Name: The Day Is Ready for You
ISBN: 9781449492984

Alison Malee

I will tell you again and again: in some small way, everything matters. The Day Is Ready for You is a prose and poetry collection weaving together the fractured, gritty pieces of the past, and the light that can break through an open window if you let it. This is the first book of a two-book series about grace, heartbreak, and breathing freely.

The Day Is Ready for You

Emily Perkovich

I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I knew ahead of time that it was in the three part format that I dislike so much (in traumatic love, angry yet occasionally resigned, healing), but this one was written very well. It didn’t feel preachy to me, which is what generally makes me dislike this format. My only complaint is that there were certain poetic phrases and devices that were used over and over again even when another might have been better. The most notable being, the explanation of a metaphor with another metaphor for comparison. I.e. what I mean to say is...insert second metaphor here. This is a technique I like quite a bit, but using it so frequently made it predictable.

Shannon O’Connor 

It was pretty and thought provoking. At times i wasn’t feeling it but i think that was more my mood then the collection bc after taking a break I would come back and find poems I loved.

Stefie 

4.5 stars

I enjoy modern poetry. However I did not like Milk and Honey,. This book is thousand times better!!!
Like other poetry book I have read, there are some poems in this book that didn't connect with me. And I guess it's normal in Poetry :) Thankfully, there are more poetry that I really really love in this book. I loveeeee her writing style. How she knit everything everybody word together perfectly. 
I feel encourage, calm, and also hopeful after reading this book! 

If you want to try reading modern poetry, you can never go wrong with this one ❤️

*Thank you NetGalley for the e-copy

The Day Is Ready for You

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