lizacorn's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Grief and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
kamp99's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Grief and Homophobia
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
lily_sutton's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, and Homophobia
murphykat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia and Eating disorder
elysekimberly's review against another edition
- 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 against another edition
- 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
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This collection is a great compilation of that voice in your head, the voice of society, and what storybooks say. I really enjoyed how this collection used lessons we all heard from fairytales and made them modern and empowering. I think this is my new favorite collection from Amanda Lovelace!
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
m_riaelle's review
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