Blooming: Poems on Love, Self-Discovery, and Femininity

by Alexandra Vasiliu

“If someone hurts you,still leave your heartopen.This is how the pain will findan exit.”From the bestselling author of Healing Is a Gift and Be My Moon comes a new and touching poetry book about love, self-discovery, mental health, healing, and growth.Blooming is a beautiful journey inward in search of love, healing, peace, clarity, hope, and light. An inspiring journey through powerful feelings that grow from seeds and change into flowers. A journey about you and your beautiful heart.“When you plant flowers,you need gentle hands.When you seed love and happiness,you need a soft heart.”Open this inspirational book today, and you will enjoy ♦ uplifting poems about love, self-discovery, inner beauty, healing, growth, grace, and personal transformation;♦ positive affirmations about self-worth, self-esteem, and self-love;♦ encouraging words about life, relationships, acceptance, and happiness;♦ great artwork about feelings and raw emotions;♦ and so much more.Beautifully and well-written, Blooming is a perfect gift ♦ birthdays and name days;♦ Valentine’s Day;♦ Mother’s Day and Father’s Day;♦ Christmas, Easter, and other holidays;♦ any special occasion of the year.Don’t miss this unique opportunity to nurture your heart with love, grace, and kindness. Get a beautiful copy of Blooming today and allow yourself to bloom again.Blooming is a fantastic companion to Be My Moon, Magnetic, and Through the Heart’s Eyes.

Genres: Poetry, Self Help

166 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 18, 2019

About the author

An award-winning poet, writer, and wife, Alexandra Vasiliu is a firm believer in the healing power of love.
She double majored in literature and French for her undergraduate degree before pursuing her Ph.D. in Medieval Literature.
She is the author of the bestselling poetry collections, Healing Words, Be My Moon, Healing Is a Gift, and Through the Heart’s Eyes. Alexandra is best known for her empowering collections, Healing Words, Be My Moon, and Healing Is a Gift.
Her mission is to help people heal their broken hearts, find hope and inner strength, and gather the courage to love again.
When she isn’t busy writing, she loves drinking coffee, collecting seashells, and spending time with her family.
Stay connected with her through Instagram @alexandravasiliuwriter and Pinterest @AlVasiliuWriter.
Visit her at www.alexandravasiliu.net. She loves hearing from her readers

Reviews

[Rheia Zachary · Rating 2 out of 5]

The description of this book is poems about femininity, however it is really just about being in love. Obsessive love. While being in love can bring out femininity in ways, they are not the same thing.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 2 of my 24hr readathon!

[Aditi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read "Healing Words" first and it was absolute trash - full of the typical "don't worry, be happy" and "time and love will fix your depression" bs vibe. I had better expectations from this book but it wasn't a whole lot better. The love poems were sweet, but immature. Reminded me of a teenage couple in their honeymoon phase.

I really think this writer should not talk about mental health at all. She does a terrible job at it. If this is her way of "fixing" herself, then sure, but there is no reason to publish problematic thoughts and beliefs for the world to read.

One of the quotes from this book was "I promise I will love you so much and so deeply that you will be healed from your depression and anxiety." This just proves that just because someone thinks they're a good writer and wants to write doesn't mean they necessarily should.

2/5 since some of the love poems were at least bearable to read.

[Dina Zebib · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was captivated and utterly fascinated by 'Blooming'. Alexandra's poems had a magical effect on me and made me dream! The poet took me on a beautiful journey through her poems that expressed thoughts and feelings about true love, self-discovery and femininity. I couldn't help but be reminded of the poetry of the famous poet, Rumi. They evoked my emotions through their eloquent expressions, elegance and sensuousness. This is the second book I've read for the poet, and I continue to be enraptured. These are poems that I will continue to reread over and over again.

[Jaquie Solimeo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book. There were only a few poems in here that I felt connected to. I think that a poet must see the world differently and communicate it in a captivating way and I just don't get that here at all. This book is filled with similar almost girlish poems, punctuated with overused exclamation marks, and illustrated with bizarre and meaningless clip art images. You can, however, feel that the author has a pure bright spirit which is hard not to admire.

[Barbara Godin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful

This is a beautiful book about all the beauty that surrounds us! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommend this book of poetry 👌

[Charmaine · Rating 1 out of 5]

“Poems on love, self discovery and femininity” really I felt this whole book was focused on loving someone else when I expected it would be more about self love with the self discovery aspect. It felt very much like loving someone else is the be all end all. Each to their own and I usually have a deep love for poetry but this was not for me.

[Kassandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok, said some poems were about growth and ect , if you’re not infatuated with someone or ect then this probably isn’t the poetry book for you . I just felt like the poems were mediocre and the books quality , was low . The printing was not the best . I low key regret buying this .

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection is captivating in the figures of speech that the poet writes. The theme is an awakening (perhaps the self-discovery mentioned in the subtitle) caused by the love of someone else. My only disappointment is that, if this is confessional poetry, the words do not suggest self-agency in the awakening.
Still, if you enjoy love poetry, this is a beautiful collection, and I enjoyed these poems for that reason.

[Amanda S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing 💓

Very powerful, deeply touched my heart! First book of poetry I've read by you and I am excited for more! Thank you for reaching the depths of my soul and providing me with love, light, and some healing too!

[Brianna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I adore poems about love but these came across as cloying and suffocating. I might have felt more acceptance regarding the theme of love being a savior if the book didn’t tout femininity as a subject. Meh.

[Nicole Collin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite short poetry book. Not many of the poems really stuck out to me, but this might be a personal preference. To me it felt like the poems were superficial, like a generic poem about love rather than something detailed and emotional. It felt like the person writing the poems didn’t experience anything about love.

[Aidanne McLaughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

No fence. Don’t keep a guard around your heart forever. I hope to have a love like what was described someday. Focus on your happiness and don’t let the darkness take over.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

very generic poems about love, like “the sun and her flowers” but worse.

[Kendra Adams · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book was about loving yourself & self discovery but the entirety of the focus seems to be loving someone else 😂

[Stelariaa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t love this poetry book, it was supposed to be a book about femininity and healing and it was just all about love. Wasn’t what I was expecting.

[Carma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good collection of poetry. Nothing stood out to me as above or beyond amazing. This probably had to do with the fact that almost all of the poems were love poems and I just wasn't feeling it. A lot of metaphor. Some super dense and beyond extended that they were hard to follow. Overall I enjoyed reading it, it was quick. But nothing stood out to me that was exceptionally above and beyond.