the princess saves herself in this one (Women Are Some Kind of Magic) Kindle Edition

See the full review at my blog Ampersand Princess: [...]Overall Rating: 5 StarsThis book isn’t something you are going to enjoy. No. This is a book that unwinds you, tears you, rips you apart and leaves you open to pain—to your own and to hers. This is a masterpiece, delicately and expertly written that will hit you hard with painful emotions and self-reflection. I highly highly highly recommend this book for in it you will experience a catharsis. However, this collection deals with abuse and loss so it is not for the faint of heart.I knew I was going to love and hate this book, not by the first page, but by the dedication. I haven’t even started the book at the paint and it was already clear that this book would be an emotional rollercoaster and make me remember things about my past that I would much rather forget."for the boy who lived.thank you for inspiring me to bethe girl who survived.you may have a lightning boltto show for itbut my body is alightning storm."I knew from this dedication that Amanda Lovelace was two things: a wordsmith & a fighter. Which from my experience one hell of a combination. This collection took me longer to read than I originally thought. Not because it was boring to read, quite the opposite. I soaked up her words like a sponge. I had to read each page several times because each time I read a line I discovered something new about the story and something new about myself.I usually don’t annotate my books. I am the type of person who keeps her books organized, clean, and in great condition so I avoid writing in books unless absolutely necessary (or in school). However, in the case of this book, I couldn’t not read it without adding little sticky notes that either helps me understand her story or a revelation about mine.I will be honest, I wasn’t abused the way the narrator was in the book. My family is alive and well and I’ve had a pretty good life so far. I am an only child and still learning about the world and how I play my part. For the most part, I am very different than the person in this book. But the feelings she goes through, the feelings of loss and pain and suffering and loneliness—I’ve experienced all of it and the way she describes it is like a shot in the heart.To put it simply, I was severely bullied in middle school. But no stories are that simple. Not hers and not mine. I was a transfer student, a shy girl who didn’t speak up much, but an excellent student. I had unknowingly entered a lion’s den. For reasons I could never understand, I was ostracized and ignored and an outcast. My whole grade (which consisted of less than fifty students) collectively decided to make sure I knew that I was not like them. So I spent my three years of middle school being harassed by whispers and rumors.One time, a girl who sat in front of me switched our names and I ended up with her low score and she ended up with my high grade. That was when I stopped using pencils. Vicious rumors spread like wildfire about my parents and who I was. I never stood up for myself. They made me believe my voice was worthless and that I was worthless. I got death threats in my locker saying that I should kill myself and how the world was better without me. I threw the anonymous letters away and never said a thing."silencehasalwaysbeenmyloudestscream."I turned to reading and books and found myself in fantasy worlds during middle school. I had no friends, no one to turn to or trust. I felt utterly and completely alone. At one point, a boy in my grade faked being friends with me so he could pull a nasty prank and record it and show all of his friends. I was humiliated. I never showed my tears to anyone. All that could comfort me was the words found in fantasy books."when i hadno friendsi reached insidemy belovedbooks& sculpted someout of12 pttimes new roman.– & it was almost good enough."The collection is a source of inspiration and a comfort. You are not alone, no matter how alone you feel. That your feelings and experiences… others have them too. And that’s why I highly highly recommend this book. To people who feel as if they have no voice, aren’t being heard, or believe they are worthless. You. Are. Not. Worthless. And this book will teach you and show you and prove to you that you are worth it. You are not alone. And that you can find happiness even if you feel trapped in darkness. She is one story—a story that will undoubtedly inspire you to continue even when you can’t see a light and you feel lost.What’s more is that her words come to life in a way I have never seen. They dance across the page and you can see the image she is describing as you are reading it. When I read her work, I have a sudden urge to draw (even though I am not that great at it) because the image is right there, clearer than day.I honestly will say that this is one of those books that you just have to read before you die. Did you like it? Let me know in the comments of any other books that are like this one!–& Princess

I read this in one sitting, I just couldn’t put it down. After reading I immediately bought more of her books. Her style of writing is so raw and direct it feels like a friend is talking to you. Highly recommend

big thanks to the author for sharing these thoughts with us & turning them into such beautiful & meaningful words! 🤍

