I Am Not Defective

by Cadence Michelle Boudreaux

85 pages, Paperback

Published March 20, 2024

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

raw and real account of what our hardest days can be like and the struggle it can be to continue.

i love cadence so im a bit biased, but i feel like each of these were so vulnerable and honest documents of her life.

my favorites were:
my least favorite words, alternatively words that have never helped
everything wrong with me
the weatherman says
cadence
poem on page 78 (final one)

i’m always proud of you cadence. i notice how you’re trying.

[Beatrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is even more powerful and raw than the previous book. I felt it inside in a deeper, more visceral way. It is a book full of strength, which tells with sincerity and courage many of the most difficult and painful nuances of life.

I loved every single word. This collection seemed even more personal to me, as if Cadence had opened its heart on every page. While reading I often felt the need to hug her, because I know how serious certain situations can be.

I'm so proud of you, Cadence.

[jazmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

first of all, i would like to thank cadence for allowing me to read this for free
beautiful doesn’t even begin to describe this collection
it’s like seeing myself on a page
these poems were so raw and so real and so relatable