The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date: April 23,2016
Pages: 156
Summary: “ah, life-
the thing
that happens
to us
while we’re off
somewhere else
blowing on
dandelions
& wishing
ourselves into
the pages of
our favorite
fairy tales.”
a poetry collection divided into four different parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen, & you. the princess, the damsel, & the queen piece together the life of the author in three stages, while you serves as a note to the reader & all of humankind. explores life & all of its love, loss, grief, healing, empowerment, & inspirations.
My Rating: 
My Thoughts:
✨👑 “The princess rose from the ashes…& crowned herself…” ✨👑
Told in 4 parts The Princess,The Damsel, The Queen & You, took me on quite an emotional journey.
I did not expect these poems to be so dark! (abuse is mentioned/discussed)
But as I continued to read, I knew exactly where this novel was headed.
I found the overall message to be, regardless what travesties transpire, you can always do something about it and not let it get in your way!
You are the hero of your own story!
By the end that was the powerful message I took away from these remarkably crafted poems!
There are many themes explored such as abuse, grief/acceptance, love, independence, feminism etc. that evoke such deep and raw emotions!
Through out each and every poem the words flowed perfectly and charted quite emotional journeys throughout!
The overall messages I took away from this are ones I will never forget!
If you are looking for deep, dark, but hopeful and inspiring poetry I highly recommend this one!
It will leave you speechless!!
