Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace is a collection of poetry that re-imagines the fairy-tale of Cinderella with a very different twist. The collection itself is written in Lovelace's usual style. It has two sections that have different manners in which it is written. The first section contains regular poetry and then what the fairy godmother says in relation to the previous poem. That section is followed by poetry with no more fairy godmother says pieces. There's art included in the collection.
There's a powerful meaning to the collection, though some of the poems just didn't inspire much out of me. There were a few that had. Most of my favorite poems came from the fair godmother says section. Such as:

you don't need to look a certain way
to deserve someone's heart.

no matter your shape-
no matter your size-

be proud of all the space
your body dares to take up.

This poetry collection is beautiful is so many ways. First of all, the art is gorgeous!! But aside from the art, the poems themselves are just incredible. The author weaves Cinderella through the narrative of these poems so effectively.

That being said, please take the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book seriously. Some moments in this affected me a lot, and it was hard to read in one sitting despite how short it was.

Bottom line, I highly recommend if you can handle the content.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me an eArc of this in exchange for a honest review.

Absolutely enchanting and completely relatable! Another collection of poems by Amanda Lovelace that kept me engrossed, had me nodding my head in agreement, and left me wanting more of her beautiful poems.

This collection of poems is feminist AF, empowering, and simply plain amazing. I didn't read any info about this book before diving into it and honestly you don't need to - the title gives just enough away for you to know that it's based on Cinderella. And as you read the poems you come to realize that you are also Cinderella and every woman is Cinderella, but we can all be so much more than our past and our fears. I loved this collection so much and since I read it on my phone I kept screenshotting pages to save for later for when I need some positivity and reassurance.

One of favorites from the collection:
"fairy godmother says some people are simply committed to being unkind & it is not your job to convince them to change. all you can do is give them all the kindness you have, & if they don't return it, then they aren't worth your sugar."

I am so excited for Amanda Lovelace's newest poetry book. I was unable to read the pdf egalley so I'll wait until it releases. Thank you for the chance to read anyway.

I need a fairy godmother in my life but Amanda Lovelace's new collection of fairy tale themed poetry will do just fine! This book, like Lovelace's other collections, is written beautifully and is so emotionally raw. She takes the reader on a journey to find self-confidence, body positivity and the understanding that it's okay to do what's right for your own mental health.

I enjoyed Break Your Glass Slippers. Part 1 was my favorite. In the first section the Cinderella theme is strong & I the poems from The Fairy Godmother were a clever and lovely touch. The collection seem to lose it's Cinderella focus after part 1, but I still loved the theme of the book and the messages it conveys. I'll definitely be checking out new poetry from Lovelace in the future.

I didn't think Amanda Lovelace would still be able to amaze me. But she did!
I've been following her since her first collection of poems "The Princess Saves Herself in this One" and I've always been impressed by her ability to express her emotions. Her writing goes directly to my heart and I felt this profound connection once again.
"Break Your Glass Slippers" is an empowering collection, advocating self-care and self-love over toxic relationships. This contains a lot of strong messages and encouragements.
Based on Cinderella's fairy tale, Amanda Lovelace takes the story and rewrites it to make it her own and share her wisdom with the readers.
I deeply loved this book and would recommend it to everyone around me.
I can't wait for the next one!

I received an ARC in exchange for honest review from NetGalley. This was a beautiful collection of empowering poetry. I could resonate with many of the thoughts Amanda communicated about insecurity and relationships - and thought how much I would have loved this book in my late teens. Her words are striking and hard to put down. Beautiful!

I have really liked all the poetry and writing by this author. I think this is the fourth or fifth book I have read that has continued to be good, engaging, and thoughtful.

For some reason I was automatically drawn to this book and I'm glad I gave it a shot. I've read Amanda Lovelace books before and until now I had a love/hate relationship with her poetry. Nevertheless, this book really made me change my mind about this author. Let's start with the fact that I love fairy tales (they're my weakness and guilty pleasure kinda), thus I had my hopes up for this book but I didn't expect it to love it as much I did. Cinderella has always been one of my favourite princesses so I've loved every inch of it. I'll definitely keep on reading the "be your own fairytale" series. I'm looking forward more life lessons shaped as books.

<i>all you can do is give them all the kindness you have, & if they don't return it, then they aren't worth your sugar</i>

This is a collection of poetry that is also a retelling of the fairytale 'Cinderella'. In this book, Amanda Lovelace promotes self-love and feminism. She also speaks about mental abuse from family and others, along with bullying. Due to some of the issues mentioned, I found it to be quite relatable.

There are some poems that are actually advice given to the main character from the Fairy Godmother, they were some pretty good advice and I'm definitely going to try and follow them.

