It's quite fitting the first book I am back to review is actually a memoir of sorts in prose about the pandemic.

Call it a coincidence but when I read the summary I knew it would be interesting to read an account in verse and as it turns out was very similar and relatable to my own experience.

As someone who has dealt with depression and others who struggled maybe even for the first time during the lockdowns that occurred the accounts in the book were not only relatable but raw and honest with the emotions written into each part of the book which told the authors story of their life in and out of lockdown during the occurrence of Covid ehilst they were away at university in their own little world of sorts at times locked in and away from others at some times.

I really enjoyed the book, relatable, emotional, honest and a reflective book it's hard to believe how far we've come back to a semblance of normality since them first lockdown days.

Foday shows us true vulnerability in this collection of works exploring her experiences during the Covid pandemic. With a highlighted focus on being a student at said time.

I myself did my Masters degree during lockdown so there are sections of this collection that speak deeply to me. The line, "The only thing tethering me to reality is an institution that can’t even give me apologies." truly made me stop to take a moment. But even if I hadn't been a student at the time, I still would have related to elements of this. We all experienced it. Though not many of us can vocalise our experienced in a way as carefully structured as Foday has.

Alone (part 1), Video Calling, BLM and Empty Shelves were standout poems in this collection and if you were to ask me to say what was at the bottom of the quality scale, I'd struggle to tell you anything below the halfway point.

I highly recommend this collection of poems for anyone seeking a sense of wistfulness built on a bed of self sadism. Afterall, It can be truly healing to reminisce on the past sometimes, even if it's painful to do.

This was written well but I couldn’t connect to most of the poetry. Sadly, this wasn’t for me, but it wasn’t a bad book and I’m sure it will find the right readers.

Powerful, beautiful writing. Captures the confusion of the pandemic. Deeply personal, a wonderful poetic voice which needs to be heard.