I hope this reaches her in time

I did not find this read soulful. I thought this collection of poems felt rushed and generic. What a waste of an amazing title. "I hope this reaches her in time" does not live up to it's lofty headliner. Within the first five pages there are printing errors from not enough ink. Not that the poems themselves have much substance. Everything written feels like it was taken straight off a Facebook post. I really wish I would have done more research on this author but the reviews made me jump the gun on this purchase.
I feel pandered to unsuccessfully as a victim of severe abuse, but let me tell you, my experiences were not enough to make this read palpable or even that relatable. What a disappointment. Don't let the reviews on here hype you up.

I just needed and dis some self reevaluating and this book came at the right time in my life. It is all the things I've been feeling and thinking wrapped up in a book with a big red bow. Every young person especially young ladies should read this.

I generally love r.h. Sin, but this book just didn't pull me in like some of the others. It's a quick read, but feels much more cliche. I still suggest it for r.h. Sin fans, and it's staying on my shelf, but I'm not sure that I'd suggest this to a friend who wasn't already a fan.

Loved the set up of the book. The words touch me. They are powerful, meaningful, perfect. Remind me of my friends situation. I would like to give her this book so she knows she's worth more than she believes.

This collection of “poetry” is emblematic of the worst of the millennial tumblr definition of poetry. Which is to say, there are entire pages of a single four/five word line that trees had to be sacrificed for. These are not profound lines either, they are simply taking up space to elongate what should have been a short 36 page collection. I have not counted, but the one-to-three line pages are surely enough to double the length of the collection to its 72 page count (and by the way, the final few pages are blank).

Moreover, the premise of this poetry collection seems to be nothing more than Nice Guy Wants Girl Who Loves “Bad Boys.” The whole “she doesn’t see me but she loves the wrong person” is the entire point of this whole collection of misguided poetry.

The author goes a step further and introduces daddy issues to the girl(s) in question near the end. Also, a line seems to imply molestation. Basically, the author is looking for any excuse as to why this girl doesn’t love him beside the obvious “she’s just not that into you, bro.”

Two pros for this collection (hence the two star rating):

1. A very easy and very quick read.

2. There are a few pages of decent poetry, at least in terms of ideas. Most of the writing is freshman college level, at best.

That’s it. The collection cost me less than $4 dollars on the store; I do not feel robbed. However, I do not find this book worthy of praise in any fashion. Being that this is my only exposure to this author, I have no plans to pursue any other of his works.

Got this just because it was cheap and I've needed new material, and I was so so pleasantly surprised. Not only was this well articulated but it struck cords with current events in my personal life which made me appreciate it so much more. I'd definitely look into other works by this other.

Absolutely love r.h. Sin and his poetry. I related so well to this book, it amazed me. I couldn't put it down because every page hit closer to home than the last. If you are going through a break up or hard time, this book is a must. Plus it was a really affordable price! Can't complain about that.

Incredible. Helped me trough bad times. Extremely uplifting! It came with no scratches/tears/defects.Some poems were short & sweet, others were long and powerful. If you’ve read his other work, this is nothing new, and if you’re into poetry and have read a lot of it, it’s mediocre. That being said, I absolutely loved this book! So many pages have been marked!

I know poetry is open to interpretation, but this didn't really seem like poetry to me at all. It's more like the angry diary entries of someone in a bad relationship that are SUPPOSED to be deeper than they really are. It's obviously a personal piece, so I don't want to give someone's emotional pain a low rating but I would NOT recommend this unless the buyer is also romantically frustrated and needs an outlet for that anger.

Summary: So-so poetry...Felt very redundant and cliche

The book is a series of short poems, some as short as a small sentence focusing primarily on empowering women to overcome poor relationships. A reoccurring theme in the literary world these days that I am finding to be, personally, very hard to keep me interested- yet poets like the likes of Rupi Kaur focus on the same subject and remain incredibly engaging to me. This book however, did not leave me with many inspiring revelations or expand my thoughts on the subject matter.

I found this piece of work to be extremely repetitive and undeniably amateur (even caught two textual slip ups - so it’s clear there wasn’t heavy editing, sometimes a good thing sometimes not), the word "deserve/ed/ing" felt so worn out and overused it became dirtied- and it's significance, to me, greatly diminished. I honestly felt pained reading this very short collection of poems (the entirety can be easily read in 30 mins to an hour) because it felt like beating a dead horse; a majority of the content speaking directly to the reader as “you” made a lot of broad assumptions and painted the audience as a collection of confused ditzy teen girls holding on to inattentive men that fulfill a, lightly touched on, daddy complex. There was a statement about this behavior being the issue of the generation which felt very narrow and presumptuous. There was an abundance of lack luster similes that fell short of being profound or anything close to literary genius.

What is more heart breaking to me is that this book is categorized in African American literature and yet the true personality of the author is completely illusive. Clearly she knows what it means to stick around with a man who doesn't value you but there was no insight to her culture, her background, her spirit, or her journey towards an enlightened state of self love. Simply the poems are very objective and flat: Don't stay with a man who doesn't cherish you. Leave him and he'll realize what he lost. It was a book that probably gave you revelations if you were about 14/15 years old and coming out of your first relationship- but I hardly felt like it even began to touch on the real struggle of abusive relationships and men controlling women; the dependency of women in these relationships and insight in to the author's personal caveats. I give it two stars because I think the book did a lot more for the author than it does for the audience.

For what at first glance, would seem to be a rather simply written little volume, but capable of touching deeply. Lots of wisdom, in an economy of words. Able to speak to the life of an old lady, as well as to her young adult grandson. I'd be surprised if anyone could read it without being touched by it.

I read this in about 40 minutes. I was bothered by the amount of wasted paper as many of the pages had very few words printed on them. This book was written with the hopes of helping someone get over a breakup. I gave it 3 stars because it might soothe a broken heart for a moment.

To all who have needs,

This book is deeply moving and deeply needed in our world today. Please read. Men, women, all humans deserve to feel heard, and seen the way r.h. Sin makes one feel between the pages of this book. I believe in these words. Thank you for the gift that is "I hope this reaches her in time ...". I finished it, went back and bought one for each of my closest loved ones.

-Lily

I loved it! I wish it was longer, but overall very good. I could relate to a lot of pieces so it was extra deep for me. This has actually inspired me to share my own story and experiences through writing.

I ordered two copies. One of them has a stain on the front like someone touched it with greasy fingers. It doesn't come off. And the cover on the other is all faded/worn in the middle. I understand it is paperback but these are NOT in "new" condition.

The book absolutely amazing as always.
However being a book junkie I keep all of mine looking brand new. Like they have never been read. this one came damaged so I will have to buy another one and hope it’s in better shape when it arrives

This book was awful.. it seems like it as written by a 16 year old girl. I love poetry books I’ve currently finished reading the two by rupi kumar and thought maybe this would be similar don’t even waste your money there is MUCH better reads out there. I was super disappointed by the quality of the books itself and the quality of the poems.

I read r.h sin’s book “Rest in the Mourning” and thought it was pretty good. I purchased this hoping I’d like it too. This book was a HUGE disappointment. The author comes across as a whiny nice guy who’s upset that girls don’t like him. The poetry is lackluster to boot.