Lorna Victoria's Reviews > Shaking the Trees

I'd forgotten that I had this, but I remember taking a long time deciding whether to buy it or not. Poetry in most forms with love at its center just bugs me because it usually comes off trite- like Hallmark Valentines you send to your crush when you're 9.
When I found it in a box today i looked at the cover and thought "did I really buy this? I thought I'll read it and hate it and put it in the "to sell" pile.

This is NOT that kind of poetry with "love" in it. I wanted to hate it, but it got me and sucker punched me to pay attention. The language, the intensity of voice is spectacular. This is real, heated, flawed love with attitude. There's some sappy bits, where you think "oh Christ, more doe-eyes romance" (which I think I only saw because it's what I expected) and then you get devoured and digested with this fictional love story Tabassum delivers that you can't help but curl up in and yes, admit as plausibly delicious. The bio and the cover serves to throw the reader off. Don't let it fool you. You'll miss out on quite the ride.