Author of The Princess Saves Herself in This One, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One, and The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One, comes another real life account of love, heartbreak, and picking yourself up again.
The Princess Saves Herself in This One was my first introduction to Amanda Lovelace's writing (at the recommendation of The Lexington Bookie!), and I immediately fell in love with her style of writing. The realness, and rawness with which she delivers blow after blow to break through all the lies we tell ourselves to make ourselves feel better forced me to take a good look at myself and how I've interacted in relationships, and it hurt, but in the best way possible.
Break Your Glass Slippers isn't a fairytale, it's not a feel-good collection of poetry about love and how it conquers all. It is an in-your-face reality check that we cannot depend on our fairy godmothers to save us when the ugliness of the world comes to call. We are our own fairy godmothers, and while we may not always like it, Prince Charming might just be a loser in tinfoil, and we can be our own knight in beat up armor.
Lovelace's writing is sometimes harsh, but it gets the point across that we are stronger than we sometimes think, and it really reminded me that, for every sucky relationship I previously had, or every lie I fell for, I'm not alone in that. And that's ok, it's part of being human, it's part of growing and living and life.
Break Your Glass Slippers is a rallying cry to women, a reminder that we don't fit in a box, that we can (and should) smash glass ceilings. Who are we to be held back by those around us? To sacrifice what we want to preserve fragile egos? To use the cliche, I am woman, hear me roar.
In today's society of the #MeToo movement, and women's empowerment, Lovelace's writing is so important in reminding us to be strong, to grow and heal, and that sometimes it's ok to not be ok. She reminds us that it's alright to cut poisonous people out of our lives, even if they're family, or lovers, or friends. That we need to look out for ourselves, because it is our time to save ourselves. We are our own greatest champions, and we can smash our glass slippers and not get cut on the pieces.

"repeat after me: there can never be too many sky. there can never be too many dreams. there can never be too much coffee. there can never be too many stars. there can never be too much me."

Am I going to love everything Amanda Lovelace writes? Probably.
But this book felt particularly special to me.
I love a good fairytale retelling, and there is something so universal about cinderella. Who hasn't felt like her sometimes? locked in a place she didn't belong to, wishing for a fairy godmother to come and give her everything she ever wished for?
This is exactly the kind of book I needed right now. It's much lighter and easier to read than her last book series and can be read almost as an advice book, from the fairy godmother to the reader. In her poems, Amanda guides us through the journey of being a young woman in today's world. She holds her reader's hand and teaches her all about self-love and self-care and how to recognize the right (and the wrong) kind of relationships. Encouraging her to let go of self-doubts and take her fate into her own hands. I love everything about this book from the beautiful poems to the empowering message to the stunning illustrations. I believe every woman can find a little piece of herself in it.

I was really excited to see a new poetry book (and the start of a new poetry series) by Lovelace. And especially also one connected to fairytales.

This sadly didn't nail it on the head for me personally, but it is still a breautiful work.
There are pictures in this one, it is all constructed with a lot of beautiful details. The title is a great metaphor that connects the fairytale of Cinderella with the deeper themes of the collection.

But I would have liked an even greater connection to the fairytale it is named after in the poems themselves after the first part. And most of the poems didn't make me feel as much as I had hoped - but that might just be because some of the main subjects and situations (like domestic violence) are nothing I (thankfully) can connect to.

I am still very interested to see how this series will continue.

I have never been much of a poetry reader but I have found Amanda Lovelace to be very accessible for readers like me and she has gotten me to branch out and try more poetry. She hits the nail on the head again (for me) with this one. So much of what she writes resonates for me and she has become a poet I’ll always look forward to (can’t believe I’m saying that!) I think the mark of a great artist is being able to get someone outside their comfort zone and she has succeeded in that with me.

<i>arc provided by the publisher and netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

This poetry collection has some beautiful messages and poems in here.

Some of them really spoke to me and the overall story the author was portraying was stunning and brought me to tears a couple of times.

I definitely recommend this one if you’re into poetry— or even if you’re not, the writing and the poetry flow beautifully and I think there’s something in it for everyone.