For me, it was a pick me up and a motivator. therefore, this collection is perfect for those who are currently feeling down and has low self-esteem.

This is another powerful poetry collection from Amanda Lovelace. Focused mostly on female empowerment, she delivers Ann overall positive message about self care and personal development. I love how it follows the premise of Cinderella, with encouraging poems from the view of a Fairy Godmother alternating with the darker themes. I appreciate the recurring theme in nLovelace's work, that a woman does not need a prince or king to be a powerful princess or queen. She reiterates over and over that women have the power within them, which I think is a crucial message for young women (and all women) right now.

I highly recommend this collection for fans of Lovelace's other works, as well as readers of poetry and those looking for a strong female empowerment message.

I’ve been a long time fan of Lovelace’s writing and this was yet another amazing poetry collection. This covers themes of toxic relationships, fatphobia, mental illness and more. This collection is based on Cinderella and being your own Prince Charming. As always, each short poem packs an emotional punch. This is an empowering and all too relatable collection. I look forward to seeing the other fairy tales that will be tackled in this series. *ARC provided by NetGalley for review.

I enjoyed this about as much as I have her other collections. Some things deeply resonate with me. Some things read like bad tumblr poetry. But for me, the good outweighs the bad and I keep finding myself reading her works. Would recommend to those who have read her other works.

This maybe Amanda Lovelace’s best work. I loved it so much. It was subtle but so powerful at the same time. It was all about body positivity and loving yourself first before accepting the love of other people.

This is my favorite book Amanda Lovelace has published. It's not only beautiful and lyrical, turning the Cinderella story on it's head; but it is empowering and inspiring. Words have the power to change people, and Amanda's words can change the world. I connected to this collection of poems more than her other collections, and I think that's because everyone has pictured themself as a Cinderella at some point in their life. Amanda takes the traditional story of Cinderella, and gives Cinderella the power to be whoever she wants to be, not just be who a man wants her to be. Truly inspiring.

Break Your Glass Slippers is a poetry collection full of female empowerment and feminism. They’re what every girl and woman should hear everyday. It advocates for self-love and independence as well as letting you know that it’s okay to be selfish sometimes.

I liked how the poems were organized so that one poem is a woman’s inner thoughts of fear, doubt, failure, etc. and the next will be one from her fairy godmother sending messages of self-love and empowerment.

Amanda Lovelace has done it again. Her poetry is gorgeous and empowering. Every negative thought in this books is counteracted by positive self-talk and I love it for that.

This was really for the readers. So often modern poetry falls into a negative spiral of vengeance and rising above it. Instead, Lovelace turns to her readers and shows them how to navigate betrayals, loss and drama through a retelling of Cinderella - or at least of Cinderella as a character. I really liked it.

The majority of the poems are about finding strength and accepting that other people and their misjudgements or lack of appreciation for you is definitely a "them" problem and not a "you" problem. She does this cleverly, often using Cinderella, and branches away more often from romantic love to incorporate familial or friend love which can be exactly what you need when you hit the bottom, or exactly what you're entitled to avoid if it's unhealthy. It was legitimately empowering, and I think Lovelace struck the perfect balance.

The illustrations are my favourite from her collections so far (admittedly because princesses, crowns, smashed glass slippers and bright colours are probably always a winner!). They add a unique dynamic to the poetry, rather than feeling decorative as so often happens.

Break Your Glass Slippers is the most impressive anthology of poems and encouragements I have seen so far from Lovelace; I look forward to the next one!

Thank you for the opportunity to review break your glass slippers!

WHAT I LIKED:
The first section of poems. The work in this movement read as very genuine, honest, and raw. The message that love is not a cure for internal struggles is so pertinent. I enjoyed the subtle nods to the Cinderella fairytale, and appreciated how the poems here incorporated subtle nods without being direct references. Lovelace struck a nice balance of fairytale and reality.

The strong sense of empowerment and the message that you can be your own hero. This concept is something that really stood out to me as an important and terribly relevant theme. These poems tell readers that love comes from within, and a partner should complement your life instead of completing your character. You are enough in your current state; you are always enough.

The illustrations. The images that accompany the poems are absolutely stunning, drawing on Cinderella's classic blue. They juxtapose fairytale whimsy with items and images we're accustomed to seeing every day, creating a sense of magic in the mundane.

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:

The second and third sections. That's not to say that these sections were bad, but I wanted more imagery and imagination as I saw in the first section. Some of the poems bordered on being preachy rather than empowering, and I felt like we lost the sense of story. Maybe that was intentional though; the break from the Cinderella narrative could have something to do with empowerment and writing your own story.