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Lover Girl
Lover Girl follows the story of a lover girl, who is learning how to live with heartbreak, loneliness, jealousy, until finally acceptance and love. This fully illustrated story highlights how love can both bring someone apart but also put them back together. If you are struggling with heartbreak and learning how to move on, Lover Girl can help you feel seen. Written and illustrated by Raegan Fordemwalt and edited by Mikayla Gillespy.
240 pages, Paperback
Published October 15, 2024
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March 1, 2023
i love all of reagan's videos of her poems she posts--she truly is a great author and i'm very glad i bought her book to go with it !!
she has great illustrations and a great method of coping that she has shared with the world !!
she has great illustrations and a great method of coping that she has shared with the world !!
February 20, 2023
This young author has not only written down her thoughts and experiences of love, but has published them for all to see. While it's tempting to try to read this book from the perspective of a generic young person, read it from the perspective of where you were in your twenties. I am in my sixties at the time of writing this review. Yet, while reading her poems, I was taken back to my early twenties when love was raw and hard to understand. Her prose is simply written but carries deep heart-felt messages. I'm happy to see that the author has taken her poems from the social media world and put them into book form where they will be available for many more people to see.
November 13, 2023
wow, a 19-year-old girl who writes her thoughts in such a clear, emotional and emotional way. This book is beautiful. Her poems are full of emotions, when you read them you feel the same feelings as her. A book that transports you into the mind of a girl with a broken heart. I recommend it to people who like poetry. This is my new bible.
July 21, 2025
Way too relatable. A bit too short in my opinion but still good. This got me into poetry and I love the author. She writes about being delusional and about heartbreak. This book has my whole heart and I'm convinced, I won't find any other book like this ever again.
I don't know who did this to her but I just hope she is all better now.
Heartbreaking but I still really loved this. I did nit expect this to be that good but I was positively suprised.
Second read:
This time it felt way heavier reading this book and I acually liked it. I love her poems in general and the opportunity to have them collected, is great.
I don't know who did this to her but I just hope she is all better now.
Heartbreaking but I still really loved this. I did nit expect this to be that good but I was positively suprised.
Second read:
This time it felt way heavier reading this book and I acually liked it. I love her poems in general and the opportunity to have them collected, is great.
February 19, 2023
Such an incredible book! Every poem was so beautifully written, to the point where I could hardly put the book down. The illustrations were gorgeous and completely captivated me in the storytelling. This book depicts such a relatable and universal experience of heartbreak and learning to love yourself. I 100% loved this book and would recommend it to anyone!
December 6, 2023
Great poetry book! I found out about Raegan’s poetry through Instagram like most people, so of course I knew I would love the book considering I already loved her poetry.
This isn’t similar to very wordy classic poetry with incredibly eloquent wording and symbolism in every sentence- it’s not supposed to be like that. This is typical contemporary poetry purely making the sad thoughts of a teenage heart sound a bit more beautiful than they feel.
I ran out of bookmarks reading this book, tabbing all my favorite pages, eventually realizing I should probably just have not bookmarked them because I really did love most of them.
This book felt like a teenage journal, it felt like those realizations and upsetting thoughts you have at 2am.
I do hope that Rheagan releases more poetry books in more themes in the future. This book was like a story leading from heartbreak to hurting to healing, which was great, but I would love for her to release more poetry in more themes she’s released on Instagram in written form. The majority of this was heartbreak poetry, but I felt like the further you read into it, the more your heart feels whole, like it was an aid in the healing process.
Poems I loved for my future reference bc the bookmark thing clearly didn’t work out:
Page 202- Right here- a poem about sisterly love and realizing how far you’ve come.
Page 194-195- I am still lovable- coming to terms with the fact that you have to be satisfied with yourself to love anyone else.
Page 142- Full names- “I torture myself in my loving of you, but I’m a poet and a fool, it’s what we do.”
Page 99- A thousand poems- “I am surrounded by every pretty thing I wrote for you.
Page 79- Insecure- “I’m so paranoid they’ll leave me too”
Page 73- Dreamcatcher- a poem about someone who continues to leave and come back and when they’re gone you’re hurt, and when they come back you can’t help but love them.
Page 64- Never again- compares heartbreak to death. This one HURT
Page 56-59- I loved you more than poetry- this one might have been my favorite.
