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A review by nickicmoon
shine your icy crown by Amanda Lovelace
3.0
ARC provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
3/5 stars
Amanda Lovelace's poetry collections always make me feel a little conflicted. On one hand, so much in them strongly resonates with me. And on the other hand, I don't like the writing style. However, I'm still filled with excitement when going into Amanda's books because there is so much potential for it to be great. Also because they're really quick reads that I enjoy, whether that's for its simplicity or the illustrations. Before I gush about illustrations, I'll go back to the beginning.
This collection of poetry is about societal pressures, how to overcome them, and how to find the power within yourself to love yourself, take care of yourself, and rise above it all in order to be happy and healthy. I love all the messages behind Amanda's poems. She writes about so many important things that I think will resonate with so many people. There is so much valuable content in this book just like in the other collections. Though my biggest issue is, I wish the writing contained a little more magic in it.
Amanda's writing is very simple which is common in modern-day poetry. This means that if the meaning behind the straightforward words isn't impactful or relatable to us, it kind of... doesn't serve a purpose. I love when poems are lyrically written because I enjoy them despite the meaning. That's unfortunately not the case in this book and there was just something missing. It was the kind of case where I felt like I'd already learned a lot of the lessons and there wasn't much new for me to learn.
What I will say though is I adore the illustrations. I'm so happy that Amanda has illustrations in her books and they're SO STUNNING too. So if you love illustrations, you don't mind a simple style of writing, and the theme sounds good to you, definitely give this a try. It's such a quick read. I also wish I had Amanda's books when I was younger because back then, I would have devoured this and it would have meant so much to me. So if you are a teen, you might enjoy this really a lot.
3/5 stars
Amanda Lovelace's poetry collections always make me feel a little conflicted. On one hand, so much in them strongly resonates with me. And on the other hand, I don't like the writing style. However, I'm still filled with excitement when going into Amanda's books because there is so much potential for it to be great. Also because they're really quick reads that I enjoy, whether that's for its simplicity or the illustrations. Before I gush about illustrations, I'll go back to the beginning.
This collection of poetry is about societal pressures, how to overcome them, and how to find the power within yourself to love yourself, take care of yourself, and rise above it all in order to be happy and healthy. I love all the messages behind Amanda's poems. She writes about so many important things that I think will resonate with so many people. There is so much valuable content in this book just like in the other collections. Though my biggest issue is, I wish the writing contained a little more magic in it.
Amanda's writing is very simple which is common in modern-day poetry. This means that if the meaning behind the straightforward words isn't impactful or relatable to us, it kind of... doesn't serve a purpose. I love when poems are lyrically written because I enjoy them despite the meaning. That's unfortunately not the case in this book and there was just something missing. It was the kind of case where I felt like I'd already learned a lot of the lessons and there wasn't much new for me to learn.
What I will say though is I adore the illustrations. I'm so happy that Amanda has illustrations in her books and they're SO STUNNING too. So if you love illustrations, you don't mind a simple style of writing, and the theme sounds good to you, definitely give this a try. It's such a quick read. I also wish I had Amanda's books when I was younger because back then, I would have devoured this and it would have meant so much to me. So if you are a teen, you might enjoy this really a lot.