Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems

By Megan Fox

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“Heartbreaking…Go read the book, everyone.” —Alex Cooper, host of the Call Her Daddy podcast

Megan Fox showcases her wicked humor throughout a heartbreaking and dark collection of poetry. Over the course of more than seventy poems Fox chronicles all the ways in which we fit ourselves into the shape of the ones we love, even if it means losing ourselves in the process.

“These poems were written in an attempt to excise the illness that had taken root in me because of my silence. I’ve spent my entire life keeping the secrets of men, my body aches from carrying the weight of their sins. My freedom lives in these pages, and I hope that my words can inspire others to take back their happiness and their identity by using their voice to illuminate what’s been buried, but not forgotten, in the darkness,” says Fox.

Pretty Boys Are Poisonous marks the powerful debut from one of the most well-known women of our time. Turn the page, bite the apple, and sink your teeth into the most deliciously compelling and addictive books you’ll read all year.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Release date: Nov 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781668050422

Megan Fox

Megan Fox is an actor, writer, and mother. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems, by Megan Fox

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dear reader,

All of my healers tell me that my throat chakra is blocked.

In case you aren’t familiar, the throat chakra is the energy center that is related to communication.

Usually when someone’s throat chakra is closed it’s because they are not able to identify their feelings and articulate them in a way that is aligned with their emotions and intentions.

I don’t have this problem.

My problem is that I deeply identify my feelings and have multitudinous ways of articulating them, but I am not able to express them because when I do it has made the men who have loved me feel intimidated, inadequate, and insecure.

And so I have spent all of my life making myself small so that others can feel confident.

I have a savior/martyr complex.

I’ve always believed I am meant to be a sacrificial lamb, a ransom for the soul of whichever beautiful, broken, self-absorbed idiot is currently hunting me down

Reviews for Pretty Boys Are Poisonous

[Sylph · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

writing is pretty much bland, like a product of instagram poetry back in 2017. some pieces were ok and some made me question how it got passed by an editor. the content, however... i worry for megan really if this wasn't fiction at all. it could also be triggering or relatable to those who have gone through the same thing. my rating goes only for megan's well-being; she deserves better.

[Rose M. · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautifully written! Loved it! She is such a passionate and strong person, and her writing reflects this.

[sarah · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Oh my.....I literally started this thinking "omg meg is babe, she's deep too?!" Nope