Personally, I feel like this book is much better than other works of Amanda Lovelace I've read. Definitely a step ahead, really enjoyed the poems and Personally, I feel like this book is much better than other works of Amanda Lovelace I've read. Definitely a step ahead, really enjoyed the poems and I could even relate to some of them....more
This was more heartbreaking than I initially anticipated, but at the same time, it was beautiful in a way that made me sad. This book proves th4.25/5 ⭐
This was more heartbreaking than I initially anticipated, but at the same time, it was beautiful in a way that made me sad. This book proves that no matter the circumstances, sisters will forever be sisters and the love of women for other women transcends reality....more
I was honestly ready for some truth to be spoken in my face and this is exactly what happened. Thank you.
I was somehow pleasantly surprised by4.25/5 ⭐
I was honestly ready for some truth to be spoken in my face and this is exactly what happened. Thank you.
I was somehow pleasantly surprised by how this book turned out to be. I mean, I didn't really know what to expect from it, I just went for it to have a moment of "Amen, sister!". And I did have several.
I liked the fact that the poet presented the Dominican culture as it is, seen through the eyes of a girl who was not appalled by her culture, but she still wanted to experience it in a different way than her parents did. This is a book about learning how to love yourself while learning how to cope with external inconveniences.
Xiomara didn't want to be a nun like her mother wanted her to be and through her mother and father's inflexion, Xiomara had to find her own way through poetry and love.
I liked the fact that there were certain issues discussed in the short poems. These were one girl's thoughts about religion and about love and about parents and about freedom that were so true it hurt.
This collection of poems has been a very interesting survival guide, after all. What a girl must do in order to fight for herself and for who and what she loves and what she believes in....more
"Where are the stories for the wicked girls, the ones where they are told perfection is a lie?"
I know it might sound a bit deranged, but I 4.5/5 ⭐
"Where are the stories for the wicked girls, the ones where they are told perfection is a lie?"
I know it might sound a bit deranged, but I would make sure that I would read some of the poems and stories in this book to my children to make them understand that stories, even though beautiful and magical, can be told in so many different ways.
There is a thing about fairy tales: they never change. Even though the times change. So one has to do what one has to do and make some adjustments to them in order to make them fit better in the world.
I loved it how empowering this book is. It is not like other books I've read about empowerment, only because it does not contradict itself in the process. It just shows to us all the faces and the possibilities this world has to offer. There's no such thing as only black or only white. We can't expect this in our lives because it is totally implausible. We live in a grey area where every bit of light has it sown shadow. And this book is exactly like this.
"Not all girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice. These are girls made of dark lace and witchcraft and a little bit of vice."...more
There are periods in my life when all I need is for poetry books like this to exist. It is an authentic dialogue between the poet and Goddess AphroditThere are periods in my life when all I need is for poetry books like this to exist. It is an authentic dialogue between the poet and Goddess Aphrodite on various themes like love and hate.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC! I appreciate it dearly!...more
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