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The Princess Saves Herself in this One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #1)
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bookshelves: feminism, poetry, netgalleys-and-arcs, kick-ass-ladies, 2016-favorites, memoirs-bios, all-time-favorites, fantasy
Dec 27, 2016
bookshelves: feminism, poetry, netgalleys-and-arcs, kick-ass-ladies, 2016-favorites, memoirs-bios, all-time-favorites, fantasy
I wish I could give this 5 stars. But hitting Enter after each word (or Space after each letter) does not make for poetry. It simply doesn't.
Other than that, I love The Princess Saves Herself in this One! Amanda, I understand your feelings completely. I know all about the sugar and the salt. My fingers were never slender enough. Nor were my ankles. Then I was too skinny. Then I became too fat. I was always told when getting a bad grade that I would never even get a job at sweeping floors. Then I was admonished for lacking self-confidence, for finding joy in the roles of wife and mother. I'll never please them, and no matter what anybody says, the hurt always follows you.
Thank you for the courage to speak up your mind. I'll always treasure your book.
*I thank Amanda Lovelace, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and Netgalley for this copy in exchange for an honest review.
Other than that, I love The Princess Saves Herself in this One! Amanda, I understand your feelings completely. I know all about the sugar and the salt. My fingers were never slender enough. Nor were my ankles. Then I was too skinny. Then I became too fat. I was always told when getting a bad grade that I would never even get a job at sweeping floors. Then I was admonished for lacking self-confidence, for finding joy in the roles of wife and mother. I'll never please them, and no matter what anybody says, the hurt always follows you.
Thank you for the courage to speak up your mind. I'll always treasure your book.
*I thank Amanda Lovelace, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and Netgalley for this copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Quotes Alex ☣ Deranged KittyCat ☣ Liked
“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.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
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.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“repeat after me:
you owe
no one
your forgiveness.
- except maybe yourself.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
you owe
no one
your forgiveness.
- except maybe yourself.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“i’m not scared
of the monsters
hidden underneath
my bed.
i’m much more scared
of the boys
with messy brown hair,
sleepy eyes,
& mouths
that only know
how to form
half-truths.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
of the monsters
hidden underneath
my bed.
i’m much more scared
of the boys
with messy brown hair,
sleepy eyes,
& mouths
that only know
how to form
half-truths.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“the only thing
required
to be
a woman
is to
identify
as one.
- period, end of story.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
required
to be
a woman
is to
identify
as one.
- period, end of story.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“he
opened me up
like a book
& poured the
poetry
back into
me.
-my personal pen and paper”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
opened me up
like a book
& poured the
poetry
back into
me.
-my personal pen and paper”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“fiction:
the ocean
i dive
headfirst
into
when i
can
no longer
breathe
in
reality.
- a mermaid escapist II.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
the ocean
i dive
headfirst
into
when i
can
no longer
breathe
in
reality.
- a mermaid escapist II.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“it is strange
how
sisters
can
be
saviors
or
strangers
&
sometimes
a bit of both.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
how
sisters
can
be
saviors
or
strangers
&
sometimes
a bit of both.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“you have
been the
star
of each
& every
one of
my
nightmares.
"- you left but you stayed.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
been the
star
of each
& every
one of
my
nightmares.
"- you left but you stayed.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“if you
don't want to
end up in
someone else's
poem,
then maybe
you should
start
treating
people
better
for
a
change.
- an unapologetic poet.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
don't want to
end up in
someone else's
poem,
then maybe
you should
start
treating
people
better
for
a
change.
- an unapologetic poet.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“all of the oceans
& galaxies
did not
conspire together to
create me
just so i could
reproduce for
you.
-Startling Fact #1”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
& galaxies
did not
conspire together to
create me
just so i could
reproduce for
you.
-Startling Fact #1”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“where
do all the
memories go,
the ones we
hide away
with
lock &
key yet
continue
to shape
us all the
s a m e?
"- did it really happen if i can't remember it?”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
do all the
memories go,
the ones we
hide away
with
lock &
key yet
continue
to shape
us all the
s a m e?