I am you and you are me. I thank you for this and it will be my 2023 guidance. Wonderful

5/5(I have a feeling that this will be on my top 2016 books)I kept seeing this book around, so when it was free on Amazon I decided why not try it out? I AM SO INCREDIBLY GLAD I DID! This book was incredibly powerful, it is just.... so so SO powerful. But more on that later, first here is the summary!The Princess Saves Herself in this one is divided into four separate parts, The Princess, The Damsel, The Queen and You. I don't read poetry books often, honestly, I don't like poetry all that much. The only other poetry book I read was Poisoned Apples, which like this book dealt with some heavy topics, although Poisoned Apples was more of a feminist book... I'm not entirely sure how to review poetry, so I wrote down some thoughts for each part, but first, here's the short of it!In its entirety:This book deals with some heavy topics, but they are IMPORTANT issues like anorexia, depression, and abuse just to name a few.The poetry was just so... AMAZING. I can't explain it but the way the words moved was fast paced but oh so interesting and I just could not put this book down. It was captivating and heart breaking but near the end, it became warm/had a good message.The Princess Saves Herself in this One started off very dark, and sad but near the end things get better. Like I said, the message was FANTASTIC (I think I'm going to buy it!)Very short and quick read, so people with not a lot of time can finish it in about an hour! SHARE IT with others!The Princess:This is probably one of the darkest beginnings I've ever read. But in the summary, it says that the first three parts are the authors life and the final is a message to the reader. The Princess (from what I picked up) deals with Anorexia, depression and bullying.Though this was really dark, it was POWERFUL and I can't say that enough. This book nearly brought me to TEARS. The message was just so GOOD and I just CANT explain how AMAZING this one, honestly, everyone should read it. The YOU part is what got to me the most D: well, all four parts go to me....The Damsel:My interpretation of this was young love and broken hearts.There as a LOT of loss in this chapter, a LOT and I was close to crying. I'm not a fan of poetry, but this poetry was so beautifully worded and pieced together and it made me feel things. It (not this section) made me smile/feel victorious and cry (this chapter DID make me cry!)The Queen:This section was about loving yourself, and growing stronger.THIS is where the book starts to get a lighter feel and like all three other sections, was POWERFUL (I can't say that enough D:<)You:This final part of the book was one of the most POWERFUL (I said it again) endings ever. The first two parts are sadness and grief, bullying and hurt, The Queen is about growing stronger and healing, but YOU is all about the reader. You is a message to treat people better, to know your worth and love yourself, to care more and to not let anyone treat you like your garbage.Fable's Final Thoughts:THE PRINCESS SAVES HERSELF IN THIS ONE was a very great poetry book, I think EVERYONE should read it, including you so here, go to Amazon and read it now. Share it with your friends and family and that random stranger at Starbucks.

This book is really brave and totally unapologetic. It feels something of an autobiography as Lovelace shares moments from her life with no holds barred, it’s so blunt in fact that I almost find myself in disbelief that so many awful things can happen to any one person. Unfortunately it’s all true, because this was painful for me to read; utterly convinced was I by the person who had the heart to write it.That isn’t to say it’s without flaw. In fact, there was quite a bit I didn’t like. Not least of all the format of most of the poems, which largely consist of few words with only one word on each line. To me it felt more like fleeting sad thoughts Lovelace had written down when she’d needed to get them out of her head. Maybe that’s the point, but I didn’t really appreciate what was happening there the way I think it was intended for me to.I also found some of the poems a little bit too direct. I think some of them really needed a direct approach, because many refuse to apologise for being said and that’s actually enjoyable and somewhat uplifting to read. But some are needlessly direct, detracting from the impact they could have if the meaning intended was the responsibility of the reader to interpret or decide, rather than having it forced upon you.Having said that, I’m sure a lot of readers will relate well enough to the girl surrounded by books instead of pretend friends.I’ll definitely be reading more from Amanda Lovelace, because for what she lacked in style she made up for in aggressively sticking up two fingers to the people of the world who hurt her, and that’s good enough for me.

