Amazingly, I did not hate this as much as I hated the witch doesn't burn in this one. In fact, and perhaps even more amazingly, I did not hate this collection at all.However, for her sixth published poetry collection, Amanda Lovelace shows very little growth as a poet and as a writer. Much like her previous books, her pieces tend to get annoyingly repetitive to the point that it sort of feels like she's plagiarizing herself (but she isn't, I guess). Her poems remain contrived and insubstantial.

probably one of my favourite poetry collections I've read by Amanda Lovelace! I loved how this one was so body positive, but also talks about what it means to truly be a feminist, what it means to live in a world with so much misogyny. I loved the poems about the godmother, it shows such a healthy motherly relationship. truly a beautiful collection! (4.25)

Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by AB EndacottI’m never certain how I feel about this kind of confessional writing, when an author lays themselves bare in an upfront and clear fashion. It would be a lie to say I’ve never drawn on personal experience in writing my own books, but the memory or emotion that I use is hidden beneath layers of worldbuilding and plotline so that it is almost unrecognisable (often, even to myself). Lovelace says in the author’s note of Break Your Glass S...

3.5 stars

Break Your Glass Slippers is a collection of poetry themed with female empowerment. It's a love letter to the girl who is tasked with breaking toxic cycles and it's a siren call to females everywhere that we are worthy of more. I loved that Amanda Lovelace counteracts every negative message with an example of positive, healthy self-talk. This is therapy right here. Check it out.Note: Significant trigger warnings are listed before the poetry begins. Please seek these out if needed.Thank you to th...

I have been staying away from this collection for almost a month after getting the book because I was trying so hard to calm myself down...and not wanting to lose my sanity while reading it. Because I knew I would freaking love it!!!And yes, how can I be wrong when it comes to Amanda Lovelace's books! And....I absolutely love it!Her books get me. Too real. Too deep. Too raw. Too freaking liberating. Too damn lively. Too damn empowering as always! What I totally didn't expect was the amazing colo...

I got the early review copy of this poetry retelling and cracked it open immediately, I had zero chill. It was a good call because this is my favourite read so far from Amanda Lovelace. It was definitely less sad than some of her previous work and it was incredibly empowering.The poems are told in a way that depicts a retelling of Cinderella. There are various narrators such as fairy godmother, Cinders and Charming. Fairy godmother was my favourite, instilling sage words for any women to have af...

This was supposed to be a retelling of Cinderella, but it felt more like walking down a virtual Etsy aisle full of all of those cliche sayings. You know the ones - "I am not my bad decisions.""Every new moon is a chance to start anew.""The universe is always guiding you."I read this book of poetry gagging on the inside. Great concept, poor execution.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing.Amanda Lovelace incorporates fairy tales in her latest poetry collection about self-love, empowerment and feminism. In the midst of the community quarantine the poems soothed me and uplifted my spirit. Admittedly, I disliked her previous collections and there poems here I still find redundant and basic. Luckily I'm in a good mood to appreciate its flaws. It's a good collection but not the b...

Another gorgeously written, relatable poetry collection from Amanda. I love how she structured this collection to be poems from the narrator and poems in response by the fairy godmother of Cinderella. It was really clever, and, as always, I highlighted and adored every poem in this collection 🥰

"if you can no longer recognize the face reflected in the bathroom mirror, remember this: you are ever-changing. ever-spinning, too, just like mother earth. when you fall from the pure exhaustion of it all, you have every means to get back up & start over again.keep going, little dancer.keep going."I have read every one of Amanda Lovelace's stark yet beautiful poetry collections and found each both much the same, in terms of basic theme, and yet starkly different, in their chosen confrontation o...

"Break Your Glass Slippers" is the first book in the new series by celebrated poet Amanda Lovelace. As the name hints, I began this one by hoping it to be a poetic retelling of the Cinderella tale. The first part (there are a total of three parts) goes as expected. The later parts want us to stop believing in fairy tales, but instead write our own life story. A powerful message indeed.It is also a tale of feminism and misogyny, poetically explaining the two terms and subtly pointing out how, som...

This is probally one of my favorites by Amanda Lovelace! There are a lot of trigger warrings in this that its hard to list it all... But I love how her writing have grew a lot!(:

I'll get this out of the way first- the message that Amanda is trying to send through this book is a GREAT one and I can completely understand her words being words you need to hear when you're in a specific place in your life.That being said, I think a strong, powerful and positive message can still open up a work of art for criticism. I don't know why I keep coming back to Amanda's work when it's always been a hit or miss for me. All I can say is that she's easy to read and sometimes she makes...

I'm not saying the poems were bad or anything- they weren't- but I enjoyed the whole aesthetic of the book much more.

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this poetry collection very much. I really liked how Amanda Lovelace took some of the original Cinderella tropes and changed them to put them into her own poems. I especially liked how the fairy godmother was presented as the supporter we all need in life and also how we can all be our own fairy godmothers. The poems in this book are empowering and promote self-love. Also, the illustrati

I’ve read several of Amanda’s poetry books in the past and always enjoyed them but this is by far my favorite. I really connected with these poems and I feel like Amanda’s books keep getting better and better. I’ll always be excited for her releases and I can’t wait to pick up a physical copy of this book to add to my poetry shelf.

Ahh! I just don’t understand what people see in this poetry book. Besides the concept and overall message, the poetry is so terrible! That could be partly because I’m a guy, but that sucks that a poetry book can’t be enjoyed by both a guy and a girl!!! It’s as if this book was written for 8 year old girls. Let me share one of the many terrible poems:“He may have a pretty face,But that doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous.”That’s what was on a page! Just that!! Unbelievable!!

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.A completely novel approach to the Retelling genre.For those of us who grew up loving fairy tales but always craved more.This fits perfectly with Lovelace's Women Are Some Kind of Magic Series, which is high praise in itself.I often say that we tend to be much kinder to the people we love than we are to ourselves.We would never say half the stuff we tell ourselves in our worst moments to our loved one - and isn't that really telling?This book is like a...

This book is a mess. On brand for Lovelace, the book starts out with a needless and undeserved trigger warning. Generally a text would have to touch on serious issues for that. Not with Lovelace. All the “FAIRY GODMOTHER SAYS” poems read like fortune cookies written by a drunk aunt trying to comfort a niece she thinks is just okay. It’s platitude on platitude without saying a single thing. It is Diet White Feminism at the most common level. Gen Z readers will have aged out of this level of “mora...