I got the early review copy of this poetry retelling and cracked it open immediately, I had zero chill. It was a good call because this is my favourite read so far from Amanda Lovelace. It was definitely less sad than some of her previous work and it was incredibly empowering.

The poems are told in a way that depicts a retelling of Cinderella. There are various narrators such as fairy godmother, Cinders and Charming. Fairy godmother was my favourite, instilling sage words for any women to have affirmed to them. The prose was simple and yet beautiful, it touched me on an emotional level.

"her precious fairy tales showed her what would happen if she found her prince, but hey never prepared her for what she should do if her prince turned out to be her unhappily ever after –cinderella"

This book is so easy to read front to back, but I can definitely imagine myself rereading it but also dipping in and out of it. From what I can see from the electronic copy, the illustrations are beautiful and colourful but also simple. I can’t wait to see them in the flesh in a real book.

This is poetry that is suitable for young women and older alike. There are f-bombs that might make this unsuitable for younger girls however, the messages are powerful and empowering. I will be buying this for my daughter.

"you are the only set of keys to your castle.
the rest of them are nothing but bad copies."

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing for the early copy to devour.

fairy godmother says don’t know if anyone has ever told you this, but: their lack of love for you does not make you any less loveable.

Amanda Lovelace does it again. I am not a fan of her older poetry collections but lately she keeps on surprising me and make me feel empowered in a way not many others can. Definitely can’t wait to see what other work she will publish in the future.

Break your glass slippers by Amanda Lovelace is a complete rewrite of the classic Cinderella story. However, in her version, Cinderella discovers the magic of self love and the wonderful life she can create with her own hands without worrying about validation from some prince. Not quite the poetry and prose fans are used to, but inspiring for women regardless of age.

This may be my favorite collection from Amanda Lovelace because it hit me especially deep. The poems about toxic/abusive romantic relationship were so reminiscent of my college boyfriend and the excuses I’d make for him and the situation. I loved the second part too because it was wonderful seeing the breaking free from toxic cycles and gaining confidence and learning what you deserve. Really loved this collection and want to rip out pages to paste all over my walls because they mean so much to me.

"So often we are our own true love "
I think Break Your Glass Slippers is the best poetry collection by Lovelace thus far. There wasn't a single poem that didn't resonate with me. This whole collection was all about self love and self care. You could and you really should be your own princess and fairy godmother and prince.
Huge thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

"I went from a single wildflower to a whole meadow."

(The original quote from the book includes some language that might bot be suitable for everyone. For me, it made it that much more real.)

I feel like I just read the best poetry book of my time. I felt the emotion on a deep level. There is a trigger warning in the beginning which I really appreciated. It gave me the opportunity to prepare emotionally before diving in.

Don't mind the short review. I'm just rushing to buy the other poetry collections from Amanda Lovelace because I'm addicted.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me experience this!

This was my introduction to Amanda Lovelace's work and I will definitely be reading more of her books now. There was so much to love in "break your glass slippers." The artwork and layout worked very well and were beautiful. Using a well-known fairy tale and shifting it in order to show women that they are worthy of love and that they don't need to impress their "prince" or change themselves to fit his preferences is brilliant. There were so many of the poems that resonated with me on a deep level, and I feel that this will be true for many women.

"break your glass slippers" is a collection that I will definitely be reading over and over again in the future, and I can also see myself gifting this to many of my female friends.