Loveish is Sakshi's debut poetry collection. Its a collection of poems about love, well something like it. The book weaves a story about a relationship that feels like the one true love, has moments as passionate and intense like it but ultimately ends in an inconsolable heartbreak. It is about relationships that are not straightforward and linear but complex; relationships that are not exactly based on love or lust but are kinda loveish. The book takes you on a journey of the utopia of love, the ecstacy of lust, the tireless pursuit of a relationship that is loveish, the pain of an inconsolable heartbreak and the unbearable silence of loss expressed beautifully through poetry.
My Review:
Rating: 4/5 stars.
Firstly, I would like to thank NetGalley and Sakshi Narula for a eARC for an honest review.
This was the second time that I had read Loveish as I had read it in September 2018 soon after it was released. It was one of the first poetry anthologies that I had read and I loved it so much. I found it a shame that the formatting for the eARC wasn't what it would be if you bought the physical copy because I still believe it is the best layout and format I have seen in a poetry anthology. I love being able to see an indie author releasing such a high standard of work!
The whole anthology is centred around love. As a reader, we go on a journey with Sakshi as she travels through different relationships and a huge array of emotions that I believe are very relatable. I have always enjoyed the end of this anthology the most because the 'Loveish' chapter and poems are pieces that I relate to the most. My favourite piece has to be 'love, me'. I love the way it is written like a letter to an ex and describes what the 'ex' is missing. Definitely felt that before. I also really liked the small pieces of art that were on a few of the pages and really liked the art for the poem 'keys'. I also noticed some of the added poems that Sakshi had recently added to the anthology and thought they were a great addition to the anthology.
I did notice that throughout the anthology there is a problem with the use of tenses. Sometimes the wrong tense is used or the tense switches when there isn't supposed to be a switch. I also had a problem with no capital letters for the titles. Overall, a brilliant read that will get your heart beating!
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