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O princezně, která se zachránila sama by Amanda Lovelace

17 reviews

abbbymyles's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

this was a lot sadder than I remembered - definitely recommend checking TWs before reading.
I didn’t love that part III was really the only happy part but it revolved around a man. It made healing feel like an attachment or another person, as opposed to something that can happen individually within yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

misslescatiz's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

It's "Instagram poetry," but I like that style. I like that it's relatable. I like that it's accessible. I even got choked up and cried over one of the poems. I also appreciated the fact that there is a trigger warning page at the front of the book. And I enjoyed being able to read it in one sitting.

I did ding a few points off because I hate it when there is just one sentence on a page. I feel like those would be better off in a separate section titled something like "Affirmations" or "Reminders."

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

glitterpricked's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad fast-paced

1.0

no joke, it took me less than 20 minutes to read this. and that's considering the fact that I reread some of it a couple times. I was looking for an easy and quick read to get me through the evening and I kind of knew what I was getting into with this book considering that I read some of Rupi Kaur's work earlier on in the year, but this was just so bad. there were a couple of pages in the second part that I was kind of liking but that was it.

I'm not a poetry snob at all, I barely read poetry actually, but variety is so important in any book. if a novel used only simple sentences or long sentences just with "and" in the middle a bunch of times, I would lose my mind. I don't think it counts as poetry to press enter after every couple of words and to type in lowercase and to maybe switch up the formatting once in a while.

I appreciate that she was very open about her personal struggles, but I feel like there's this kind of trap where heavy topics equal good somehow. if Amanda Lovelace was writing about the mundane, this book wouldn't have sold very many copies, despite the fact that there are many poets who can make the mundane sound beautiful, all without over-romanticising it too. but Lovelace soaked their poems here with bland, surface-level metaphors that personally did nothing for me. the themes in a book are not enough to make something worth reading.

and in terms of the themes, there were plenty of topics that are worth discussing in wider society. however, one of my problems with Lovelace was that she added nothing new to the conversation. again, I haven't read much poetry, let alone instapoetry, but most of what Lovelace spoke about could've been found all across Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and pretty much anywhere else on the Internet. yes, fatphobia is a horrible thing, but saying it's a horrible thing isn't a poem; it's a statement that can be thought of and written down in less than 30 seconds, and then apparently published. it's not poetry to recycle things that have been said thousands of times before.

there's probably more I can say, but I've spent more time on this review than I did reading the book so I'd rather not draw it out any longer. I'm willing to give more of their poetry a chance considering how long ago this was written, but for now, my opinion of their work (not them as a person!) isn't great, to say the least.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

katefinman7's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

nickoliver's review against another edition

emotional inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Suicide

bec459's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence