"The Curated Closet" by Anuschka Rees

Before I started reading this book, I was expecting a sort of "how-to" guide on organizing and cleaning out my closet.  So, if that is what you are looking for, then this book is not it, but it is surprisingly even better than what I expected.  Rees walks the reader through discovering a sense of personal style and applying that sense to your current closet and future clothes that you shop for.  

This book was a game changer for me!  I am the kind of person who runs out of closet space and still has trouble finding something to wear.  If this sounds like a struggle that you experience, I'm sure that you are just as frustrated as me, especially since I only buy clothes that I thought were "cute" (although a sale never hurts).  

With Rees' life-changing philosophy of the "Curated Closet," I now have new tools to find my own expression to clothes and stay true to myself in how I dress and keep clothes.  The graceful beauty of simplicity and "less is more" is evident in each step of Rees' process - that is, the simplicity of the "Curated Closet" philosophy.  No matter what your personal style - from minimalist to crazy prints and patterns - and no matter where you are on your journey to your dream closet, this book will surely give you the tools to fine-tune your wardrobe to your personality.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

"The After Party" by Jana Prikryl

Prikryl's collection of poems has a lot of potential.  There were certain phrases that, in their perfection, I could only stop and ponder the lines before moving on.  I wish that the entirety of the individual poems and in turn the collection of poems could continue with this genius.  I look forward to a day in the future when I can pick up another one of Prikryl's books and be astounded by her growth.  

However, when I first approached this work, I was slightly confused.  Although there were those moments when I was refreshed by her wording - her phrases - but there were other times when her poems were completely beyond my reach.  I hope this was not a flaw on my part.  Perhaps the abrupt transitions factored into the quick mental shift that was needed to follow the progression of poems.  Overall, I enjoyed individual pieces from this collection but was left with the want for something more.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this honest review.