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My Medicine: Poetry and Short Stories
A long-awaited third poetry book by Charissa written over the span of 5 years since the publication of Best-Selling Daylight Dialogues in 2018, this anthology of poems reexplores heartbreak, found love, motivations, and short stories. She introduces an additional chapter exploring writing challenges you can try for yourself too.
- GenresPoetry
288 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2023
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About the author
Charissa Ong Ty
7 books101 followersCharissa Ong published her first English Poetry and Short Stories book in 2016. #MidnightMonologues is the finalist for the International Book Awards 2017 for both Best Cover Design and Poetry categories. It has also been MPH's Best Books of 2016. Her second book launched in 2018, Daylight Dialogues have also reached the Best-Sellers list.
Her books are now available nationwide in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, as well as on Amazon in audiobook, ebook, and paperback formats.
She has also released her boxset, Poethree O'Clock which comprises of the hardcover versions of Midnight Monologues, Daylight Dialogues, and an illustrated poem short story 'What Does Your Name Mean?'
Poetry and Short Stories - A Practice Book authored by Charissa launched in 2021, and hit the best sellers list and won the award for best cover design for 2022's International Impact Awards.
My Medicine is her third official poetry book which has also stayed in MPH's International English Fiction Best Sellers list for 25 weeks.
Pseudo-Immortals is her 7th book, but her first novel publishing in May 2025.
Her books are now available nationwide in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, as well as on Amazon in audiobook, ebook, and paperback formats.
She has also released her boxset, Poethree O'Clock which comprises of the hardcover versions of Midnight Monologues, Daylight Dialogues, and an illustrated poem short story 'What Does Your Name Mean?'
Poetry and Short Stories - A Practice Book authored by Charissa launched in 2021, and hit the best sellers list and won the award for best cover design for 2022's International Impact Awards.
My Medicine is her third official poetry book which has also stayed in MPH's International English Fiction Best Sellers list for 25 weeks.
Pseudo-Immortals is her 7th book, but her first novel publishing in May 2025.
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September 17, 2024
It's my best book yet. :)
Thank you for being on this journey with me!
Thank you for being on this journey with me!
April 26, 2023
An enthralling experience to a wonderful sequence of proses that hits your soul even in the most straightforward way.
For someone who is relatively new in the poetry scene, I had honestly enjoyed my ride with this book. It came to a point that I felt that I was missing quite a bit for not really finding a poetry book that actually catered my taste, and this one is definitely a start to many more to come.
Divided into Five Parts , My Medicine is a collection of poetry and short stories that mostly revolves around the Themes of : Hope, Love, Loss and Gaining Your Self Again . Its interesting how each theme has been arranged according to the ‘pills’ that are ‘prescribed’ to us (readers) in forms of poetry, either to soothe us, to gain strength or mostly to explore that love comes in forms that you least expect.
I will roughly give my thoughts for each section and my whole overall experience reading through the five parts in the book, and will try to keep it as non-spoilery as possible - as the best way to go into this book is just going into it blind.
Blue Pills
Blue Pills is a collection of poetry that revolves around the themes of Love and Heartache . Out of all the collections in this book, Blue Pills reminded me of my youth, in the desperation of loving and losing someone you love. Whilst I can’t really relate much to most of them nowadays, it took me back to my emo days where a smile from my crush can make my whole day and a simple argument can make everything seem wrong. For those who is going through a heartbreak, this section of the book will be the perfect pill for you.
Happy Pills
The collection of poetries in this section revolves around the themes of Hope and New Beginnings . It gave us a sense that life is too short and there are more ways to gain hope and continue living, in the most unexpected ways.
Adrenaline Shots
I feel that for most of us, we will be able to relate to this part of the book. It revolves around the themes of Growth and the ability of us as humans to be part of something that is worth to live. I liked a lot of the poetries in this section most and it felt like someone consoling me after a long and hard day.
Psychedelics
This section of the book is one that is the most experimental and where the author’s talents in writing unleashed. I liked this section of the book where the author played with various techniques in poetry writing and it also showed that poetry is a form that is liquid and versatile. The messages from this section is what I felt the most relatable. Its a bit dark but it also gave us hope to live through tough times.
Sleeping Pills
Now this. Besides poetry, this whole section of the book is the part where the author compiled all the collection of short stories in the book. There were 7 Short Stories in total, and quite frankly , this was the most enjoyable part in the book. I loved that the author included themes that includes our time during quarantine, a dash of sci fi and mostly of hope and love. I personally loved Pseudo-Immortals the most, and honestly looking forward for more short stories from the author.
Overall, the whole collection is one that felt like being administered the correct form of drugs for the conditions that we have at the time. Heartbreak - prescribed the Blue Pills. If you need something to soothe you - well Psychedelics is the way. Happy Pills will be given if you need a smile and Adrenaline Shots for boost of happiness. Either way, each part of this book is a medicine for your sole, where each prescription in the form of words on paper can warm your heart, ease your pain and make you feel that you’re not really truly alone in this world.
And fitting to its title, its truly the best Medicine for us all.
3.75🌟 Overall for the book :) Definitely looking forward to more of the author's works!
For someone who is relatively new in the poetry scene, I had honestly enjoyed my ride with this book. It came to a point that I felt that I was missing quite a bit for not really finding a poetry book that actually catered my taste, and this one is definitely a start to many more to come.
”I think love for all of its facets,
And centuries of illogical mysteries,
Love can belong to all who breathe,
But it can also solely belong to me.
Divided into Five Parts , My Medicine is a collection of poetry and short stories that mostly revolves around the Themes of : Hope, Love, Loss and Gaining Your Self Again . Its interesting how each theme has been arranged according to the ‘pills’ that are ‘prescribed’ to us (readers) in forms of poetry, either to soothe us, to gain strength or mostly to explore that love comes in forms that you least expect.
I will roughly give my thoughts for each section and my whole overall experience reading through the five parts in the book, and will try to keep it as non-spoilery as possible - as the best way to go into this book is just going into it blind.
Blue Pills
Blue Pills is a collection of poetry that revolves around the themes of Love and Heartache . Out of all the collections in this book, Blue Pills reminded me of my youth, in the desperation of loving and losing someone you love. Whilst I can’t really relate much to most of them nowadays, it took me back to my emo days where a smile from my crush can make my whole day and a simple argument can make everything seem wrong. For those who is going through a heartbreak, this section of the book will be the perfect pill for you.
Happy Pills
The collection of poetries in this section revolves around the themes of Hope and New Beginnings . It gave us a sense that life is too short and there are more ways to gain hope and continue living, in the most unexpected ways.
Adrenaline Shots
I feel that for most of us, we will be able to relate to this part of the book. It revolves around the themes of Growth and the ability of us as humans to be part of something that is worth to live. I liked a lot of the poetries in this section most and it felt like someone consoling me after a long and hard day.
Psychedelics
This section of the book is one that is the most experimental and where the author’s talents in writing unleashed. I liked this section of the book where the author played with various techniques in poetry writing and it also showed that poetry is a form that is liquid and versatile. The messages from this section is what I felt the most relatable. Its a bit dark but it also gave us hope to live through tough times.
Sleeping Pills
Now this. Besides poetry, this whole section of the book is the part where the author compiled all the collection of short stories in the book. There were 7 Short Stories in total, and quite frankly , this was the most enjoyable part in the book. I loved that the author included themes that includes our time during quarantine, a dash of sci fi and mostly of hope and love. I personally loved Pseudo-Immortals the most, and honestly looking forward for more short stories from the author.
Overall, the whole collection is one that felt like being administered the correct form of drugs for the conditions that we have at the time. Heartbreak - prescribed the Blue Pills. If you need something to soothe you - well Psychedelics is the way. Happy Pills will be given if you need a smile and Adrenaline Shots for boost of happiness. Either way, each part of this book is a medicine for your sole, where each prescription in the form of words on paper can warm your heart, ease your pain and make you feel that you’re not really truly alone in this world.
And fitting to its title, its truly the best Medicine for us all.
3.75🌟 Overall for the book :) Definitely looking forward to more of the author's works!
April 20, 2023
pov: i rarely read poetry.
the kind of book that you can always get back to, after leaving it untouched for god knows how long, even though i’ll doubt it’ll be left untouched since you’ll find yourself flipping more pages of the book.
my medicine - poetry & short stories are divided into five parts: blue pills, happy pills, adrenaline shots, psychedelics, and sleeping pills. i personally love ‘blue pills’ the most, ofc it would be my most annotated part. maybe because it’s something that i resonate with, so it makes sense why this part is my favourite. some poems hit close to home, i always end up making a 🙂 face reading each line. for the other four parts, i enjoyed some poems/short stories more than the others.
