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You Are Your Own Fairy Tale #1
Break Your Glass Slippers
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Poetry (2020)"more forgetting time.
more midnight dances with yourself."
amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the “women are some kind of magic” poetry series, presents a new companion series, “you are your own fairy tale” the first installment, break your glass slippers, is about overcoming those who don’t see your worth, even if that person is sometimes yourself. in the epic tale of your life, you are the most important character while everyone is but a forgotten footnote. even the prince.
more midnight dances with yourself."
amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the “women are some kind of magic” poetry series, presents a new companion series, “you are your own fairy tale” the first installment, break your glass slippers, is about overcoming those who don’t see your worth, even if that person is sometimes yourself. in the epic tale of your life, you are the most important character while everyone is but a forgotten footnote. even the prince.
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First published March 17, 2020
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41 books7,540 followersAmanda Lovelace is a bestselling American poet who rose to fame through her poetry posted to Tumblr and Instagram. She is the author of the women are some kind of magic series, including the Goodreads Choice Award-winning the princess saves herself in this one and women are some kind of magic.
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January 8, 2024
➳ 𝟑.𝟓/𝟓 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨
❞𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚. 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩. 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪.❞
In my debut encounter with this author, I won't label myself thoroughly disappointed, but the expectation bar might have been set a tad high.
°˖➴ Overall, it's a respectable collection of poems—decent, you might say. The kind that could strike a chord with certain readers who appreciate a poetic journey. So, while it didn't blow my literary socks off, it's a sweet offering that might find its resonance with others 🫂🩷
❞𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚. 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩. 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪.❞
In my debut encounter with this author, I won't label myself thoroughly disappointed, but the expectation bar might have been set a tad high.
°˖➴ Overall, it's a respectable collection of poems—decent, you might say. The kind that could strike a chord with certain readers who appreciate a poetic journey. So, while it didn't blow my literary socks off, it's a sweet offering that might find its resonance with others 🫂🩷
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March 14, 2020Another gorgeously written, relatable poetry collection from Amanda. I love how she structured this collection to be poems from the narrator and poems in response by the fairy godmother of Cinderella. It was really clever, and, as always, I highlighted and adored every poem in this collection 🥰
December 21, 2022
I have been staying away from this collection for almost a month after getting the book because I was trying so hard to calm myself down...and not wanting to lose my sanity while reading it. Because I knew I would freaking love it!!!
And yes, how can I be wrong when it comes to Amanda Lovelace's books!
And....
I absolutely love it!
Her books get me. Too real. Too deep. Too raw. Too freaking liberating. Too damn lively. Too damn empowering as always!
What I totally didn't expect was the amazing colourful illustrations! Bonus point alert!
This collection talks on themes of body shaming, women being rivals of women, what defines a family, love and relationships, acceptance, feeling invisible and unworthy, being alone versus loneliness, standing up for oneself, mixed feelings and overall, as always, it's about hope and getting stronger, more independent as a person and most importantly, being kind to oneself.
And about the illustrations? Oh, it gave me all the magic feels; the fairy tale feels and how I used to see everything during my childhood days and how different the real world actually is from the fairy tale world.
What I do not understand:
It's the trigger warnings given at the beginning of the book (like with all her books!). And there's a whole lot of it there!
I do not see the point of giving such trigger warnings as I do not get to read any of such in any of the lines in the contents.
I feel it is rather unnecessary and it might put some readers from reading this amazing book.
Thank you #NetGalley for the copy of #BreakYourGlassSlippers 💖
And yes, how can I be wrong when it comes to Amanda Lovelace's books!
And....
I absolutely love it!
Her books get me. Too real. Too deep. Too raw. Too freaking liberating. Too damn lively. Too damn empowering as always!
What I totally didn't expect was the amazing colourful illustrations! Bonus point alert!
This collection talks on themes of body shaming, women being rivals of women, what defines a family, love and relationships, acceptance, feeling invisible and unworthy, being alone versus loneliness, standing up for oneself, mixed feelings and overall, as always, it's about hope and getting stronger, more independent as a person and most importantly, being kind to oneself.
And about the illustrations? Oh, it gave me all the magic feels; the fairy tale feels and how I used to see everything during my childhood days and how different the real world actually is from the fairy tale world.
What I do not understand:
It's the trigger warnings given at the beginning of the book (like with all her books!). And there's a whole lot of it there!
I do not see the point of giving such trigger warnings as I do not get to read any of such in any of the lines in the contents.
I feel it is rather unnecessary and it might put some readers from reading this amazing book.
Thank you #NetGalley for the copy of #BreakYourGlassSlippers 💖
March 3, 2020
This was supposed to be a retelling of Cinderella, but it felt more like walking down a virtual Etsy aisle full of all of those cliche sayings. You know the ones -
"I am not my bad decisions."
"Every new moon is a chance to start anew."
"The universe is always guiding you."
I read this book of poetry gagging on the inside. Great concept, poor execution.
"I am not my bad decisions."
"Every new moon is a chance to start anew."
"The universe is always guiding you."
I read this book of poetry gagging on the inside. Great concept, poor execution.
November 16, 2022
"if you can no longer recognize the face reflected in the bathroom mirror, remember this: you are ever-changing. ever-spinning, too, just like mother earth. when you fall from the pure exhaustion of it all, you have every means to get back up & start over again.
keep going, little dancer.
keep going."
I have read every one of Amanda Lovelace's stark yet beautiful poetry collections and found each both much the same, in terms of basic theme, and yet starkly different, in their chosen confrontation of it. Each has also provided me with much to ponder over and take away from it.
