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Take Me Back: Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Self-Discovery by Amanda Rodriguez

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Book Info

Genre: Poetry
Number of Pages: 185 Pages
Publication Date: November 18, 2025
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242373381-take-me-back
Amazon: https://a.co/d/5yQhL8t (Canada) https://a.co/d/5Pbp09J (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/8mUW5Wv (UK)

Blurb

Take Me Back is a powerful poetry collection by Amanda Rodriguez that explores the raw, emotional journey of heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery. Through deeply personal poems, Rodriguez opens up about the pain of toxic love and the profound strength that comes from self-awareness. This poignant collection is divided into parts that reflect the stages of love and loss, offering a relatable experience for anyone who has ever faced the complexities of emotional recovery.
Take Me Back is a must-read for anyone on a journey of self-healing and transformation. Whether you’re navigating a breakup, overcoming past trauma, or simply looking to understand the process of emotional growth, this book offers a comforting reminder that healing is possible – and that you are not alone

About the Author

Amanda Rodriguez is a poet and writer from Miami, Florida. From a very young age she has embraced the therapeutic power of writing and never let it go. With a deep passion for soulful music and introspective lyrics, Amanda draws emotional inspiration from themes of personal identity, love, loss, empowerment, and spirituality. Her poetry reflects a raw and honest exploration of the human experience, and she finds great fulfillment in offering comfort and empathy to others through her words. Her work isn’t just about self-expression; it’s also about creating connections.

Instagram: @amandarodriguezpoetry

My Review

This book is broken down into parts, we have Part 1 Toxic Love, Part 2 Alone, Part 3 Relapse, Part 4 Resentment, Part 5 Healing, Part 6 Self-Love

In Part 1, we have 17 poems and the two that really jumped out at me were Naked, and Intuition. We’ve all had experiences with a toxic partner and felt these emotions that go with it.

Part 2, Rage and Ghost and Sunset stood out, that emptiness you feel when that person has gone, the silence.

Part 3, Is when you feel its all a Bad Day, and They all knew emotions come out, with a slow realisation that Now you can see.

Part 4, we move towards Resentment where you question your Crazy, and Fight or Flight, these two sum up the emotions perfectly.

Part 5, we are Healing, with Mirror, and Painful Peace really speaks to your soul.

Part 6 is Self Love, The Viking , My Darkness and Vibe are a beautiful conclusion to this book of heartbreak and piecing yourself back together to become whole again, not quite through same as before but perhaps stronger, more confident, with boundaries and resilience you didn’t have before.

Its a beauty of a book, the discovery of the self.