I absolutely adored this poetry book and can't wait to get it for my shelves when it comes out.

The prose and illustrations are marvelous and the way the author writes about mental illness, love, heartbreak, family dynamic struggles, and women taking back their power is so thought provoking and powerful.

I decided to read this one because I enjoyed 'The Princess saves herself in this' last year. Sisterhood was appreciated, Stereotypes were heavily criticised and mental health along with other important stuffs was talked about in this poetry collection. And I really appreciate that. The illustrations are aesthetically very pleasing. I loved them. What I didn't like was how it had been approached or portrayed. I felt like some of the poetries reflected anger and arrogance and the usage of words, at some places, made the very essence of 'poetry' gone. But I've seen a lot of people enjoying this kinda poetries that belong to, what people say, independent modern era. So i think this just doesn't meet my expectations or taste in poetry.
As mentioned in the author's note, if these poetries are inspired from the author's life experiences in one way or other, I would say, voicing such courage is worth the appreciation.

Also, I would like to thank NetGalley for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

Poetry isn't something I typically gravitate to, but the simplicity behind Amanda Loveless's work is wonderful. shine your icy crown is a perfect follow up to break your glass slippers. The premise behind this series of deconstructing fairy tale beliefs that modern womanhood continues to uphold is both heartbreaking and powerful. This book is a wonderful mediation or devotional tool; each page holds different interpretations based on the reader's viewpoint.

It's wonderful escapism and powerful introspection at the same time.

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me a free ARC of Shine your Icy Crown in exchange for an honest review!

"women can't rule/they're far too emotional/but isn't it about time/someone actually cared?"

The works of Amanda Lovelace are a national treasure. Lovelace says everything a woman in America wants to say but can't find the words to express. Through elegant and eloquent poetry, the classic dream of being the hero or heroine of our own fairy tales is accomplished. I highly recommend all of Lovelace's works for any reader who loves fairy tales and feminism.

Gorgeous, empowering, and relatable, this is my favorite from this poet so far!

Poetry is something I have to convince myself to read more of, it isn’t the format I tend to pick up easiest. Lovelace’s feminist, relatable, easy to pick up poems are some of my favorites, and this installment did not let me down.

This was the most relatable so far, as I’m dealing with anxiety and depression, and I kept pausing to read one aloud or to just sit with one.

And the art...it’s magical and gorgeous and I loved every bit of it.

I always jump at the chance to read these poetry collections on NetGalley because I love anything with a fairytale element in it and I'm always trying to find a poetry collection I love. I will always love these collections for how they weave modern feminism and classic fairytales together. Shine your icy crown felt very much like an older, wiser sister was giving advice and because of this, I think this collection would have been something my younger self might have appreciated. I think I was expecting a bit more fairytale elements, specific relating to the ice queen story, woven into the poetry. Yes, there were drawings of icy crowns every couple pages and mentions of fridgity but I think I was expecting more.

I enjoyed this book a lot more than the other book I read by Lovelace. I liked how the author listed the trigger topics that were in the book in case people some readers need to be able to prepare themselves to approach certain topics. Overall, this was a very quick read.

I picked up this book because I remember reading ‘The Princess Saves Herself in This One’ a few years ago. I remember quite enjoying it back then. I suppose my taste for poetry changed a lot during those past three years, because I definitely don’t feel the same about this one now. Or the poems have got worse. 

Some poems read like Tumblr posts to me. Some posts I would reblog with the tag ‘mood’. They are relatable and younger girls need the affirmations ‘the big sister’ is sharing. I think this would work great like social media posts on Tumblr or Instagram where it would get mixed with your feed, you would read it, think ‘cool’, give it a like and then forget about it. Stumble upon a different poem (post) two days later and repeat the cycle. It just does not have a poetry book potential for me. 

The illustrations were great, though. 

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this copy!

I'm gonna preface this and say I've never read any other books by this author. I've seen the books in stores, wondered a bit at them, but never picked one up. Which is why I chose this when I saw it was available on Net Galley.

From the very first page I started to tear up.

Have you ever been the lonely fat girl in class? Have you ever been the "weird" friend? Have you ever had your family tell you to stop being so loud when you're excited about something? This book is for you. I was crying by the time I was done. I'm gonna go reread it again and definitely find more of Amanda's books because of this. I needed these words so much more than I expected to need them.

Thank you Net Galley for letting me review this for free before release.

And please if you're even remotely thinking of getting this book. Get it.

I'm about to go read it again.

Every word is fuel for your soul.

I always love reading Amanda Lovelace's poetry and this is no exception! Although there have been times I thought to myself, these poems are so similar in theme, I ultimately come to ask myself, 'but do I believe them yet?'. Often times I find the answer is not truly, not completely, and even when I feel I have fully embraced it all, in darker times I can forget. Every time I read one of her collections of poems it acts as a reminder of where I want to be and cancels out a time I was taught differently in the past.

Shine your icy crown is BEAUTIFUL, filled with emotional words that touch your soul and the most stunning pieces of artwork, it was a gorgeous journey.

Amanda Lovelace is an author that I have been interested in reading, but I just haven’t yet. After reading this book of poetry though, I can say that I will definitely be reading from her again!

First of all, I loved the poems! They shared such a good message and I especially loved the ones were it was the “big sister” sharing advice. This will be well loved by many!

I also adored the art! It was gorgeous and it took the book to the next level! I could honestly just stare at the art for hours.

There was also a trigger warning at the front of the book! I feel as though every book should include a trigger warning, so that was amazing.

Overall I gave this book a solid four stars!

Shine your icy crown by Amanda Lovelace is the second collection in the You Are Your Own Fairy Tale series.
I don’t feel like it’s a surprise anymore that I love anything Amanda Lovelace comes out with. I have yet to be disappointed with anything of hers I read and I practically throw her books at my friends to read. Her poetry, while not traditional, just really speaks to me and tends to be uplifting or emotional in some way or another.
In this particular collection is a lot of focus on self love and also sisterhood. The need for women to back each other and support one another. The first part of the collection was really enjoyable, it was a back and forth between the narrator and the rejoinder to their comments from “sister”. It was just really good, and I think I’m in a place mentally right now where it just really spoke to me and made me feel heard and loved.
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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the fifth poetry collection of Amanda Lovelace that I've read, and I think it might be my favorite. I think the author finds her balance of hard-hitting poems and hopeful empowering poems. The general format is alternating poems of negative things the narrator thinks or hears about themself and supportive advice from the narrators loving older sister. I really liked the relationship that you can sense even given the format and style. The author's poetry style is that modern Tumblr-post-esque style of run on sentences and lots of commas and no capitalization. I know some don't consider that "real" poetry, but it doesn't bother me. I also really enjoyed the illustrations in this collection. They were charming. I will continue picking up Amanda Lovelace's new works.

Another soul wrenching and hope giving poetry book from Amanda Lovelace!!

I've adored Amanda Lovelace's poem books for many years, and this one is no different.

Poetry is so subjective, but this short form, powerful snippets of the harsher side of life is my kind of poetry. I laugh, I cry, I FEEL so much with these poems. I love to read them slowly, sometimes skipping ahead to see what's coming. No matter what I know I will leave with a sense of hope and fullness. Of knowing that someone out there understands my pain, someone has felt what I've felt, and went on to live her life fully, joyously, and with a heart full of love.

shine your icy crown is another hard hitting poem book, and I'm so glad to have it on my bookshelf and in my heart.

Thank you Netgalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I read this book in a day, I would have read it in one sitting had work not gotten in the way (and it took all my will to set it down). I never knew poetry could tell a story so well, it was almost as if I could see these poems play out like a play in my mind as I read them. They were powerful and beautiful and one poem will be one I will be coming back to for years to come. If you are going to read only one book of poetry, this is the one to read.

I'm not the type of person to like poetry but I really enjoyed this. There's something in the way Lovelace writes that really hits my soul, I mean I felt like she was speaking to me directly.

This book is heartwarming and is a true sense of feminism. I felt like after reading this book I needed to get up and do the damn thing and now I'm not afraid to be my own person.

I have read Amanda Lovelace's poetry books, and this book made it to my top. This is sooo well written and the images are beautifully illustrated. I love how a negative is posted on one page and then a positive from her sister's point of view is posted on another. It's like motivational speaking to your worst thoughts. Although I do not have a sister, I identified so strongly with this book. Highly recommend.

"when other people choose not to believe in your magic,
you must take it upon yourself to believe in you own magic,
there will be no greater satisfaction than proving them wrong"

I like everything about this poetry collection, Its beautiful, empowering, inspiring and had me feeling all the things! This like her other work is super relatable and I feel like its pulled from my own personal experiences. I cant recommend this enough and just all of Amanda Lovelace's work in general! P.S I'm obsessed with the artwork in this by Janaina Medeiros!

Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

Another great poetry collection.

When I read the first book in Amanda Lovelace's new poetry series, You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, my critique was that I felt it was less connected to the fairy tales the books are names after than the previous series was.
I really like the choice to add illustrations in this second book, and I think that was a good way to make that connection again, even if the poems move away from the fairy tale mystique.

One downside for me is that in this collection, I feel like the heavier the subjects of Amanda Lovelace's poetry gets, the simpler the wording and style gets. But nonetheless, she keeps delivering what the most important thing is: Feeling.

I especially appreciated the "big sister says" poems.
There were some emotional poems about feeling lost, being devastated, feeling not good enough and helpless. But then the sad mood was always broken up a bit by the big sister voice lending the reader support and lifting them up by saying that no matter what happens, you are never alone.

let me tell you a rebellious story of the amazing Amanda Lovelace. She always delivers some poignant poetry that speaks to the soul of young women fighting for a chance in a changing world. Even when we're faced with a pandemic, Lovelace manages to encompass all the feelings we're hiding inside and let them out. All the messages about self-love and women supporting women are exactly what we need to hear.

Thank you Amanda Lovelace for having the courage to speak up for those women who are silenced. I love how she combined fairytales with modern feminism, creating a powerful and beautiful story that connects to all.

I do not remember seeing such beautiful art so Shine Your Icy Crown stands apart from the other book in this series. I'm in awe of the art and it has such a magical atmosphere to it.