Lovelace consistently touches upon the most raw and real aspects of her personal history and translates these into messages that her readers can feel just as deeply. Every collection also transforms from the initially painful to the burgeoningly hopeful, and to the ultimately empowering.
keep going, little dancer.
keep going."
I have read every one of Amanda Lovelace's stark yet beautiful poetry collections and found each both much the same, in terms of basic theme, and yet starkly different, in their chosen confrontation of it. Each has also provided me with much to ponder over and take away from it.
Lovelace consistently touches upon the most raw and real aspects of her personal history and translates these into messages that her readers can feel just as deeply. Every collection also transforms from the initially painful to the burgeoningly hopeful, and to the ultimately empowering.
October 1, 2020
Amazingly, I did not hate this as much as I hated the witch doesn't burn in this one. In fact, and perhaps even more amazingly, I did not hate this collection at all.
However, for her sixth published poetry collection, Amanda Lovelace shows very little growth as a poet and as a writer. Much like her previous books, her pieces tend to get annoyingly repetitive to the point that it sort of feels like she's plagiarizing herself (but she isn't, I guess). Her poems remain contrived and insubstantial. The way she explores themes, such as body image issues, mental health, and (white) feminism, is still really surface-level.
In addition to these shortcomings, I can't help but notice the astonishing lack of metaphors in Break Your Glass Slippers, which is really odd for a collection that's a loose reimagining of Cinderella. I expected a lot more creative parallels and metaphors, but instead, I was given really bland, really preachy poems. The "fairy godmother says" pieces were, in my opinion, the worst because, aside from coming across as incredibly preachy, they also seemed inorganic and forced.
I think that, in comparison to her previous works, Break Your Glass Slippers isn't Amanda Lovelace's worst. However, this small poetry book isn't memorable at all. For the most part, I felt utterly bored and unimpressed.
This one isn't for me, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone either.
* I received a digital ARC of this book (via NetGalley) from its publisher in exchange for an honest review.
However, for her sixth published poetry collection, Amanda Lovelace shows very little growth as a poet and as a writer. Much like her previous books, her pieces tend to get annoyingly repetitive to the point that it sort of feels like she's plagiarizing herself (but she isn't, I guess). Her poems remain contrived and insubstantial. The way she explores themes, such as body image issues, mental health, and (white) feminism, is still really surface-level.
In addition to these shortcomings, I can't help but notice the astonishing lack of metaphors in Break Your Glass Slippers, which is really odd for a collection that's a loose reimagining of Cinderella. I expected a lot more creative parallels and metaphors, but instead, I was given really bland, really preachy poems. The "fairy godmother says" pieces were, in my opinion, the worst because, aside from coming across as incredibly preachy, they also seemed inorganic and forced.
I think that, in comparison to her previous works, Break Your Glass Slippers isn't Amanda Lovelace's worst. However, this small poetry book isn't memorable at all. For the most part, I felt utterly bored and unimpressed.
This one isn't for me, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone either.
* I received a digital ARC of this book (via NetGalley) from its publisher in exchange for an honest review.
June 27, 2024
Some poetry in between can’t do wrong, right?
March 18, 2020
I got the early review copy of this poetry retelling and cracked it open immediately, I had zero chill. It was a good call because this is my favourite read so far from Amanda Lovelace. It was definitely less sad than some of her previous work and it was incredibly empowering.
The poems are told in a way that depicts a retelling of Cinderella. There are various narrators such as fairy godmother, Cinders and Charming. Fairy godmother was my favourite, instilling sage words for any women to have affirmed to them. The prose was simple and yet beautiful, it touched me on an emotional level.
her precious fairy tales showed her what would happen if she found her prince, but they never prepared her for what she should do if her prince turned out to be her unhappily ever after –cinderella
This book is so easy to read front to back, and I can definitely imagine myself rereading it but also dipping in and out of it. From what I can see from the electronic copy, the illustrations are beautiful and colourful but also simple. I can’t wait to see them in the flesh in a real book.
This is poetry that is suitable for young women and older alike. There are f-bombs that might make this unsuitable for younger girls however, the messages are powerful and empowering. I will be buying this for my daughter.
you are the only set of keys to your castle.
the rest of them are nothing but bad copies.
Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the early copy to devour.
This review can be found on A Take From Two Cities Blog.
The poems are told in a way that depicts a retelling of Cinderella. There are various narrators such as fairy godmother, Cinders and Charming. Fairy godmother was my favourite, instilling sage words for any women to have affirmed to them. The prose was simple and yet beautiful, it touched me on an emotional level.
her precious fairy tales showed her what would happen if she found her prince, but they never prepared her for what she should do if her prince turned out to be her unhappily ever after –cinderella
This book is so easy to read front to back, and I can definitely imagine myself rereading it but also dipping in and out of it. From what I can see from the electronic copy, the illustrations are beautiful and colourful but also simple. I can’t wait to see them in the flesh in a real book.
This is poetry that is suitable for young women and older alike. There are f-bombs that might make this unsuitable for younger girls however, the messages are powerful and empowering. I will be buying this for my daughter.
you are the only set of keys to your castle.
the rest of them are nothing but bad copies.
Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the early copy to devour.
This review can be found on A Take From Two Cities Blog.
January 25, 2020
Break Your Glass Slippers is a collection of poetry themed with female empowerment. It's a love letter to the girl who is tasked with breaking toxic cycles and it's a siren call to females everywhere that we are worthy of more. I loved that Amanda Lovelace counteracts every negative message with an example of positive, healthy self-talk. This is therapy right here. Check it out.
Note: Significant trigger warnings are listed before the poetry begins. Please seek these out if needed.