there are also some poems that i couldn’t really comprehend, especially the ones that start with the same alphabets (but it’s cool tho). but i think that’s the point of poetry, everyone understands and interprets it differently. i’m happy if anyone would love to share your thoughts on the poems with me when you read it!! 🥹🫶🏻
since most of the short stories in here are fantasy/sci-fi, it was just fine for me because these are not my usual genre. nonetheless, one thing for sure is that i love Charissa’s writing style when writing short stories. i’d definitely love to have Charissa writes a contemporary fictional book because her humour >>>>>!! looking forward for more short stories/novel (👀) writing from the author ✨
plus point: some lines remind me of taylor swift’s songs.
now i’m taking a special moment to appreciate the physical copy of this book—stunning cover, beautiful spine, black sprayed edges, and SO floppy. it’s everything you ever wanted in a book.
personally, i really think this book’s WORTH your money— LOTS of poems up for your interpretation (and annotation, to make it more interesting) 🌻
the kind of book that you can always get back to, after leaving it untouched for god knows how long, even though i’ll doubt it’ll be left untouched since you’ll find yourself flipping more pages of the book.
my medicine - poetry & short stories are divided into five parts: blue pills, happy pills, adrenaline shots, psychedelics, and sleeping pills. i personally love ‘blue pills’ the most, ofc it would be my most annotated part. maybe because it’s something that i resonate with, so it makes sense why this part is my favourite. some poems hit close to home, i always end up making a 🙂 face reading each line. for the other four parts, i enjoyed some poems/short stories more than the others.
there are also some poems that i couldn’t really comprehend, especially the ones that start with the same alphabets (but it’s cool tho). but i think that’s the point of poetry, everyone understands and interprets it differently. i’m happy if anyone would love to share your thoughts on the poems with me when you read it!! 🥹🫶🏻
since most of the short stories in here are fantasy/sci-fi, it was just fine for me because these are not my usual genre. nonetheless, one thing for sure is that i love Charissa’s writing style when writing short stories. i’d definitely love to have Charissa writes a contemporary fictional book because her humour >>>>>!! looking forward for more short stories/novel (👀) writing from the author ✨
plus point: some lines remind me of taylor swift’s songs.
now i’m taking a special moment to appreciate the physical copy of this book—stunning cover, beautiful spine, black sprayed edges, and SO floppy. it’s everything you ever wanted in a book.
personally, i really think this book’s WORTH your money— LOTS of poems up for your interpretation (and annotation, to make it more interesting) 🌻
June 22, 2023
"Meeting The One
When you meet the one,
Your heart does not beat faster,
Your palms do not get sweatier,
Instead,
Your breath is calmer,
Her soul, familiar"
When you meet the one,
Your heart does not beat faster,
Your palms do not get sweatier,
Instead,
Your breath is calmer,
Her soul, familiar"
August 8, 2024
First off, I'd like to praise this book cover! This is THE MOST GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL book on my shelf! I've never owned such beautiful book before in my life! (Hope to see more pretty covers like these from publishers, especially local ones!) And I'm soooo shocked and proud when I picked up this book, that this was actually published by a Malaysian author/publisher. It looks like it was designed & published by international publishing house! AMAZING! And because this was written, designed & published by our local market, I immediately decided that I was going to buy it! The best part is, I DON'T even like poetry!! I haven't read poems in a million years....& here I am suddenly drawn to this strange gold-black book....don't even get me started on the black pages on the sidessss...LOVE IT!!
This book has reminded how poems can also affect you deeply & emotionally, even spiritually. Its one of the most powerful ways we can articulate to express our inner desires, lust, anger & all kinds of complex human emotions honestly, sincerely, deeply & freely. I found liberation in my heart that someone has finally put into words to describe so painfully accurate...exactly what I was feeling, thinking. Quite a few insights also from different perspectives, narratives. At times, I didn't even realised that I actually felt that way as it was buried so deeply inside of me & some of the poems brought all that buried emotions from the inside, out of me!
On the other hand, I felt that the poems were written simply...meaning I didn't find it very poetic after all in a literary sense. The words used to describe are wayy too simple. It was a pleasant & quick read, though nothing too impressive. It's like it was a written by a teenager who just discovered poetry. Amateur writing, that's my opinion. She did mentioned in the first page that "she didn't simply wrote this, she lets the words float freely instead" but honestly, it reads exactly like that. Not much effort put into crafting proper poetic sentences/words that can melt your heart. After all, this is a romance/break up poem.
The second part of this book was the short stories. I could barely finish it haha! It was not fully fleshed out which I was really frustrated & truly felt like if she could just focus on writing 1 or 2 proper full short stories, it would be 100x better than all the other many stories combined. I thought the short stories would be much better than the poems, but unfortunately it just keeps getting worse & worse. I almost dnf-ed this book.
