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The Way Back Home

The Way Back Home

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  • Author：Courtney Peppernell
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Summary

When a dark storm settled upon the earth， you lost many things—your hope， your strength， yourself。 One day， in the middle of the darkness， you meet a spirit， washed from the ocean onto the shore。 The spirit hands you a key。
 
It is time to find the way back home。

Returning with her newest poetry book， beloved poet Courtney Peppernell combines storytelling， poetry， and prose in a uniquely inspirational way。 Filled with heartfelt anecdotes and insightful messages， The Way Back Home is a tribute to rebuilding our lives after loss。 Divided into sections that draw on themes of courage， resilience， purpose， and hope， the collection has Peppernell once again walking us through a redemptive journey of the heart， mind， and soul。
 
Discover what it means to continue forward in life， despite all the challenges we face， to find the way back home。

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Reviews

Zinzee Noel ，

Since I've been evaluating Courtney Peppernell's novels for some time， I believe she is a competent author。 The Way Back Home is a collection of poems on courage， love， and purpose。 Some poems are formulaic and convey the same message in several ways。 That was my biggest concern。 Although I generally liked the book， I didn't fall in love with it。 In contrast to past books by this author， when I would be marking every page， this one didn't have many poems that I thought were particularly interest Since I've been evaluating Courtney Peppernell's novels for some time， I believe she is a competent author。 The Way Back Home is a collection of poems on courage， love， and purpose。 Some poems are formulaic and convey the same message in several ways。 That was my biggest concern。 Although I generally liked the book， I didn't fall in love with it。 In contrast to past books by this author， when I would be marking every page， this one didn't have many poems that I thought were particularly interesting。 Positively， she never fails to have exquisitely illustrated covers。 。。。more

mia ，

2。75⭐️

Alisa ，

3。5* I think I've read pretty much every poetry collection by Courtney Peppernell at this point。 And this one was a bit of a miss。 It was beautifully written but didn't quite evoke emotions out of me。 The best part for me was called "Find love"， that was gorgeous。 But for the rest of the poems， they didn't hit me emotionally unfortunately。 P。s the artwork was great， as usual。 Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 3。5* I think I've read pretty much every poetry collection by Courtney Peppernell at this point。 And this one was a bit of a miss。 It was beautifully written but didn't quite evoke emotions out of me。 The best part for me was called "Find love"， that was gorgeous。 But for the rest of the poems， they didn't hit me emotionally unfortunately。 P。s the artwork was great， as usual。 Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Keziah ，

This is probably the cutest book cover I have ever seen。

Beatriz ，

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley。Although some of her other books resonate deeper within me， this one was equally beautifully written。 I might've not fallen in love with this book， but I was able to appreciate most of the poems。 The illustrations are wonderful as always。 I had high expectations for this book， but it did disappoint me a little。 I think no other book will grab my attention as much as Pillow Thoughts did。 I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley。Although some of her other books resonate deeper within me， this one was equally beautifully written。 I might've not fallen in love with this book， but I was able to appreciate most of the poems。 The illustrations are wonderful as always。 I had high expectations for this book， but it did disappoint me a little。 I think no other book will grab my attention as much as Pillow Thoughts did。 。。。more

Emily Flinner ，

I’ve read the majority of Courtney Peppernell’s work and she has an amazing voice， but the pieces in this collection didn’t grab me like her other works

Mary McAfoose ，

Straightforward motivational poetry， but it lacked the raw energy or imaginative leaps I tend to enjoy more in poems。

Laurel Kemp ，

4。5 stars This is my first collection by Courtney Peppernell and overall I really enjoyed it and want to pick up her other works。 The beginning was extremely relatable and I can't even tell you how many parts I highlighted。 She takes us on a journey that flows together from beginning to end， I love the concept of "building a house"。 The art was adorable and a fun little element to Courtney's writing。 Unfortunately towards the end I felt like I was just rushing things along to get it done with an 4。5 stars This is my first collection by Courtney Peppernell and overall I really enjoyed it and want to pick up her other works。 The beginning was extremely relatable and I can't even tell you how many parts I highlighted。 She takes us on a journey that flows together from beginning to end， I love the concept of "building a house"。 The art was adorable and a fun little element to Courtney's writing。 Unfortunately towards the end I felt like I was just rushing things along to get it done with and wasn't retaining anything。 It felt tiring at times to try and get through the poems， partially due to writing style and part because of the content/relatability。 The ending produced a few emotions and goosebumps from me that helped to bring up my rating and bring everything to a lovely conclusion。 *Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher and the author for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more

wordinspirationx ，

die Bücher von Courtney Peppernell fühle sich immer wieder an， wie nach Hause kommen。 Ihre Worte wie eine liebevolle Umarmung。 Wie eine Person， die nur das beste für dich möchte。 Und jedes Mal wie ein kleines Stückchen Heilung。 Dieser Poetryband gibt noch tiefere Eindrücke in die Gedankenwelt der Autorin und mir hat die Abwechslung zwischen langen und kurzen Texten sehr gut gefallen。 Ich habe es wieder mit meinem ganzen Herzen geliebt。

DeAnne ，

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。Having read some of Courtney Peppernell's collections before I knew going in that I would enjoy her style of writing。 This collection is a mix of prose and verse， with much of the prose being little stories throughout the collection， some whimsical while others were honest and thoughtful looks at real life。 This collection especially seemed to come from the heart， looking at internal feelings of a wide range of emotions as well *I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。Having read some of Courtney Peppernell's collections before I knew going in that I would enjoy her style of writing。 This collection is a mix of prose and verse， with much of the prose being little stories throughout the collection， some whimsical while others were honest and thoughtful looks at real life。 This collection especially seemed to come from the heart， looking at internal feelings of a wide range of emotions as well as external situations。 I found a lot of the pieces very poignant and loved when there was a little whimsy or fantasy woven into the poems and prose。 。。。more

elliechasereads ，

I received a free ARC from NetGalley， but all thoughts are my own。 This is the first Courtney Peppernell book I read， so I had no clue what to expect other than poetry centered around the theme of home。 And I absolutely adored it in every way。 The theming， the way the sections split， and the artwork was phenomenal。 There was certainly some repetitiveness but not enough to bother me。 On the contrary， I think it drives the message home better and highlights the main themes of the collection。

Vicci ，

literally the best。 much needed。

Cassandra ，

I was given a copy via netgalley in exchange for honest review。。。 so I will be honest while there were sections of the book I LOVED some of it just annoyed me。 All in all I think her pillow thoughts was best series she has

Jorden ，

*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This poetry collection definitely wasn’t my favorite。 Over the past year I’ve read a lot more poetry and have been discovering more of what I like and I find that Courtney Peppernell’s mixture of self-help with poetry is not what I’m looking for when reading a poetry book。 I also have a hard time identifying with the romantic and relationship aspects of her poetry as someone is on the asexuality/aromantic spectrum。 I also found a lot o *ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This poetry collection definitely wasn’t my favorite。 Over the past year I’ve read a lot more poetry and have been discovering more of what I like and I find that Courtney Peppernell’s mixture of self-help with poetry is not what I’m looking for when reading a poetry book。 I also have a hard time identifying with the romantic and relationship aspects of her poetry as someone is on the asexuality/aromantic spectrum。 I also found a lot of the themes in this particular collection to be overdone or cliche。 What I look for when reading a poetry collection is parts I can identify with or themes I feel passionate about and this isn’t necessary for all poetry readers， but it is what it takes usually for me to enjoy a poetry book。 There were aspects of those things I enjoy in this book， but definitely not enough for the rating to warrant more than 3 stars。 I think if you like a mixture of self-help with poetry or like reading about poetry about current or former relationships you might enjoy this， but if you are looking for something different I would skip out on this one。 。。。more

Julia ，

Another beautiful collection of poetry and prose by the author， while not my favourite collection it is well strung together with some really moving pieces that just sneak up and grab you。 Gorgeous visual drawings to capture you at every stage that add to the perception of a personal journey of discovery。 I definitely enjoyed the read and look forward to new releases by the author in the future。