Thank you to the following for permitting me access to an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Break Your Glass Slippers. This generosity did not impact my honesty when rating/reviewing.
Source: NetGalley
Author: Amanda Lovelace
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Genres: Poetry
Pub Date: March 17, 2020
Note: Significant trigger warnings are listed before the poetry begins. Please seek these out if needed.
Thank you to the following for permitting me access to an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Break Your Glass Slippers. This generosity did not impact my honesty when rating/reviewing.
Source: NetGalley
Author: Amanda Lovelace
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Genres: Poetry
Pub Date: March 17, 2020
October 12, 2020
This book is a mess.
On brand for Lovelace, the book starts out with a needless and undeserved trigger warning. Generally a text would have to touch on serious issues for that. Not with Lovelace.
All the “FAIRY GODMOTHER SAYS” poems read like fortune cookies written by a drunk aunt trying to comfort a niece she thinks is just okay. It’s platitude on platitude without saying a single thing. It is Diet White Feminism at the most common level. Gen Z readers will have aged out of this level of “morality” by the 8th grade.
Something I’ve been struggling with when it comes to Amanda Lovelace’s work finally became clear when reading this—Lovelace only writes victim poems. VICTIM POEMS Every poem is about how someone hurts you, someone else is toxic, you were blindsided again and again. There is not a single word about when Lovelace/the reader is to blame for things going awry. A mistake is made—it is because you had no clue! It is never that you have patterns of behavior.
These VICTIM POEMS fein feminism when in actuality it is about blaming others of all genders for one of the most important feminist rights we have—to make our own mistakes, learn from them, and work through the consequences as fully realized humans and adults. Pretending that feminism means that women can do no wrong is inherently anti feminist.
Life and art are arrays of ambiguity and gray areas. Beauty comes from many different directions, not just the extremes. Still, Lovelace writes as black and white as a TV in 1962! There is no ambiguity when it comes to her philosophy, there is only the sympathetic “reader” (an obvious insert for Lovelace herself) and the women stacked against her, men who use her for her body/mind/style while sapping her, the “evil” mother figure, and on a few lucky occasions a friend who is helpful.
The only kind thing I really have to say (knowing that Lovelace would classify me as an evil witch) is that the art in this book was very well done.
I’d give it zero stars but that isn’t an option.
On brand for Lovelace, the book starts out with a needless and undeserved trigger warning. Generally a text would have to touch on serious issues for that. Not with Lovelace.
All the “FAIRY GODMOTHER SAYS” poems read like fortune cookies written by a drunk aunt trying to comfort a niece she thinks is just okay. It’s platitude on platitude without saying a single thing. It is Diet White Feminism at the most common level. Gen Z readers will have aged out of this level of “morality” by the 8th grade.
Something I’ve been struggling with when it comes to Amanda Lovelace’s work finally became clear when reading this—Lovelace only writes victim poems. VICTIM POEMS Every poem is about how someone hurts you, someone else is toxic, you were blindsided again and again. There is not a single word about when Lovelace/the reader is to blame for things going awry. A mistake is made—it is because you had no clue! It is never that you have patterns of behavior.
These VICTIM POEMS fein feminism when in actuality it is about blaming others of all genders for one of the most important feminist rights we have—to make our own mistakes, learn from them, and work through the consequences as fully realized humans and adults. Pretending that feminism means that women can do no wrong is inherently anti feminist.
Life and art are arrays of ambiguity and gray areas. Beauty comes from many different directions, not just the extremes. Still, Lovelace writes as black and white as a TV in 1962! There is no ambiguity when it comes to her philosophy, there is only the sympathetic “reader” (an obvious insert for Lovelace herself) and the women stacked against her, men who use her for her body/mind/style while sapping her, the “evil” mother figure, and on a few lucky occasions a friend who is helpful.
The only kind thing I really have to say (knowing that Lovelace would classify me as an evil witch) is that the art in this book was very well done.
I’d give it zero stars but that isn’t an option.
January 27, 2020
I'm not saying the poems were bad or anything- they weren't- but I enjoyed the whole aesthetic of the book much more.
February 14, 2020
"Break Your Glass Slippers" is the first book in the new series by celebrated poet Amanda Lovelace. As the name hints, I began this one by hoping it to be a poetic retelling of the Cinderella tale. The first part (there are a total of three parts) goes as expected. The later parts want us to stop believing in fairy tales, but instead write our own life story. A powerful message indeed.
It is also a tale of feminism and misogyny, poetically explaining the two terms and subtly pointing out how, sometimes, when one tries to be the former, intentionally or unintentionally becomes the latter.
Thanks to the author and the publisher for the ARC.
It is also a tale of feminism and misogyny, poetically explaining the two terms and subtly pointing out how, sometimes, when one tries to be the former, intentionally or unintentionally becomes the latter.
Thanks to the author and the publisher for the ARC.
August 6, 2021
Ahh! I just don’t understand what people see in this poetry book. Besides the concept and overall message, the poetry is so terrible! That could be partly because I’m a guy, but that sucks that a poetry book can’t be enjoyed by both a guy and a girl!!! It’s as if this book was written for 8 year old girls. Let me share one of the many terrible poems:
“He may have a pretty face,
But that doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous.”
That’s what was on a page! Just that!! Unbelievable!!
“He may have a pretty face,
But that doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous.”
That’s what was on a page! Just that!! Unbelievable!!
January 21, 2024
・┆✦ʚ♡ɞ✦ ┆・𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜・┆✦ʚ♡ɞ✦ ┆・
"𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓮, 𝔀𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓰𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓒𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪, 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓖𝓸𝓭𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓪𝓵𝓵, 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮."
