Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Unlock Your Storybook Heart in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. **Trigger warning: various themes of trauma are discussed.** The Gist Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace is a beautifully crafted collection of poetry that serves as a powerful exploration of love, loss, and the journey of self-discovery. Following in the footsteps of her previous works, Lovelace’s poetry is deeply personal, raw, and resonant, inviting readers to delve into the depths of their own emotions and experiences. The…
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Shine Your Icy Crown
Shine your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Shine Your Icy Crown in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I loved Lovelace’s first poetry series, Women Are Some Kind Of Magic and was excited for Shine Your Icy Crown of her newest series, You Are Your Own Fairy Tale. In fact, I was so excited that I didn’t even notice I had requested the audio version on NetGalley. I’m not the greatest admirer of audiobooks, so I had to find a printed…
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Christabel
Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was good. I mean this was really good. It was a great blend of horror, medieval, Gothic and the classic.Part of my required reading list for my zombie/vampire course, Christabel was an intriguing story to read. Written in verse, it took a few stanzas to get used to the style, but it was worth it in the end.A story filled with eerie descriptions, a spooky atmosphere, a seductress and an outcome I would not have suspected. In my accompanying course notes and commentaries, I read that the version we have now wasn’t even the complete narration and Coleridge…
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge My rating: 4 of 5 stars A required reading for my zombie/vampire seminar, this was my second time reading this poem; however, I can’t remember when or where I had first come across it. I can vaguely remember someone in a class-setting talking about the mariner and facilitating some sort of discussion, but the details elude me, which really bothers me.Anyway, I think I have always preferred Coleridge to Shelley or Byron. I appreciate his skill for creating an eerie mood in his poems that is just perfect for what he is trying to accomplish.The poem itself isn’t my favourite, but…
