Love Looks Pretty on You

Posted on 27 January 2017 by Lang Leav

The much anticipated new book by international bestselling author Lang Leav A breathtakingly beautiful collection of contemporary poetry and prose, offering powerful insights into love, heartbreak, relationships, and self empowerment Filled with wisdom and encouragement, every single page is a testament to the power of words, and the impact they can have on the relationships you build with others And most importantly, the one you have with yourself.Lang Leav captures the intricacies of emotions like few others can It s no wonder she has been recognized as a major influencer of the modern poetry movement and her writing has inspired a whole new generation of poets to pick up a pen Love Looks Pretty on You is truly the must have book for poetry lovers all over the world. New Read eBook Love Looks Pretty on You By Lang Leav – kino-fada.fr I m such a huge fan of Lang Leav so when I saw this book, I just had to buy it I always love how organized Lang s collections are She knows how to come up with with an overarching theme and how to follow it She never tries too hard to make her poems fit into the theme That is very true with this collection It was effortless the way the poems came together to convey her message However, for some reason, there was something missing from this collection I can t quite place it, but it was lac I m such a huge fan of Lang Leav so when I saw this book, I just had to buy it I always love how organized Lang s collections are She knows how to come up with with an overarching theme and how to follow it She never tries too hard to make her poems fit into the theme That is very true with this collection It was effortless the way the poems came together to convey her message However, for some reason, there was something missing from this collection I can t quite place it, but it was lacking something It co...I ve already read all the works of Lang Leav, from her poetry books to her very first novel In her last published book, Sea of Strangers, I mentioned that it is the best anthology she has written but with this new release, I think it might have surpassed the aforementioned because I think 80% of the content of this book is quite fabulous I like that there is a lot of the poetry and prose in this collection that empowers readers, especially the women.Some of the poems and prose about love i I ve already read all the works of Lang Leav, from her poetry books to her very first novel In her last published book, Sea of Strangers, I mentioned that it is the best anthology she has written but with this new release, I think it might have surpassed the aforementioned because I think 80% of the content of this book is quite fabulous I like that there is a lot of the poetry and prose in this collection that empowers readers, especially the women.Some ...And if ever you find my name slipping from your memory, I can promise you, by the time this year is through, you will never forget it again Lang Leav was my first contemporary poetry love, and no matter how many collections she releases, I genuinely don t believe I ll ever stop adoring them She always seems to know exactly the right things to say, and when I pick up one of her books, always, it feels like coming home Our salvation will only come if we stand together Love Looks Pretty on You And if ever you find my name slipping from your memory, I can promise you, by the time this year is through, you will never forget it again Lang Leav was my first contemporary poetry love, and no matter how many collections she releases, I genuinely don t believe I ll ever stop adoring them She always seems to know exactly the right things to say, and when I pick up one of her books, always, it feels like coming home Our salvation will only come if we stand together Love Looks Pretty on You stands apart from her previous collections in its unapologetic, bold feminist theme, and that made it my favorite yet Lang takes the time to break down what misogyny has done to women, and how it has encouraged us to tear one another down for our sexuality or even our mere, most human mistakes When my best friend told meshe was in lovemy firs...This came to me at an important time in my life Everything is a mess, and my mind is so loud that it s hard to breath Lang s collection matched all my thoughts and emotions Love and longing, loss and emptiness A Long Time AgoEverything feels sentimental these days, every song feels loaded, feels somehow directed at me Every emotion is heightened tenfold, your fingertips leaving burn marks on my skin.I think it only feels this way for me when things are beginning or when they re ending.And my This came to me at an important time in my life Everything is a mess, and my mind is so loud that it s hard to breath Lang s collection matched all my thoughts and emotions Love and longing, loss and emptiness A Long Time AgoEverything feels sentimental these days, every song feels loaded, feels somehow directed at me Every emotion is heightened tenfold, your fingertips leaving burn marks on my skin.I think it only feels this way for me when th...Mini review DNF Trigger warning None up till the point I read I received this E ARC via the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review I ve heard about Leav s poetry collections Most people rave about them Having come across a review with some quotes that I really liked I requested it Unfortunately I didn t like it I hesitate to call this poetry Some of it read like random thoughts that were penned right away There were pages where there was only a sentence While I did l Mini review DNF Trigger warning None up till the point I read I received this E ARC via the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review I ve heard about Leav s poetry collections Most people rave about them Having come across a review with some quotes that I really liked I requested it Unfortunately I didn t like it I hesitate to call this poetry Some of it read like random thoughts that were penned right away There were pages where there was only a sentence While I did... ARC kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest reviewIt s a decent poetry collection about all kinds of love It s slightly better than the author s other collection but it lacked an emotional imp...Love Looks Pretty on You came to me as a surprise, this is better than her earlier works I tried her poetry books it s a tricky relationship but with her novel, phew, that blew my socks off.What I noticed as a whole is that it felt a bit detached, it lacks the emotion mostly present in her poetry books Some love pieces that felt monotonous in voice.However, it brought me to a strong impression of the uplifting and eye opening encouragement I got from Love Looks Pretty on You The author shone Love