Regardless of what is being written about, poetry should evoke emotion and leave you reveling in the beauty of language. This was undoubtedly the result of an outpouring of emotion from Lovelace and as much as I hate to bash something that someone has poured their heart and soul into, this was just not good. It’s a fragment, a snippet, a random thought. Honestly though, is this an Andrews McMeel Publishing thing? There was the occasional one that wasn’t too awful, however, the majority of these seemed to rely on fancy formatting and excessive use of the enter key. They’re simple and direct but are lacking a much needed refinement and read overly angsty, much like how I feel about Leav’s collections that I’ve read ( Love & Misadventure and The Universe of Us).
There is unmistakable emotion behind each of these… vignettes (as I feel they’re more appropriately termed) the problem is that from a readers perspective it lacks the intended emotional punch. There is clearly an intended audience for this title, most likely individuals that don’t often read poetry, but this was not my cup of tea. Regardless, I was readying myself to shell out the $7.59 to get this on Kindle but halle-fucking-lujah it popped up on Netgalley as a Read Now and I didn’t have to later rage about wasted money. Because Lovelace and Leav both beat out Neruda, and come on… Neruda is a poetry god. Plus, Poetry seems to be a dying art in this day and age. Clearly the majority of people were voting for it based on the title alone, because as I’ve admitted… it’s catchy. 22 thousand votes… there aren’t even 4 thousand ratings for it on Goodreads. And then it won! Honestly, I was just glad that Leav didn’t win with her bullshit excuse for poetry and Lovelace beat her by a landslide. It has a catchy title, the summary describes it as exploring “life & all of its love, loss, grief, healing, empowerment, & inspirations”, and a bunch of people were tagging it as feminism. The princess saves herself in this one first caught my eye when it popped up on the Goodreads Choice Awards as a nominee for Poetry. This moving book explores love, loss, grief, healing, empowerment, and inspiration. The first three sections piece together the life of the author while the final section serves as a note to the reader. It is about writing your own ending.įrom Amanda Lovelace, a poetry collection in four parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen, and you. The princess saves herself in this one is a collection of poetry about resilience. Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on February 14th 2017Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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