Fresh starts, the road less traveled, and a thirst for discovering oneself are at the heart of this immersive and impressive poetry collection. Filled with quiet moments of introspection, joy, pain, and love. Readers will find a myriad of poems that seem to speak just to them. From the British monarchy, questioning a higher power, the pandemic, motherhood, finding a home for oneself. Narrated by the poet herself, Joy effuses self-discovery and reflection in every syllable. A sincere and moving narration. Joy Sullivan's raw, enigmatic debut will easily win readers over and will be a collection to listen or reread over and over again. A marvel. ( )

this is a collection so of course i didn't love all of it but i was surprised by how much i liked most of these. the section that relied on biblical references wasn't for me, but otherwise, for the most part these hit home. i didn't really expect that but i liked this a lot. ( )