4/5 ⭐️

* thank you to Netgalley and Andrew McNeal publisher for giving me an E-arc
of "Break Your Glass Slipper" in exchange for an honest reveiew. *
Another winner from Amanda! Love all of her poetry, but this is my favorite! I like how she's continuing her theme of "shattering the fairytale" with Break Your Glass Slipper. "

This book of poetry is less a collection of individual poems and more a narrative poem that lasts the entire book. The first half of the book goes back and forth between the narrator's experiences and the fairy godmother giving advise. It reminded me a lot of the 'letter to my younger self' type thing, which I didn't mind too much. The last part of the book is the narrator realizing the fairy godmother was in her the whole time and that she is enough and that her ex is a douche. I am not at a place in my life where I need an epic breakup/recovery poem but I could once upon a time (haha that wasn't even on purpose). There are definitely poems that can apply to other aspects of life besides finding prince charming as well-self love & self care, body image, surrounding yourself with people who care about you, caring about yourself...

*received a free digital ARC from netgalley.

I've been reading her work since it first came out and the evolution is tremendous!
Highly recommend it.

break your glass slippers by Amanda Lovelace is an effective reimagining of the classic Cinderella story that is both uplifting and powerful. I had not read the poetry of Ms Lovelace previously, but if this compilation is indicative of her body of work, I will certainly count myself as a new devotee. This is a beautiful, lyrical collection that speaks to, and promotes, self-worth, body positivity, and becoming the heroine of your own story. I would definitely recommend this lovely book, particularly to a YA audience.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for this ARC.

WOW. Every page is impactful and my new mission statement. I just couldn’t stop flipping the pages. Many of the quotes have me a Lizzo vibe while building me up, making me understand my purpose and not weighing it against the values and thoughts of others. Highly highly recommend this poetry book written as the journey of Cinderella.

This book was amazing. It’s so powerful and wonderful. I cried. The author has an amazing talent for telling reality in a captivating and moving way. This story has such an important message. I enjoyed every page, every word and littler detail. One of my favorites of 2020

*sigh*

I always have such high hopes for Amanda Lovelace's poetry but every time I am disappointed. Why do I keep reading her collections, you might ask? Because the poems about the Salem Witch trials in [book:The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One|35924698] were phenomenal and took my breath away. I'm always hoping that Lovelace will do that to me again in her newer collections. Sadly, that was not the case with [book:Break Your Glass Slippers|46406160].

break your glass slippers is a loose retelling of Cinderella, where Cinderella (a stand-in for Lovelace and pretty much women in general). Most of the poems are about telling women that their self-worth is not defined by fairy tales or finding a prince charming. Sometimes we just need to learn to love ourselves to get a happily ever after. There are beautiful illustrations scattered through out the collection, and I absolutely loved them. Whoever the illustrator was (I don't think it was mentioned in the book, but I'm assuming it's the same person who illustrated [book:To Make Monsters Out of Girls|39217806]), I really loved how they balanced the fairy tale theme with a feminist edge. I almost want to buy the collection just for the illustrations.

However, I just did not feel anything for the poems. If you've read Lovelace's collections before, then you know that her poetry can be repetitive. Don't get me wrong, I really love the themes and messages she covers. I think that her poetry is so, so important, especially for people who might not love poetry. BUT I wish the poet would cut down on the amount of poems and work on expanding on the good stuff. My particular favorites were the fairy godmother sections and the poems in part ii.

A lot of the poems were just one line with some basic view of feminism. Again, nothing wrong with this, especially for those new to poetry and feminism. However, at this point in Lovelace's poetic career (as this is her SIXTH published collection), I would have expected more from her.

<i>Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.</i>

I've always been a girl of fanciful dreams and a lover of fairytales, always imagining my own Prince Charming in shining armour and a handsome face. Amanda Lovelace's poetry books have been talked about as masterpieces, and this is my first experience with one. If they are all this deep and soul-hitting, then I'm about to add more books to my collection.

break your glass slippers is a poetry masterpiece, and a story that many girls should read. I kept a notebook page with the page numbers of every thing that hit close to home and, let me just say, it encompassed at LEAST half the book. From the first heartbreak of feeling like family doesn't love you, to the villains being those you cared about, and the importance of self love. I can't even begin to describe how familiar these things were. It also helped me to realise that my own Prince is everything he should be. My only request is that somebody writes one of these books for the men in the world. I think we spend so much time empowering women that we don't spend enough time teaching men that they are important too.

