The Poet

This is the book I have always needed, it is F*****G BRILLIANT and everyone should read it. * Nikita Gill *
A beautiful, biting page-turner... is it any different for young women, these days? Reid's novel provides -- as the best fiction does -- a nuanced, thought provoking answer to this question. * Irish Times *
Brisk, disturbing and very satisfying * Daily Mail *
Written in verse and wildly original, this passionate tale of coercive control and female solidarity is nothing short of a work of art. * Zoella *
We've never read anything quite like this before... the poetry sings so beautifully... you'll be completely submerged * Cosmopolitan *
Brilliant and beautifully written. It'll have you raging and rejoicing till the very last page. * Manjeet Mann, winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2021 *
I devoured it both as a breath-taking, page-turning novel on betrayal and a series of startling poems, chiselled from bone. The Poet is going to e x p l o d e into 2022 and leave us all spilt and shuddering! Astounding book. * Helen Paris *
A novel in verse about poetry, female desire and achievement, gender politics and revenge, it weeps, rages and triumphs in words as exquisite as emotion. Loved it. * Julie Cohen *
A thunderstorm of female power with nods to the greatest poets of all time. Drop everything and read. * Ericka Waller *
Superb . . . Raw, angry and utterly compelling . . . The writing is stunning - I hope it'll put verse novels on the map. * Hush - Five Unmissable Books for 2022 *