Not all poetry works for everyone. Wordsworth often meaves me clod, whereas Emily Bronte's poems speak to an inner fire. I read amanda lovelace's the mermaid's voice returns in this one last year and realized I adored her poetry. So when I saw break your glass slippers I knew I wanted another taste of lovelave's writing. Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Fairy tales have always been half story, half tool. We keep retelling fairy tales, keeping mining them for new and different lessons, ways of re-envisioning our own lives. I have really enjoyed the way amanda lovelace has used the fairy tale genre and its tropes and characters to aim for a certain sense of empowerment. Occasionally these readings may feel anachronistic or misguided, but often I find that they not only give me a new perspective of myself, but also of the original fairy tale itself. Take Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves. No scared Little Red Riding Hood, but a confident woman amongst wolves. lovelace doesn't reinterpret the fairy tales, but rather imagines the protagonist of her poems as being in conversation with them.

This collection of poems is a back and forth between a Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother. As Cinderella moves through life, from celebration to disappointment, joy to pain, her Fairy Godmother is there to remind her of some of the deeper truths of life, different origins of power, new ways of living. Whereas some of lovelace's previous poetry collections have had tragic over- and undertones there is a more joyous tone to break your glass slippers. Some of the poems struck very close to home in a way I didn't expect them to. The message of self-acceptance and self-love is central to the poems, but the collection is preceded by potential trigger warnings. In and of itself, the title fo the collection is like an imperative. Break your glass slippers, break the molds and the expectations you have, and see what wonders can be found after.

I am a major fan of capitalizing words. It's the German in me, I think, to want to see every noun capitalized. amanda lovelace is the only one for who I will set that love of capitalizing aside. There is a sense of democracy to writing in lowercase. The first word does not rule the sentence. Part of what attracts me to lovelace's poetry is that it is so different from the poetry I have studied. There's no meter or rhyme to it, and not every poem works as well as the best. And yet, for me, there is a magic to lovelace's poetry, to the way the individual poems interact with each other and serve her overarching theme. If you're looking for a Fairy Godmother in your own life, give lovelace's a try!

I adored break your glass slippers. There is something very warm and inviting about lovelace's poetry that fits perfectly with my love for fairy tales and the fracturing and reshaping of fairy tales.

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This is a wonderful addition to author's previous collections of feminist interpretations of fairy tales. Each poem builds on the preceding one and therefore are best read in sequence. This collection features alternating pieces told in the voices of the 'cinderella' and 'fairy godmother' characters, which creates a brilliant conversational style throughout. I loved the way the younger character's fears were juxtaposed against her elder's compassionate wisdom. As with Lovelace's previous collections, the overriding message of one of female empowerment and self-determination, and although I found some poems distressing in nature, the overall effect left me feeling stronger and uplifted.

I've always loved Amanda Lovelace's poetry. I don't know what it is about it, but I just...enjoy it.
break your glass slippers wasn't my favorite out of Lovelace's poetry but I still really really liked it. I could feel all the emotions and the hurt. It was much needed.

I enjoyed this collection less than Lovelace’s previous works. It felt a little overdone and stale, though Lovelace is definitely a talented poet. I loved the moon artwork and design.

Amanda Lovelace has done it again! This new series is a poetry retelling of Cinderella. This poetry collection is beautifully written. Girls and women of all ages can relate to many aspects of this collection. Not only is her work beautiful it is deep to the core pulling how hard it can be for woman and outer appearance. This is a collection I can find myself reading over and over again and passing on to other generations.

Can I just say that I love anything and everything Amanda Lovelace does?! Because I do. This was not an exception, I will be purchasing my own copy of this once my local bookshops open up

I really liked Break your Glass Slippers, the colour illustrations really added to the beauty of the overall book. There's definitely some progression from the Women are some kind of magic series and I'm excited to read the next instalments in this new series. There's such raw poetic beauty to Amanda Lovelace's words.

Amanda Lovelace writes such hauntingly beautiful poetry. Poetry is not my favorite genre, but I have come to get so excited to see another book of hers arrive. This outing continued to tell a story of sadness, darkness, but also comfort and hope. All
With brutal honesty I’ve come to expect from this author.

I enjoy this authors poetry. I have read several others and they all seem to touch something. I want to keep many of the pieces of poetry and put them up or save them for later.

As a poetry lover, i am a fan of Amanda Lovelace. She is beyond a gem. This book is amazing and touch my heart in every possible way. It is a page-turner, uniquely beautiful composition. I hope Amanda will continue to write books to spread her voice around the world.

This is probably one of my favorite poetry collections!  I loved the body positive message, and discusses what it means to truly be a feminist.  What it means to live in a world with so much misogyny.  Everything about this collection was amazing!

Thank you Netgalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for providing me with an early copy of this book. I had this preordered when it was first announced because duh is Amanda Lovelace. I was not disappointed because again, it's Amanda Lovelace. This book was beautifully written just like their other works and I loved the fairy tale aspect of the story.

This book has me torn.

I feel like I'm either in love with amanda's work, or I feel like it was a letdown. This one felt somewhere in-between. I felt like the first half was boring and felt so much like the beginning of every other book in her women are magic series. Then the second half I really related with and felt like I wasn't reading something she'd written before. It was SO GOOD. I love how she formats her collections in a before and then after type of style, where we feel low and broken in the beginning but then empowered by the end. That being said-I feel like maybe because so many of her collections are formatted that way, I feel like I'm just rereading the same thing? I don't quite know. Or maybe I just prefer the empowering feeling the last half always has. Either way, this didn't feel like something new and innovative from amanda, but it was still enjoyable. I'd probably keep reading the series because I do really love the fairytale elements tied in

Amanda Lovelace newest poetry collection is full of heartfelt and beautifully crafted poem. Although I do not think it is Amanda's best work, my favorite collection remains to be Princess.

I did really love the fairytale aspect and how it was told as if she were Cinderella. If you are unfamiliar with Amanda’s work, it is very feminine and full of girl power as well as some tougher issues so please take care before reading.

Amanda Lovelace never fails to amaze me with their amazing works. Their writing style is one of my absolute favourites, and this book was no exception. I cannot wait for more from them.

I enjoyed reading through this collection, although I don't think it's Amanda's best work yet. Some phrases really resonated with me as a woman, and some others seem to be a miss for me.

Love Amanda Lovelace's poetry. This was one of my favorite of hers. I love how she utilized common thoughts of teenagers and young adults then utilized a "fairy godmother" approach to counteracting the negative. It was very insightful and relatable.

I've been following Amanda Lovelace since her debut and I have never been disappointed.

Lovelace writes poetry with a feminine fury that lights up my soul every time I read it. She has such a knack for drawing out the most fragile and empowering parts of being a woman and being a human being. I love the way she describes a moment and the way she can make me feel so many emotions with so few words. Will always be a fan.

Amanda Lovelace is an amazing and motivating poet. This collection was lyrical, inspiring and beautifully written. I have already purchased copies for friends.

I highly recommend the whole series.

2.5 stars

This is my second Lovelace book, and definitely my favorite to date, even though I didn't love it per se. I was really excited about the idea of a poetry collection inspired by a classic tale, but it did disappoint me a bit in that aspect; I wish there were more parallels between Cinderella's tale and the life of the protagonist. I really enjoyed the "fairy godmather says" bits, and was a little sad when they came to an end. I would also have loved to see some more exprimentation with words, and more imagery, because I was lacking the atmospheric, sort of out-of-this-world feeling that you sometimes get when reading poetry. I did really like the message, and the discussions of self-worth, body image, abusive relationships, etc. Nothing really stuck with me, but it was an enjoyable read overall.