"you are your own empress, you are your own high priestess. you are your own goddess. your independence will intimidate some - it might even offend others. let it. that's their own problem, not yours."amanda lovelace is growing so much and it shows, each poetry collection keeps getting better and better ♡

I've heard so many good things about amanda lovelace and her poetry, so I was excited when I saw her nevest collection on NetGalley. And to be honest? This wasn't for me. And I'm not sure I'd call this poetry. Poetry as a genre has changed a lot over the years so maybe I'm just getting old and shaking my fist at the sky, yelling "Get off my lawn!".I enjoyed some parts of the collection but overall it just left me wanting a bit more. But... I want to give the author another chance.Review copy pro...

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.3.5 RTC

I have received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I know that there are feminists complaining about the "mainstream-ization" of the movement. They argue that by bringing it into the pop culture, the feminist gets to be forecasted as a stereotypical girl wearing t-shirts with edgy wording and sporting a hell of an attitude for all the bad reasons.On the other had, I think that a little pop culture never hurt nobody. What does that have to do with this poem's book?In my vie...

So, this isn't a poetry book. It's a self help book, which is fine, but that's all it is. The words in here don't work as poetry, and I'm saying this as someone who's a fan of short-form poetry in general, a la Nayyirah Waheed and Warsan Shire. There just doesn't feel like there's any real artistry here. The language is overly simplistic and inspirational, exactly like you'd find in a generic book of affirmations, and some of the phrasing is so clunky that I struggled to read the poems aloud. Lo...

❝ her parents screams at her more than they ever told her they loved you. ❞ — disappointmentI CAN RELATE TO THIS BOOK SO MUCH IT'S LIKE THE AUTHOR REACHED INTO MY MIND AND STOLE MY THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. And though I appreciate what the author is doing, I don't like how they did it.I gave this book a shot, full well knowing that I despised The Princess Saves Herself, so truly it's my fault. I'm just unsure how this could possibly be considered poetry (it felt more like a book of advice).All

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. they slept the way otters do -holding hands, so as never to lose the other.-sisters. I think this might be my favourite Amanda Lovelace's poetry collection. It's such a powerful and meaningful group of poems. I especially liked the first part of this book and overall I really liked how empowering and feminist these poems were.

“anyone deserving of you will see that you’re already worth more than any diamond.” i have no words

I want to quote so many pages! But let's wait until the book comes out.Damn. That's what a queen speaks to the other queens. Seriously, this collection speaks volumes on how women see other women, how we are competing against ourselves and how we are hurting each other. And of course, there are always douchebags, man or woman. Yes, I love in the real world even though I am being extra extra active online and every single page speaks to me. So damn genuine and so damn liberating to read something...

“here, sisters make up a large part of the magic. but that’s the case so much of the time, isn’t it?”Shine Your Icy Crown is the first Amanda Lovelace collection I have read, and while it wasn't my favourite- I would still try out something else by her. This poetry collection centres on themes of sisterhood, feminism and self-love. While I am all for those topics in theory, I felt that the execution wasn't as good I wanted. My main issue was the fact that most of the book didn't feel like poetry...

I don't know if there's any other author whose star ratings oscillate from book to book for me than Amanda Lovelace, but I really loved this one. Sure, it's not the world's best poetry, but who cares?

shine your icy crown by Amanda Lovelace is the second book under the "You Are Your Own Fairy Tale" series.It is an empowering work of poetry.Most of the verses in the book are worth quoting, so you are better off reading it whole. The illustrations are quite nice too.Thanks to the author and the publisher for the ARC.

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Beautiful words as always, amanda. I love the big sister persona as I have said those words in my own way to my sister and friends. I do hope that she expands on the sex/slut shaming as those are topics I feel need represented. Overall, lovely work.

"she’s so tired of men telling her how strong she is. — she already knows."✦｡･:*:･ﾟ✧｡･:*:･ﾟ✦｡･:*:･ﾟ✧｡･:*:･ﾟ✦'twas okay.

I found my first favorite read of 2021. I’d highlight my favorite passages, but then it’d be just a neon book. There are so many universal truths woven into this poetry collection, especially truths that I specifically needed to hear and will come back to over and over again. So proud of my friend for constantly raising the bar 🖤

Oficially I declare myself Amanda Lovelace fan #1 there's nothing this mastermind can write and me not reading it or not liking it?? Even since I checked the books that were going to be published in January I was like wow...A.L. really said let's save Ren's year and she did it!! I love how she always talks about different things yet always empowers you? I don't know, maybe I'm too biased and I feel connected to another ways with everything she writes. Here are some of my favourite parts: “do not...

"We are not defined by the love our family could or could not give us. we are defined, instead, by the people we consciously become in spite of them - the kindness we show others, the forgiveness we give to ourselves, the times we speak up instead of choosing to remain silent, & the difficult yet necessary apologies we make."I have read and enjoyed all of Lovelace's poetry collections and this one was no different. I know many struggle to relate to the sparseness of modern poetry and here, as in...

I was approved for this title, downloaded it, and read it immediately. amanda lovelace is a hit or miss author or me, and I didn't love this poetry collection as much as other collections I've read. Some of the poems resonated with me and were absolutely beautiful, and others missed the mark for me. I loved the illustrations and how the full page graphics separated the three sections of the book. *ARC provided by Netgalley for review*

This is a poetry collection every woman should read. In the best way possible, I finished this feeling like I came out of a very successful and much needed therapy session. This was so good for my mental and emotional state. I felt empowered, understood, accepted, represented and comforted. I saw myself in so much of this poetry book and a lot of it made me feel less alone. There were things in this book that I needed to hear- that all women need to hear!I felt that the topics discussed were han...