Skylar CR Wolf ，

Thanks to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for letting me read this ARC。First of all， I am not unfamiliar with Peppernell’s poetry and short stories。 Thanks to a former friend of mine， I learnt about her works and started to read Pillow Thoughts and others。 The Way Back Home is another one which kept me curious。 After reading it as e-book， I can already say that I’d love to add it to my physical collection some day soon。About this book:“But where to start，” I replied， “when one feels so d Thanks to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for letting me read this ARC。First of all， I am not unfamiliar with Peppernell’s poetry and short stories。 Thanks to a former friend of mine， I learnt about her works and started to read Pillow Thoughts and others。 The Way Back Home is another one which kept me curious。 After reading it as e-book， I can already say that I’d love to add it to my physical collection some day soon。About this book:“But where to start，” I replied， “when one feels so desperate and alone？”What I can say about this is that I love how the book connects with the story at the beginning in which one is finding a spirit and slowly starts to work on making their soul a home for themselves again by proceeding with the next pieces。 I also admire the connection of written art and drawn art。 Illustrations just make this even more lively！ Peppernell’s poetry and short stories speak to me again in such a way that it makes you think that you’re having a heart-to-heart conversation with an old friend。 I’m bookmarking my favourite pieces in the e-book and there’s quite a sum coming together。 Nonetheless， it’s beautiful。 Thanks again to the team over at Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing。 。。。more

Dani Figueroa ，

This was my first Courtney Peppernell book， and though I mostly enjoyed it， some of the longer form prose dragged for me。 I enjoyed the themes of strength and musings on the world in general， but I don’t think Peppernell’s style suits me。 I hesitate to make a judgement， since poetry is so subjective， however I do not think I’ll read others of her books。Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing an e-arc

Aiyana ，

This was okay。 I don't really think that Courtney can pull off story like poetry。 I also think that if this book had been released in 2021 it would've connected better with people reading。 No one really wants to read books that reference the pandemic。 This book felt very self-helpish。 Not really poetry。 This was okay。 I don't really think that Courtney can pull off story like poetry。 I also think that if this book had been released in 2021 it would've connected better with people reading。 No one really wants to read books that reference the pandemic。 This book felt very self-helpish。 Not really poetry。 。。。more

Elise （also known by my second name Emma） ，

The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell goes through the different stages of the isolation the world experienced due to the global pandemic in the form of the construction of a house。 Each chapter manifests different emotions and pains that was experienced over the course of the pandemic。 I found this poetry book by Courtney to be heartwarming and thoughtful。 I would flashback to the times during the lockdown when I would feel the same way as the poem would and it made me feel less alone in wha The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell goes through the different stages of the isolation the world experienced due to the global pandemic in the form of the construction of a house。 Each chapter manifests different emotions and pains that was experienced over the course of the pandemic。 I found this poetry book by Courtney to be heartwarming and thoughtful。 I would flashback to the times during the lockdown when I would feel the same way as the poem would and it made me feel less alone in what I had felt back then。 This poetry book feels like hearth and home。 This is what we all needed during the pandemic and what I wish I had back then。 。。。more

Catherine ，

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️A noble undertaking for a poetic work with a sweet guide， and a novel imagining of collecting and rediscovering the different facets of a soul （courage， hope， etc。） in the guise of building a house， I was hopeful going into this collection。 Overall however， I found it to be rather simplistic， and repetitive。 Though there were points that had some beautiful prose， I found myself waiting for a Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️A noble undertaking for a poetic work with a sweet guide， and a novel imagining of collecting and rediscovering the different facets of a soul （courage， hope， etc。） in the guise of building a house， I was hopeful going into this collection。 Overall however， I found it to be rather simplistic， and repetitive。 Though there were points that had some beautiful prose， I found myself waiting for a revelatory discovery for each section rather than conclusions such as simply “I found the courage”。 I do think this author has a strong imagination and a distinctive voice， and perhaps this approach just wasn’t for me。 Given the gentle， innocent approach the author takes to this journey home， it might even be better suited marketed to a younger audience。 。。。more

