Born to Love, Cursed to Feel

by Samantha King Holmes

Born to Love, Cursed to Feel is about love—the good, the bad, and the confusing. It touches on morals and how when emotions are involved it’s not as black and white. The poetry is frequently written in a narrative manner that evocatively pulls you in and makes you feel. This book is about falling in love, bad decisions, and ultimately growth. The essence of it all is to show that no matter how far one falls all the mistakes don’t have to be what defines them.

Genres: Poetry, Romance, Nonfiction, Love, Ebooks, Self Help, Contemporary

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2016

Reviews

[Olga therebelreader · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's just not my cup of tea. I was hoping for more emotion-inspired poetry and was a bit disappointed. The poems are too casual, too simple and dull.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Clumsy Storyteller · Rating 3 out of 5]

i finished it in one sitting. i'm not into Poetry but this one is not so bad, i liked it but i won't be re-reading it again.

[A H · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I read about 50% and then decided to give this up.

Let's talk about the cover and title first. The cover is shady and intriguing, and the tile clearly depicts what the book is meant to be. It is a clear portrayal of the content of the book and it definitely goes along with the cover. It was, in fact, the cover which got me interested in this book.

Now for the actual content. Born to Love, Cursed to Feel is a poetry collection by author Samantha King filled with poems about love, loss, redemption, regret, moving on, etc. Initially, when I started the book, I thought it was beautiful. I really enjoyed the poems, and I thought that the writing was mdoern and lovely. The poems were touching, they were well-written and I could even relate to a couple of them.

However, then, why did I DNF it? FRom about 40% of the book onwards, it all became tiring. Almost all of the poems I read were written in the same vein, same tone, and were about the same damn thing. They were all about how this girl has lost her love, and how she's hurting and trying to move on and how this break-up destroyed her. And I found that as the pages kept turning and I went further into the book, I kept disliking it more and more. After a while, it was just the same old things written in new words.

I like reading about loss and sad break-ups, but not so much that it becomes depressing and annoying.

[Jessi ❤️ H. Vojsk [if villain, why hot?] · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've had a lot of people who said
they loved me
treat me like shit
I wonder which one of us
had the more fucked up definition

I had the feeling the poetry was really chaotic, they were jumping from sad to happy ones and sometimes I was confused if she was talking about the same person or another one.
So it felt a bit confusing all in all.

[Anushka · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is somewhat a bit different than the kind of books that I prefer reading.
However trying a new book or genre wasn't a bad experience at all.

This book got me all happy and sloppy with tears all at once. This book is for all of the people who want to know their powers. It is no doubt a beautiful book and I already am reading the book for the second time.

[Sakuranko · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was between one or two stars but after the last 20 pages I was obviously that I didn´t like this book. Sincerely I guess the author of this book need therapy and maybe me too after read so sad and pathetic poems. Sincerely I am not sure how I managed spent my time reading this, super dissapointed.

I can't recommend this book is a complete loss of time.

1 STAR!

[Mahmoud Ayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

“May your heart never break
But if it should I’ll be here to pick up the pieces
May your soul never grow weary
But if it should
may the light of my soul rejuvenate yours
May your legs never give out from under you
But if they should
I will carry you wherever you need to go
May your hand never feel lonely
But if it should, my friend,
Know that my hand is always yours to hold.”

[Anusha · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was super repetitive and corny with very few gems. didn't really enjoy it at all.

[Julia Sapphire · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars

Didn't enjoy every poem but the ones I did enjoy, I really loved.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actual rating: 4.5/5

Love love loved this.
Definitely pick this up if you’re a fan of r.h. Sin

[Paige (Enchantology) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Althea ☾]

"To all the women lying in bed unable to sleep
because of ghosts of past relationships or bad decisions
haunting them at night
You are not alone
You go ahead and get some rest
I’ll take the first shift"

[guille (littlebitmoody) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ughhh, this book gave me a reading slump and I don’t know how. It wasn’t bad, but I couldn’t read it! I had to force myself to do so :(

[Bobbieshiann · Rating 1 out of 5]

"do you torture me on purpose? i have never hated nor loved you more. it is not that i regret what we once meant to each other. it’s just the days that i no longer reminisce over us couldn’t come sooner".

i remember when this book was talked about before it came out. i was so excited and looking forward to it but after reading the first 20/30 pages i had to put the book down. it took months for me to finally read it all the way through. this poetry book is very repetitive and did not stay with me. The one quote above was the only page that i keep harping on but the book itself was not what i expected.

