What I Wish I Said To You

by Isaac Paredes

Heartbreaks and failed relationships are not new to anyone.Sometimes, we move on to greener pastures and leave the pain in the past, but other times the scars remind us every day of the things we just can't get over yet.This book is my message to the past, the accumulation of all the words I wish I said when I had the chance.

Genres: Poetry, Love

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 7, 2021

Reviews

[m ✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

the title makes me think i'm gonna cry so it's a yes from me

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Let’s just say I didn’t cry

[✿ Ash ✿ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️

[Venus · Rating 2 out of 5]

not for me. there's a bit missing for me here. either the poetry itself just didn't make me feel anything or maybe the phrasing just didn't hit quite right.

[Isabella · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay, nothing too special!

[jj (taylor's version) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just a bunch of words. I feel like I could write this, and I am a terrible poet. Shitty metaphors attempting at intricacy. I don't know what I was expecting.

[Yasmin Zare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ar first it felt like i was reading words meant for someone else but at the end it truly felt like the author was talking to me. I honestly wish someone would write me love poems with language like this its so beautiful. Short but good read.

[Rosie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar to other reviews I’ve read on here, I enjoyed the way Isaac’s poems came to life in their rhythm, breathing, and spacing. I felt like I was in his head as he wrote each poem—like I was in the moment. Overall, I enjoyed the relatability of the place the poems come from. I enjoyed a few poems especially. However, I almost wish the collection was longer. I would like to read other works by Isaac.

[Kelly Samayoa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was short, but it reminded me of Tuck Everlasting. Specifically from the beginning of his friendship with Winnie to what I would imagine his POV when she leaves and keeps his secret and he thinks they’ll meet again to when he finds Winnie at the end of the book.

[Maegan Acosta · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ☁️

[emily]

this was short but it packed in so many raw emotions and complex ideas. i say you should read it

[Ann B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the style the poems were written. I want to read more of his work. That last poem had me shocked ? I don't even know if that's the right word. This was a cathartic little poem collection!

[jessie🫶🏻 · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5⭐️ I’m sorry but this wasn’t good in my opinion. I’m glad it was this short, or else I would have just DNF it. But it was ok I guess, just not for me, the writing was ok but I didn’t quite like it. It’s a no for me

[R.C.Lloyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, I loved this. It read like a raw rap and each page flowed with the last.

[Jenna Sperling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read but truly touching and amazing

[Jessica Knapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, quick read.

A quick poetry read before bed that was all too relatable. Beautifully written, words that swirl around in my own mind.

[Savannah Cherniwchan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed some of the poems in here and I the ones I was able to relate, they really opened my eyes.

“You are your own enemy. Take a moment and look around See the faces that surround you. Look at the smiles and laughs The eyes too drunk to keep track Of the time that's slipping away. No one hates you like you do”

I think it’s an important reminder that you are your own worst critic and the insecurities and flaws that you have most people don’t even see. If they do see them it’s what makes you unique

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was good, but it had a slow start for me. I started to relate more with it towards the end. That is the only reason why this 3.5 ⭐ got rounded up to 4 ⭐. I really did enjoy the story though, but the format was kind of all over the place in the kindle version.

"You are your own enemy. Take a moment and look around See the faces that surround you. Look at the smiles and laughs The eyes too drunk to keep track Of the time that's slipping away. No one hates you like you do"

[Bella ⋆.˚ ☾⭒.˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy poetry that makes you revalue everything you have around and the wey you see things, short paragraphs can make you feel a lot and that’s what happened to me while reading, everything goes the way you feel and the way you want things to make you feel. And these 26 pages made me feel a thunderstorm of emotions.

Poetry should be valued more.

[Sefri Kuehn · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I wish I said to you unravels that thoughts that might hit us when someone is gone and we realize we had more to say to them. Sometimes that person is a lover, a friend, or a family member. These poems are an ode to the people that have left. Read this if you feel you have more to say to the people that left before you were finished talking to them ~

[L. J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kindle Unlimited. Let’s go. Recycled review.

This matched my vibe pretty well; it felt like poems I would write (in fact, I feel like I’ve written a few with this kind of energy but I could be wrong; my memory isn’t the best, not even for my own works (it’s why I have to keep on rereading my stuff to jog my memory).

Anyway, yeah, this was pretty great!

[Eve L-A Witherington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Detailing how falling in like or love can be deep, chemical, touching on self hatred, facing yourself in the mirror but embracing your flaws for how you see them isn't how others do and tackling your mind this was a concise collection of poetry straight to the depths of what effects us most in life.

[Danni · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did like this anthology, it was a good, quick read with some lovely ideas within the poems. It wasn’t my favourite I have read, there wasn’t as much emotional and rawness as I have experienced with other anthologies but it was still a very good read and allowed me to consider love and what it means before, during and after being in love.

[Watch Jamie Read · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Love feels like the one thing I cannot get”

There are good thoughts here. Love and loss and searching for more are poignant themes throughout. My heart wasn’t in it, but the thoughts are good.

[sophia (taylor’s version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

i’ve recently discovered that i really love reading poetry because 1. it makes you feel so much with so few words and 2. there are barely any words on each page so i get credit for reading more than i actually do. also i think i just went through the five stages of grief reading this.

[Sophie Bowns · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent words but tiny.

The writing was decent and the cover is great, but the book was absolutley tiny (for people not reading through KU.) I’d probably consider writing more poems and adding them.

[Dina · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was written in a good way, but it just wasn’t quite my type of book or writing, that’s why i give it a one

[Alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

This book whole short had so many amazing poems in it. A lot of ones that brought tears to my eyes and ripped at my heart! I love it!

[Lizzy Seitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 out of 5 stars

Too short. Not enough good quotes. Should have waited longer before publishing so that there would have been more substance

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, relatable, real. Paredes had a way with words that didn’t allow me to set the book down until I had read all of them.

[Citri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Appreciated the authors note at the end, with the link that lead to even more poetry!