"- did it really happen if i can't remember it?”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“friend request from ........."
a) the girl who said you were ugly.
b) the girl who said your voice was off-key.
c) the girl who refused to defend you.
d) the girl who laughed at you behind your back & to your face.
e) the girl who took your lunch money every day because she said you didn't need to eat.
f) the girl who said you were "fat" even after you starved yourself to death.
g) the girl who was supposed to be your best friend.
h) all the above.
-keep pressing ignore, lovely.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
a) the girl who said you were ugly.
b) the girl who said your voice was off-key.
c) the girl who refused to defend you.
d) the girl who laughed at you behind your back & to your face.
e) the girl who took your lunch money every day because she said you didn't need to eat.
f) the girl who said you were "fat" even after you starved yourself to death.
g) the girl who was supposed to be your best friend.
h) all the above.
-keep pressing ignore, lovely.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“the love
some girls
have for
other girls
is
so gentle
& so soft
& so fucking
beautiful,
&
these girls
deserve
to have
better stories
than the ones
where they
are murdered
because they love
with too much
of their
hearts.
-love is never a weakness.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
some girls
have for
other girls
is
so gentle
& so soft
& so fucking
beautiful,
&
these girls
deserve
to have
better stories
than the ones
where they
are murdered
because they love
with too much
of their
hearts.
-love is never a weakness.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“That is what abuse is:
knowing you are
going to get salt
but still hoping for sugar
for nineteen years.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
knowing you are
going to get salt
but still hoping for sugar
for nineteen years.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“Where
do all the
memories go,
the ones we
hide away
with
lock &
key yet
continue
to shape
us all the
s a m e?
- did it really happen if i can’t remember it?”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
do all the
memories go,
the ones we
hide away
with
lock &
key yet
continue
to shape
us all the
s a m e?
- did it really happen if i can’t remember it?”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“sticks & stones
never broke
my bones,
but words
made me
starve myself
until
you could
see all of them.
-skin & bone”
― The Princess Saves Herself in this One
never broke
my bones,
but words
made me
starve myself
until
you could
see all of them.
-skin & bone”
― The Princess Saves Herself in this One
“you
are not
obligated
to have
children
just because
your body
has that capability.
you
are so
so
so
much more
than the
possibility
of
children.
you give
birth
to oceans
every
single day.
-your friendly neighborhood man-hater & child-eater.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
are not
obligated
to have
children
just because
your body
has that capability.
you
are so
so
so
much more
than the
possibility
of
children.
you give
birth
to oceans
every
single day.
-your friendly neighborhood man-hater & child-eater.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
“if i ever
have a
daughter,
the first
thing
i will
teach her
to love
will be
the word
"no"
&
i will
not
let her feel
guilty for using
it.
⎻"no" is short for "fuck off.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
have a
daughter,
the first
thing
i will
teach her
to love
will be
the word
"no"
&
i will
not
let her feel
guilty for using
it.
⎻"no" is short for "fuck off.”
― The Princess Saves Herself in This One
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"you should
never love
anything
more than
you love
your own
children.
you should
never love
anyone
more than
you love
your own
children.
-how could you?"
page
21
never love
anything
more than
you love
your own
children.
you should
never love
anyone
more than
you love
your own
children.
-how could you?"
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"i had a
big smile
on my face
as i burned
the bridges
to all the things
i could not
repair.
- does the smoke still choke you?"
page
99
big smile
on my face
as i burned
the bridges
to all the things
i could not
repair.
- does the smoke still choke you?"
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kick-ass-ladies
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"if you
don't want to
end up in
someone else's
poem,
then maybe
you should
start
treating
people
better
for
a
change.
- an unapologetic poet."
page
164
don't want to
end up in
someone else's
poem,
then maybe
you should
start
treating
people
better
for
a
change.
- an unapologetic poet."
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memoirs-bios
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all-time-favorites
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Thank you, Maddie! ^.^
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Awesome review, Alex! ❤
Thank you, Jessica! ^.^
Great review. I entirely agree with you, just the formatting of the poems alone piss me off tho