Break Your Glass Slippers is a collection of poems and a retelling of Cinderella. It’s formatted in a way where the girl presumably “Cinderella” struggles with body image issues, family feuds, toxic love, etc. After every heartfelt poem, there is a more motivational one where the fairy godmother guides Cinderella through her struggles showing her the path of light and self-love.
𝙲𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 :
"𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓮𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓶, 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓹𝓼 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓼 𝓲𝓯 𝓼𝓱𝓮’𝓼 𝓽𝓻𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓹 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓮’𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮."
—𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓭𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓪𝔂, 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓻𝓮𝓯𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓮.
𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚢 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜:
“𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓲𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓲𝓷 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮’𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓮𝓼,𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓮𝓼 𝓾𝓷𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷,& 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽.”
I love how relatable this book is, how your body feels like a cage sometimes, how people with pretty faces don't always have pretty hearts, and how parents' lack of love doesn't make you any less lovable, it felt like I was sobbing with my glass slippers on and the fairy godmother gave me a hammer to break it. Halfway through the book cinderella becomes her own fairy godmother and learns that she can write her own fairy tale and I loved that transformation - it was executed so beautifully
“𝓼𝓱𝓮’𝓼 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝔃𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓼 𝓪 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷 𝓭𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓪 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮: 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓰𝓸𝓭𝓭𝓪𝓶𝓷 𝓯𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮.”
“𝓶𝓪𝔂𝓫𝓮 𝓲 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓰𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪 𝓯𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓭𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓪 𝓹𝓾𝓶𝓹𝓴𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓶𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻. 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓲 𝓷𝓸 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓮𝔁𝓬𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓼, 𝓲 𝓭𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓹𝓾𝓶𝓹𝓴𝓲𝓷 𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓼, & 𝓲 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓸𝓯𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓽𝓸-𝓭𝓸 𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽. 𝓲 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻, 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓮.”
—𝓲𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽’𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓪 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓮 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷, 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓼?.
𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝙸 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝟹.𝟽𝟻/𝟺:
This book is a poetry collection and as much as I raved over the art, format, the idea itself, the poems were only average. Like don't get me wrong the advice in this book is legit everything, it's like the type of book Id have in my life throughout just to refer back to every time Im having a bad day but I like poems that are more poetic, filled with rhymes, similies and metaphors. Nevertheless, I loved it sfm and I annotated the whole damn book.
𝙿𝚘𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎:
𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝓪𝓵𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓾𝓷𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓵𝔂
𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹
𝓫𝓮𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝔀𝓸 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵𝓼,
𝓲𝓼𝓷’𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮?
𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓸 𝓲𝓼
𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽, 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽, 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽.
𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓷𝓸𝔀.𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓷𝓸𝔀.
𝓶𝔂 𝓪𝓭𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝔂𝓸𝓾:
𝓭𝓸𝓷’𝓽 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭. 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻.
-to all my gr cuties, my Irl bsfs, and my sister <33
𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓶𝔂 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓻, 𝓻𝓾𝓵𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯.
𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷.
𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓮.
𝔂𝓸𝓾—𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶.
𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽.
-to all the insecure, bullied lovelies !!!
𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓪 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓮
𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓭, 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓭,
𝓸𝓻 𝓲𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓫𝓵𝔂 𝓻𝓾𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓭
𝓫𝔂 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓮’𝓼 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼.
𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝔂 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴
𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓮𝓵𝓭𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻,
𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓸𝓮𝓼𝓷’𝓽.
-to anyone who is/was in a toxic relationship :(
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓮𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓶𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓪𝓭 𝓭𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼, “𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾.”
—𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓼𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮.
-to the ones thats struggling with self-love ♡
“𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦,
𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰. 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥.
𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴"
(𝒫.𝒮. 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒶𝓎𝒶𝒶 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒸 💌)
"𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓮, 𝔀𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓰𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓒𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪, 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓖𝓸𝓭𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓪𝓵𝓵, 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮."
Break Your Glass Slippers is a collection of poems and a retelling of Cinderella. It’s formatted in a way where the girl presumably “Cinderella” struggles with body image issues, family feuds, toxic love, etc. After every heartfelt poem, there is a more motivational one where the fairy godmother guides Cinderella through her struggles showing her the path of light and self-love.
𝙲𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 :
"𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓮𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓶, 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓹𝓼 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓪𝓼 𝓲𝓯 𝓼𝓱𝓮’𝓼 𝓽𝓻𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓹 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓮’𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮."
—𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓭𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓪𝔂, 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓻𝓮𝓯𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓮.
𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚢 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜:
“𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓲𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓲𝓷 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮’𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓮𝓼,𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓮𝓼 𝓾𝓷𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷,& 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽.”
I love how relatable this book is, how your body feels like a cage sometimes, how people with pretty faces don't always have pretty hearts, and how parents' lack of love doesn't make you any less lovable, it felt like I was sobbing with my glass slippers on and the fairy godmother gave me a hammer to break it. Halfway through the book cinderella becomes her own fairy godmother and learns that she can write her own fairy tale and I loved that transformation - it was executed so beautifully
“𝓼𝓱𝓮’𝓼 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝔃𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓼 𝓪 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷 𝓭𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓪 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮: 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓰𝓸𝓭𝓭𝓪𝓶𝓷 𝓯𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮.”
“𝓶𝓪𝔂𝓫𝓮 𝓲 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓰𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪 𝓯𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓭𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓪 𝓹𝓾𝓶𝓹𝓴𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓶𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻. 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓲 𝓷𝓸 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓮𝔁𝓬𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓼, 𝓲 𝓭𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓹𝓾𝓶𝓹𝓴𝓲𝓷 𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓼, & 𝓲 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓸𝓯𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓽𝓸-𝓭𝓸 𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽. 𝓲 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻, 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓮.”