However, there are few bits that are unique pieces, a few of them can be read from top-to-bottom & from bottom-to-top method. This is something that I find truly special & I have even posted this on my IG story. Psychedelics was also amazingg & soo unique! Love it!
All that being said, I do understand that we shouldn't compare local writers to international ones as the Malaysian standards is far, far different to theirs. But even just for local standards, I don't think this would cut it. Author can improve on crafting more complex nuances, metophors, stringing words together in a lilting way that can touch reader's hearts is a rare skill that will be really appreciated by the reading community globally.
This book has reminded how poems can also affect you deeply & emotionally, even spiritually. Its one of the most powerful ways we can articulate to express our inner desires, lust, anger & all kinds of complex human emotions honestly, sincerely, deeply & freely. I found liberation in my heart that someone has finally put into words to describe so painfully accurate...exactly what I was feeling, thinking. Quite a few insights also from different perspectives, narratives. At times, I didn't even realised that I actually felt that way as it was buried so deeply inside of me & some of the poems brought all that buried emotions from the inside, out of me!
On the other hand, I felt that the poems were written simply...meaning I didn't find it very poetic after all in a literary sense. The words used to describe are wayy too simple. It was a pleasant & quick read, though nothing too impressive. It's like it was a written by a teenager who just discovered poetry. Amateur writing, that's my opinion. She did mentioned in the first page that "she didn't simply wrote this, she lets the words float freely instead" but honestly, it reads exactly like that. Not much effort put into crafting proper poetic sentences/words that can melt your heart. After all, this is a romance/break up poem.
The second part of this book was the short stories. I could barely finish it haha! It was not fully fleshed out which I was really frustrated & truly felt like if she could just focus on writing 1 or 2 proper full short stories, it would be 100x better than all the other many stories combined. I thought the short stories would be much better than the poems, but unfortunately it just keeps getting worse & worse. I almost dnf-ed this book.
However, there are few bits that are unique pieces, a few of them can be read from top-to-bottom & from bottom-to-top method. This is something that I find truly special & I have even posted this on my IG story. Psychedelics was also amazingg & soo unique! Love it!
All that being said, I do understand that we shouldn't compare local writers to international ones as the Malaysian standards is far, far different to theirs. But even just for local standards, I don't think this would cut it. Author can improve on crafting more complex nuances, metophors, stringing words together in a lilting way that can touch reader's hearts is a rare skill that will be really appreciated by the reading community globally.
April 22, 2023
💊 My Medicine💊
5⭐️
Poetry and short stories that are able to capture such raw feelings for the reader It consists of 5 parts: blue pills, happy pills, adrenaline shots, psychedelics, and sleeping pills.
This is my very first time reading a book written by @cotypoems, and I regret it so much that I'm late to the party. My Medicine is the author of a third collection of poetry and short stories, and I'm urging you right now to pre-order it. You honestly won't regret buying it. Not only is the book's appearance beautiful, but the content is equally mesmerising.
Let's talk about Blue Pills first; this part reminds me of my old self. I'm feeling lost with a broken heart. It hit so close to home, and this is exactly what I felt back then. There is this one of the poem that breaks me apart: "Hello, Dad." I cried when I read it.
"I'll love you,
even if you don't love me back." - To the moon
Next, we have Happy Pills. That's definitely the current me right now. The happiest moment of my whole life was when I think I found my very own true love.
"You are my everything
my world and my life," - I'll protect you
Third are the adrenaline shots. Like the name itself, my confidence level goes beyond the sky. It skyrocketed, and I feel good about it. More on loving yourself, boosting your confidence, and getting you back on your feet.
"Weaknesses turn into strength at times,
and strengths only exist,
when weaknesses are recognized." - Weakness/Strength
The next part is psychedelics, and well, I love this one because of its uniqueness. It is like a puzzle or riddle, and I enjoy reading them, especially the alphabet ones. I'm amazed at how the author is so creative and very, very talented. I legit fell in love more with poetry after reading this part.
Last but not least, sleeping pills, where I expected some lullaby short stories but no. The first short story made me cry already. I love that the short stories are in the fantasy/sci-fi genre. enjoyable read, and I adore the writing style. More short stories, please!
What are you're waiting for? My Medicine will be available on 28/04/2023 so now it's time to pre-order it! Click the link on my bio to pre-order it ❤️
5⭐️
Poetry and short stories that are able to capture such raw feelings for the reader It consists of 5 parts: blue pills, happy pills, adrenaline shots, psychedelics, and sleeping pills.