Manja ，

I really loved the format of this short story/poetry collection。 The way the different elements were organized and categorised， with the super cute illustrations throughout was really lovely。 I feel like the author put a lot of effort in them。 Although I actually quite liked some lines and quotes， most of which were really personal to Peppernell herself， I found that overall this collection didn't touch me the way I wanted it to。 In some ways it felt a little surface level to me personally， espe I really loved the format of this short story/poetry collection。 The way the different elements were organized and categorised， with the super cute illustrations throughout was really lovely。 I feel like the author put a lot of effort in them。 Although I actually quite liked some lines and quotes， most of which were really personal to Peppernell herself， I found that overall this collection didn't touch me the way I wanted it to。 In some ways it felt a little surface level to me personally， especially since it's about themes we've probably all experienced during the pandemic times and thus were topics the author could've gone more "in depth" with。 I think it has to do with the writing style， or maybe it's just to do with the fact that I'm a reader who's very inexperienced when it comes to prose and poetry （collections）。 A big， big thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more

Ale_opinionerd ，

The Way Back Home di Courtney Peppernell è stato davvero una bella scoperta sia a livello narrativo sia quello poetico， certo alcune poesie erano sottotono e meno epatiche di altre ma non c’è da farne una colpa， è normalissimo。

Natalie all_books_great_and_small ，

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The way back Home is another outstandingly beautiful collection of poems by one of my favourite poets Courtney Peppernell。 If the cover doesn't catch your attention to the beauty in this book the first section will。 Courtney's poems always resonate deep within me and I often find myself nodding to what she had written as I can relate to so much of her writings on so many level I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The way back Home is another outstandingly beautiful collection of poems by one of my favourite poets Courtney Peppernell。 If the cover doesn't catch your attention to the beauty in this book the first section will。 Courtney's poems always resonate deep within me and I often find myself nodding to what she had written as I can relate to so much of her writings on so many levels。 The illustrations are just as gorgeous at the cover and I hope to buy all her books in physical form one day to read over and over again。 If you love poetry， I definitely recommend her！ 。。。more

Pamela Scott ，

https://thebookloversboudoir。wordpres。。。I enjoyed The Way Back Home a lot。 The main issue is had is the lack of poetry in what’s supposed to be a poetry collection。 I know the blurb states ‘combines storytelling， poetry， and prose’ but there was not a poem in sight。 The prose and stories in the collection were well-written， powerful and engaging but I felt like I’d been cheated a little as I wanted some poetry。 https://thebookloversboudoir。wordpres。。。I enjoyed The Way Back Home a lot。 The main issue is had is the lack of poetry in what’s supposed to be a poetry collection。 I know the blurb states ‘combines storytelling， poetry， and prose’ but there was not a poem in sight。 The prose and stories in the collection were well-written， powerful and engaging but I felt like I’d been cheated a little as I wanted some poetry。 。。。more

Robin Pelletier ，

A pandemic collection of poetry。 I love the way it was organized and I love the art work between each of the chapter breaks; the themes of each section connected with each other and built upon each other in a beautiful way。 This collection was wholesome， inspiring and restorative。 I found myself nodding along with certain poems， tears pricking my eyes at others， and smiling through most。 Some of this book was prose， some of it was poetry， other parts were stories。 I did read it in chunks by the A pandemic collection of poetry。 I love the way it was organized and I love the art work between each of the chapter breaks; the themes of each section connected with each other and built upon each other in a beautiful way。 This collection was wholesome， inspiring and restorative。 I found myself nodding along with certain poems， tears pricking my eyes at others， and smiling through most。 Some of this book was prose， some of it was poetry， other parts were stories。 I did read it in chunks by the themes。 。。。more

Lorin Graebner ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。First of the illustrations are absolutely adorable。 I’d buy the book just for these。 The poetry collection itself was very heartfelt。 I could connect und identify with a lot of the poems。 I am an absolute fan of the author’s work and this book， although it’s not her best work， did not disappoint。 However， I have to admit， that the book bore me in some places。 Some of the poems were very sim Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。First of the illustrations are absolutely adorable。 I’d buy the book just for these。 The poetry collection itself was very heartfelt。 I could connect und identify with a lot of the poems。 I am an absolute fan of the author’s work and this book， although it’s not her best work， did not disappoint。 However， I have to admit， that the book bore me in some places。 Some of the poems were very similar to each other and made it seem a bit redundant。 Overall， I thought it was a good book to read in between。 。。。more