—𝓲𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽’𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓪 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓮 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷, 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓼?.
𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝙸 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝟹.𝟽𝟻/𝟺:
This book is a poetry collection and as much as I raved over the art, format, the idea itself, the poems were only average. Like don't get me wrong the advice in this book is legit everything, it's like the type of book Id have in my life throughout just to refer back to every time Im having a bad day but I like poems that are more poetic, filled with rhymes, similies and metaphors. Nevertheless, I loved it sfm and I annotated the whole damn book.
𝙿𝚘𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎:
𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝓪𝓵𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓾𝓷𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓵𝔂
𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹
𝓫𝓮𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝔀𝓸 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵𝓼,
𝓲𝓼𝓷’𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮?
𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓸 𝓲𝓼
𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽, 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽, 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽.
𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓷𝓸𝔀.𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓷𝓸𝔀.
𝓶𝔂 𝓪𝓭𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝔂𝓸𝓾:
𝓭𝓸𝓷’𝓽 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭. 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻.
-to all my gr cuties, my Irl bsfs, and my sister <33
𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓶𝔂 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓻, 𝓻𝓾𝓵𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯.
𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷.
𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓮.
𝔂𝓸𝓾—𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶.
𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽.
-to all the insecure, bullied lovelies !!!
𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓪 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓮
𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓭, 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓭,
𝓸𝓻 𝓲𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓫𝓵𝔂 𝓻𝓾𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓭
𝓫𝔂 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓮’𝓼 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼.
𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝔂 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴
𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓮𝓵𝓭𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻,
𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓸𝓮𝓼𝓷’𝓽.
-to anyone who is/was in a toxic relationship :(
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓮𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓶𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓪𝓭 𝓭𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼.
𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼, “𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾.”
—𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓼𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮.
-to the ones thats struggling with self-love ♡
“𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦,
𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰. 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥.
𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴"
(𝒫.𝒮. 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒶𝓎𝒶𝒶 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒸 💌)
January 28, 2020
The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this poetry collection very much. I really liked how Amanda Lovelace took some of the original Cinderella tropes and changed them to put them into her own poems. I especially liked how the fairy godmother was presented as the supporter we all need in life and also how we can all be our own fairy godmothers.
The poems in this book are empowering and promote self-love. Also, the illustrations are gorgeous, especially the ones of the painted sky.
I really recommend this one!
I enjoyed this poetry collection very much. I really liked how Amanda Lovelace took some of the original Cinderella tropes and changed them to put them into her own poems. I especially liked how the fairy godmother was presented as the supporter we all need in life and also how we can all be our own fairy godmothers.
The poems in this book are empowering and promote self-love. Also, the illustrations are gorgeous, especially the ones of the painted sky.
I really recommend this one!
February 5, 2022
Unfortunately, this collection just wasn’t my favorite of Lovelace’s work like I’ve said about the other books in this collection it just feels more like a self-help book and less like poetry. Nevertheless, Lovelace did include some amazing advice but still, it read somewhat like a motivational twitter account rather than poetry.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.
March 2, 2020
probably one of my favourite poetry collections I've read by Amanda Lovelace! I loved how this one was so body positive, but also talks about what it means to truly be a feminist, what it means to live in a world with so much misogyny. I loved the poems about the godmother, it shows such a healthy motherly relationship. truly a beautiful collection! (4.25)
April 7, 2024
❝𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆.❞
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❝𝒊’𝒎 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆. 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒎𝒆, 𝒊 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝒊’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒘.
—𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.❞
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❝𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆. 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆: 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏—𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒇—𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚.❞
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❝𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒘𝒏 & 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆.
𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔��� 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔.❞
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❝𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕: 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.❞
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❝𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏, & 𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅. —𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒊 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒚. ❞
༺── ♡ ──༻
❝𝒊’𝒎 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆. 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒎𝒆, 𝒊 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝒊’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒘.
—𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.❞
༺── ♡ ──༻
❝𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆. 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆: 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏—𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒇—𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚.❞
༺── ♡ ──༻
❝𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒘𝒏 & 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆.
𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔��� 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔.❞
༺── ♡ ──༻
❝𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕: 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.❞
༺── ♡ ──༻
❝𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏, & 𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅. —𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒊 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒚. ❞
February 19, 2020
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
A completely novel approach to the Retelling genre.
For those of us who grew up loving fairy tales but always craved more.
This fits perfectly with Lovelace's Women Are Some Kind of Magic Series, which is high praise in itself.
I often say that we tend to be much kinder to the people we love than we are to ourselves.
We would never say half the stuff we tell ourselves in our worst moments to our loved one - and isn't that really telling?
This book is like a conversation with a loved one, it strips away the harshness we often inflict on ourselves and softens the edges, soothes the hurt.
I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of this series.
A completely novel approach to the Retelling genre.
For those of us who grew up loving fairy tales but always craved more.
This fits perfectly with Lovelace's Women Are Some Kind of Magic Series, which is high praise in itself.
I often say that we tend to be much kinder to the people we love than we are to ourselves.
We would never say half the stuff we tell ourselves in our worst moments to our loved one - and isn't that really telling?
This book is like a conversation with a loved one, it strips away the harshness we often inflict on ourselves and softens the edges, soothes the hurt.
I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of this series.
March 9, 2020
Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by AB Endacott
I’m never certain how I feel about this kind of confessional writing, when an author lays themselves bare in an upfront and clear fashion. It would be a lie to say I’ve never drawn on personal experience in writing my own books, but the memory or emotion that I use is hidden beneath layers of worldbuilding and plotline so that it is almost unrecognisable (often, even to myself). Lovelace says in the author’s note of Break Your Glass Slippers—a series of poems that form a story of self-acceptance and self-love—that the drew on her own experiences in crafting this work. And as one traverses the delicate phrasing of each poem, it feels increasingly like trespassing into a private diary.
