you to netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

this was such a sweet graphic novel about friendship, siblings and forgiveness with a bit of a mean girls spice ;)
i do recommend it if u want a heart warming and quick read!
also, if u have a sibling, u've got to read this - it's highly relatable 😂

Vulnerable AF by Tarriona Ball

3.0

just finished this poetry collection and it was such a sad book about being used, heartbroken and hopelessly in love, but yet... healing 🥺 i enjoyed it!
definitely would recommend to people who can relate to being used in past relationships.

also, i wanna say thank you to netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Omni-visibilis by Matthieu Bonhomme, Lewis Trondheim

4.0

i HIGHLY recommend reading this. it's so freaking funny & crazy at the same time 😂 imagine all the people around the world could see exactly what u see, hear what u hear, feel what u feel and smell what u smell! NUTS. i've had such a great time reading this!! if u want a quick and laugh out loud graphic novel - this one's for u ;) xx