Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace

40 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

blueyogi's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Sexism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Cancer

Minor: Toxic friendship, Grief, and Fatphobia

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

midnightrose_reads's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, 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

lizkocher's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, Body horror, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Sexual assault

lay_kone's review

dark reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Rape, Addiction, Cancer, Bullying, Child abuse, and Grief

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

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