Page 54- I still love you but I don’t want to- about unrequited love
Page 44- Crush- “it’s still all for you”
Page 42- Lovesick- about the physical element of heartbreak
Page 36,37- Sometimes- about trying to move on
Page 22- you’re still here- for everyone who relates to right where you left me
This isn’t similar to very wordy classic poetry with incredibly eloquent wording and symbolism in every sentence- it’s not supposed to be like that. This is typical contemporary poetry purely making the sad thoughts of a teenage heart sound a bit more beautiful than they feel.
I ran out of bookmarks reading this book, tabbing all my favorite pages, eventually realizing I should probably just have not bookmarked them because I really did love most of them.
This book felt like a teenage journal, it felt like those realizations and upsetting thoughts you have at 2am.
I do hope that Rheagan releases more poetry books in more themes in the future. This book was like a story leading from heartbreak to hurting to healing, which was great, but I would love for her to release more poetry in more themes she’s released on Instagram in written form. The majority of this was heartbreak poetry, but I felt like the further you read into it, the more your heart feels whole, like it was an aid in the healing process.
Poems I loved for my future reference bc the bookmark thing clearly didn’t work out:
Page 202- Right here- a poem about sisterly love and realizing how far you’ve come.
Page 194-195- I am still lovable- coming to terms with the fact that you have to be satisfied with yourself to love anyone else.
Page 142- Full names- “I torture myself in my loving of you, but I’m a poet and a fool, it’s what we do.”
Page 99- A thousand poems- “I am surrounded by every pretty thing I wrote for you.
Page 79- Insecure- “I’m so paranoid they’ll leave me too”
Page 73- Dreamcatcher- a poem about someone who continues to leave and come back and when they’re gone you’re hurt, and when they come back you can’t help but love them.
Page 64- Never again- compares heartbreak to death. This one HURT
Page 56-59- I loved you more than poetry- this one might have been my favorite.
Page 54- I still love you but I don’t want to- about unrequited love
Page 44- Crush- “it’s still all for you”
Page 42- Lovesick- about the physical element of heartbreak
Page 36,37- Sometimes- about trying to move on
Page 22- you’re still here- for everyone who relates to right where you left me
January 20, 2024
“i’m a poet. i can’t help it.
i talk when i’m happy and
i write when i’m sad.
i share everything with the world, and i like to.
you can read me,
read my heartbreak and foolishness so easily.”
I’ve followed raegan on Tiktok for quite some time now, I love her poetry on my For You page and it always makes me stop in my tracks so when it came to buying her first collection of poetry published, it was a no brainer. Maybe it’s because of TikTok but I could hear every single one of these in her voice and the pacing is perfect. Her words are so eloquent and powerful and her illustrations are absolutely stunning. I have so many poems in this book tabbed like I’m studying for a final exam. She expresses falling out of love and the rediscovery of one’s self so beautifully and I can deeply relate to being a person who very much wears my heart on my sleeve. Someone very close to me just told me “You make how you feel very clear” because of how I am with words, actions etc even if i don’t feel like I’m being that way. I love myself more now than I did in 2021 (or ever really) and this read was a really good confirmation of that. If you love simple yet deep and beautiful poetry, this collection is a great read
i talk when i’m happy and
i write when i’m sad.
i share everything with the world, and i like to.
you can read me,
read my heartbreak and foolishness so easily.”
I’ve followed raegan on Tiktok for quite some time now, I love her poetry on my For You page and it always makes me stop in my tracks so when it came to buying her first collection of poetry published, it was a no brainer. Maybe it’s because of TikTok but I could hear every single one of these in her voice and the pacing is perfect. Her words are so eloquent and powerful and her illustrations are absolutely stunning. I have so many poems in this book tabbed like I’m studying for a final exam. She expresses falling out of love and the rediscovery of one’s self so beautifully and I can deeply relate to being a person who very much wears my heart on my sleeve. Someone very close to me just told me “You make how you feel very clear” because of how I am with words, actions etc even if i don’t feel like I’m being that way. I love myself more now than I did in 2021 (or ever really) and this read was a really good confirmation of that. If you love simple yet deep and beautiful poetry, this collection is a great read
June 13, 2025
LOVED LOVED LOVED this! i follow her on instagram and im just in love with the poetry that she writes. definitely will be buying prince of hearts asap.
February 7, 2025
Enjambment? Nah. Sound play? Nah. Imagery, metaphor, estrangement? Nahhhhh. Line drawings? Oh yeah definitely THAT’S what a book of poetry needs. If she turned around and wrote ekphrastic poems FROM the drawings, then maybe we’d be going somewhere.
