Reviews - shine your icy crown

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"don't be scared to trust, but don't take that to mean that you
need to trust every single soul you meet on your journey --
that's naive, not to mention unsafe, it's good to be on guard
sometimes, for not everyone has your best interests at heart.
get to a point where it's enough for you to have those few loyal
people who stand beneath the tightrope ready to catch you if
& when you slip."
-- minimalism.

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

So, I wanted to give Amanda Lovelace another try after reading The Princess Saves Herself in This one and The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One years ago and I'm glad I did. I liked Shine Your Icy Crown. It's obvious that Amanda improved a lot. Her poems her are beautiful and empowering. I related to many of the poems and loved the small drawings throughout the book which were done by Janaina Medeiros.
Looking forward to new poetry collections by Amanda and to continues improvement and growth,

bigdreamsandwildthings's review against another edition

4.0

“do not plan your life
so meticulously that
you leave no space
for starlight to leak in.

- miracles happen only if you let them.”

What Amanda does, she does well ✨

This book follows the same kind of format as her previous poetry books, with themes of feminism, growth, self-acceptance, and valuing your own worth. If you've read any of her previous work, you know what you're in for here. It's a beautiful book, with artwork that's so lovely and really adds to the experience of reading her words.

I blasted through this in a sitting and connected with some of the poems, though I am finding her books quite repetitive. I liked the big sister/little sister parts of this one, like the fairy godmother parts of the first book in the series. I just think I might be saturated with poetry like this, so I don't *feel* it in the same way that I used to.

Still, a good, quick read. And great for book pics for the ol' blog.

vickksx's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

kaitlainebell's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you Netgalley.

This collection of poetry by Amanda Lovelace is incredibly relatable and uplifting. Absolutely love it!!

missprint_'s review against another edition

5.0

This was good. I like this series a lot. It feels more cohesive than the princess saves herself in this one and its sequels. On audio some of it felt repetitive structurally (a lot of big sister says here vs fairy godmother says in the first book) but it all works so well that I'm okay with it.