Whilst I still don't think this series (so far) packs the same punch as Lovelace's earlier collections, I thought this was a strong collection. It is a great introduction to poetry, with lots of important topics. I liked the voice of the big sister, and the focus on the self in these poems.
The narration was well done, and this was a good, easy listen.
3.5 stars

4.25 stars

This was a lovely, musical, lyrical collection. Reading it would’ve been delightful, and listening to it was equally nice. I love that this trilogy is fairytale-inspired; I know she said this one was a compilation of different stories as well as original ideas, but I definitely noticed (and appreciated) several Snow White references. The contemporary feminist take was, as always, something that I enjoyed. I’m looking forward to reading (and/or listening to!) whatever the writer comes out with next.

I have seen Amanda Lovelace's books EVERYWHERE. (I mean, who hasn't.) And the simple covers have always drawn my attention. Then the titles. Just so creative in their simplicity.
This, however, was my first read of hers.
I like that they are not just individual poems compiled into a book, but that they are in fact a story. The first part especially is a story of two sisters: one who has learned hard lessons that she is trying to pass on to her younger sister, and one who is learning...but not from her sister's mistakes, but by listening to the lies and voices of others. It's really creatively put together. It's almost like the two sisters are the two sides of every girl. The one who knows the truth, and the one who hears and believes the lies around us. I felt like I related to both sisters at different times of my life...or my day.
Some of the poems were outright stunning.
Some of them were too in your face feminist for me, too in your face agenda-y. But that's the lovely part of poetry. Poets get to do that. They get to bleed on the page and be in your face, because of the nature of the writing.
Some of the poems were just two lines. Some filled the page. Some were prose.
Many of them were just pieces of advice. Not in a bad way, but also not necessarily in an original way. She just so happened to put them in poetic format and coin them as her own.

As for the narration of the audiobook, it was done by the author herself. Often times, I love this because you get to hear it exactly how the author intended it, emphasis and all. In this case, the author read it well. But that’s just it. She just read it. It was definitely not A spoken word poet. Which is kind of what you expect when you get an audiobook of poetry. She read it fine like I said but I would have liked more.


>>>Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced review copy. My opinions are my own.

I thought that this was somewhat repetitive of the first one. But, I found some of it relatable, so I liked it more than than the first. Especially, the part about anxiety and depression.