Title: Poisoned Apples, Poems for You, My Pretty
Author: Christine Heppermann
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publishing Date: October 2014
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Poetry
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Synopsis can be found here.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Review:
A collection of fifty poems that shed light on a modern teenage girl.
I didn’t enjoy all of them. Some of them I felt were lacking in emotion but the author did an excellent job at portraying the many dark issues girls and young women face, whether in reality or in fairy tales. I really like poetry and did enjoy the collection, but I wans’t in love with them. Some are clever, but on the short side. I would have liked more depth per poem. I was surprised by how dark and sad the tone was. Yes, yes, I know fairy tales are not all Disney movies. I like the horror and gore and darkness. But I wasn’t quite prepared for the blaring light of real female issues being starkly laid bare in a fairy tale poetry setting.
I didn’t lose attention and I did have favorites:
The Woods
A Wicked Queen’s Legacy
Sleeping Beauty’s Wedding Day
Prince Charming
Jill
Transformation
Red Handed
The Beast
Pink Champagne
Overall, I think Poisoned Apples is a unique book filled with dark and sinister tales. They’re just not fairy tales. They’re more disturbing. They’re reflections on real life.
Rating 7 Would Recommend
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
This sounds like an interesting read. I haven’t read anything by this author yet,
Interesting – poems that tell stories. I haven’t been into reading poetry for years though. Glad you enjoyed – maybe too dark for my current mood though.
I had no idea that these were poems. I am not a huge poem person but the cover was intriguing. I am not sure yet if I want to read this just because I don’t usually like poetry that much.
I heard lots of good praise for this book. I don’t usually read anthologies or poems, because they are so short. I am glad though the poems show some dark issues that girls and women have to deal with. Great review!
Try it! I hope you like it. It was surprising to me
It is good when you do not lose track or your train of thought when ready a poetry book.
Totally. Sometimes they’re harder to read for me but this worked out wonderfully.