I Hope She Finds This

by R.H. Sin

A care package, left by r.h. Sin, found by you.

From New York Times bestselling author, r.h. Sin, comes a care package of two new poetry and prose collections boxed together in an elegant slipcase.

Genres: Poetry

360 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2022

Reviews

[Mary Smith (Boal) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy R.H. Sin's poetry. I have ever since college. However, I'm now happily married and I find it hard to relate to his poems now. I'm not enjoying them how I used to. But, I think that's the point. I think he writes his poems to help his readers when they need it.


With all that being said, I hope one day he writes more poems about love and being in love to relate to all of his readers who are no longer broken and/or in bad relationships.

[M-J · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh…. This was basically a collection of instagram captions.

[Natalie Engle-Shed · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 rounded to 3 stars

This series did not speak to me like I was hoping it would. Based on the summary and dedication, I thought I would find something more akin to women being strong for their own merit, not following a separation.

[Konner Rasor · Rating 5 out of 5]

For every girl who has been with (or is with) a narcissist.

[elizabeth pereira · Rating 2 out of 5]

i wouldn’t call this poetry and it’s very repetitive but did i cry a few times? of course!

[megan manayan · Rating 1 out of 5]

this feels like if colleen hoover characters wrote poetry

[diagnosed bookaholic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incipit; The opening words of a text.
Incipit is a collection of poetry. It is the first part of the 2 book box set called I Hope She Finds This. It was alright. I’ve read better poetry, and worse. I did save a few quotes, you can see below.

Genre: Poetry

“Tired of missing things
That no longer belong to me
Now dealing with the heartbreaking task
Of figuring out what’s wrong with me.” 9

“Life’s too short to be unhappy.” 36

“Things do get better.” 37

“The most I could say was nothing
My silence the sound of bombs.” 67

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Vale is a collection of poetry. It is the second part of the 2 book box set called I Hope She Finds This. It was okay. I’ve read better poetry, and worse. I did save a few quotes, you can see below.

Genre: Poetry

“Your heart is heavy because it’s filled with everything you don’t say.” 19

“The stars are dead; don’t wish on them.” 55

“You bring a piece of heaven with you wherever you go.” 102

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a solid book, well actually it is two books. I found it very repetitive and I swear that I read the same poems more than once. I wish I had read it just coming out of my last relationship instead of happily entrenched in my current one, but also it was good to reflect and remember.

I really liked the ending of the last book how the last few poems were all closing poems. They were steps to saying goodbye.

This book said “hell” way too much. It needed a new adjective, what adjective that could be I have no idea.

Content Warnings:
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

[Katelyn Koziol · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were some good ones in here don’t get me wrong but this could’ve been a short and sweet book with good ones instead of so many pages of repetitive work that dimmed the ones that I liked. So many of them were the same where I felt like I was reading the draft document that he hadn’t edited down and where he made 30 versions of the same poem. Tons of basic comparisons to the relationship being hell (and no thoughtful plays on that—just literally saying it was hell and that’s the poem *or rather that’s 50 poems*) seems like this books was just made for a couple nice throwaways on social media and the rest were repeats trying to find what stuck.

[Yekaterina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not my favorite work by r h sin but it was decent. I had high expectations because of the way it was packaged and advertised “can’t get these books anywhere else..”. It met my expectations about 75% of the way. R h sin is almost solely for broken people. As someone now in a good marriage, I feel like I’ve outgrown his dramatic sadness. Though the writings do bring back old pains and memories, I find that I’d rather keep them back there. Also pages 29 to 60 were missing and 62-92 were in there twice.

[Christine Cozzo · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF - I made it to p. 27 of the second book.

There are a few gems in here, but overall full of repetitive insta-poems. I also didn't particularly enjoy the writing style as the author speaks directly to the readers, assuming a lot about their current love lives. It felt uncomfortable, like someone you just met giving bad relationship advice. There's higher quality poetry waiting, and I could only bear this for so long.

That said, here's my favorite line from this collection:

I burned that bridge because I knew you wouldn't swim to me

[Abbee Dillard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lock in you heartbroken ladies, this one’s for you…

If you like poetry or writing like Rupi Kaur’s, this is for you. I have had this book for years and I found it at the perfect time. The kind words of another who went through the same thing as you, in simple poetic form that can make you cry, help your feelings to feel valid even though they already are, and to gain confidence and encouragement that you are the light.

Just listen to this:

you have a partner
and yet it still feels like
you’re dancing by yourself

Like hello??? ugh

Anyways, buy it

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I liked the two books writing-wise, although quite a few poems were one sentence on a page, which I wasn't keen on and/or they sounded more like catchy one-liners you read on social media. I loved r. h. Sin's section in the book Falling Towards the Moon, but this box set was focused on someone who had been broken hearted by a partner/lover, so I couldn't relate very much to the poems; it wasn't for me.

[Chloe McBee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the pieces really make you feel something, but I’m not sure the author has ever been in a decent relationship. Of the last 4 books of his I’ve read, they’ve all been horribly depressing, beautiful, but sad. I didn’t anticipate all of his work would be about bad relationships and leaving them…

[Katarina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read both & for you to truly enjoy them I think you’ll have had to of experienced something similar to what their saying or have personally been through such trials. They’re both beautifully written & had I found them sooner during my relationship I probably would have listened to the message that both are sending.

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still mostly the repetitive nature I’ve come to expect from Sin but seriously some of his best writing so far. I hate that these two books aren’t listed separately so I can get 2 for my reading goal but the bundle package is super neat.

[Aline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly felt a bit too much like victimised mansplaining of female heartbreak to me.

[Leo Woolley · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is too real it should be illegal who allowed this to be published then bought by me

[chia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I guess I never learn my lesson because his books always resonate with me.

[sydnee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Incipit - ⭐️
Vale - ⭐️⭐️

Overall, 1.5 stars but rounding down to a 1. Pretty shallow “poems” that only revolves around toxic relationships

[Cash · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Friends with benefits only work if you’re both reaching a climax. Otherwise, you’re just assisting someone in their literal attempt at screwing you over.”

[Shawna Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love love 🗡️🖤

[Kelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always a fan of R.H. Sins poetry

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

i personally loved this collection !!

[Meenal · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 5%

[WEN ↟]

Finished incipit 14th May
Finished Vale 15th May

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this. It definitely helped my broken heart.

[Sharleen Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good and thoughful read for slow days when clarity is needed.

[Callie Chu · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn’t have a connection.

[Terrence Davis · Rating 1 out of 5]

This isn't poetry. At best, it can be described as maybe inspirational/self-help, but it is not poetry.