Name: Here at Dawn
ISBN: 9781524861674

Beau Taplin

Find the magic in this collection--the moments and words that seem to glimmer and shine with their own inner light. Find deep magic in the pages of Beau Taplin's third book, Here at Dawn. 

The message is this: There is nothing ordinary about you or this remarkable world we inhabit, there is wild beauty, there is poetry, alive all around you. The secret is knowing where to look...and you can start right here.

Here at Dawn

Alexa Jade

Actual rating: 4.5 stars.

This poetry collection was SO GOOD I'm definitely going to be purchasing a physical copy once it's released.

This collection covered a vast array of topics but primarily focused on self love and improvement. This collection put into words things I've felt and experienced but didn't know how to say. 

My favorites were
-A Resounding Success
-True Fulfillment
-Wanderlust

My only con would be the cursive writing on the pictures. Sometimes it was harder to read because of the ink color/the picture/the thinness of the cursive.

Aside from that this was a really strong poetry collection that I look forward to reading over and over again.

Gabriel Noel 

ARC given by NetGalley for Honest Review

Here at Dawn by Beau Taplin is an artistic and honest expression about coming to terms with loving oneself and others as well as self-discovery. Each poem has soft and empowering messages. I've found, while reading, that many were on the bland side of self-love. Not much was breakthrough for me. I did however have a few standout gems that had a combination of colorful imagery, emotion, and eroticism that inspired me, such as A Slight Morning Fog, The First Language, and Lilith. This collection also has somewhat religious undertones in case that is something you do or do not enjoy.

Ethel

A magic collection that reminds you of the essential

Key words: poetry, self-love, bright 

Before reading this poem collection, I was promised magic. I think I found it, though it was not what I thought it would be. I perceived the poems to be a lot about self-love and about how to see the positive in every situation, especially in the negative ones. I liked this aspect of the book. I found some poems to be quite obvious and hence, at the end of the book I cannot remember any poems specifically. But the fact that it is sometimes stating the obvious can be nice as it reminds you of the essential, especially when written so poetically. However, maybe because of that, I had a hard time focusing on the poems; my mind often wandered even though my eyes were reading, and I often stopped the book to do something else. Moreover, I couldn’t always relate with the poems which made it more difficult to feel the words. I would recommend this book to people who have experienced difficult times, especially heartbreak.

3.5/5

I got this book thanks to Netgalley in exchange of my honest opinion

Pooja Mahesh

Find the magic in this collection—the moments and words that seem to glimmer and shine with their own inner light. Find deep magic in the pages of Beau Taplin's third book, Here at Dawn. 

The message is this: There is nothing ordinary about you or this remarkable world we inhabit, there is wild beauty, there is poetry, alive all around you. The secret is knowing where to look...and you can start right here.

Here at Dawn

Reviews

Highlights