A good dose of healthy female empowerment. Teaching women that we are worthy of so much more. Everyone should read her books at leather once!

Again I like the poetry she comes out with. Nice collection and theme of the book. Great section imagery and basic images for some poems..

I adore Amanda Lovelace's no holds barred, I'm going to share my grief and my perseverance, point of view in her poetry collections. What was different in this collection was a constant reminder to take the time to care for you, which was summed up in little poems from her very own fairy godmother. The fairy godmother was by far my favorite addition to this collection as she was a constant reminder of your self-worth. I will always gladly read @ladybookmad and would like to personally thank @netgalley for the ARC of this book.

You all know how much I admire Amanda Lovelace's work, but I have never given her a 5-star rating before, until Break Your Glass Slippers. 

This collection, you guys! It finally feels like Lovelace has crawled into my brain and wrote down all the tiny little thoughts that I don't want anyone else to know I think about, put her replies to them on paper, and sent it to her publisher. That sounds dramatic, but what's really extra of me is I probably screen shot about half of her pages just so that when I finally get my hands on a physical copy, I can go back and flag all my favorite poems. 

Lovelace's introductory publication for her You Are Your Own Fairy Tale collection is broken down into three sections, simply titled i, ii, iii. She notes in her preface her customary trigger warning for the entire book, as well as shares that her inspiration comes from the fairy tale, Cinderella (if you couldn't guess by the title). I, like many little kids from the 1990s, loved watching Disney's Cinderella movie, so I was really excited to see how Lovelace would twist the poetry to fit the theme.

What she came up with, and what hit me with the most force, is that there are alternating poems titled "Fairy Godmother Says", followed by a poem that reads like words of advice from... well, a fairy godmother. Mixed with equal measure are poems traditional of Lovelace, in which she contemplates relationships, self worth, body image, family relationships, feminism, and a slew of other current topics that are simple but powerful. I know Lovelace gets slapped around by critics about her poetry, but clearly her readers and those like myself feel something when they read it- and that to me is what poetry is for: to feel some emotional connection to the words. I didn't cry, but I certainly commiserated with a fellow reader about the sucker-punches we each felt while reading the lines.

The conclusion: add this one to your list of auto-buys if you love modern poetry or Lovelace's work, because in my opinion, Break Your Glass Slippers is her best collection yet.

*This review will be posted on my blog on 3/17/2020 (Happy Publication Day!) on www.thelexingtonbookie.com*

[3.5 Stars]
I'm always excited when I get to read a new collection by Amanda Lovelace and this time was no exception. "Break Your Glass Slippers" follows a similar mindset of the "Women Are Some Kind of Magic" series with its lyrical prose and fairytale metaphors. I'm reluctant to say that this is Lovelace's weakest work, because I still enjoyed my read and found it inspiring, but the first half of the book lacked the spark I found in her other works. The second half, however, really picked up and created that light and magical emotion that I'm always feeling reading her works. I find this comes when she writes in first person, I can feel the energy and emotion from her poems better that way.

Definitely a great YA poetry staple for any library and I'm sure that we'll be getting a copy for ours!

This is probably my favorite of Amanda Lovelace's collections that I have read. There are powerful themes of toxic relationships, finding your way out of them and self empowerment, but there are also a ton of trigger warnings that go along with it. If you have been in a toxic relationship I would definitely go into this carefully, I've been in them and this spoke to me, but it may be completely triggering in a negative way to someone else. If you pick it up definitely check the trigger warning note at the front to evaluate if it's something you want to pick up.

As always Lovelace's imagery and the flow of her writing were beautiful. She is able to evoke such powerful messages in small little packages and I loved it. I'm definitely eager to see what else she comes out with in this new series as I completely loved this one.

Hard-hitting and highly relatable! This poetry collection focuses on overcoming toxic relationships and abuse, as well as promoting self-love and female empowerment.

Most of the poems resonated with me and I applaud Amanda Lovelace for encouraging self-love in the most relatable and direct way as possible. I loved that some of the poems related to the Cinderella fairy tale.
However, some poems did not stick to the theme but that did not take away the message the poem is trying to convey.
I also want to add that the illustrations are gorgeous, especially the pages with the night sky. Props to the illustrator!

Overall, I enjoyed this so much! Looking forward to more poetry collections by Lovelace.

Loved this collection and Lovelace's poetry as always. Not a huge poetry fan in general, but her work has always been thought-provoking and timely to current events.

Freaking beautiful!!!

I'm just such a big fan of everything I have ever read by Amanda Lovelace. DAMN, she has a way with words that makes me feel everything. Such beautiful poetry. I'm so excited to read more in this "You Are Your Own Fairy Tale" series. GIVE ME ALL OF THEM. NOW!!!!

Something that I just also need to mention is the fact that there are always trigger warnings in the very beginning of her poetry books, I appreciate that A LOT!!!

(ARC REVIEW) as a long time fan of amanda’s work, i was more than happy to read and provide feedback for this most recent title. the author has shown us so many facets of their life through clever fairytale metaphors. they never fail to capture your attention with their effortless storytelling. break your glass slippers feels like a grown up “princess saves herself in this one.” long time readers of this author will adore this collection.