This book of ‘poetry’ was even lamer and trope-ier than the last one I read, “Save Me an Orange,” which at least had a (repetitive, banal) image set.
The arc of despair, obsession, self abnegation, hope, self recovery, development of self as artist—this comes through in the most obvious way over 227 pages. Shakespeare could do it in 14 lines with more imagery and sound to boot. I found myself longing for any metaphor at all, any indirection or layering. Sigh.
Shout out to page 65, “hands shoulders eyes,” one of three poems in the book that actually has an idea.
This book of ‘poetry’ was even lamer and trope-ier than the last one I read, “Save Me an Orange,” which at least had a (repetitive, banal) image set.
The arc of despair, obsession, self abnegation, hope, self recovery, development of self as artist—this comes through in the most obvious way over 227 pages. Shakespeare could do it in 14 lines with more imagery and sound to boot. I found myself longing for any metaphor at all, any indirection or layering. Sigh.
Shout out to page 65, “hands shoulders eyes,” one of three poems in the book that actually has an idea.
April 16, 2025
3.5⭐️ if you like short poems, then this is 100% for you. i personally prefer longer poems so i was a bit disappointed. it was still really good, but it was such a quick read because of the lengths of the poems, which made it a lot less memorable than the other poem book i’ve read.
October 27, 2024
I have watched Raegan on TikTok so many times and I absolutely love her poems when she reads them
August 18, 2025
Wouah certain poème font vraiment bien écho à ce que tu peux ressentir. Ca m a fait me demander si je l avais vraiment oubliés au vu de comment J ai pensé à lui tout du long mais finalement la réponse importe pas vraiment
July 15, 2025
J’ai pleurer presque tout le long. C’est une dinguerie comment je me suis sentit tellement comprise, ce livre parle à mon âme mot pour mot.
Merci 🙏🌟
Merci 🙏🌟
December 26, 2024
Took me an hour to read and I sobbed during the whole hour. Here what made me cry the most:
«I think you already knew you were gone before you left » p. 14
« It’s getting bad again. When it’s dark, I can taste your kisses on my lips. I like it, remembering. It’s all I have. » p. 37
« I loved you more than I loved me » p.56
« I have to play music to fill the silence, but I can’t play some songs anymore because they were your favorites too. » p.89
« I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, my love. I’m sorry. » p.93
« I really did love you more. I hate that. » p.120
« She’s so pretty, and it makes me want to die. » p.136
« I won’t ever forget the first time we kissed or everywhere we did. But I don’t have to. They can stay memories. » p.172
« My body is finally mine, because in the bed that you built me, I’m finally able to sleep. » p.185
« You broke me in a way I didn’t know I could break. » p.188
« You were my first, but you will not be my last.» p.190
« My voice was my own, before you. » p.205
«I think you already knew you were gone before you left » p. 14
« It’s getting bad again. When it’s dark, I can taste your kisses on my lips. I like it, remembering. It’s all I have. » p. 37
« I loved you more than I loved me » p.56
« I have to play music to fill the silence, but I can’t play some songs anymore because they were your favorites too. » p.89
« I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, my love. I’m sorry. » p.93
« I really did love you more. I hate that. » p.120
« She’s so pretty, and it makes me want to die. » p.136
« I won’t ever forget the first time we kissed or everywhere we did. But I don’t have to. They can stay memories. » p.172
« My body is finally mine, because in the bed that you built me, I’m finally able to sleep. » p.185
« You broke me in a way I didn’t know I could break. » p.188
« You were my first, but you will not be my last.» p.190
« My voice was my own, before you. » p.205
June 28, 2023
crying
August 27, 2023
Interesting read
August 8, 2025
"Lover Girl" ist das Debüt der TikTok-Poetin Raegan Fordemwalt (@reaganspoetry) – eine Sammlung von rohen, ungefilterten Gefühlen rund um erste Liebe, Herzschmerz, Wut, Verlust und das langsame Wachsen in Richtung Selbstliebe.
"i’m a poet. i can’t help it. i talk when i’m happy and i write when i’m sad. i share everything with the world, and i like to. you can read me, read my heartbreak and foolishness so easily."
Ausgeschmückt mit zarten Schwarz-Weiß-Illustrationen schreibt die junge Autorin mit großer Offenheit über ihre erste große Liebe und über das tiefe Loch, das nach dem Ende dieser Liebe bleibt. Die Gedichte sind thematisch sortiert, sodass wir sie auf dem Weg von Herzschmerz, Schuldgefühlen und Einsamkeit bis hin zu Hoffnung, Akzeptanz und Selbstliebe begleiten. Im Verlauf des Buches spürt man die Veränderung, wie sie sich durch Schmerz kämpft, lernt, loszulassen, und langsam wieder zu sich selbst findet. Die Gedichte sind dabei bewusst schlicht gehalten, oft nur wenige Zeilen lang, dafür sehr roh und voller Emotion. Es wirkt fast so, als hätte jemand ein Tagebuch geöffnet und die verletzlichsten Seiten öffentlich gemacht. Genau das ist wahrscheinlich auch der Grund, warum sich so viele junge Leser*innen darin wiederfinden: Die Texte sprechen nicht in Metaphern oder großen Bildern, sondern in klaren Worten, wie man sie nachts durch einen Schleier von Tränen ins Handy tippt.
"the flowers can't prick me. the bees can't sting. nothing more can hurt me. no, not a thing."
Damit richtet sich die Sammlung stilistisch und inhaltlich eher an ein sehr junges Publikum, schätzungsweise an Teenager ab 12, die ihre erste große Liebe erleben oder verloren haben. Trotz der Verletzlichkeit und Nahbarkeit des "Lover Girl" war es deshalb für mich eher schwierig, emotional einzutauchen. Mit der unreflektierten Zentralität romantischer Liebe, die fast an emotionaler Abhängigkeit grenzt und dem kopflosem Sturz in die eigenen Emotionen lesen wir hier von der Erlebniswelt eines Teenagers - die ich mittlerweile hinter mir gelassen habe.
"i realize: maybe not loving you won't make me happy. it's loving the rest of the world, it's loving me that will.”
Fazit
"Lover Girls" ist eine Sammlung roher Gefühle aus einer zutiefst jugendlichen Perspektive. Mit ihrer ehrlichen Verletzlichkeit sind die Texte von Raegan Fordemwalt wahrscheinlich genau das Richtige für junge Menschen, die zum ersten Mal durch Liebeskummer oder Verlust gehen.
"i’m a poet. i can’t help it. i talk when i’m happy and i write when i’m sad. i share everything with the world, and i like to. you can read me, read my heartbreak and foolishness so easily."
Ausgeschmückt mit zarten Schwarz-Weiß-Illustrationen schreibt die junge Autorin mit großer Offenheit über ihre erste große Liebe und über das tiefe Loch, das nach dem Ende dieser Liebe bleibt. Die Gedichte sind thematisch sortiert, sodass wir sie auf dem Weg von Herzschmerz, Schuldgefühlen und Einsamkeit bis hin zu Hoffnung, Akzeptanz und Selbstliebe begleiten. Im Verlauf des Buches spürt man die Veränderung, wie sie sich durch Schmerz kämpft, lernt, loszulassen, und langsam wieder zu sich selbst findet. Die Gedichte sind dabei bewusst schlicht gehalten, oft nur wenige Zeilen lang, dafür sehr roh und voller Emotion. Es wirkt fast so, als hätte jemand ein Tagebuch geöffnet und die verletzlichsten Seiten öffentlich gemacht. Genau das ist wahrscheinlich auch der Grund, warum sich so viele junge Leser*innen darin wiederfinden: Die Texte sprechen nicht in Metaphern oder großen Bildern, sondern in klaren Worten, wie man sie nachts durch einen Schleier von Tränen ins Handy tippt.
"the flowers can't prick me. the bees can't sting. nothing more can hurt me. no, not a thing."
Damit richtet sich die Sammlung stilistisch und inhaltlich eher an ein sehr junges Publikum, schätzungsweise an Teenager ab 12, die ihre erste große Liebe erleben oder verloren haben. Trotz der Verletzlichkeit und Nahbarkeit des "Lover Girl" war es deshalb für mich eher schwierig, emotional einzutauchen. Mit der unreflektierten Zentralität romantischer Liebe, die fast an emotionaler Abhängigkeit grenzt und dem kopflosem Sturz in die eigenen Emotionen lesen wir hier von der Erlebniswelt eines Teenagers - die ich mittlerweile hinter mir gelassen habe.
"i realize: maybe not loving you won't make me happy. it's loving the rest of the world, it's loving me that will.”
