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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
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"She's equal parts glitter & hellfire once unleashed you wont be able to contain her."
Amanda Lovelace is back with another lovely collection of fragments made up of brilliantly connected words designed to inspire, to give a voice to those who haven't found theirs, and to not only tell us, but make us believe that you don't have to give up softness for strength or vice versa. We are both, moving fluidly between the two as circumstances and events play out.
"Even if it’s uncomfortable, even if it hurts. from this day forward, i vow to let myself bloom freely— even if others see me as an annoyance, even if they see me as a weed."
So many pages seemed written from the feelings in my very own heart expressed through the capable hands of Lovelace, but the passage above is a thought I've seen buried deep within not only my own core, but the hearts and souls of so many others who have thus far been afraid to own this statement, to demand our rights to bloom in to the people we were meant to be.. Seeing this piece amongst many others makes me feel more valid than I thought possible before experiencing Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things.
Whether you've been following Amanda Lovelace since the beginning (as I have) or stumbling upon her for the first time, this book is for you; You will walk away from this with a different view of yourself or your friends and family than you had going in. Just bear in mind there IS a Trigger Warning at the beginning of this book and I strongly urge you to make sure you are in a mentally safe space before continuing on.
Thank you Netgalley, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and of course the talented Amanda Lovelace for putting this collection in to the world, and for gifting me a digital arc in exchange for my honest opinion.
Amanda Lovelace is back with another lovely collection of fragments made up of brilliantly connected words designed to inspire, to give a voice to those who haven't found theirs, and to not only tell us, but make us believe that you don't have to give up softness for strength or vice versa. We are both, moving fluidly between the two as circumstances and events play out.
"Even if it’s uncomfortable, even if it hurts. from this day forward, i vow to let myself bloom freely— even if others see me as an annoyance, even if they see me as a weed."
So many pages seemed written from the feelings in my very own heart expressed through the capable hands of Lovelace, but the passage above is a thought I've seen buried deep within not only my own core, but the hearts and souls of so many others who have thus far been afraid to own this statement, to demand our rights to bloom in to the people we were meant to be.. Seeing this piece amongst many others makes me feel more valid than I thought possible before experiencing Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things.
Whether you've been following Amanda Lovelace since the beginning (as I have) or stumbling upon her for the first time, this book is for you; You will walk away from this with a different view of yourself or your friends and family than you had going in. Just bear in mind there IS a Trigger Warning at the beginning of this book and I strongly urge you to make sure you are in a mentally safe space before continuing on.
Thank you Netgalley, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and of course the talented Amanda Lovelace for putting this collection in to the world, and for gifting me a digital arc in exchange for my honest opinion.
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reflective
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i thought this was definitely an interesting collection. it was wholesome and collective within itself, without shouting "women empowerment" which tends to be the thing in most collections today (and that ruins the experience). The application of the duality of the woman (as Persephone) as a natural thing was definitely something that was executed well. I would definitely recommend it to modern poetry readers. The illustrations included were pretty nice too.
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Thanks to NetGalley for the early access to this gem!
I really enjoyed this poetry collection and I appreciated how certain themes were faced.
I also appreciated the trigger warnings at the beginnings, sometimes we underestimate them but they’re really important.
Lovelace told in a beautiful, fierce way and in a few lines a story that thousands of girls unfortunately go through
I really enjoyed this poetry collection and I appreciated how certain themes were faced.
I also appreciated the trigger warnings at the beginnings, sometimes we underestimate them but they’re really important.
Lovelace told in a beautiful, fierce way and in a few lines a story that thousands of girls unfortunately go through
hopeful
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I enjoyed the whimsy and rage, but I didn't care too much for the poems about love. The book is pretty, but the two illustrations inside loose some of their glamour by constant repetition for me.
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