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flower crowns & fearsome things by Amanda Lovelace
4.0
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring

I want to preface this by saying I don't usually read poetry however the collection's exploration of female duality really drew me in.

The paintings of wildfire and flowers made reading the poems a particularly beautiful experience. The alternating strength and softness of femininity explored resonated with me and I was surprised at how many of the poems I loved.

My favourites include:
what's it like to be so bold?: a commentary on the double standards between masculinity and femininity.
herself. the strength in self belief
he's never wanted someone so much. explored feminine duality
show them who's queen. a self explanatory title

I would recommend this for people who are new to poetry but would like to explore femininity in different forms.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing for an advanced reader's copy.