tahlia ，

I've read most of Courtney Peppernell's books， but I'm still on the lookout for something that compares to my favourite of hers， The Road Between。 The collection The Way Back Home is about purpose， love， and courage。 Some poems are repetitive and express the same idea in different ways。 That was the main issue I had。 Despite the fact that I enjoyed the book for the most part， I didn't fall in love with it。 There weren't many poems in this book that I felt were particularly noteworthy， unlike in I've read most of Courtney Peppernell's books， but I'm still on the lookout for something that compares to my favourite of hers， The Road Between。 The collection The Way Back Home is about purpose， love， and courage。 Some poems are repetitive and express the same idea in different ways。 That was the main issue I had。 Despite the fact that I enjoyed the book for the most part， I didn't fall in love with it。 There weren't many poems in this book that I felt were particularly noteworthy， unlike in other books by her where I would be annotating every page。 On a positive note， she never misses with having beautifully illustrated covers。 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of ‘The Way Back Home’ in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Yamini ，

If you have not read "The Pillow Thoughts" by this author - go & read that now！As soon as I saw the cover I immediately thought about Pillow Thoughts & that's how I got to pick this one。 Talking about the structure of this book is a mixture of prose & poetry with added illustrations peeking in。 The concept & plot of this book was contemporary with the last 2 years we have all faced， which I thoroughly enjoyed。 While the Blank verses were great & the prose helped us relate to the story of the poe If you have not read "The Pillow Thoughts" by this author - go & read that now！As soon as I saw the cover I immediately thought about Pillow Thoughts & that's how I got to pick this one。 Talking about the structure of this book is a mixture of prose & poetry with added illustrations peeking in。 The concept & plot of this book was contemporary with the last 2 years we have all faced， which I thoroughly enjoyed。 While the Blank verses were great & the prose helped us relate to the story of the poetries， but it failed to establish the connection that I usually get from this author's work。 Usually， these books entice your critical thinking which felt a little misplaced in this book。 Apart from that everything else was good & I am still looking forward to other works by this author。 Would like to close this review with my fav。 lines in this book:"For even in the stillness of this life，Your existence mattersCourage lives in theRefusal to surrenderAnd the will to stay。" 。。。more

Arianna ，

My favorite thing about Courtney Peppernell's poetry collections are the characters that she creates and revolves the story around！ The illustrations are incredible， as always！ We've spent so much time looking forwards to the end of the pandemic that it was a surreal experience to read about the beginning & the worst of it。 It feels strange to already see it appearing in literature。 The themes of life & loss are shared beautifully alongside tales of courage， strength， and love。 Even if you're no My favorite thing about Courtney Peppernell's poetry collections are the characters that she creates and revolves the story around！ The illustrations are incredible， as always！ We've spent so much time looking forwards to the end of the pandemic that it was a surreal experience to read about the beginning & the worst of it。 It feels strange to already see it appearing in literature。 The themes of life & loss are shared beautifully alongside tales of courage， strength， and love。 Even if you're not someone who generally reads poetry collections， you should read this one！ It's so well done & connected that it feels like you're reading a novel told through verse。 。。。more

Gabriel Noel ，

ARC given by NetGalley & Edelwiess+ for Honest ReviewCourtney Peppernell's newest collection is mostly prose and personal/confessional stories about love， mental health， growth， and finding your way back to the place you call home。 This collection fell flat for me。 I am reminded of the way I felt about Amanda Lovelace's new work as well。 Early Peppernell's poetry and prose was lush， enticing， and enjoyable。 This collection felt stale， overdone， and repetitive。 Now， I will not rule out the fact t ARC given by NetGalley & Edelwiess+ for Honest ReviewCourtney Peppernell's newest collection is mostly prose and personal/confessional stories about love， mental health， growth， and finding your way back to the place you call home。 This collection fell flat for me。 I am reminded of the way I felt about Amanda Lovelace's new work as well。 Early Peppernell's poetry and prose was lush， enticing， and enjoyable。 This collection felt stale， overdone， and repetitive。 Now， I will not rule out the fact that maybe I have outgrown this author。。。but when I was thumbing through some of her pervious work I became envious that I'm not getting to read that for the first time！ I still enjoy her earlier books！I'm all for breaking the mold when it comes to traditional prose/poetry， but the lack of titles/segues left me feeling lost and frustrated。 It flowed well but I felt like I didn't have any sort of natural breaks and rests。The illustrations are cute and charming and bring the collection some of the life it is lacking。 。。。more

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