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damn whoever tries to burn you

The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace

January 12, 2024 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

One of the Read Harder tasks from 2023 was to read a book of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author and another was to read a book by an author who was geographically close to you. Amanda Lovelace, author of The Princess Saves Herself in This One is both queer and lives in New Jersey so I had put her second book The Witch Doesn’t Burn in This One on my to read for the year. And then 2023 just did not cooperate even […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Amanda Lovelace, content warning, poetry, queer author, read harder challenge, the witch doesn't burn in this one

faintingviolet's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Amanda Lovelace, content warning, poetry, queer author, read harder challenge, the witch doesn't burn in this one ·
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“i’m pretty sure you have s t a r d u s t running through those v e i n s. – women are some kind of magic.”

The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace

December 15, 2019 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

In my review of Crimes of the Heart I took a potshot at Poetry as a genre, mostly because it has had a high barrier of entry to me in the past (graphic novels/comics has been my other major hurdle) but in fairness I have gotten better at finding poetry that works for me in at least part due to all the reading challenges I do that require poetry. In 2018 I read two collections I quite enjoyed, No Matter the Wreckage and Depression & […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Amanda Lovelace, faintingviolet, poetry, read harder challenge, read women

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:59 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Amanda Lovelace, faintingviolet, poetry, read harder challenge, read women ·
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Merry Bookmas!

December 12, 2019 by KatSings Leave a Comment

A HUGE thank you to Caitlin for my incredible Book Exchange gifts! These books are such a good representation of me in this moment. The interactive Jenny Lawson book, the next Amanda Lovelace collection (my favorite contemporary poet) and one of Carrie Fisher’s incredible books – just in time for the final Skywalker Saga Star Wars film! I can’t wait to get reading on all of these. Happy holidays, y’all!

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Lovelace, Book Exchange, carrie fisher, Jenny Lawson

Genres: Fiction · Tags: Amanda Lovelace, Book Exchange, carrie fisher, Jenny Lawson ·
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poetry that hurts to heal

the princess saves herself in this one by amanda lovelace

January 4, 2019 by KatSings 2 Comments

I haven’t read a book of poetry in a long time, and this was a perfect way to get back into it. I used to love writing and reading poetry, especially in high school. I was even published once, in our lit mag. This is the type of poetry I have always loved, and I wish Amanda Lovelace had come into my life sooner. This slight and powerful book of poetry is based on Amanda’s life and while simply written, contains such multitudes of feeling […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Amanda Lovelace, feminism, KatSings

KatSings's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Amanda Lovelace, feminism, KatSings ·
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