This is my very first time reading a book written by @cotypoems, and I regret it so much that I'm late to the party. My Medicine is the author of a third collection of poetry and short stories, and I'm urging you right now to pre-order it. You honestly won't regret buying it. Not only is the book's appearance beautiful, but the content is equally mesmerising.
Let's talk about Blue Pills first; this part reminds me of my old self. I'm feeling lost with a broken heart. It hit so close to home, and this is exactly what I felt back then. There is this one of the poem that breaks me apart: "Hello, Dad." I cried when I read it.
"I'll love you,
even if you don't love me back." - To the moon
Next, we have Happy Pills. That's definitely the current me right now. The happiest moment of my whole life was when I think I found my very own true love.
"You are my everything
my world and my life," - I'll protect you
Third are the adrenaline shots. Like the name itself, my confidence level goes beyond the sky. It skyrocketed, and I feel good about it. More on loving yourself, boosting your confidence, and getting you back on your feet.
"Weaknesses turn into strength at times,
and strengths only exist,
when weaknesses are recognized." - Weakness/Strength
The next part is psychedelics, and well, I love this one because of its uniqueness. It is like a puzzle or riddle, and I enjoy reading them, especially the alphabet ones. I'm amazed at how the author is so creative and very, very talented. I legit fell in love more with poetry after reading this part.
Last but not least, sleeping pills, where I expected some lullaby short stories but no. The first short story made me cry already. I love that the short stories are in the fantasy/sci-fi genre. enjoyable read, and I adore the writing style. More short stories, please!
What are you're waiting for? My Medicine will be available on 28/04/2023 so now it's time to pre-order it! Click the link on my bio to pre-order it ❤️
April 26, 2023
My Medicine by Charissa Ong Ty
A mesmerizing collection of poems and short stories, beautifully written and heartrendingly relatable. Truly a gift in writing form, My Medicine offered comforts in forms of poetry for those who suffers from heartbreak, grief and sorrow yet there are still love and hugs to be given and accepted
Divided into 5 different parts, each beared different themes. Started off with Blue Pills: on heartbreak, Happy Pills told you on love and their magnitude, Adrenaline Shots is filled with valuable life lessons, Psychedelics is the most experimental and the most unique flavor in this poetry to me as it have some of the best poem and also weirdly disjointed yet it work somehow. Last part is Sleeping Pills, a collection of short stories that featured various characters with genres of science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary. For me, the best part is Sleeping Pills because I'm a huge fan of short stories and the author delivered this part so well! Im in love with how diverse the stories are from future technologies of bionics and defying mortality, journal entries of a loving husband and the twist you didnt expect, the merpeople/scifi element, classic fantasy of a hero defeated greater enemy with a sidekick, and snippets of conversations on love and heartbreaks
I love how unique each section was. To describe them in one word for each part: blue pills - heart rending, happy pills - stunning, adrenaline shots - enchanting, psychedelics - charming, sleeping pills - hypnotic. To someone like me who rarely reads poetry, I was truly enthralled by this book, to be immersed in the prose and feel so many emotions at once with each page were magnificent in some ways. The stories I liked the most were Pseudo-immortals and Mice and the government. I hope we can get a collection of the author's short stories, it will be so nice!
A mesmerizing collection of poems and short stories, beautifully written and heartrendingly relatable. Truly a gift in writing form, My Medicine offered comforts in forms of poetry for those who suffers from heartbreak, grief and sorrow yet there are still love and hugs to be given and accepted
Divided into 5 different parts, each beared different themes. Started off with Blue Pills: on heartbreak, Happy Pills told you on love and their magnitude, Adrenaline Shots is filled with valuable life lessons, Psychedelics is the most experimental and the most unique flavor in this poetry to me as it have some of the best poem and also weirdly disjointed yet it work somehow. Last part is Sleeping Pills, a collection of short stories that featured various characters with genres of science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary. For me, the best part is Sleeping Pills because I'm a huge fan of short stories and the author delivered this part so well! Im in love with how diverse the stories are from future technologies of bionics and defying mortality, journal entries of a loving husband and the twist you didnt expect, the merpeople/scifi element, classic fantasy of a hero defeated greater enemy with a sidekick, and snippets of conversations on love and heartbreaks
I love how unique each section was. To describe them in one word for each part: blue pills - heart rending, happy pills - stunning, adrenaline shots - enchanting, psychedelics - charming, sleeping pills - hypnotic. To someone like me who rarely reads poetry, I was truly enthralled by this book, to be immersed in the prose and feel so many emotions at once with each page were magnificent in some ways. The stories I liked the most were Pseudo-immortals and Mice and the government. I hope we can get a collection of the author's short stories, it will be so nice!
