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The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace

42 reviews

8lynn_'s review against another edition

inspiring sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Body shaming, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Self harm, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Bullying, Cancer, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

shufields's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Dementia, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

bookishlybecca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Body shaming, Blood, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Sexual violence

andy2_27's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Body shaming

97reads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Sexism, and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

booksawyer's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace is (I think) the first poetry collection I’ve ever read, and I absolutely loved it! 

I was hooked from the first poem I read this collection. The author eloquently tackles challenging themes with beautiful language. She uses a lot of metaphors, with the concept of being a “Princess” being a reoccurring theme. I think it is evident that a lot of care went into creating these poems. 

From reading other reviews, I gathered that Lovelace’s style of writing is polarizing, as it is a non-traditional poetry style. I’m not that familiar with this art form, so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I can absolutely say that I loved the author’s writing style. I found it to be very unique, and the poems to be expertly written.

I can’t wait to check out Amanda Lovelace’s other collections, and I’m excited to keep reading more poetry in general! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

This book also contains minor mentions of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

maddyreads89's review

1.5

An attempt was
Made.
Was it a good 
attempt? Mostly no.
But an attempt was
Made.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

robinks's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

3.5

There were definitely some lines that gave me pause, and I can see how creating this work would be a cathartic/therapeutic experience for Lovelace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying