First off, I went into this knowing that this is not my kind of poetry, but also willing to give it a chance to change my mind. My rating of this book reflects that. My opinions, obviously, also reflect that.

Modern poetry does nothing for me. Never has. I'm still waiting for the poet who can absolutely rip the carpet out from under my feet and make me <i>feel</i> things. Lovelace does a good job trying to be that poet. Not quite there, though. And I'm not saying that making people feel things is a poet's responsibility, because it is not. And it will never be. All I'm saying is that this is not the collection that made me feel.

But it will make other people feel. And this might not be the book of poetry for me, but it will be the one that makes someone else feel everything and nothing and all the things in between. And this book, despite how much I really didn't like it, will be so important to some young girl who has yet never felt that sense of empowerment that comes in knowing that you're the best goddamn thing that's ever happened to yourself. And this book, and all the poems it contains, will tell you that. And I know from experience that the more you're told this, the sooner you'll believe it. I've made it to the point where I know this about myself, and it's all thanks to things like this book. We need more of this. And that's why, despite not enjoying this, that I give it a 3-star rating. Because while it may not be good for me, it's will be the best dang thing for someone else. And that counts for something, too.

I love Amanda Lovelace a lot. Her second book is a more carefully structured than The Princess Saves Herself in This One, more of a narrative than a collection of themed poems. Dripping with righteous feminist rage, and what I call "Prettiest broken girl". There is a refusal to be quiet, or to pretend to be okay that I adore in her work. Princess sells well in my store.
I'd recommend it to anyone who is reading Rupi Kaur, Sylvia Plath, Handmaids Tale (because of the Netflix series), or Brave.

I find that poetry is something I *want* to like but don’t actually enjoy a lot. I found this very repetitive and too over the top.

"red lipstick: an external sign of internal fire."

I was so thrilled to get a copy of this from NetGalley, I've been waiting and waiting for the sequel to Lovelace's first book and then I finally got a copy!

the witch doesn't burn in this one is such a powerful collection of poetry, I think I liked it more than the first book, not because one is written better or anything. For me her first collection really hit home because of all of it's messages on grief and healing and loss, the book hurt more to read.  the witch is different, it's about power and anger and self-love and these were all things I needed to really take in this year. 

I probably read this book in less than a day but now I really want to own it so that I can read it again. I really recommend this book to you all. Even if you're not really into poetry, Amanda's poems are easy to read and the poems all talk about real issues and real problems and they're very easy to resonate with. I gave this book 4 stars on Goodreads.

 "there is no witch hunt. there are no match boys. there are no burnings."

This collection of powerful poems needs to be shared with every woman in your life. It is very timely, yet is inspired by the timeless tales of the women who have come before us. I love how Lovelace intertwines and bends the words and works of other women.
I read from cover to cover twice before I could sit The Witch Doesn't Burn in this One down. It is one of my new favorites.

While I love poetry, and enjoyed the first collection in the series, this one was not for me.
That being said, it is a great collection to introduce young readers to poetry. I wouldn’t put in a middle school class, but think it works as a choice for high school students. Some explicit language. I enjoyed the fighting spirit in each poem.

Amanda is one of my favorite poets, her writing is magical. Like her first novel she writes about feminism, and touches on topics like transphobia, menstruation, rape culture, body-shaming, eating disorders, romanticization of abuse, and more. I LOVED this collection !!! I HIGHLY recommend this book, especially if you enjoyed the first one. I think this is a collection that everyone should read.

Amanda Lovelace's poems somehow always manage to make me feel like I could climb mountains with the pent-up feminist rage dwelling inside of me.
I admit, I've never been the biggest fan of analyzing poems back in school and that is probably why I enjoy Lovelace's poem so much: they are accessible, pack a punch, and make you feel - above all else - empowered.
Moving away from the more personal take in The Princess Saves Herself in this One, Lovelace returns with a collection of poems about women and a battlecry. We should no longer be afraid, we should be unapologetically ourselves, and revolt against the kingdom of misogyny reigning us all.
It doesn't matter if you've heard the message before, it's the way Lovelace manages to remind you how inherently powerful and magnificent you truly are while calling attention to barriers we make for ourselves because of what we have been told all our lives to be, that make this collection what it is.
Lovelace's power lies in how relatable her words are, she doesn't need heavy metaphors to bring her point across, and yet her language never fails to be beautiful and entrancing.

P.S. huge shoutout for the trigger warnings included in this poetry collection. I know some people actually perceive trigger warning lists as spoilers for the content, but I couldn't be happier about it being included.

The Witch Doesn't Burn in this One is one helluva crafty collection that has a vast array of thought-provoking poems.

While there were a few that I found myself rolling my rolls at, I found myself majority of the time flipping each page faster than the next because I enjoyed this work so much. Ms. Lovelace's ability to weave in sensitive topics along with humorous ones that don't deter from the overall impactful message that this book is trying to convey to its reader must be appreciated; she is able to take something bad and turn it into something good and uplifting.

Some other things that I loved about this collection:

-homages paid to other influential people and their work.
-the formatting.
-that this read like a story even though you can extract and enjoy each poem separately.
-the trigger warning at the very beginning which outlined everything that was going to be touched on. (this was super considerate and much appreciated!)

