Status Updates From Into the Forest and all the...

From the author’s note to “Peeking Through Miniblinds”, I have been captivated, heartbroken, and enraged by Pelayo’s prose.

Only read two poems in this collection so far and I’m already entranced.

this is a really hard read (in a very important way)

wow

I don't see why all the hype over it, seems a bit too exploitative and the poems not about people but about the subject itself were way better.

Man, this is so beautiful but the reality behind this is heartbreaking.

So moving

The Demons You Live With was brutal. 😢 😭

True Crime and Poetry? 😫 Here we go!!

i am emotional

Hard to read and pay attention to without just skimming since I’m not a fan of the style of poetry. Will probably end up being on my dnf list or maybe it will just take me a while to get through in between other books.

Mixed feelings so far.

“It remains a mystery, they say. But there is no mystery when someone Knows, and others won’t speak,”

This is HEARTBREAKING but I think a necessary read for everyone

Heartbreaking

Interesting because many of these true missing/unidentified person cases have been solved!

Shit, this is heavy.

This book is so powerful and well written

this book is deeply disturbing and wonderfully written thus far, but I physically cannot bring myself to read any more true crime right now. my anxiety is high and a weird scuttley bug just ran across the floor and my poor sweet kitten launched himself at it and chaos ensued. my heart rate is high enough for one day. but seriously, read this book! I can't wait to finish

i've only read good things about this but the writing is.. not great and i still can't wrap my head around writing poetry about missing and murdered women. very strange.

It so happens I'm reading this on MMIW day, and it's sad beyond words. I hope some of these cases are solved. The poetry makes it so much sadder. What an evocative piece of literature.

Sometimes I unearth things on my kindle that i grabbed on sale. This is one such thing. True crime poetry? Sign me up. Very original.

“Messaging you” made me jolt awake cause I have been there and that easily could be me. *chills*

“Messaging you” made me jolt awake cause I have been there and that easily could be me. *chills*

“No young girl should be rewarded with terror in search of adventure” like a gut punch 😯 wow

“If the questions are all answered they cannot profit from your murder.”

Soco no estômago atrás de soco no estômago e tudo me lembra “Sadie”

Tragic. Hard to read.

That introduction 👏🏻😭

Obsessed