In A Strangely Wrapped Gift, you will find journeys from mental illness to recovery, from heartbreak to heart growth, from hopelessness to empowerment, and from the ocean to the stars. In these pages, Byrnes takes heavy, emotional raw material and weaves it into stunning, relatable poetry you'll long to share with friends and loved ones. This collection is a reminder that broken pieces make the most beautiful mosaics, and that all of us possess the power to bloom even after a harsh winter.
My Review:
Rating: 4/5 stars
Firstly, I would like to thank NetGalley and Central Avenue Publishing for gifting me an eARC for an honest review!
I hope my daughters are born with the strength I have worked for.
I'm new to Emily's writing but was hooked straight away after reading the author's message at the beginning of the book. Her pursuit to raise awareness through her writing of OCD and other mental health illnesses really interested me as I have an invested interest in OCD. Wanting to further understand it was important to me. I felt so many things while reading this collection of poetry. I was inspired and heart broken throughout but could feel the strength from the author coming through in her writing.
Unconditional love is not romantic; it's dangerous. Love should always have conditions.
I love reading poetry that really gets me thinking and this whole collection was like that for me. It made me question things that I hadn't really thought about before and I saw things in people close to me that written down like this really hit home. I want to thank Emily for laying all her emotions in a book like this because they do help others and they have an impact.
I knew that soon everyone would be asleep, and I would have nobody to distract me from you.
This is a very strong collection of poetry and prose and really recommend this book. P.S. If you do not understand something then educate yourself. People shouldn't have to do that for you, they are suffering enough.
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