My Greenhouse by Bella Mayo

When I read that this was Bella Mayo's debut poetry book, I was astonished. I could honestly believe that this was a book from an accomplished poet. The poems were heartfelt and I could feel the emotion from each of them even if I had not personally experienced the type of love that was the subject. 

The titling of each piece was something that really provided a new depth to the work. Starting each title off with the word 'my' already invokes a feeling of it being very personal to the reader. 

Bella Mayo does an excellent job with her words to talk about what feels like every type of love possible. Selfless love, selfish love, hurtful love, love that is better off gone and love that you miss every day. She does not shy away from the idea that love people have for each other can be amazing, it can also turn out to be hurtful and toxic to each other. 

Poems like 'my secret heartbreaker', 'my master of manipulation' and 'my wildflower' are poems about loving someone that you know is not good for you and what that feels like. Bella Mayo talks about the choice of love where one already knows that the love will not end the way they want it too, but they can have it for a little while. 

Other poems like 'my young love', 'my right person, wrong time', 'my forgetful one' are poems about love that simply grows and fades between people, be it good or bad. Even when people love each other, sometimes its not enough to make it last forever. 

I absolutely recommend this book and I will be purchasing it myself as well as soon as it publishes. The Audiobook is also a format that you would be remiss to overlook as Bella Mayo narrates it in a beautifully touching way.

I received this book free from NetGalley and Andrews McNeel Publishing to review. 

Five out of five stars