I don’t read poetry like, ever? I don’t think I would even call myself a fan of poetry but this book changed that a little.But given that I’ve spoken to Amanda a few times I decided to do what people do and support people they know!So I bought a copy of her self published book and read it on the train to see my boyfriend.This train in particular was so full that every seat was full, the walk ways were full, and the area in front of the doors were full. I was near the doors and decided to just brave it by sitting on the floor because there is no way I could do such a long journey stood up. Thankfully everyone around me followed suit so I didn’t get squished.So you had to know this scene because I do not like crying in front on people. I do not like crying in public places.But that didn’t stop me.This book just, man, I don’t even know what it was okay? It just hit me.So many of these poems just had a lot of impact to them and I related to so many of them too. Hence the tears, possibly.It was just so honest and real. I never thought it possible to relate so well to poetry.(And its definitely improved my opinions of it to the extent I’ll happily give other collections a try.)I read it all in one go and immediately left it at my boyfriends for his sister to read.I don’t reread books like, ever?But when I saw that Amanda was getting published and it would include more poems then of course I jumped on board given my strong reaction and love of the first.In fact I was so hype that I also bought a second copy to do art in because I felt this was possible when I was first reading it in tears on the train floor.The new poems stuck out to me, simply because I found the old ones very memorable so it was nice that I could pinpoint what was new content.However, I didn’t have such a strong reaction to it this time. Perhaps I was more prepared? Perhaps I should stick to my “don’t reread books” plan of action?Either way the extra copy didn’t go to waste, I did a giveaway on Twitter for it and Angharad (the winner) also really enjoyed it [4 star rating n GR].I still highly recommend it, and its totally my own fault for not enjoying it as much the second time round.

You can sense the rawness of the emotion in this powerful and at times hard hitting poetry collection. Amanda's poems are so honest and quite frank. It's easy to tell that this collection was written from the heart. You can feel the pain and suffering through Amanda's words. Amanda doesn't beat around the bush here. These are not poems for the faint hearted. The princess referenced in the title goes from an intimidated child who has many issues to someone that can slay the Dragon. As the poems progress our narrator gets stronger and more worldly wise. It's not an easy journey by any means. Life is cruel and throws many obstacles in her path. Some are life changing and devastating. There is darkness in her words and angst. At the start there is a lot of negativity but by the end there is hope and the promise of better things to come. By the end our narrator is stronger mentally and emotionally. The poems in this book vary in length. Some are only a few lines others a little longer. I think it's a case of quality over quantity. This book is impossible to put down once you've started reading. I read the whole collection in half an hour. I was so enthralled and engaged in the story Amanda was telling through her poems. The poems do flow quite eloquently and are ordered in such a way that a story of sorts does unfold by the end. I found these poems beautiful and tragic. Well crafted and a real joy to read. I think this collection shows that there is hope even in the darkest of situations. You must not give up no matter what the world cruelly throws at you. This collection is moving, it does make you feel sad and upset. It does make you appreciate the good things in life. The end of the collection comes all too soon leaving you energized and desperate for more.

There is rawness in a lot of Amanda’s poetry, rawness that deals with subject matter that can be disturbing but the poetry conveys the emotion of the poet perfectly. This collection gave me a feeling of women’s empowerment, because despite some of the subject matter being achingly heart breaking, you read pieces that lift you and give you hope.A lot of the pieces have references of fairy tales woven within them. This is evident not only in the poems but the book is divided into four key areas; the princess, the damsel, the queen and you. But these poems are not fantasy. They are modern stories that deal with sensitive subjects and we are taken on a journey of raw emotion.

I love this book, well I love all of amanda's work in truth. I have recently discovered my love of poetry and Amanda is one of my favorites. She covers daring, raw and deep subjects unapologetically and it inspires and lights all parts of my emotional being. Thank you for being a part of my understanding of self , healing practices and education. I started to write my own thoughts, feelings, and poems daily as a result of discovering wonderful female poets like amanda.Definately a literary hero of mine.