(You can also find this book review on my blog.)

This book was a rare find. I've had my eyes on this book for a while (the whole series/ poetry collection of Amanda Lovelace, to be honest), but our local bookstores do not have stocks of it. But then, I did find one! A single copy. I was so, so thankful! It was unfortunate that I only found the second book in the series, but I was still so happy.

Last week, I finally read it, and fellow book nerds, I am amazed! This book is fierce, provoking, and oh so lovely in every way.

The poems were easy to read, easy to follow. Other pieces were a bit too short for me (or rather structured too plain and short), but I understand that that structure is the writing style of the author. Every piece holds so much emotion and experience that it just sucks you into the perspective of the narrator. I also love the imagery conveyed in some of the pieces, it just makes it more powerful. I also love how all of those poems and prose depict different aspects of a woman's life. We have poems that talk about weight, poems that talk about toxic relationships, poems that talk about traumatic experiences, poems that talk about women being judged because of their emotions, poems that talk about the struggle of women being treated unfairly just because they are women, just because they exist.

I believe this poetry book succeeded in empowering us, women, inspiring us, and encouraging us to stay fierce and vigilant, and to show people what we're made of and what we're capable of. That for me, is beautiful and powerful, and I loved it. This is the feminist book that I needed. Now, I really want to read the rest of this poetry series.