Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I found this poetry collection to be a vast range of hits and misses. Some of the best poems speak to generational trauma and grief and have excellent biblical and horror imagery. However, others sounded uninspired, and didn't even feel like poetry at all, just short stories with weird line breaks.

The poems I enjoyed were as follows:
"Breaking the Cycle" - this dealt with generational trauma and how it can mess you up so so well.
"Not Just Anybody" - excellent concept and follow through. Loved the idea of sin-eaters.
"The Power of Grief" - a beautiful look at death and grief, more haunting than scary.
"Pawn" - a fantastic exploration of Judas and how he was just what God made him to be.
"True Crime" - an insidious look at just how normal serial killers can appear
"Hypocrite" - an honest and graphic look at how Christians are not very Christ-like

Most others were regrettably very forgettable, but I did greatly enjoy this handful.

Publication date: June 1. 2024