Shine your icy crown by Amanda Lovelace
Trigger warning: provided by the author!
Age rating: 14+
Overall rating: 5 out of 5.
Gernes: Poetry
A spoiler free summary
Shine your icy crown is a collection of poems written by Amanda Lovelace. She explores many sensitive themes without being too overwhelming. It is the story of a girl who loves fairy tales but can’t understand why she needs a prince. It is written in a cryptic way and can apply to anyone. This empowering poetry collection is the second instalment of “You are your own fairy tale.”
Review
I love Amanda Lovelace’s books. I really enjoy their poetry. I think it was important that she provided to a trigger warning since their poems explores sensitive topics. I’m not going to lie; I felt a little emotional when reading their poems. These poems are empowering and touching, you tell the author has been through many of the experiences they have written about. I appreciated the style of her poetry, it’s less structed then traditional poetry, it’s looser. Their poems aren’t as cryptic as many of the old poets, sometimes you really must think about what the poet is trying to communicate with you but with Amanda’s poetry it is very straight forward. I knew I was going to enjoy this book because I have read some of their other works and will continue the two books of theirs, I haven’t read yet and of course more when she releases them.
Quotes/poems
“she always looked up to
strong women protagonist
that is, until the day
she finally realized that
she is the strong women protagonist.
determined is she
to weave an even better tale.
-taking the pen back.”
“no,
hurting herself
is not something she
does for the attention.
some days,
it’s the only thing
that tethers her
to the earth.
-she feels like she might float away any day now.”
“her parents screamed at her
more than they ever
told her they loved her.
-disappointment”
“i deserve to have good things
even if i have not always
done good things.
-perfection is a lie; flaws are real.”
“no more fake friends.
no more following the crowd.
no more hiding my feelings.
no more pretending.
-authenticity only.”
Recommendation
If you are looking for a contemporary poetry, discussing themes of self-doubt, empowerment, loving oneself, recognizing your struggles, sexism, mental illness, etc. this is perfect for you. The book itself is so aesthetically pleasing with beautiful images and a simplistic cover design. I would recommend all of Amanda Lovelace’s poetry books.
Pros: The book is gorgeous with pretty images. Just the whole book it the aesthetic. I love when authors write a note to the reader, it makes it more personal.
Cons: I don’t have any complaints or anything really.
Enna Mari 