Fazit
"Lover Girls" ist eine Sammlung roher Gefühle aus einer zutiefst jugendlichen Perspektive. Mit ihrer ehrlichen Verletzlichkeit sind die Texte von Raegan Fordemwalt wahrscheinlich genau das Richtige für junge Menschen, die zum ersten Mal durch Liebeskummer oder Verlust gehen.
December 3, 2024
I bought this book because I follow Raegan on TikTok and the videos of her that came up on my fy made me fall in love with poetry and I related to them a lot.
I can happily say this book did not disappoint. Of course, some poems are way better than some others in this book, and I was devastated to see my favorite “i could never be somebody’s crush” not being included in the book (or I really need new glasses) but overall the book is great and so good for her first poetry book ever!
I recommend! 4/5 stars
I can happily say this book did not disappoint. Of course, some poems are way better than some others in this book, and I was devastated to see my favorite “i could never be somebody’s crush” not being included in the book (or I really need new glasses) but overall the book is great and so good for her first poetry book ever!
I recommend! 4/5 stars
November 6, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SOOOO GOOD!!! reagan made me want to start writing poetry- so i did.
this book perfectly describes what it feels like when going through a break up. i read this while i was also going through a really hard breakup and it honestly made me feel seen. it made me feel like i wasn’t alone and other people knew how i was feeling.
some of these poems put my feelings in words that i didn’t know were possible.
SOOOO GOOD!!! reagan made me want to start writing poetry- so i did.
this book perfectly describes what it feels like when going through a break up. i read this while i was also going through a really hard breakup and it honestly made me feel seen. it made me feel like i wasn’t alone and other people knew how i was feeling.
some of these poems put my feelings in words that i didn’t know were possible.
November 26, 2024
3.5/5
i had a good time reading this book, although it didn't touch me as much as i'd have liked. it's very personal and that doesn't detract from the quality of the writing and the topics covered in the break-up. overall, i didn't find myself in the deep end, especially in the chapter where the writer compares herself a lot to her ex's new lover. on the other hand, the poems in which i found myself touched my heart like a loooot
i had a good time reading this book, although it didn't touch me as much as i'd have liked. it's very personal and that doesn't detract from the quality of the writing and the topics covered in the break-up. overall, i didn't find myself in the deep end, especially in the chapter where the writer compares herself a lot to her ex's new lover. on the other hand, the poems in which i found myself touched my heart like a loooot
June 17, 2025
inhaled this yesterday afternoon on the beach, what a lovely collection of poetry! hadn't heard of her before, but consider me a fan from now on. lover girl, I hope you know you're right about lover girls and boys and everyone in between. *dramatic sigh* I love love 😔
August 14, 2025
J'ai épuisé un nombre incalculable de petits post-its tellement je me suis sentie concernée par ces poèmes. J'ai bien évidemment pleuré. Merci d'avoir mit des mots sur mes maux. J'espère que dans quelques années, je pourrai ré ouvrir ce recueil et juste apprécier la beauté de l'écriture, sans me sentir concernée par ce qui est écrit car j'aurai guéri, j'aurai enfin réussi à faire mon deuil de mon premier amour. ❤️🩹
September 4, 2023
4.5 stars
December 30, 2023
Es stärkt einem weiter zu machen. 🙏🏻🤍
January 1, 2025
4 ⭐ I don't know how to rate poetry, it was good, but I'm sure their is some poetry book that will have me sopping or something so I'm gonna keep this one at a four star.
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May 5, 2025loving the drawing style.
August 21, 2025
“We’re all just lovers, aren’t we?”
April 30, 2025
3.5 ⭐️
This book is exactly what you would expect a modern poet to write. Nothing too in depth or thought provoking. What you see is what you get, and a lot of people like it that way.
I would say this book is more for younger people in their teens or twenties. It’s about a break up and all the emotions that come with it. It is definitely relatable for someone going through the same situation.
This book is exactly what you would expect a modern poet to write. Nothing too in depth or thought provoking. What you see is what you get, and a lot of people like it that way.
I would say this book is more for younger people in their teens or twenties. It’s about a break up and all the emotions that come with it. It is definitely relatable for someone going through the same situation.
August 4, 2023
I had never read any kind of English poetry literature before but I can say it was a perfect start for this kind of book because I had never in my life read poetry in this way and how it touched my soul and emotions and explained everything in a way that makes you want to cry when you reading because of its sincerity and the way it touches your heart!
Definitely a 5/5 ⭐️
Definitely a 5/5 ⭐️
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