This is a definite 4.5/5 for me for the message and the style. Thanks to NetGalley for the arc read.

“Dear prince, if you tried to find me now, you wouldn’t be able to. You see, when I finally learned how to love myself, everything about me changed. Love, the princess”

Break your Glass Slippers is a poetry collection about overcoming those who don’t see your worth, even if that person is sometimes yourself. When I saw this book available on NetGalley I immediately started to read it. I am a huge fan of Amanda Lovelace´s work. Like most of Amanda Lovelance´s work I adored this poetry collection. The author is starting to become one of my favorites. The poetry isn’t groundbreaking or a masterpiece but it makes me feel things no other poetry has ever been able to do. It makes me reflect and appreciate everything that surrounds me, including myself.

Every time I read Lovelace´s work I feel good and this was no exception. This poetry collection makes me feel like I matter and even though this is Lovelance´s story I feel seen and represented. These are words you need to hear no matter at what point in your life you are. I can see why some people see this as a Twitter/ Tumblr post, and maybe it is, but even a Twitter / Tumblr post can be beautiful and inspiring.

What made this collection extra special for me was that every negative thought was followed by a positive one, it felt hopeful. The poetry is empowering and promotes self-love above all. I truly recommend you read it. Overall it was an amazing poetry collection, the poems are raw and promote self-love which I think is crucial. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a short, powerful poetry book that is easy to read and will definitely make you love yourself a little bit more.

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Another great collection from amanda lovelace. I have read all of her poetry books, and have never once been disappointed. Her writing is real, heartbreaking, and empowering all at once. I will always look to her for good poetry.

Amanda Lovelaces new poetry collection is just as beautiful and empowering as all her other works. I've read everyone of her books and got super excited when I seen i could read this on Netgalley. This collection is about breaking toxic cycles and letting females know they are worth so much more. She always counters the negative with a positive and self love note. I really liked that Amanda Lovelace made the fairy godmother seem like she is in all of us when we need her the most and that we really need to believe in ourselves. The way she mixed classic fairy tales with her own experience was really creative. I always feel like everyone can relate to her poems. I cant wait for her next collection to come out. I also want to talk about the illustrations and they're absolutely stunning especially the night sky drawings.

Thanks NetGalley for the free e-ARC

I'm not sure why I keep reading Amanda Lovelace's books because I don't exactly love them. They are okay and I really like a handful of poems, but as a whole, I don't think they are mind-blowing or anything. I just saw this ebook available on NetGalley and before I knew it I had already added it to my shelf.

I liked it, and I like how this new series of poetry collections mixes the concept of a traditional fairy tale (Cinderella, obviously) with the author's personal experiences. Even if I say I'm not that impressed with Lovelace's books, I know I'll be looking forward to reading the next volumes in this series to see what other fairy tales get the chance to get made into poetry.

Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this poetry. I enjoy Lovelace immensely and have read all of her work to date. I really enjoyed the idea that "The Cinderella in this book is a survivor in every way." I liked the format of this one because it was different than her others, but it was still very enjoyable and readable. Definitely recommend.

#poetrymatters "Let it teach you that the magic you are looking for already rests inside you, waiting for a spark."

A beautiful first book in the "You are Your Own Fairytale" series. Like her other books, Break Your Glass Slippers is a collection of empowering poetry, that my feminist heart is here for! Part III sums up the book perfectly - you are your own goddamn fairytale!

What I love most about Amanda Lovelace's writing that it always leaves me wanting more while simultaneously giving me this huge boost of confidence - finishing one of her collections always ends up with me wanting to burn down the patriarchy and wanting to empower and encourage every single woman I've ever crossed paths with. break your glass slippers was no different. With her utter honesty and absolute confidence in telling the story as is, Lovelace just burrows herself into our hearts. I for one hope she never stops writing stories that empower women everywhere and tell them what we should know all along: we are enough, exactly the way we are.