Book Review : Embraces In Ink

Book Name: Embraces In Ink
Author: Manali Desai

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Poetry

Format: Kindle

Print length: 146 pages 

Rating: 4/5

Embraces in Ink is a collection of sixty two poems written more like letters to express gratitude. 


Blurb on Amazon


When was the last time you said 'thank you'? Be it to your parents, siblings, friends, the books that made you smile, the movies that made you laugh, or anyone and anything else? Was it today? Was it so long ago that you can't even remember? How often do you feel blessed or perceive a sense of gratitude for the simple joys that every day brings? We generally take the people around us for granted, failing to appreciate their contribution in our daily happiness. The same goes for things too; right from a sunny day during winters, to a rainy day after the long summers, or from the perfectly cooked dish, to the comfort of a quilt. The pages within, Embraces in Ink, make you look at these very things and people, by tapping into your feelings about them; emotions you may not even have realized you had for the smallest of gestures, words, and blessings, whether manmade or natural. Come, take this journey, where these, Notes from the Soul, will make you feel grateful towards life and everything that it has to offer.


Review


A collection of sixty-two poems expressing gratitude to all the things, people, and supporters. From her personal experience and the experiences she gathered in her life, she did not miss anything while penning a thank you note, or more precisely, a thank you letter.


The poems would allow readers to reflect upon their lives and gestures they might have missed in acknowledging. A letter to family members, friends, and strangers, daily uses things that anyone would rarely count on when it would come to appreciate how they helped in their lives. One thing that may be distracting would be the formatting of the poems that appeared inconsistent.


Manali's writing style as always is simple, concise, and relatable. From relatable poems to poems little personalized to her, readers would explore every parameter to judge the poems in this book, and that too focusing on one single theme i.e. Gratitude. 


While writing this review, my heart was full and I started looking at things on my desk to express my gratitude to them. I could relate to this book because I am one of a kind, who loves to talk to all things around her, like "Hey, how are you doing my dear pen? Would you let me hold you to fill another page of my diary with your ink?" Hahaha, it is just an English version and sounds a bit cringe but I wanted to share this and could not find a better place than conveying it here.


Many poems left a lasting impression on me, a few of them to mention are: Dear Curtains, Dear Brain, Dear Backstabber, Dear Helpful Person, and many more.


The overall experience of reading this book will be a journey in itself from looking back to life for different things, and people who assisted them in their lives.

Buy it from Amazon - Embraces In Ink

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