May 2, 2023
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I really love Charissa writing , ever since I’ve read her previous books . My medicine is her third poetry & short stories book consist of 5 chapters - blue pills , happy pills , adrenaline shots , psychedelics and sleeping pills .
Each chapter really resonates the progression nicely from heartbroken , found love again , up until life lessons and motivation in life .
Every one of us experienced heartbroken and believes in love again . Hence , blue pills and happy pills could relate to anyone who are in that phase - before , after or even currently.
Meanwhile , adrenaline shots chapter is my most favourite chapter . Quite relatable as it speaks about life lesson , love yourself, you do you and motivation to back up again.
The name of the chapter itself - psychedelics is one of the peculiar yet creative one . From the missing alphabet, upside down fonts , word by alphabetical order is brilliantly unique. However, in this chapter I could not feel connected to it.
Sleeping pills is a short stories part. Even though, most of the stories is in the sci-fi / fantasy genre which is not my forte. But , I still immensely attached to it . I like how those stories indirectly portrayed some points/issues such as mental health , power vs humanity , about love & appreciate/be grateful of yourself as each one of us is different & unique.
Thus, get yourself a copy of this nice book.
🎁 My Medicine by Charissa Ong Ty Pre-order will be available until Thursday 27/4/23! Pre-order yours NOW at penwings.com/store before it ends really soon!
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I really love Charissa writing , ever since I’ve read her previous books . My medicine is her third poetry & short stories book consist of 5 chapters - blue pills , happy pills , adrenaline shots , psychedelics and sleeping pills .
Each chapter really resonates the progression nicely from heartbroken , found love again , up until life lessons and motivation in life .
Every one of us experienced heartbroken and believes in love again . Hence , blue pills and happy pills could relate to anyone who are in that phase - before , after or even currently.
Meanwhile , adrenaline shots chapter is my most favourite chapter . Quite relatable as it speaks about life lesson , love yourself, you do you and motivation to back up again.
The name of the chapter itself - psychedelics is one of the peculiar yet creative one . From the missing alphabet, upside down fonts , word by alphabetical order is brilliantly unique. However, in this chapter I could not feel connected to it.
Sleeping pills is a short stories part. Even though, most of the stories is in the sci-fi / fantasy genre which is not my forte. But , I still immensely attached to it . I like how those stories indirectly portrayed some points/issues such as mental health , power vs humanity , about love & appreciate/be grateful of yourself as each one of us is different & unique.
Thus, get yourself a copy of this nice book.
🎁 My Medicine by Charissa Ong Ty Pre-order will be available until Thursday 27/4/23! Pre-order yours NOW at penwings.com/store before it ends really soon!
#penwings #penwingspublishing #penwingsreview #penwingsbookreview #penwingsreviewer #penwingsbookreviewer
May 2, 2023
Hello my favourite lovelies,
Welcome to the third pit stop on this book tour!
Now, this book is divided into 4 categories; Blue Pills, Happy Pills, Adrenaline Shots, Psychedelics and Sleeping Pills.
You know what, I’m just grateful that I could not relate to Blue Pills anymore. If I read this book last year, I’d probably disappear into the void. You won’t see me again.
My favourite is Happy Pills. It’s kinda like the Lover Era by Taylor Swift. Everything written in this category is just very hopeful and wholesome. I’m a hopeless romantic and my personal favourites are The Girl who was Everything (page 80) and Aspire (page 84), it’s just so beautiful. Short but very well written. Took my feelings and put it into words. I love it.
Adrenaline Shots mostly touch on self-love, which I know a lot of us need and Psychedelics is just a different breed. I enjoyed this one too! It’s unique and kinda groovy when I think about it. The upside down words and letters, the wavy sentences, I love the layout. It fits the concept perfectly!
But what is up with the first story in Sleeping Pills? The book just validated me as a crybaby– unnecessary, bestie.
I find this book amazing. I love it. From A to Z, I love it. Call me biased, I don’t care.
My Medicine by Charissa Ong Ty will be available FRIDAY 28/4/23! Pre-order yours NOW at penwings.com/store before it ends really soon!
#penwings #penwingspublishing #penwingsreview #penwingsbookreview #penwingsreviewer #penwingsbookreviewer
Welcome to the third pit stop on this book tour!
Now, this book is divided into 4 categories; Blue Pills, Happy Pills, Adrenaline Shots, Psychedelics and Sleeping Pills.
You know what, I’m just grateful that I could not relate to Blue Pills anymore. If I read this book last year, I’d probably disappear into the void. You won’t see me again.
