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Reviewed by Gracie Bradford for Readers' Favorite
Angel Toughness is by Cherie Burbach. This 70-page book contains approximately 26 poems divided into three categories: Blessed Embrace; Renewed Boundaries; and Beautiful Life. The section on Blessed Embrace relates to the inner connection of the soul with a higher source. Poem titles that stand out in this section are “God’s Currency” and “Tangerine Clouds.” The second category of poems called Renewed Boundaries is a compilation of approximately 8 poems of which “Blaming the Sun” and “In Stillness” stand out. Beautiful Life has a plethora of poems ranging from simple to complex. This section contains poems that are soft, smooth, and fuzzy. The three in this section that will catch readers' attention are “Granny,” “Dear Younger Self” and “End of Day.”
There is a unique approach for naming each poem while developing the content of the poem to match the title. Although the book cover appears to have an image of a cross, a heart, and a dove, the design and color combination do not reflect the warmth one gets from the interior of the book. Intriguing is the number of paragraphs per poem, i.e. some were very short while others were very long; some had an equal number of lines per paragraph while others had an odd number of lines per paragraph throughout the poems.
Angel Toughness by Cherie Burbach has a thank you message at the end of the book which appears to be a sincere confession of the author’s innermost thoughts about literary writing and why she chose poems as her genre of choice. The author’s quote, “Angels are tough. The kind of tough I want to be,” located at the beginning of the book summarizes the essence of all the inspirational poems, thus correlating the name of the book with the content. A good book for poetry lovers.
