Name: Watering the Soul
ISBN: 9781524867515

Courtney Peppernell

Poetry and prose to encourage us to grow. Watering the Soul is a timeless reminder that everyone needs time, love, and forgiveness. From bestselling poet Courtney Peppernell comes a new book of poetry and prose, Watering the Soul. What began as a desire to spread positivity quickly became a project that focuses on themes of relaxation, forgiveness, togetherness, and equality. An expansion from Peppernell's previous poetry, typically about romance and longing, this project seeks to enlighten readers about the love we spread to others and also the love we give ourselves.

Watering the Soul

Sierra Ford

A collection of pieces illustrating how loneliness and darkness can creep in when a soul is left broken and without nurturing; the height of the writing though, is the small sparks of progress some so small they are hard to detect, but all eventually catch and return the soul back to its once brilliant state. 

Courtney reflects on her own hardships and loss of self in a way that resonates, and reinforces the notion that a soul lost is a soul worth nurturing back to its original glory.

Gabriel Noel 

ARC given by NetGalley for Honest Review

I unfortunately DNF'd this halfway through reading. The thing with a lot of this "Instagram Poetry" format is that, usually, if you've read one...you've read them all. Peppernell's early works (like Pillow Thoughts) were charming and vibrant and all good reads, so I expected after all this time I'd see change and growth in her poetry. This was not the case. It's the same "I'm telling you that you are worth it" and "romance is like " that I've read a thousand times before. 

I'll give her credit, I believe she writes from the heart, but I am not convinced it's anything new enough to warrant another 250 page book. Readers who want something accessible and light will still find comfort and enjoyment in this.

Simona Andrijauskiene

*I've got this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review*

I am not a poetry person, I have to admit that. I don't know how many poetry books I'e tried to read in the past, but there were always something lacking. So when I saw this one, I didn't have much high hopes. And for sure I was pleasently surprised. 
What I lovely book this is. Short but inspiring and uplifting stories. I don't know if I picked it up at the perfect time of my life or what, but it definitely spoked to me. 
I purposefully chose to read this book in the evenings, just few pages at the time, just to relax and take a load off of my mind. This precious book was like a breath of fresh air after a long and stresfull day.
I will definitely buy a physical copy.