I always love and adore a good poetry book. So I keep searching for them. Whether it’s classic poetry or modern: I love to read them all to understand poetry a bit more, to find solace in them and to appreciate the world of poems. To me, poetry is magic. It's a kind of miracle that happened to humankind and I am very grateful for it.

Talking about modern poetry, I haven’t yet found much that can be my favourite or that I would read again. Either it's just a bunch of quotes that you find in Pinterest or some motivational speeches in disguise of poetry.

But this book isn’t like those. Not at all. These are poems. It looks like poems. And I really appreciate it. I want to talk about two things regarding this book that I find interesting.

First of all, there are seven chapters and all are different. The division of these poems into these chapters are nicely done.
And it's not just a collection of some poems about adulthood; it covers pop culture, romance, magic and mischief and some other things. The book is balanced.

Secondly, as I said earlier, these are poems. These feel like poems. The poems are lyrical. There are metaphors and references of books and characters as well. So that's really something that I adored.

Yet, this book is not for me. Because the kind of poems that I like aren’t these. I prefer poems that are soul-wrenching, that are blissful, that make me wander, that make me think. I want to read a poem and think right after. I don't mind spending my days and nights thinking about a single poem. And these poems didn't make me think and this is the reason this book is not for me; it's not my kind of poetry.

It's an easy read, very fast paced and you can read it in one sitting. People who are new to poetry or want to start this genre, you were warmly welcome to read this book.

I am grateful to #NetGalley for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.

#ItsToughBeingaGrownUp#NetGalley

I really enjoyed reading this. It was a beautiful collection of poems that are great for young children!

It's tough being a grown up is a thought provoking, relatable collection of poems that most, if not all adults will relate to.
Not only is the poetry relatable, there's also humour in the prose, and vivid imagery which shows the trials and tribulations of being a grown up. Because, as wel all know, it's tough being a grown up

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinion are completely my own.

I find it really hard to give a rating to poetry, it's someone's truth on paper.. I don't relate to many of the poetry, but I do appreciate the sentiments behind the words.

I really loved the title and cover of this book. The cover is really attractive and fun!I haven't read much poetry but I decided to give it a try. Reading the title, I thought it would be more relatable and more about adulthood. Perhaps maybe things that are a collective experience that most could relate to, but I found that wasn't the case (at least for me). Sometimes the rhythm in the poems seemed to be slightly off to me, but that may have just been a stylistic choice on part of the author (or maybe just my personal preference)

However, I enjoyed these the most:
Report Card
Netflix, You Got Me Wrong
I'm Not a Pigeon
The Importance of Name Tags
Plates & Bowls

Thank you to the publisher Atmosphere Press for providing an advance reader copy via NetGalley

Thank you, NetGalley and Atmosphere Press for this advanced reader's copy. This was a fun book of poems about growing up in the style of Dr Suess. Very fast read and super cute. Each had poem had it's on little quirk.

A fast and easy read of poetry.

They are separated in chapters that make sense. It is a nice and occasionally funny read.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑼𝒑! 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬) 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧.

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝑜 𝑀𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓀𝒶 𝐵𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀𝒶𝓇, 𝒜𝓉𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈, & 𝒩𝑒𝓉𝒢𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝑅𝒞! 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓅𝒾𝓃𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓃.

This was a collection that I enjoyed reading far more than many of the ones I’ve read this year so far so that was a relief. The writing format used isn’t found much anymore in modern poetry so that was a plus, sticking to some of the more traditional styles. Most pieces were more tell than show and some were too straightforward. There were also not many that I could relate to but they were interesting to read.

Thank you net gallery for the arch. I am not a fan of poetry books at all. But this book was such a quick fast read there was only one poem that stuck out to me throughout the whole book. The author is such a good writer and all the poems are so well written and done in such a good way. Just sadly not a book for me xxx

I found the premise of the book interesting. Typically I love books written in prose but I couldn’t get into this one as well as I would have liked. I found some of the rhymes just didn’t work for me.
Overall I thought it was fun but wasn’t right for me

Thank you to netgalley for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review

I read a lot of poetry books but this one just fell short for me. It didn't feel that relatable for the most part. There were some poems that I enjoyed and felt I related too - specifically plates & bowls, blue, what will you be? ... But other than that i just didn't feel too much with them!!

I love the cover though and the title is fab.

I really enjoyed this book of poetry describing the realities and sometimes struggles of growing up. The poems gave me a bit of a Shel Silverstein vibe which was very fun. There was great humour throughout and there were some really good views on all aspects of becoming an adult. The poems describe situations that I think most adults have experienced, with little bits of the author's heritage thrown in to add a little extra flair.

I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book. I felt the poems were basic, but enjoyable. I enjoyed my time with the book and could see someone new to poetry really enjoying this.

Thank you again, NetGalley.

This just isn't for me. I'm not quite sure why. I think there is something about the poems that feels slightly jarring. Maybe that the rythmn is slightly off.
The subjects of the poems were nice and varied though.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc!

This was a very short, but powerful read.
While poetry can be pretty subjective, this was a very good book.

This book was a fun to read. It talks about the small and insignificant things that matter in our life. I'm glad that this one was not about love and pain, like all other poetry books. The theme mostly revolved around childhood and family. My favourite among these were - Report Card (that says result may not be the end of everything) and Velcro Friends (that talks about clingy friends). There were subtle mentions of my favourite famous personalities like Harry Styles and Enid Blyton. Anyone who is new to poetry can dive into this one as it is not complex.

I’ve never read a poetry book before so didn’t know what to expect and I just don’t think poetry is for me. I thought some were cute and funny or I just didn’t get them, which is obviously my fault. I like the idea, I’m just not the right audience for this book but I’m sure if you like poetry, you would love this.

This was a very cute collection. I don't usually connect with poetry, but I like these fun verses like the ones in this book.

This was short, sweet, humorous, and uplifting little collection of poems about life, love, and adulthood that many can identify with, especially the poem about Netflix.

**Thanks to the author and publisher for the e-arc I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**