The latest installment in Amanda Lovelace’s poetry collection, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things, is simply beautiful. Lovelace creates another inspiring collection as they draw upon parallels to Hades and Persephone, combined with observations that could only have come from the pandemic. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things is laced with themes from Greek mythology, exploring the idea of fierceness & softness, and what it means to take up space. This is a short and sweet collection of modern poetry that seeks to bring magic and understanding to the adventures and perils of everyday life. Thank you to Amanda Lovelace, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.