The Truth of You: Poetry About Love, Life, Joy, and Sadness (The Souls Trilogy)

Firstly, I would like to thank NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the eARC for an honest review.I felt that this was such an uplifting and honest collection of poetry that I really enjoyed. I think the first section of poems that focused on love and relationships was really nice. I loved connecting to the words and being able to share in that with my partner who also enjoyed and related to what I showed him. This collection is one that aims to build its readers up. It definitely did that for me. It spoke of acceptance which a lot of us struggle with. This collection made me feel seen.It probably isn't the most traditional poetry collection and leans more towards poetic prose but I really did enjoy it. It felt like a pick me up after a really hard day (or year). I would recommend this collection to anyone who struggles with self doubt, even if poetry isn't really your thing. Open your mind and let the words of Iain S. Thomas speak to you.

I read it all in one day, and I was left in awe. I felt so understood and I felt so much comfort. He truly has a way with words because poem had a profound impact on me. I have always loved poetry and I want to expand my collection of poetry books. I highly recommend this. The best poetry book I have read!

Learning to live in absence of my spouse, suddenly taken by illness.You can open any page and find something that relates to you

These are the words you want to hear when you need to heel your pain.These poems wrap you with a sweet hug like someone telling you "I know what it feels like, I'm here for you."It helped me to go through my loss.

Some incredible poems.This makes a nice gift as well

I absolutely love love love this one by Iain S. Thomas . I've also read his 'I wrote this for you -just the words', and 'every word you cannot say' and while those were enjoyable, i personally was able to relate mostly with this one, 'the truth of you'I've added two pics from this book for anyone who may be curious if they'd like this book. Although we all have differing preferences, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys insightful free verse poetry. The various poems in this book will offer a full scope of emotions, from sad themes to hopeful themes and so on. One of the reasons I like this book so much, it's not overly saturated with any single 'theme' so I feel the poems in this collection have relatable potential to almost any reader.