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    BLOG TOUR: The Northern Route by Walter Robinson (Excerpt)

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    BOOK BLITZ: Loving Love by Jessica Frances (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    March 10, 2021 / 3 Comments
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    November 10, 2021
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    REVIEW: Waves by Ingrid Chabbert & Carole Maurel

    January 13, 2019 / No Comments
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    Waves – Ingrid Chabbert & Carole Maurel

    A young woman and her wife’s attempts to have a child unfold in this poetic tale that ebbs and flows like the sea.

    After years of difficulty trying to have children, a young couple finally announces their pregnancy, only to have the most joyous day of their lives replaced with one of unexpected heartbreak. Their relationship is put to the test as they forge ahead, working together to rebuild themselves amidst the churning tumult of devastating loss, and ultimately facing the soul-crushing reality that they may never conceive a child of their own.

    Based on author Ingrid Chabbert’s own experience, coupled with soft, sometimes dreamlike illustrations by Carole Maurel, Waves is a deeply moving story that poignantly captures a woman’s exploration of her pain in order to rediscover hope.

    As somebody who has no interest in having children, I couldn’t even begin to imagine the grief and pain couples go through when they’re trying to have a child only to lose them to a miscarriage. I would even be an insensitive ass and dismiss the whole thing with “why don’t they just adopt?”

    Author Ingrid Chabbert shares her story via Waves, a graphic novel about two women trying really hard to have a baby. They were so close to their dream only to have it snatched away. Truly heartbreaking! Theirs is a very moving story about coping with a loss so immense that simply to continue moving is like learning to breathe again.

    “It’s like learning everything over”
    “No choice.”
    “It’s kind of like learning to walk again”
    “Yeah, just as frustrating”

    Their journey towards healing and recovery is reflected on their dreams of being submerged in the sea and struggling to swim against turbulent waters. It was very overwhelming. I would have drowned already. Yet these women kept fighting and their love for each other and the baby remained strong.

    They found support from other couples with similar experiences. The comfort and relief they received from these shared stories was palpable. I’m happy they found reasons to smile again. They also found solace in writing and traveling. The idea that healing and inner peace don’t have to involve prayer to a god also resonated strongly with me

    Waves is an eye-opening experience for me. It reminded me and my callous streak, not to minimize other people’s pain. It showed my pessimistic self that even in their deepest despair people can still find the strength to move on. And in the midst of grief

    “You are allowed to laugh.”

    P.S.

    I received a copy of Waves from  BOOM! Studios  via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

    Rating:
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: Ocean Breathes Salty
    Artist: Modest Mouse
    Album: Good News for People Who Love Bad News

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    November 11, 2018 / 2 Comments

    Lord of Butterflies – Andrea Gibson

    In Andrea Gibson’s latest collection, they continue their artful and nuanced looks at gender, romance, loss, and family. Each emotion here is deft and delicate, resting inside of imagery heavy enough to sink the heart, while giving the body wings to soar.

    Andrea Gibson is a new to me author and it was a pleasant surprise to discover that modern poetry is not so bad as I thought. In fact, her work strikes a chord and resonate strongly. 

    This is the best advice for insomnia
    anyone has ever given me: TRY TO STAY
        AWAKE

    So I try to hate this world.
    And then I wait…

    Many of them had me blinking back some tears.

    How do I say the truth isn’t the right filter?
    The truth knows nothing
    of who you almost were, but I do.
    I just clicked a button. I undo one tiny thing:
           and there you are.

    Yes, this definition of depression

    to put on
    your best outfit
    and feel like you’re dressing
    a wound.

    And there were happier thoughts too.

    It’s kind of sweet actually,
    what you’re given to believe
         in the goodness of the world–
    your own good name,
                 your own good light,
    your own wise and grown life,
                all traded for a galaxy
                that wouldn’t hurt
                          a fly.

    Powerful stuff! 

    P.S.

    I received a copy of Lord of Butterflies from  Button Poetry  via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

    Rating: 

    5 Stars – absolutely perfect

     

    Soundtrack: Beautiful as a Butterfly
    Artist: Pavement
    Album: Brighten the Corners

    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39656141-lord-of-the-butterflies)

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Unrequited love can make you blind.

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Sometimes growing up means growing apart in this queer take on As You Like It featuring first loves and friend breakups, from award-winning author Julia Drake.

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