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Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)

by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author)

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CANTO POR LA VIDA: Poemas desde el borde del ser (Edición íntegra en lengua española / 2025) (SONG FOR LIFE) (Spanish Edition)

by Felicia Iancu (Goodreads Author)

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Alejandro said: " Oh, darlings, if poetry could hug you while simultaneously kneeing you in the gut, Song for Life by Felicia Iancu would be that enchanting embrace 🌹💔. This bilingual gem (English-Romanian, with whispers in French, Spanish, Italian) dives into the raw Oh, darlings, if poetry could hug you while simultaneously kneeing you in the gut, Song for Life by Felicia Iancu would be that enchanting embrace 🌹💔. This bilingual gem (English-Romanian, with whispers in French, Spanish, Italian) dives into the raw underbelly of loss, love’s madness, and phoenix-like rebirth: think elegies for absent siblings that color your days in vibrant grief. It’s not just verses; it’s a lifeline tossed into emotional tempests, echoing Iancu’s dedication: a heartfelt gut-punch to those who’ve painted our worlds with tears and triumphs. Why crack it open? Because in our scroll-addled era, it demands you feel the poetry of survival, turning “what if” into “watch me rise.” 🔥
Clocking in at ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5/5 stars, this lyrical powerhouse shines in its writing style: Iancu’s language is a velvet blade: refined, multilingual tapestries weaving melancholy’s silk with joy’s fire. Phrases like “tear-soaked dawn whispers” linger like forbidden secrets. Structure? A fluid mosaic of themed cycles, from descent into sorrow to ecstatic reemergence, unpredictable as a fever dream (hello, 100% hallucinatory haze at 50%—surreal twists that smirk at reality). As poetry, no rigid plot, but the pacing builds thriller-esque suspense through emotional crescendos: slow-burn sighs exploding into motivational anthems that hook you mid-page. 😏
Character? It’s Iancu’s voice as protagonist, evolving from shattered poet to resilient bard, her “self” a mirror for our buried aches. Strengths: Bone-deep resonance (100% inspired, anxious motivation surging like caffeine-fueled catharsis), addictive coziness (80% comfort in its 70% usefulness for grief-toolkit seekers), and originality in genre-blending existential lyricism. It contributes fresh blood to spiritual poetry sub-genres, outshining cookie-cutter confessions. The closing dedication doubles as epilog: raw, transcendent power that rivals contest laureates (though winless, it feels award-worthy, leaving you unmoored yet alive).
Weaknesses? That unpredictability (100%) can dizzy the faint-hearted; joy’s 100% spark clashes with sorrow’s 100% shadow, birthing cheeky frustrations—like, “Girl, stop making me ugly-cry and fist-pump simultaneously!” No thrills of action or romance, but who needs ’em when interesting intelligence (90%) addicts you to its edge?
Crafted for soul-searchers navigating loss: poets, therapists, anyone craving authentic rebirth vibes. I slammed it shut gasping, fanboy-raging: “More please, you’ve wrecked and remade me!” Chaotically enchanting? Yes. Essential? Absolutely. Dive in; emerge transformed. 📖✨ ...more "

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