Curing My Venom By A. Rinum Review

Curing My Venom

by A. Rinum

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own. 

Curing My Venom is a book of poetry that is divided into the 5 stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression  and acceptance. Using these headlines to organize their poetry, the author takes us through their journey of curing their own venom. 

While I can't claim that I connected to every poem in this book, the ones I did connect with got me right in the feels. These poems are both dark and beautiful. They portray the feelings of pain and devastation through many forms of grief and loneliness, but then as you progress in the book you see the underlying hope. 

There are illustrations on almost every page of this book. They look almost like sketches done by hand and are absolutely beautiful. I think they contribute wonderfully to the overall theme of the poems. 

I'd recommend this book to those who love dark poetry, anyone in a dark place, and anyone who has ever been in a dark place.