this is how you know i want you.

by AVA.

a love story, the diary of. the book is meant to be read straight through and takes you into the rabbit hole of falling in love.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction, Self Help, Love

102 pages, Paperback

First published August 18, 2015

Reviews

[Annabella⁷ (henry li’s version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

“i try so hard not to think about you, not to bring you up in every conversation, not to be one of those people who can do nothing
but talk about someone they love.
-i'm obsessed.
i found you or you found me and i can't help it and i've stopped caring, you make me so happy.
i expected nothing and you became everything and this is hard for me to understand. i have never really felt this way and i can't really explain how i feel, i just feel like for the first time ever, everything here is enough.”

Simple diary entries about our fav thing, LOVE🤠. I really liked the poems in the second half. I was looking forward to this one🤭. 4 stars⭐️

“i pay attention to you
more than i pay attention to anything.
everything you do is infectious. everything you do is new to me.
how can someone's laugh be so lovely and different every single time?
earlier,
when you held my hand at the theater, i found a new scar
and you leaned in and told me: it doesn't hurt anymore and it will never hurt again.”

“i just want to be near you. to love you. to be with you,
as much as you will allow.”

[lulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

”i swear i knew your voice
before i ever even heard it.

you sounded like home.”

[heaven:) · Rating 2 out of 5]

“ my stretch marks— like streaks, like milky way. you stare at them like you stare at stars. “

[Rachel Nicole Wagner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet as Honey

This is a sweet collection of poetry written for someone very special to this person. I related to it on many levels and I enjoyed it very much! :) nicely done!

Xo,
Rach

[Tiffany S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simplistic in diary form. Some relatable poems. It’s like a love letter

[Jenni Sauer]

This book claims to "take you down a rabbit hole of falling in love" except I forgot for a lot of people that involves more sex than I'm comfortable with

The author has a beautiful way with words, but the subject matter was more than I'm comfortable with. So not going to rate it because it's unfair to the author and I'm not entirely sure how to rate it anyway. I don't regret reading it, it was an insight into a side of dating/falling in love that I don't understand. But also would be hesitant to recommend it...

[Payal Jena · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is everything we think and feel but never say to the people we love, the thoughts, the insecurities, the self doubts, the fears.
At first, it feels like reading someone's diary but then going deeper, the words seems familiar in some way, like it's been mine the whole time, like it's me experiencing everything.
The book is short, to the point and lovely and lively.

[Dannita · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐3.7/5.0

"i tend to destroy things i'm afraid of.
i tend to destroy things that i love.
things i don't believe i'm deserving enough.
i am broken
and i hope you can understand.

¡Ay, güey! 🥲
This is how you know I got a lump in my throat while reading.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

"i weave little flowers into the silk of your skin. i kiss little dreams into the milk of your eyes. go to sleep and dream of me".

[Sasha Elise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ava beautiful very talented

Ava tells a good story. A lot of this I pictured in my head. It's real yet a bit dreamy at times.

[Valen · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW. I loved this. The imagery was beautiful, and I definitely felt the emotion poured into this. 5/5 Stars - A beautiful read

[caminie · Rating 3 out of 5]

for someone so so in love

[Sunny (Gilbert’s Version) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t think I’m a poetry person.

[j · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was sad but also like damnnn

[marti ₊˚⊹ · Rating 5 out of 5]

okay maybe i do like poetry.

[Chara]

"you came up to me
or i came up to you,
i can't remember.
but i think you came up to me."

Not every single thing that uses a < br > tag should be considered poetry, in my humble opinion.

DNF at 33%.

[Airah Antonio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple but straight to the point. As sappy as poems can get.

[Saimi Korhonen · Rating 3 out of 5]

"my insecurities are getting the best of me
and i want to give my best to you.

but sometimes
i am too much in my own mind.

i make up something.
i push you away.
and i hope you don't change your mind."

This was an alright, short and quick-to-read poetry collection that focuses on themes of love, falling in love, staying in love and all the fears and worries that might pop into your head when you fall for someone.

I liked how the author explored stuff like feeling insecure, uncertain and unloveable even if you are with a person who you know loves you and wants to be with you. Those poems about pushing people away in your anxiety and knowing you are a lot to handle sometimes were quite a mood. A few other phrases and quotes I liked were: "i hate how mortal we are" and "waking up to the same bullshit - day in. day out. makes you feel something not human. something no one cares about." Those were some big moods.

