Another wonderful feminist poetry collection from Amanda Lovelace! I always enjoy the way this author views the world and puts a little bit of herself into her art.

Full disclaimer, I’m not usually one for poetry that comes across as a stream of consciousness but I devoured unlock your storybook heart in a single sitting.

With strong themes of self-acceptance, living on your own terms and conquering perfectionism accompanied with sweet illustrations Amanda reminds us all to enjoy the seemingly little things in life and step away from the life you ‘should’ be happy.

Go on, fall in love with yourself, your life and read a fairytale where the knight isn't the hero.

Beyond grateful to the wonderful Amanda Lovelace, Andrew McNeal Publishing and Netgalley for eARC of unlock your storybook heart in exchange for an honest review.

"if you avoid all the stormy chapters, how will you ever find meaning in the rainbow- filled ones?"

I didn't like this one as much as some of the others. There are some gems in this book though.
However, there are quite a few I didn't feel or connect with.

I always really enjoy Amanda’s poetry work.⁣
I always love the illustrations and short powerful poetry punches. ⁣
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She beautifully wrote about the loss of a mother, struggling with eating disorders, body image and self love, accepting sexuality, and fun spins on fairy tales.⁣
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It was a great, meaningful collection. Her body image and self love poems always hit close to home for me.⁣
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Thank you for the gifted copy for an honest review.

*Thank you to Andrew McNeal Publishing, Amanda Lovelace and Netgalley for providing me with a E-ARC of "Unlock Your Storybook Heart" in exchange for an honest review*

This was a powerful book of poetry! I love reading Amanda's work.

Per usual Amanda Lovelace delivers us a beautiful collection of poems. Her writing makes you feel everything- laughter, sadness, accomplishment, te hurt and the pain. This poem collection tells a captivating story and will not disappoint you.

I have loved all of Amanda Lovelace books, but this one just felt short to me. It felt rushed and less genuine. Definitely my least favorite of hers so far unfortunately.

This is the third book in Lovelace’s “you are your own fairy tale” trilogy, but it can be read as a standalone (which is what I did). It’s loosely inspired by a few classic fairy tales, most obviously Beauty & the beast.

It’s mostly filled with affirmative poetry, the kind that is all about justifying yourself, self-care, feminism, diversity, and the value in loving a normal life. I feel like I wasn’t really the audience for this—this kind of Instagram poetry—but I imagine it’s perfect for teenagers who seek for meaning.

It’s a bit of a frustrating collection for me, because as much as it is filled with platitudes, it sometimes teases a poem of some imagination, a neat idea, but never capitalised on it. The main thing I dislike about this kind of collections is that they are TOO positive: yes, I get it, people read this kind of stuff to feel good about themselves, but it wouldn’t hurt to have a poem every so often to make people question themselves.