

First, I did not enjoy the lack of capitalization of any word (especially “i”) throughout the entire book.

But, for all of the beautiful parts, there were those that bothered me. It must be one of the most highlighted works in my library.

There were so many gorgeous, quotable passages in this book. "the moment / you begin to / love yourself / is an act of war / against those who try to chain you to a scale, against those who try to / brand you with a label, / against hose who try to tell you / it is better to do the opposite." When she is not singing or writing, Catarine can be found curled up with a good fantasy novel, wandering the aisles of the local bookstore, or adding a weird décor item she found at the Goodwill to her already too-cluttered apartment. She is the author of four poetry collections: "shades of lovers" (2020), "sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you" (2021), and "i gave myself the world" (January 2023), all published with Central Avenue Publishing, and "sprout: selected poems," self-published in 2022.

Over the next 9 years, her platform has grown to an audience of over 300,000. Having been a bookworm and writer all her life, her passion for poetry began at the age of 13, and shortly afterward, she began sharing her writing online. Aside from music, poetry is her other great love. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Kentucky and is currently earning her Master of Music in Voice degree at Indiana University. Shades of Lovers is a BookTok favorite, and fans are saying amazing, beautiful, love it and a MUST READ for all poetry lovers Find Catarine's other book, sometimes I fall asleep thinking about you - a story of heartbreak and finding solace, even when it feels you won't ever find it.", Explore the experience of six different relationships in this moving collection that dives into the highs and lows of love. "item_description" : "love comes in many colors.this is a storyof breaking and healing,of forgiving but not forgetting,of understanding and is not only something to enjoy,but something to learn from.here are the things i did right,and the many things i did wrong.i give them to you,so that when love comes knocking,you will have a sense of what to dowhen you open the door.