My favourite is Happy Pills. It’s kinda like the Lover Era by Taylor Swift. Everything written in this category is just very hopeful and wholesome. I’m a hopeless romantic and my personal favourites are The Girl who was Everything (page 80) and Aspire (page 84), it’s just so beautiful. Short but very well written. Took my feelings and put it into words. I love it.
Adrenaline Shots mostly touch on self-love, which I know a lot of us need and Psychedelics is just a different breed. I enjoyed this one too! It’s unique and kinda groovy when I think about it. The upside down words and letters, the wavy sentences, I love the layout. It fits the concept perfectly!
But what is up with the first story in Sleeping Pills? The book just validated me as a crybaby– unnecessary, bestie.
I find this book amazing. I love it. From A to Z, I love it. Call me biased, I don’t care.
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April 27, 2023
✫ You guys, I've taken all the medicines and I'm feeling goooood. My Medicine prescribed 5 types of meds for readers - blue pills, happy pills, adrenaline shots, psychedelics, sleeping pills. Pick and choose to read (eat) depending on your current mood/situations.
💊 Blue Pills (3.5/5⭐️)
✫ for the hearts that are feeling blue and sad
💊 Happy Pills (5/5⭐️)
✫ for the ones deep in love, the skies look so blue, everything smells like vanilla, and heart feels so full
💊 Adrenaline Shots (4.5/5⭐️)
✫ for when you're doubting yourself and needed a little push
💊 Psychedelics (3.5/5⭐️)
✫ for sorting your impulsive thoughts and experimental brains
💊 Sleeping Pills (4/5⭐️)
✫ for a good night sleep with short stories laced in metaphors
✫ps, @cotypoems petition to publish a novella of Pseudo-Immortals.
My rating: 4 ⭐️
💊 Blue Pills (3.5/5⭐️)
✫ for the hearts that are feeling blue and sad
💊 Happy Pills (5/5⭐️)
✫ for the ones deep in love, the skies look so blue, everything smells like vanilla, and heart feels so full
💊 Adrenaline Shots (4.5/5⭐️)
✫ for when you're doubting yourself and needed a little push
💊 Psychedelics (3.5/5⭐️)
✫ for sorting your impulsive thoughts and experimental brains
💊 Sleeping Pills (4/5⭐️)
✫ for a good night sleep with short stories laced in metaphors
✫ps, @cotypoems petition to publish a novella of Pseudo-Immortals.
My rating: 4 ⭐️
August 8, 2024
If people ask me whether I like the book?
I would say “I like them *pause* but I don’t love them as much.”
First off, I like Casy as a poet. Some of the poems in this book really help and affect some part of me either for past me, present me, or future me. I would LOVE to meet her someday (if i got the chance). However, some poems in this book, seems like she took the path of least resistance. I don’t really enjoy them personally because I feel like those poems are all over Pinterest and Instagram as those are trendy these days.
Nonetheless, some poems and short stories, you could feel the thought and effort the author put into it. Those are AMAZING. I would recommend this book for people that want to get into poetry.
I would say “I like them *pause* but I don’t love them as much.”
First off, I like Casy as a poet. Some of the poems in this book really help and affect some part of me either for past me, present me, or future me. I would LOVE to meet her someday (if i got the chance). However, some poems in this book, seems like she took the path of least resistance. I don’t really enjoy them personally because I feel like those poems are all over Pinterest and Instagram as those are trendy these days.
Nonetheless, some poems and short stories, you could feel the thought and effort the author put into it. Those are AMAZING. I would recommend this book for people that want to get into poetry.
March 13, 2024
THIS IS SOO FUCKING GOOD OMG IT HAS ALL OF MY FAVOURITE TROPES LIKE THE ONES FROM PSEUDO-IMMORTALS. I FUCKING LOVE AI STORIES. THEN THERE'S ULTARIA MOTIVEST. BRO I LOVE SKY. THE TROPE US JUST- MUAH. AND I WONT FORGET NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER. AUGHHHHHHH. YOU ARE MY IDOL NOW. PROUD MALAYSIA SUPPORTING ANOTHER ❤❤❤🙏🙏😊😊
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 19, 2024
First, i really like the book cover.
Second, i rarely read poetry books but im so glad i picked this up. The first chapter was a little hard for me to get into (too emo), but i enjoyed the rest of the chapters, especially the short stories.
Third, im so happy to know that she's actually a fellow Malaysian! Time to hunt for more of her books!
