8 Comments
User's avatar
V. Walker | Poet's avatar

Such a great review! This is one of my favorite poetry collections.

Expand full comment
Hazel's avatar

Glad you liked it! It’s an absolutely fantastic collection, so I’m glad I got to spend so much time with it

Expand full comment
R William Parmenter's avatar

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this amazing review. It is very well done and I loved reading your analysis of my book. I’m so happy that you enjoyed it and that you have some favorite poems. I appreciate you and the work you do! 😊❤️

Expand full comment
Hazel's avatar

Thank you for writing such a good book R. William! Definitely can't recommend it enough, honestly.

Expand full comment
Drew Faraday's avatar

Like your 4-category system & its fairness to both the creator & reader. Enjoyed your thorough review as my first substack

Expand full comment
Hazel's avatar

Wow thank you! That means a lot to me to hear. I always try to give whatever I'm reviewing the full attention and commitment it deserves! Also are you saying this is your first read on substack? Then even more so, thank you for choosing this review out of like, well, everything else!

Expand full comment
Drew Faraday's avatar

Yeah, it’s my first read. I signed up for your newsletter through threads or IG, I think, so I thought I’d try it out on substack

So far, so good

I’ve reviewed a couple novels in the past but never thought of using a clear system like yours

Thanks for the response

Expand full comment
Hazel's avatar

Oh wow yeah, I'm honored! I had a conversation with one author over my review system. a little bit ago. He compared it to CAWPILE, which is an even more analytical variation of mine, with like seven review categories instead of four. It was really fascinating to learn about.

Expand full comment