The Road Between

Courtney Peppernell has quickly become one of my new favorite authors. This was yet another beautiful collection that truly spoke to me. Peppernell has a great talent for creating short and deceptively simple poetry that has a much deeper underlying meaning. Her striking prose flows perfectly, and each line packs a strong emotional punch. This particular collection is about the journeys that life presents all of us. Specifically, these poems deal with the process of finding yourself again after becoming separated from it along the way—how we have to carefully piece ourselves back together until we feel whole.The theme of finding oneself is something that, at this time in my life, really speaks to me. I’ve definitely been taking this exact journey over the last few years, feeling like I had lost touch with myself and trying to figure out who I am and what I need in my life. I’ve been feeling a deep need to settle into and truly come to terms with every aspect of myself. It’s this sort of work that I can connect to very easily—that makes me feel more confident in who I’ve discovered that I am and what love means to me. Peppernell’s words are wonderfully profound and they deeply touched me.I always think it’s fantastic to see more LGBT+ work coming into the the literary world. Even though many of the poems that focus on love deal with a romance between two women, I believe these poems will speak to anyone, no matter their orientation and how they love. Love is love—it is a universal subject that can touch the hearts and souls of all of us. I’ve already gone ahead and purchased her two novels and I absolutely can’t wait to read more of her work.

I had to buy this book again because I lost the first copy I had due to loosing it during my move. But I highly recommend reading this book. If you like her series pillow thoughts you’ll love the Road Between. There’s a lot of relatable poems, I read it a lot when I’m in the feels or in a funk. You’ll fall in love with this book. Honestly it’s my favorite poetry novel from Courtney. Highly recommend it!

This book is fantastic! Courtney never fails to write something that makes me feel like I can do anything and inspires me to be a better daughter, friend, and partner! Even if you aren't part of the lgbt community, this book will resonate with you in numerous ways. Also, if you haven't read her other book of poetry, Pillow Thoughts, then you should definitely read that!

Got this for my sister in law for Christmas and she loves poetry! She's been wanting this one for a while now.

Love this book so much, probably my favorite ❤️

Have read a few books by this author. This is not my favorite. But I will continue to read books from this author. Fantastic writer. Inspires!!!

Love this book!

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Love this book!!

Seems like no one does.

A book full of beautiful poems everyone can relate to. Very well written and a pleasure to read! Would definitely recommend this book for poetry lovers!

There's a rip clearly where the price tag js and the book looks different from the cover advertised. Super disappointing

Amazing book, hard to put down. Only took me a bit over an hour to finish it, and rereads are definitely worth it.