With that in mind, there is something incredibly brave about being so honest in putting to paper the thoughts that traverse the mind and the, at-times, very ugly relationship one can have with oneself. In recent years, this has become increasingly common, especially for writers of so-called ‘instapoetry’. I would argue that Lovelace’s work is a cut above the strings of words that can be found under the one of the many relevant hashtags on Instagram (I’m won’t list any here because I don’t want to subject you to them). For one, Lovelace takes her personal experience and broadens it into a universalised narrative about women undervaluing themselves and navigating a fraught path to remedying this. Additionally, Break Your Glass Slippers does indeed follow a narrative thread, with each poem offering a piece of this story. That alone made it an enjoyable, easy read, as the poems built upon what came before, interplaying in theme and idea, making this more than a mere collection but a genuine story.
Perhaps one of the things which remains a sticking point for me is the claim that this is a Cinderella retelling. While there are elements that draw upon the essential story elements of the Perrault/Brothers Grimm Cinderella that we know (largely thanks to the Disney adaptations), because I knew this was a derivation, I kept making mental comparisons to the original. This drew me out of the experience of reading through the poems as though they were a piece of work in their own right. While Lovelace’s schtick is retelling and reinterpreting classic fairytales, this one seems to deviate quite far from the very established events of the Cinderella story which was a bit jarring. Nevertheless, there were some pleasing engagements and inversions of aspects which are present in the original fairytale. For one, the idea of a toxic family relationship is interestingly portrayed. Further, the portrayal of ‘Prince Charming’ intersects with relatively recent discussion and critique of the idea that the magic solution to a woman’s disempowerment is the attention of a man. This was one of the fresher depictions I’ve seen thanks in large part to the form and the delicate word choices of Lovelace. The thoughtful deconstruction of the sense of being ‘saved’ from being unnoticed, alone, and unloved by a man seemingly sensitive enough to see what others don’t is done masterfully, pulling tropes that are uncomfortably familiar to too many people in servicing a broader point – that the only person who really needs to see your value is you.
Complimenting the poem-story is a series of beautiful illustrations that force pause and allow the reader to contemplate the words. They’re a lovely touch, and the full page pictures complete the experience of the story.
Ultimately, Break Your Glass Slippers is a thought provoking collection of poems that cohesively tell a story asking us to see our own value and beauty beneath whatever dirt others may have put there. Having read a lot of mediocre poetry within the course of my work, this is definitely not it, and it is a fitting addition to the other work for which Lovelace has been so rightfully praised.
I’m never certain how I feel about this kind of confessional writing, when an author lays themselves bare in an upfront and clear fashion. It would be a lie to say I’ve never drawn on personal experience in writing my own books, but the memory or emotion that I use is hidden beneath layers of worldbuilding and plotline so that it is almost unrecognisable (often, even to myself). Lovelace says in the author’s note of Break Your Glass Slippers—a series of poems that form a story of self-acceptance and self-love—that the drew on her own experiences in crafting this work. And as one traverses the delicate phrasing of each poem, it feels increasingly like trespassing into a private diary.
With that in mind, there is something incredibly brave about being so honest in putting to paper the thoughts that traverse the mind and the, at-times, very ugly relationship one can have with oneself. In recent years, this has become increasingly common, especially for writers of so-called ‘instapoetry’. I would argue that Lovelace’s work is a cut above the strings of words that can be found under the one of the many relevant hashtags on Instagram (I’m won’t list any here because I don’t want to subject you to them). For one, Lovelace takes her personal experience and broadens it into a universalised narrative about women undervaluing themselves and navigating a fraught path to remedying this. Additionally, Break Your Glass Slippers does indeed follow a narrative thread, with each poem offering a piece of this story. That alone made it an enjoyable, easy read, as the poems built upon what came before, interplaying in theme and idea, making this more than a mere collection but a genuine story.
Perhaps one of the things which remains a sticking point for me is the claim that this is a Cinderella retelling. While there are elements that draw upon the essential story elements of the Perrault/Brothers Grimm Cinderella that we know (largely thanks to the Disney adaptations), because I knew this was a derivation, I kept making mental comparisons to the original. This drew me out of the experience of reading through the poems as though they were a piece of work in their own right. While Lovelace’s schtick is retelling and reinterpreting classic fairytales, this one seems to deviate quite far from the very established events of the Cinderella story which was a bit jarring. Nevertheless, there were some pleasing engagements and inversions of aspects which are present in the original fairytale. For one, the idea of a toxic family relationship is interestingly portrayed. Further, the portrayal of ‘Prince Charming’ intersects with relatively recent discussion and critique of the idea that the magic solution to a woman’s disempowerment is the attention of a man. This was one of the fresher depictions I’ve seen thanks in large part to the form and the delicate word choices of Lovelace. The thoughtful deconstruction of the sense of being ‘saved’ from being unnoticed, alone, and unloved by a man seemingly sensitive enough to see what others don’t is done masterfully, pulling tropes that are uncomfortably familiar to too many people in servicing a broader point – that the only person who really needs to see your value is you.
Complimenting the poem-story is a series of beautiful illustrations that force pause and allow the reader to contemplate the words. They’re a lovely touch, and the full page pictures complete the experience of the story.
Ultimately, Break Your Glass Slippers is a thought provoking collection of poems that cohesively tell a story asking us to see our own value and beauty beneath whatever dirt others may have put there. Having read a lot of mediocre poetry within the course of my work, this is definitely not it, and it is a fitting addition to the other work for which Lovelace has been so rightfully praised.