Looks Pretty on You came to me as a surprise, this is better than her earlier works I tried her poetry books it s a tricky relationship but with her novel, phew, that blew my socks off.What I noticed as a whole is that it felt a bit detached, it lacks the emotion mostly present in her poetry books Some love pieces that felt monotonous in voice.However, it brought me to a strong impression of the uplifting and eye opening encouragement I got from Love Looks Pretty on You The author shone a light on views as a partner, friend, daughter, and generally as a woman Someone who has your heart is not entitled to your body.No one lays a finger on you without your permission Another is the side of taking care of one s self It brings awareness to one I liked pieces particularly Anxiety, More Than You, Youth, These Years Don t stay where you are needed Go where you are loved Co...I have buried myself so deep in my words that sometimes I don t know if I am the person writing or hiding between the linesI really enjoyed this collection I had my eyes on Lang Leav collections for a while, but never picked them up because modern poetry are hit or miss for me And I am glad to say I liked this collection by her I need to check outof her works.This collection is all about women empowerment and has lots of feminist themes, mixed with other poems about love and heartbrI have buried myself so deep in my words that sometimes I don t know if I am the person writing or hiding between the linesI really enjoyed this collection I had my eyes on Lang Leav collections for a while, but never picked them up because modern poetry are hit or miss for me And I am glad to say I liked this collection by her I need to check outof her works.This collection is all about women empowerment and has lots of feminist them...Read the full review at Elgee WritesI am sure Lang Leav is no stranger to any of us And in her sixth book she has brought her magic back I kept underlining her and highlighting so many of her lines, especially the ones about abuse in relationships and being a strong woman When my best friend told meshe was in lovemy first thought was, I hope he is good to her And it suddenly occurred to me,what I held in my heart for herwas hope, when it shouldhave been expectation.I love that her prose poet Read the full review at Elgee WritesI am sure Lang Leav is no stranger to any of us And in her sixth book she has brought her magic back I kept underlining her and highlighting so many of her lines, especially the ones about abuse in relationships and being a strong woman When my best friend told meshe was in lovemy first thought was,...Good lord, Lang Leav has a way with words I first fell in love with her work when I read came across some poems on Pinterest that were from her Memories collection UH MAZING Her poetry is relatable, passionate, stimulating and thought provoking It just doesn t disappoint Shut Out I felt it every day, that feeling of exclusion Like a gradualdrop in temperature A slow freezing out of a world I oncebelonged to I was nudged ever so slowly toward the exit, Ididn t even see the door I only rea Good lord, Lang Leav has a way with words I first fell in love with her work when I read came across some poems on Pinterest that were from her Memories collection UH MAZING Her poetry is relatable, passionate, stimulating and thought provoking It just doesn t disappoint Shut Out I felt it every day, that feeling of exclusion Like a gradualdrop in temperature A slow freezing out of a w... thank you netgalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an, ahem, honest reviewi don t know why i thought leav would ve changed why would she change when the old garbage has worked out so well for her still, i found myself downloading this book from netgalley just to see.and folx it s still awful poetry i really don t think much of it can even be classified as poetry.what killed me was the poem where she put a disclaimer written at twelve years of age it seemed to me at the thank you netgalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an, ahem, honest reviewi don t know why i thought leav would ve changed why would she change when the old garbage has worked out so well for her still, i found myself downloading this book from netgalley just to see.and folx it s still awful poetry i really don t think much of it can even be classified as poetry.what killed me was the poem where she put a disclaimer written at twelve years of age it s...It was a lovely read, it s the first book I read from this author but I ll probably read I don t know why I am like this People ask me why I can t do anything without jumping through a thousand thoughts, like hoops But sometimes I wonder if my inability to function in the real world is really such a bad thing Iwonder if that s why I ve spent somuch time sheltered in myimagination And because I can t live in the realworld, I create worlds to belong to And I wonder if the very thing I It was a lovely read, it s the first book I read from this author but I ll probably read I don t know why I am like this People ask me why I can t do anything without jumping through a thousand thoughts, like hoops But sometimes I wonder if my inability to function in the real world is really such a bad thing Iwonder if that s why...Love Looks Pretty on You by Lang Leav 4.75 starsShe felt a surge of joy that warmed her so unexpectedly, so completely it was as though it had been waiting for her all this time Waiting among the flowers Lang Leav is a famous name that is synonymous with modern poetry Her works have taken the publishing industry by storm and influenced a lot of poets in the process This is my first time picking up one of her works and this is the most cohesive of the poetry collections I ve come across I w Love Looks Pretty on You by Lang Leav 4.75 starsShe felt a surge of joy that warmed her so unexpectedly, so completely it was as though it had been waiting for her all this time Waiting among the flowers Lang Leav is a famous name that is synonymous with modern poetry Her works have taken the publishing industry by storm and influenced a lot of poets in the process This is my first time picking up one of her works and this is the most cohesive of the poetry collections I ve come across I want to say that I loved this collection There are poems that I adore, liked, and then there are poems that I hated So, it is a mixed bag, but my love for the poems outweighed my distaste for a handful of them I can t remember a time when I ve come across a collection that has so severely touched me Leav tackles feminism, abuse, consent, love, what is to be a woman, and the main theme of this is a love letter to women A celebration of a woman s psyche and her desire to be loved and th...

27 January 2017

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