Overall, however, this didn't really hit me super deep and I doubt it's going to stick with me for a long time. I didn't dislike it by any means and I thought the writing was okay, but it just wasn't for me. I'm glad I gave it a try though and it's not like it took hours of my life to get through!

I wouldn't not recommend it, but it's not the best poetry book on love, romance and all the feelings that come with that that there is!

[McKenzie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yeesh… I don’t know where to begin but the nicest way to say this is this book is very amateur. Seems like something someone wrote in an hour and didnt really care how it turned out. I’m not sure if this was just my kindle settings or what but I hated how it was broken up on multiple pages. Most of the time this doesn’t bother me with poetry books but the way this book did it was so unnecessary most of the time. I cringed at the “we met at a party and I fell in love while high on coke” trope… yea I don’t know. This one definitely wasn’t for me. There were a couple lines I highlighted that I enjoyed and I wish there was more of that in this book.

[im_just_vidu · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't bad. It's just not my cup of tea. I'm not that into these types of poems I guess. The words are beautiful & the poems are also nice. But I just don't know how to feel about them. It's not the author's fault, I'm the problem here. At first I didn't like it at all. But then the poems are getting better & better. But I didn't know whether I'm happy with them or not.
The poems are actually not bad.

[Lua · Rating 3 out of 5]

se entregar cegamente à alguém me soa um tanto quanto perigoso, então, nos poemas onde a autora se entregava de corpo e alma para quem estava começando a se relacionar, não houve tanta identificação, apesar de que eu entenda que situações acontecem e que fogem do que estabelecemos para nós mesmos. mas, nos outros poemas, onde havia incerteza, mistério, sugestão e algo que foi se moldando conforme as experiências... esses me pegaram bastante.

[Johnnie Riles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful insight

The style of pros and formats of this poem were so balanced. Crazy beautiful feelings swirled together inside of a flawed individual who found acceptance in the arms of another. Very real, relatable and authentic. Let me wanting to know more about what happened in the ensuing months ahead.

[Watch Jamie Read · Rating 3 out of 5]

“i expected nothing and you became everything”

This collection takes you through a romance. We meet the person of our dreams and move through our courtship and falling in love. There are insecurities and deep thoughts expressed through this journey. I was neither here nor there about this book, but I appreciate the expressed journey and emotions.

[Pragthika · Rating 4 out of 5]

“i pay attention to you
more than i pay attention to anything.
everything you do is infectious. everything you do is new to me.
how can someone's laugh be so
lovely and different every single time?
earlier,
when you held my hand at the theater, i found a new scar
and you leaned in and told me:
it doesn't hurt anymore
and it will never hurt again.”

[Sepiaafterhours · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book takes you into the depth of falling in love,the emotions before,during and after.
The way the mere sentences described one of the most complicated emotions is beautiful.❤️🤌
From the nervousness to confess to the emotion of getting scared to lose the one you love ,this book has it all.💫

[Savannah Cherniwchan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It felt very personal, i felt like I was reading someone’s diary, but I was also able to relate to certain parts.

Something I could relate to:
“my insecurities are getting the best of me and i want to give my best to you. but sometimes i am too much in my own mind. i make up something. i push you away. and i hope you don't change your mind.”

[Inês · Rating 3 out of 5]

*This lovely collection of poems takes you inside the authors journey of falling in love and getting lost in someone.*

3.5⭐️
I loved some of the poems. It was a very simple and quick read, hence why i gave it 3.5 and not 4 stars. It lacked depth. Nevertheless there were some poems i LOVED and some that I related to. All in all, this was a simple short and sweet read!

[Lea DiMatteo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

I gave this book 5 stars because it really was an amazing read. It was quick, but at the same time felt so long (in the best way possible). If you have 15 minutes to spare, read this book!!

[Brie Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing profound about the poetry in this collection. I read this in 20 minutes or less, and not one line resonated with me. Felt like a teenage love serenade composed by someone with a limited vocabulary.

[Naomi Van Wesenbeeck · Rating 2 out of 5]

First book I’ve finished in 2024. Enjoy that it’s in diary form and I can relate to certain things. The words written are common things I think and feel sometimes. At times it made me feel like “what”. Some of the things that are written I could probably find on a wattpad.

mixed feelings 🤷🏽‍♀️