Shades of Lovers

saw it on tiktok (looked good) & decided to buy. seemingly disappointed, very bland, boring, poorly written and repetitive. i usually read a new book in one sitting but couldn’t even get past the first quarter of this one.

Interesting book

very good book, i do recommend reading it bit by bit not as a normal book since it is poetry.

Dieser Gedichtband ist in sechs verschiedene Abschnitte gegliedert, die jeweils eine Beziehung der Autorin zu einem Jungen/einem Mann beschreiben. Die Partner wurden dabei mittels Farben anonymisiert: ruby red, ocean blue, primrose pink, stormy gray, golden yellow und emerald green. Jeder Abschnitt enthält mehrere Gedichte, welche das Kennenlernen, den Verlauf der Beziehung und die Nachwirkungen in poetischen Worten wiedergeben.Mir hat sehr gefallen, wie reflektiert die Autorin ihre Beziehungen beschreibt. Jede wurde anders von ihr wahrgenommen, manche haben sie sehr verletzt und fast zerbrochen, andere wiederum haben sie heilen lassen und ihr etwas Selbstvertrauen wiedergegeben. Der Vergleich mit den Farben hat mir ebenfalls sehr gefallen, da die Partner hierdurch greifbarer wurden. Die Gedichte in "Shades of Lovers" erzählen von der Liebe in all ihren Facetten, von Vertrauen und gemeinsamen Erlebnissen, von Schmerz und Verrat und schlussendlich von der Erkenntnis, dass man zuerst sich selbst lieben muss.Dass die Autorin erst Anfang Zwanzig ist, mindert weder die Sprachgewalt ihrer Gedichte, noch deren Tiefgründigkeit und Weisheit. Ich bin gespannt auf ihre nächsten Werke und vergebe sehr empfehlenswerte 4,5 Sterne.In English:This volume of poetry is divided into six different sections, each of which describes a relationship between the author and a boy / a man. The partners were anonymized using colors: ruby ​​red, ocean blue, primrose pink, stormy gray, golden yellow and emerald green. Each section contains several poems that describe the meeting, the course of the relationship and the aftermath in poetic terms.I really liked how reflective the author describes her relationships. Each relationship was perceived differently by her, some hurt her very much and almost broke her, others let her heal and gave her back some self-confidence. I also really liked the comparison with the colors, as it made the partners more tangible. The poems in "Shades of Lovers" tell of love in all its facets, of trust and shared experiences, of pain and betrayal and, ultimately, of the realization that you have to love yourself first.The fact that the author is only in her early twenties does not diminish the linguistic power of her poems, nor their profundity and wisdom. I am looking forward to her next work and give this volume of poetry a very recommendable 4.5 stars.

I really liked this book. It’s quite long for a poetry collection but the way it’s built up it seems the perfect length. The pieces are varied and different in length. There were a lot of times where I felt like reading my own soul.The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 was because there were a few typos. Other than that, I definitely recommend this book!