[Zahraa Maytham · Rating 1 out of 5]

Feelings are not poetry if you don't know how to use language properly. This was nothing but a bunch of paragraphs about certain feelings and situations that Samantha clearly experienced. And there's nothing wrong with putting your feelings into words as long as you know where they fit. But these are not poems, they're just things you write to get them out of your chest that will matter to no one but you and that need to be read by no one, ever. It's not real poetry, it serves no purpose and it's the kind of secret emotions that should've never been made into a book.

[Khadidja · Rating 4 out of 5]

" So often we are defined by what we’ve done
and the mistakes we’ve made
For once I would like to be
Measured by the steps I took today
Rather than the footprints of yesterday. "

The author of this one shared the love, hurt, betrayal and untold feelings by using such a beautiful writing.
"

Forever you will live between
the black and white of these pages
Despite that, your love fell somewhere in the gray.

"

[Sophia Hanson · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

Good, but not groundbreaking. There were some really solid poems in here and a couple that I loved. On the whole though, I found myself skipping through the longer pieces (which I usually love). They just did not hold my interest. Honestly though, poetry is so subjective. What does not speak to me may speak to you! All in all, a solid — if not mind-blowing — book of poetry.

[Tasneem · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't finish it.

[Krissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've never, in my life, read a poetry collection that hit me this hard. This was absolutely beautiful, breathtaking, and relatable. Definitely my favorite poetry collection so far.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish 19 year old Nikki had these words. She needed them.

[Molin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I only have 7 poems that i kinda like from this book. This book quite dull in my opinion. Its not bad but if i have to choose re-read this book or read another book, i choose another book.

[Nada Hosny · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.7 stars
it's filled with sadness.
sadness that you can't help but relate too, the author displayed all kind sadness, breaking up, being cheating on, abusive relationship, being a mistress....
losing and being lost.
loving and being loved.
this book had everything.
i loved it, even though i felt the shift between one sad situation to another was a little bitt too random, i mean i think the poems' order could've been better، more synchronized i guess?

[Fly FreeBird · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I lost everything trying to do right
My sanity, my hope, and eventually
the will to keep trying
What was shameful wasn’t the way you loved me
but the way I loved you
You could never match what I gave
and deep down I always knew it”

I’m lost of words. So much emotion. Beautifully written. I don’t know what the people are talking about down there on the reviews.

[Mimi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I felt like I was reading the same poem over and over again. When I thought the book would take a turn into something else it didnt, it went right back around. It was infuriating. Out of the 100 identical poems, I only really enjoyed 2 because they were the most different.

[Kari Napier · Rating 5 out of 5]

***now the second time I read it.... so stinking good

Related far too much to these! So much pain was felt and the similarity of the poets life.

[Sincerely, Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

didn't expect this to be so good.

[Asma · Rating 2 out of 5]

It felt like unfinished stories. Scribbles you write when you try to fancy up some sentences. The majority of these "poems" would've been much better if they were written in paragraph forms, and a poem is not just a paragraph distributed on linear sentence one under the other.

[Cristy Taveras · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a relatable poetry and is frequently written in a narrative manner
Is about love—the bad, and the confusing, more for the heartbreak.

I like the writting and I can say is a good book for your heart if you have a break or make bad decitions in the love matter.

[Ayesha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite repetitive.

[juls:) · Rating 4 out of 5]

cudowne !!!!!! It was exactly how you expected it to be.


......"I love you with all I have you love me with all u can give at the moment"