Flux

Orion is someone who I’m never shocked to receive amazing work from. When she first announced this beautiful book, I was ecstatic. Reading and finishing it left me yearning for more, and I can only hope that she continues to write. Please, buy this beautiful piece of art.

While not bad, I remember why I started and stopped reading Flux, on & off. It is written with from an amazing author’s tone but, too me, seems monotone throughout the entire book. Great word play and sentences but not out of the ordinary of a girl’s notepad/diary.

If you’re a fan of “fast poetry” or “consumer poetry” then this is the book for you! If you actually enjoy reading quality poetry then please don’t buy this. Orion’s writing may resonate with her fan base and young girls, but this is not quality writing. She writes in a confessional style, very emotional and personal. However, the great confessionals like Sylvia and Anne would frown upon such empty and cliche work.

This book is trying to be something it’s not. It felt rushed and childish, watered down, with no sense of connection. It read more like an angsty diary entry. If you want to read some cliche poetry then its fine, if you want to read REAL poetry don’t bother reading this book.