March 29, 2020
ARC kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Amanda Lovelace incorporates fairy tales in her latest poetry collection about self-love, empowerment and feminism. In the midst of the community quarantine the poems soothed me and uplifted my spirit. Admittedly, I disliked her previous collections and there poems here I still find redundant and basic.
Luckily I'm in a good mood to appreciate its flaws. It's a good collection but not the best one I've read. The rundown sentences need to change and its originality needs to step up.
Amanda Lovelace incorporates fairy tales in her latest poetry collection about self-love, empowerment and feminism. In the midst of the community quarantine the poems soothed me and uplifted my spirit. Admittedly, I disliked her previous collections and there poems here I still find redundant and basic.
Luckily I'm in a good mood to appreciate its flaws. It's a good collection but not the best one I've read. The rundown sentences need to change and its originality needs to step up.
January 23, 2020
I’ve read several of Amanda’s poetry books in the past and always enjoyed them but this is by far my favorite. I really connected with these poems and I feel like Amanda’s books keep getting better and better. I’ll always be excited for her releases and I can’t wait to pick up a physical copy of this book to add to my poetry shelf.
March 29, 2020
This is probally one of my favorites by Amanda Lovelace! There are a lot of trigger warrings in this that its hard to list it all...
But I love how her writing have grew a lot!(:
But I love how her writing have grew a lot!(:
March 20, 2020
3.75
I've read almost all of Amanda Lovelace's poetries at this point, but this was the one I liked the best.
I've read almost all of Amanda Lovelace's poetries at this point, but this was the one I liked the best.
August 19, 2020
3.5 stars
November 26, 2020
It’s..a bit cringy? eh
November 10, 2020
I truly wish I saw what everyone else seems to see/feel when reading a poetry book by this author. This was by no means her worst book but it didn't feel like anything extraordinary. The second part of this book was probably my favorite out of all three. The poems seemed to have meaning and power behind them. I also appreciate the self-love narrative she weaved throughout this novel. I'm a firm believer in the notion that if you can't love yourself then you can't love somebody else. Though I will say that I found the lack of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and lack of capital I's in the middle of sentences a tad bit pretentious.
April 14, 2020
Thank you to Netgalley and Andrews Mcmeel Publishing for allowing me to read an e-arc copy of this book. It was just released last month on a March 17,2020.
5 stars!
I went into this book already knowing that I thoroughly enjoy Amanda Lovelace’s poetry. In my eyes , this author can do no wrong. Her subjects are relatable and her words run together so fluidly.
If you’ve seen my review on “The Princess Saves Herself in this One” you will know that her words hit me where it hurts, forcing me to think of subjects in my past that I DON’T want to think about— abusive past relationships, my Dad dying from cancer, never feeling good enough...but these thoughts are always there in the back of my head just waiting for the right time to rear their ugly selves.
While nothing can compare to that first book that I read of hers and nothing cut me quite as deep, I still found myself resonating with “ Break Your Glass Slippers” in many ways. By its title, most would first think of Cinderella, leaving her shoe behind for the prince to find. However, in this story Lovelace has changed the dynamic in that,
“ ...The princess doesn’t recklessly leave behind a glass slipper for the not-so-charming prince. In this fairy tale, the princess takes a hammer to them, shattering both to pieces.”
The artwork in this collection is stunning. It contains everything from the clouds, the stars and moon to broken mirrors and Victorian birdcages.
This story speaks upon self image, and that no matter how hard you try to be someone else, you will always still just be you. You need to learn to feel comfortable and happy in your own skin.
“ ...She slips into dress after dress as if she’s trying to slip into someone else’s life. — Much to her dismay, her reflection stays the same.”
We cannot all be perfect, and if we were what would set us apart from one another? We must not be so cruel to ourselves; instead appreciate the body that we are given. I fear that if we were given the power to change all of the flaws that we think we have, there wouldn’t be much of us left. “Every night when she’s finally alone, she takes a red marker & circles the parts of herself she would most like to disappear—her thighs, her stomach, her upper arms — until there’s no part of her left untouched.” While this is extremely sad, it is a 1000% accurate depiction of how many women ( and men) feel. Amanda encourages us to STOP judging ourselves, STOP comparing ourselves to others.
“ It’s not an easy thing to accept yourself in the way you are. Some people spend their entire lives trying to master it. But if anyone is strong enough to face the challenge it’s you.”
The author also touches on the topic of enemies and that most often they are standing right in front of you, disguised as the best of friends. “ Villains almost never look like cackling witches, cruel stepmothers, ot bratty stepsisters. They’re so much quieter than that, & I think that’s what makes them so menacing. In some chapters of your storybook, you’ll find them hiding everywhere— even in the faces of those you hold dearest. They never reveal their true intentions until you’ve already trusted them too much, & just like that, everyone you know has turned into a stranger.” Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Relationships are another part of this tale. Fairy Godmother warns us that looks can be deceiving. You could choose a partner with the kindest eyes, or the sweetest smile, but it doesn’t always turn out that they are a good person. “He may have a pretty face, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous.” How many of us have chased at least one person person with a gorgeous face or an incredible body? I know I have, too many times to count. Ask me if I’m with them now? No. Stop chasing the exterior, true beauty cannot be seen on the outside; rather get to know people for who they are. In fact, while you’re satiated by their looks, they’re addicted to your attention rather than you.
“ You may be Cinderella too, if you find that any part of this story happens to speak to you.”
I will continue to pick up EVERYTHING Amanda Lovelace writes.
5 stars!