Author of The Princess Saves Herself in This One, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One, and The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One, comes another real life account of love, heartbreak, and picking yourself up again.
The Princess Saves Herself in This One was my first introduction to Amanda Lovelace's writing (at the recommendation of The Lexington Bookie!), and I immediately fell in love with her style of writing. The realness, and rawness with which she delivers blow after blow to break through all the lies we tell ourselves to make ourselves feel better forced me to take a good look at myself and how I've interacted in relationships, and it hurt, but in the best way possible.
Break Your Glass Slippers isn't a fairytale, it's not a feel-good collection of poetry about love and how it conquers all. It is an in-your-face reality check that we cannot depend on our fairy godmothers to save us when the ugliness of the world comes to call. We are our own fairy godmothers, and while we may not always like it, Prince Charming might just be a loser in tinfoil, and we can be our own knight in beat up armor.
Lovelace's writing is sometimes harsh, but it gets the point across that we are stronger than we sometimes think, and it really reminded me that, for every sucky relationship I previously had, or every lie I fell for, I'm not alone in that. And that's ok, it's part of being human, it's part of growing and living and life.
Break Your Glass Slippers is a rallying cry to women, a reminder that we don't fit in a box, that we can (and should) smash glass ceilings. Who are we to be held back by those around us? To sacrifice what we want to preserve fragile egos? To use the cliche, I am woman, hear me roar.
In today's society of the #MeToo movement, and women's empowerment, Lovelace's writing is so important in reminding us to be strong, to grow and heal, and that sometimes it's ok to not be ok. She reminds us that it's alright to cut poisonous people out of our lives, even if they're family, or lovers, or friends. That we need to look out for ourselves, because it is our time to save ourselves. We are our own greatest champions, and we can smash our glass slippers and not get cut on the pieces.

"repeat after me: there can never be too many sky. there can never be too many dreams. there can never be too much coffee. there can never be too many stars. there can never be too much me."

Am I going to love everything Amanda Lovelace writes? Probably.
But this book felt particularly special to me.
I love a good fairytale retelling, and there is something so universal about cinderella. Who hasn't felt like her sometimes? locked in a place she didn't belong to, wishing for a fairy godmother to come and give her everything she ever wished for?
This is exactly the kind of book I needed right now. It's much lighter and easier to read than her last book series and can be read almost as an advice book, from the fairy godmother to the reader. In her poems, Amanda guides us through the journey of being a young woman in today's world. She holds her reader's hand and teaches her all about self-love and self-care and how to recognize the right (and the wrong) kind of relationships. Encouraging her to let go of self-doubts and take her fate into her own hands. I love everything about this book from the beautiful poems to the empowering message to the stunning illustrations. I believe every woman can find a little piece of herself in it.

I was really excited to see a new poetry book (and the start of a new poetry series) by Lovelace. And especially also one connected to fairytales.

This sadly didn't nail it on the head for me personally, but it is still a breautiful work.
There are pictures in this one, it is all constructed with a lot of beautiful details. The title is a great metaphor that connects the fairytale of Cinderella with the deeper themes of the collection.

But I would have liked an even greater connection to the fairytale it is named after in the poems themselves after the first part. And most of the poems didn't make me feel as much as I had hoped - but that might just be because some of the main subjects and situations (like domestic violence) are nothing I (thankfully) can connect to.

I am still very interested to see how this series will continue.

I have never been much of a poetry reader but I have found Amanda Lovelace to be very accessible for readers like me and she has gotten me to branch out and try more poetry. She hits the nail on the head again (for me) with this one. So much of what she writes resonates for me and she has become a poet I’ll always look forward to (can’t believe I’m saying that!) I think the mark of a great artist is being able to get someone outside their comfort zone and she has succeeded in that with me.

<i>arc provided by the publisher and netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

This poetry collection has some beautiful messages and poems in here.

Some of them really spoke to me and the overall story the author was portraying was stunning and brought me to tears a couple of times.

I definitely recommend this one if you’re into poetry— or even if you’re not, the writing and the poetry flow beautifully and I think there’s something in it for everyone.

4/5 ⭐️

* thank you to Netgalley and Andrew McNeal publisher for giving me an E-arc
of "Break Your Glass Slipper" in exchange for an honest reveiew. *
Another winner from Amanda! Love all of her poetry, but this is my favorite! I like how she's continuing her theme of "shattering the fairytale" with Break Your Glass Slipper. "

This book of poetry is less a collection of individual poems and more a narrative poem that lasts the entire book. The first half of the book goes back and forth between the narrator's experiences and the fairy godmother giving advise. It reminded me a lot of the 'letter to my younger self' type thing, which I didn't mind too much. The last part of the book is the narrator realizing the fairy godmother was in her the whole time and that she is enough and that her ex is a douche. I am not at a place in my life where I need an epic breakup/recovery poem but I could once upon a time (haha that wasn't even on purpose). There are definitely poems that can apply to other aspects of life besides finding prince charming as well-self love & self care, body image, surrounding yourself with people who care about you, caring about yourself...

*received a free digital ARC from netgalley.

I've been reading her work since it first came out and the evolution is tremendous!
Highly recommend it.

break your glass slippers by Amanda Lovelace is an effective reimagining of the classic Cinderella story that is both uplifting and powerful. I had not read the poetry of Ms Lovelace previously, but if this compilation is indicative of her body of work, I will certainly count myself as a new devotee. This is a beautiful, lyrical collection that speaks to, and promotes, self-worth, body positivity, and becoming the heroine of your own story. I would definitely recommend this lovely book, particularly to a YA audience.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for this ARC.

WOW. Every page is impactful and my new mission statement. I just couldn’t stop flipping the pages. Many of the quotes have me a Lizzo vibe while building me up, making me understand my purpose and not weighing it against the values and thoughts of others. Highly highly recommend this poetry book written as the journey of Cinderella.