lizacorn's review
3.5
Graphic: Grief and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
kamp99's review
3.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Grief and Homophobia
kyrstin_p1989's review
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
lily_sutton's review
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, and Homophobia
elysekimberly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
I still think that there are valuable things that this book offered. It has a lot of important reminders and there were a few pages that I marked.
This was definitely better than Lovelace’s former release. It had more of a flow to it.
Lovelace had beautiful insight into creativity and the magic of storytelling in this collection. She reminds readers of their value in a way a true storyteller would.
Lovelace also addressed difficult topics in this collection with thoughtfulness (and provided trigger warnings). It felt like a safe book, written by someone who has been there.
However, I don’t think Lovelace’s books impact me quite the same way they used to. Regardless, I always find something of value in her beautifully illustrated collections.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Eating disorder
arringtonse90's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Moderate: Grief, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Self harm, Eating disorder, and Homophobia
luccyanne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't normally read poetry, especially the modern kind, but wow, this book was beautiful in every aspect. Plus, it gave me everything I needed the moment I read it. This book deals a lot with burnout of a former "gifted kid" and that's exactly my case, so this hit very close to home and I've probably never felt so seen. It also touched on some more topics like grief or queerness.
I am so glad I stumbled upon this book because it was just what I needed. The poetry is amazing and the illustrations throughout this book are unbelievably gorgeous and sweet, so also props to the illustrator.
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Lesbophobia
m_riaelle's review against another edition
1.75
This didn't connect to me as much as Shine your Icy Crown. Again, relating to my review of the first book of the series, this is more like a post from social media instead of a poem that has depth. The second book has the same element but I enjoyed and related to it which is why I let go of that reason. But in this 3rd book, I can't seem to enjoy the writing of the author. I'm giving this 1.75 stars because the author never fails to know the importance of trigger warnings and the narration of her own book is great.
TW: Eating Disorders, Mental Illness, Self-harm, Sexism, Queerphobia, Death, Grief, Trauma and more.
Graphic: Self harm, Sexism, Homophobia, Grief, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Death