Here's a little taste of what this witch Amanda Lovelace has to offer in her book that comes out on March 6th, 2018:

some
fathers
will
c r a c k
their daughter's
teeth
with skinned
knuckles

&

when
her lover's
fist
comes
for her
she will
offer him
an open-lipped
smile.

"it's just like home,"
she'll say.

-she didn't even have to tap her feet together.

--

women
learn
to sense
what who
danger
looks like
just
by catching
another
woman's eye
from across
a crowded
room.

- survival.

--

dish?

woman

ingredients:

I. sugar
II. spite
III. everything not-so-nice

directions:

I. preheat cauldron to 375 degrees.
II. mix together ingredients in a medium to large bowl.
III. add more spite if necessary. (& oh, will it be necessary.)
IV. boil 10 to 12 minutes.
V. eat. have the seconds&thirds&fourths you were always denied. lick fingers when done.

- from the kitchen witch’s cookbook.

OVERALL RATING: 3.5 stars

Thanks a million to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC. Quotes are subject to change upon publication.

This is the second installation in Amanda Lovelace's collection entitled Women are Some Kind of Magic. Her centralized theme remains the same: women are magical, strong, empowering, and we deserve more than what we've been given.



This book pushes a more aggressive message than the first, pushing self love, self worth and the idea that it's okay to be selfish, it's okay to yell, and it's okay to fight back.

This is a collection written for the times we are facing now. When everything we have been fighting for with women's rights are at risk of being taken back from us.

I liked the first collection ( the princess saves her self in this one ) better, but these hit home all the same.

Amanda Lovelace does not disappoint! Her insightful poetry conveys a meaningful reckoning of how patriarchy assaults us daily. Women readers are especially in for a treat with this book!

I was excited to get my hands on this one! The Witch Doesn’t Burn in this One is an amazing continuation to The Princess Saves Herself in this One. Many of the poems had a powerful message behind them and this book was very inspiring to read. The writing was beautiful and I found myself flying through the pages.

It feels similar but less personal than the princess saves herself in this one and that might be why I didn't enjoy it as much.

This was beautiful and so powerful. I think this captures the experiences that women go through accurately. I love how she tackles subjects such as transphobia, rape culture, eating-disorders, etc because those subjects usually aren’t talked about. Times are progressing, but we all still have a long way to go.

Each poem was so breathtaking and passionate. The emotions were raw and genuine and heartbreaking in some places. Everyone should read this.

From the author of the princess saves herself in this one, comes the sequel collection of poetry the witch doesn't burn in this one. This collection empowers women to take control of their own fairy tale and celebrates the femininity.

It touches a wide range of topics from healing, loss, love, and much more. 
I really enjoyed the overall sense of girl-power these poems gave out and the very straightforward tone of it all. For example:

"If
you can't
root for
 yourself, 

you don't 
just cut down
your tree

in order 
to spite
the ground

no--
you breath
step back,

& give yourself
the necessary
room to flourish.

- from the grimoire of the green witch"

The thing I like about contemporary poetry is the straightforward language used where it's not flowery and you don't have to reread it ten times and decode what each word means literally or metaphorically to understand it and that's what's shown in this collection. I also loved the trigger warning page in the beginning, which I think should be present in every book that has a possible trigger in it. Since I haven't read the first book, I'm not sure if it's include in that one as well.

However, there are a few things that weren't exactly my cup of tea. For example, there were quite a few really short poems and/or definitions included that I felt were just fillers and did not need to be there. The use of short 3-4 word poems can be powerful and impacting if used sparingly, but in this case I felt like it was a bit too much (e.g. some were back to back).

One other thing that bothered me is that while reading it, I felt angry. To me the book radiated hatred (mostly toward to male population) and I almost did not finish it because I did not want to keep feeling that way, but I pushed through. I do not believe I've read a book that made me feel like that. While reading in general, different emotions can be presented and felt throughout the book and in my opinion this book was more on the angsty side.

I'm not usually a fan of poetry, but Lovelace's work seems fresh, original, and powerful. Her feminist take on women's issues covers a variety of topics (from abuse to body image) and provides a sort of rallying call for all women to work towards equality and self-love. Little hints of humor also give the reader a break from some of the heavier topics. A must-read for all females out there.

In this beautiful collection, Lovelace writes about everything and anything, and I love that she doesn't care if she makes her readers uncomfortable. I almost felt that she actually strives to make them uncomfortable, because the dishonors and wrongdoings that we receive from the world and from ourselves aren't pretty and comforting. It's real and ugly. Her words bring light to things I've found few published authors to touch on.

Lovelace continues to write powerful, moving poetry that speaks for women in an extremely unique voice. She's a voice to be recognized and I hope that her success in the world of beautifully structured words of art continues.

I really enjoyed this. Normally poetry doesn't really do much for me but I just read this in one go. The topics this discussed were amazingly well done and so important right now. There's many poems I really loved. However there were some that went a bit too far in the hatred towards men.

Lovely collection of poetry. I liked the writing, and even though some poems didn't make me feel anythings, there were some that felt as if they had been written for me.

Woo girl, this collection is even better than the first. Deeply personal, yet entirely relatable and relevant. All women should read this book so we can all feel a little less alone in this world.