I went into this book already knowing that I thoroughly enjoy Amanda Lovelace’s poetry. In my eyes , this author can do no wrong. Her subjects are relatable and her words run together so fluidly.
If you’ve seen my review on “The Princess Saves Herself in this One” you will know that her words hit me where it hurts, forcing me to think of subjects in my past that I DON’T want to think about— abusive past relationships, my Dad dying from cancer, never feeling good enough...but these thoughts are always there in the back of my head just waiting for the right time to rear their ugly selves.
While nothing can compare to that first book that I read of hers and nothing cut me quite as deep, I still found myself resonating with “ Break Your Glass Slippers” in many ways. By its title, most would first think of Cinderella, leaving her shoe behind for the prince to find. However, in this story Lovelace has changed the dynamic in that,
“ ...The princess doesn’t recklessly leave behind a glass slipper for the not-so-charming prince. In this fairy tale, the princess takes a hammer to them, shattering both to pieces.”
The artwork in this collection is stunning. It contains everything from the clouds, the stars and moon to broken mirrors and Victorian birdcages.
This story speaks upon self image, and that no matter how hard you try to be someone else, you will always still just be you. You need to learn to feel comfortable and happy in your own skin.
“ ...She slips into dress after dress as if she’s trying to slip into someone else’s life. — Much to her dismay, her reflection stays the same.”
We cannot all be perfect, and if we were what would set us apart from one another? We must not be so cruel to ourselves; instead appreciate the body that we are given. I fear that if we were given the power to change all of the flaws that we think we have, there wouldn’t be much of us left. “Every night when she’s finally alone, she takes a red marker & circles the parts of herself she would most like to disappear—her thighs, her stomach, her upper arms — until there’s no part of her left untouched.” While this is extremely sad, it is a 1000% accurate depiction of how many women ( and men) feel. Amanda encourages us to STOP judging ourselves, STOP comparing ourselves to others.
“ It’s not an easy thing to accept yourself in the way you are. Some people spend their entire lives trying to master it. But if anyone is strong enough to face the challenge it’s you.”
The author also touches on the topic of enemies and that most often they are standing right in front of you, disguised as the best of friends. “ Villains almost never look like cackling witches, cruel stepmothers, ot bratty stepsisters. They’re so much quieter than that, & I think that’s what makes them so menacing. In some chapters of your storybook, you’ll find them hiding everywhere— even in the faces of those you hold dearest. They never reveal their true intentions until you’ve already trusted them too much, & just like that, everyone you know has turned into a stranger.” Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Relationships are another part of this tale. Fairy Godmother warns us that looks can be deceiving. You could choose a partner with the kindest eyes, or the sweetest smile, but it doesn’t always turn out that they are a good person. “He may have a pretty face, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous.” How many of us have chased at least one person person with a gorgeous face or an incredible body? I know I have, too many times to count. Ask me if I’m with them now? No. Stop chasing the exterior, true beauty cannot be seen on the outside; rather get to know people for who they are. In fact, while you’re satiated by their looks, they’re addicted to your attention rather than you.
“ You may be Cinderella too, if you find that any part of this story happens to speak to you.”
I will continue to pick up EVERYTHING Amanda Lovelace writes.
February 25, 2020
I received an advance review copy from Andrews McMeel Publishing through Netgalley; all opinions are my own and honest.
4.5 stars
I absolutely adore this collection. Amanda Lovelace has always been one of my go-tos for reassurance and emotional comfort, a reminder that I'm doing just fine and I am enough.
I've never read anything quite like it, the mix of Cinderella retelling with self-discovery and relationship building, all in thoughtful free verse; I would've liked to see the Cinderella motif extended through part ii, but that's a minor critique — I do like the themes and topics that are included.
If the rest of this series is consistent, I'm sure I'm going to love it just as much as Amanda's other works.
content warnings:
4.5 stars
I absolutely adore this collection. Amanda Lovelace has always been one of my go-tos for reassurance and emotional comfort, a reminder that I'm doing just fine and I am enough.
I've never read anything quite like it, the mix of Cinderella retelling with self-discovery and relationship building, all in thoughtful free verse; I would've liked to see the Cinderella motif extended through part ii, but that's a minor critique — I do like the themes and topics that are included.
If the rest of this series is consistent, I'm sure I'm going to love it just as much as Amanda's other works.
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November 20, 2020
I have to admit that the intention of the author is clear, empowering women who read this poetry collection to free themselves and be happy without needing the love from someone else. The execution was mediocre at best, some of the poems read like tumblr posts from 7 years ago and they made me cringe SO HARD.
how does it feel to know that
i’ll always be the girl who got away?
how does it feel to know that
you’ll always be the fuckboy who lost her?
-the curse.
I couldn’t believe what I was reading, this is something a twelve-year-old would write about the boy she dated for a week. And then, we have stuff like:
being called fat is not an insut.
being called skinny is not a compliment.
-they’re just sizes.
This is literally something I’ve seen all over twitter before, I don’t see the point in publishing something so cliché, most of the poems felt like sentences, they lacked the feeling that a poem gives. I was really disappointed, there should've been more work put into this.
how does it feel to know that
i’ll always be the girl who got away?
how does it feel to know that
you’ll always be the fuckboy who lost her?
-the curse.
I couldn’t believe what I was reading, this is something a twelve-year-old would write about the boy she dated for a week. And then, we have stuff like:
being called fat is not an insut.
being called skinny is not a compliment.
-they’re just sizes.
This is literally something I’ve seen all over twitter before, I don’t see the point in publishing something so cliché, most of the poems felt like sentences, they lacked the feeling that a poem gives. I was really disappointed, there should've been more work put into this.
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