Second, i rarely read poetry books but im so glad i picked this up. The first chapter was a little hard for me to get into (too emo), but i enjoyed the rest of the chapters, especially the short stories.
Third, im so happy to know that she's actually a fellow Malaysian! Time to hunt for more of her books!
September 5, 2025
My very first poetry book and it was a wonderful experience. The short stories were a plus and fun to read as well, it even inspired me to wanna try the writing challenge!
The best part is finding out this is all written by a fellow Malaysian sister ❤️so proud and happy to be reading from someone local! #support
Cheers to more in the future!
The best part is finding out this is all written by a fellow Malaysian sister ❤️so proud and happy to be reading from someone local! #support
Cheers to more in the future!
August 7, 2023
I've been a consistent reader of her works. This might be my favourite just yet. One poetry sticks to me because you can read it from top to bottom and vice versa and it gives a different perspective. Love it!
March 17, 2023
Can't wait to read it !
June 25, 2023
Not my cup of tea. Probably fall in love with only 20% of the poetry. Most of it sounds like it's written by a hopeless romantic over a heartbroken love.
August 8, 2023
3.5 ***
I enjoy the compilation of the short stories.
I enjoy the compilation of the short stories.
November 11, 2023
not as good as midnight monologues but still decent. short stories were interesting as usual but the poems were more cringe/ felt quite forced to be written as compared to previous books
May 9, 2023
It’s been a long while since I last read poetry and short stories so My Medicine was a really refreshing palate to my usual taste in genre.
I love that the poetry progressed from Blue Pills which centers around heartbreak to Happy Pills where you find love again and next to Adrenaline shots about life lessons. It depicts very much how real life is, well mine at least.
Reading My Medicine felt like I was reading a diary into my life 🥺.
Being the hopeless romantic that I am, my favourite section of the book is ‘Happy Pills’ and it gave me a much needed serotonin boost.
‘Adrenaline shots’ has a lot of life advice which I’d find myself turning to for a pick me up. 💊
Meanwhile my younger self would definitely resonate more with ‘Blue Pills’ but I am over my sad girl era BUT I hope to all the girls out there who are going through this, know that you are worth more than the boy who gave you the empty promises to and I hope you find it in you to love yourself first.
[𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘺𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮, 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬!]
I enjoyed reading the short stories too, they were interesting and Charissa has a way of telling stories animatedly to keep you on your toes.
Albeit the stories being just a few pages but it brought weight of emotions. You have to read it yourself to find out!
Overall, My Medicine was a great dose of fun; from sad to happy moments! I’d recommend it to anyone who loves reading poetry and stories on heartbreak, found love and motivations. Not only that, but you also get a beautiful foiled cover with sprayed edges and FLOPPINESS.
Swipe to see some of my fav poems!
My Medicine by Charissa Ong Ty will be available FRIDAY 28/4/23! Pre-order yours now at penwings.com/store before it ends really soon! 🤍
I love that the poetry progressed from Blue Pills which centers around heartbreak to Happy Pills where you find love again and next to Adrenaline shots about life lessons. It depicts very much how real life is, well mine at least.
Reading My Medicine felt like I was reading a diary into my life 🥺.
Being the hopeless romantic that I am, my favourite section of the book is ‘Happy Pills’ and it gave me a much needed serotonin boost.
‘Adrenaline shots’ has a lot of life advice which I’d find myself turning to for a pick me up. 💊
Meanwhile my younger self would definitely resonate more with ‘Blue Pills’ but I am over my sad girl era BUT I hope to all the girls out there who are going through this, know that you are worth more than the boy who gave you the empty promises to and I hope you find it in you to love yourself first.
[𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘺𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮, 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬!]
I enjoyed reading the short stories too, they were interesting and Charissa has a way of telling stories animatedly to keep you on your toes.
Albeit the stories being just a few pages but it brought weight of emotions. You have to read it yourself to find out!
Overall, My Medicine was a great dose of fun; from sad to happy moments! I’d recommend it to anyone who loves reading poetry and stories on heartbreak, found love and motivations. Not only that, but you also get a beautiful foiled cover with sprayed edges and FLOPPINESS.
Swipe to see some of my fav poems!
My Medicine by Charissa Ong Ty will be available FRIDAY 28/4/23! Pre-order yours now at penwings.com/store before it ends really soon! 🤍
October 29, 2023
2.5 stars. Nice cover. Anticipated to read this book since the author's first book was greatly written (imo). But this one... I don't know how to put my finger on it. It's not badly written, some of the poems/proses were good but most doesn't really reach deep for me. Few of the short stories are good/interesting while the rest were just okayish.
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