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Amanda Lovelace

"life is not something that can be experienced on a deadline." amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the "women are some kind of magic" poetry series, presents unlock your storybook heart, the third & final installment in her feminist poetry series, "you are your own fairy tale." this is a collection about being so caught up in the fable that is perfectionism that you miss out on your own life. be honest: when was the last time you stopped to take in the everyday enchantment all around you?

Unlock Your Storybook Heart

Keesha

Krystyna 

Really enjoyed this. Little golden nuggets that serve as reminders that are always good to read & remember.

Raquel 

"...despite what you've been led to believe, you can have beauty as a brain. you can have so much more than that, too. go on, keep confusing them. keep making them flustered by how much you are."

I've read my first Amanda Lovelace book at the beginning of this year and I was instantly drawn to her writing. I was really excited to read this one and all I have to say is that it didn't disappoint but it also didn't measure up to the one I've read. It isn't my favorite but still good in its own way.

I highly recommend anyone who likes poetry or is starting to read it to try Amanda's books, she has a way with words and the words have a way of reaching you even after you close the book. 3,5 Stars.

A huge thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an arc.

For someone who hasn't read a poetry book in a hot minute, unlock your storybook heart was a wonderful poetry book to get me back into reading poetry. She talks of self-image, self-love, feminism, loss, and embracing who you are. I loved that it revolved around LGBTQ+ themes as well. I found myself resonating with many of the poems written here. At the beginning of the book, there are trigger warnings which are helpful for everyone who is planning on reading this as it tackles deeper topics. I adored the illustrations done in this and I can imagine how much more beautiful they are in the physical copies.

This is the first book I'm reading by Amanda Lovelace and I can't wait to read the other poetry books they've written. If you want something that will heal your heart and comfort you, this poetry book is for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for sending me over a digital ARC copy!

sofia !

Frida Kahlo

I received an eARC copy from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


  "she delays everything until
the very last possible minute - 
even the things she likes to do. 

she's afraid to even ask:

does that make her lazy?
does that make her irresponsible?

- procrastination.

*****

hey, you. yes, you. the very person reading this right now. you deserve a happiness brighter than every firefly in the entire world lit up at the exact same time. 

- your forever reminder.


The final instalment in the 
  You Are Your Own Fairy Tale
 feminist poetry series brings us a more levelled approach and more positive thoughts with profound meaning (and more words!). Its inspiration derives from Beauty and the Beast, coloured in self-love, acceptance, and striving for more; yet, I am not sure I followed through in understanding who the Beast is (I think it's the world and its fears of different and self-sufficient, but I might be wrong). 

The lovely (self-)appreciation manifesto still sounds like a self-help/affirmation book I did not expect to read. In other words, it steps away from poetry and enters the love-yourself-first self-help motivation world that somehow does not match the supposed emotions these short poems and messages should shower us, the readers, with. And while I did enjoy the prose paragraphs and their powerful messages, I could not connect much with most of the poems, sounding pretty much like the one on the page before. 

An extra point goes to the artwork in this poetry collection. It is beautiful, simple, exquisite, and works perfectly well with the overall atmosphere of the writing. A truly cosy feeling, to curl up in a nook and read some of my favourite books of all time. More emotions, growth and character development throughout the series would surely bring merits to the author and the readers.

Danyella Barajas

same thing i said about her other poetry book!

Lysha Taynish

ARC Provided through NetGalley. 

3/5 STARS 

I’m kind of sad over the fact that I didn’t really enjoy this poetry collection. I’ve read and loved all of Lovelace’s previous works, but for some reason the poems in this one fell short and flat for me. 

Regardless of this, “Unlock your storybook heart” is such a beautifully crafted book and I found it very aesthetically pleasing. Nonetheless, I will continue to read Lovelace’s future work and I keep the hope that I will continue to enjoy those.

Seher Mohsin

It’s nice to get approved for things! 
While I’m not a big fan of Amanda Lovelace, I couldn’t pass up the chance to read her new book unlσck чσur ѕtσrчвσσk hєαrt which comes out on the 15th of March.

Honestly, while Amanda Lovelace has some really great messages in her book, I don’t particularly like her poetry; this may be my least favourite book of hers.

her love adores her even when she's being impossible.
— who knew?


That’s nice and sweet to write, but it doesn’t make it poetry. 


Unlock Your Storybook Heart

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