Flower Crowns & Fearsome Things

Details:

• author: Amanda Lovelace
  
• full title: Flower Crowns & Fearsome Things
  
• narrator: Amanda Lovelace
• genre: poetry
  
• topics: #feminism #mythology #persephone #realtionships
  
• publisher: Andrews McMeel Audio
• publish date: 05.10.2021
  
• timing: 0:39:02 

 Details book:

• publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• publish date: 05.10.2021
  
• pages: 176

My Rating of the Audiobook:

• content: 💙💙💙💙
  
• narration: 💙💙💙💙💙

My Rating of the Book:

• content: 💙💙💙💙
• design & illustrations: 💙💙💙💙

 

Goodreads

 

Exerpts from the Book:

take me to the library.

let's find a dark corner   

in front of the stacks

where they keep myths

about lovers who could 

never measure up to us.

 

bite my neck.

show everyone i'm yours.

 

-marked.

---

don't make the mistake

of thinking you are the king of me.

you will never own me.

if we're to rule this castle together,

then you will be beside me,

-never in front of me.

 

My Thoughts:

This is my first collection of poetry by Amanda Lovelace. Comments, where the author explains some poems, her thoughts while writing them, are interesting. But some readers might have different views and would interpret them differently. The poetry collection is about duality, how women can be soft and fierce at the same time. Persephone from the Greek mythology inspired these poems.

I read an ebook and listen to an audiobook at the same time. The author reads this audiobook, which is always welcome. I like that. I like the book version also because of the illustrations.

About the Author 

Amanda Lovelace (she/they) is the author of several bestselling poetry titles, including her celebrated "women are some kind of magic" series as well as her new “you are your own fairy tale” trilogy. she is also the co-creator of the believe in your own magic oracle deck. when she isn't reading, writing, or drinking a much-needed cup of coffee, you can find her casting spells from her home in a (very) small town on the jersey shore, where she resides with her poet-spouse & their three cats.