When the Dark Spoke to Me

by Christabelle Marbun

A profound poetry collection shrouded in tenderness and empathy, created to comfort the growing pains we all experience in life.

Teen breakout poet Christabelle Grace Marbun brings her latest collection When the Dark Spoke to Me to life through words wise beyond her years. Her uniquely positive perspective on life, death, and everything in between makes this book equally as comforting as it is compelling. Marbun’s exceptional thoughtfulness is evident in every word she pens––her messages of hope and her effortless optimism are sure to inspire every person who touches this book.

• ISBN10: 1524873918
• ISBN13: 9781524873912
• Publish Date: 24 November 2022 (first published 11 October 2022)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

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Thank you, NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing, for the chance to read and review this ARC!

 

The concept behind Christabelle Marbun's poetry collection is pretty good, and the book started off on a promising note! So it was rather disappointing to see that it wasn't s carried through properly. The first part of the book was easily the best. The idea of slowly falling in love with Death was pretty cool. Of course, it is slightly dark because Death wins over life in the end. Please remember to keep the trigger warnings in mind when reading this book.

 

The rest of the book was unmemorable; this review would be a half-star higher if it had never been there.

 

I can see many of these poems doing well on Tumblr or Instagram, but as a book, the author should have edited out her pieces and kept ones that fit better.