The style of Amanda Lovelace's poetry is not for everyone. I may not be the target demographic. I can see how many people connect to the words, but I struggle find that deep connection. I also find her work to be a little heavy-handed. However, I did enjoy the volley of other voices she included in this collection.

Believe me, no one is as surprised as I am with this rating. I strongly disliked Lovelace's first book of poetry, finding the verses generic, shallow and just all around uninspiring; the second one I found better on the aesthetic part, but resented the strong misandric undertones; this one, however, was just up to my liking.

The calmer tone of this one, combined with themes of sexual harassment and self-acceptance woven through the poems in ways both subtle and not so subtle, suited me just fine. I was skeptical when I came to the part with contributions, but although different in both technical and writing style from the rest of poems, I thought they were fitted in rather well. Also, I really appreciated how Lovelace did less of splitting a word into six lines and more of actually putting a message behind those words.

So I would recommend trying Lovelace's poetry out, as this is a most welcome departure from her Tumblr-like works to date, yet would like to dissuade people from reading the first two in the series. Writers need some time to develop; this is what, for me, feels like Lovelace reaching her full potential.

Thank you for an ARC!

Have you ever felt like you've been stabbed by a book, and the poetry is written in your lifeblood? Do you want to? Cool. Buy this book.

Another empowering and beautiful poetry collection from Amanda Lovelace that once again made me feel a lot of feels. I will forever of her honestly, and the raw vulnerability she brings with each poem. The imagery was once again fantastical, but perhaps not as strong as her past works. I really enjoyed the inclusion of various contributors each bringing their own voices to the table. Though, I think this my least favourite in the trilogy, mostly due to me not being able to personally connect to it as much as to her other collections. It was still an amazing read that I would of course recommend if you're a fan of Lovelace's other works.

I don't usually read a lot of poetry, but this may be the book that changes my mind! It's the third in a series, but the first one that I've read. I'm sure it won't be the last. The poetry style had a modern flair with topics that focused on recovery, loss, and other sensitive subject matter. I cannot wait to read more by this author.

I  received a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

This is the third installment in Amanda Lovelace's "Women Are Some Kind Of Magic" series. I was not disappointed. Another great work by Amanda.

Trigger Warnings…
Exhausting, repetitive ...
Full Disclosure here, I never read volumes one or two but I am pretty sure they are more of the same. Angst and more trigger warnings.
Instapoetry...yawn.
Best quote:
“women are some kind of magic”
Hell to the yes.
Did not finish #dnf
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

This was my most anticipated poetry book of 2019 and it definitely did not disappoint.

Such a magical collection of poem exploring themes like abuse, healing, finding yourself and fighting back. It also gave small tributes to readers and books like Chronicles of Narnia which was really sweet :)

I definitely recommend it to everyone and I'm so sorry to see this series end. As usual, please read the trigger warnings before reading the book and as Amanda Lovelace says, practice self-love before and after 💖

This book of poetry was hit or miss for me. There were certain poems that I really loved and immediately wanted to write down to save and share and return to in the future. I enjoyed that other poets were included in the collection and liked the theme of referencing fairy tales and other classic works (Romeo & Juliet, Chronicles of Narnia, etc). Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance reading copy in exchange for my review.

Having read all the three books of "Women are magic" series, I felt this book was somewhat between a 3.5 - 4 for me.
The fantasy element in this one is beautifully placed and I loved all the three other parts except the first part ie. "the sky" as I couldn't connect with the pieces at all.
But,I am certainly awed by AMANDA LOVELACE 's words once again.

#themermaidsvoicereturnsinthisone #netgalley

Wow What a way to end this series of poetry.
I’ve loved all the other books in this poetry series and this one was no different.
This book was full of very serious topics which Amanda Lovelace writes about exceptionally well about in all 3 books from the series and they are so hard hitting and gets u all in the feels that they are so important to read about in this day and age.
Amanda Lovelace is in my opinion one of the best poetry writers in our generation and it just shows throughout her writing.
My favourite things about this poetry collection is that she incorporated poems from other well knows poets into this piece of work and also what I loved was Amanda Lovelace writing poetry based on poetry that has been around for a while and getting inspired by that peice.
Overall for the whole series and this book on its own this is a 5/5 stars for me.
Can’t wait for more Amanda Lovelace poetry collection to come our way.

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- a disappointed reader

I almost feel like I have to apologize for not liking this, because so many people seem to love this authors works. I picked up this book because I wanted to try something new, and a poetry book seemed like a good choice. I regret that choice now.
Reading this felt like the author wanted to sound really “deep“, but to me it felt pretty shallow.
Another thing that bothered me was that there was so much empty space on the pages. It feels like a waste of paper to me. Yes, it’s necessary for the format of the poems, but... yeah.
In conclusion: I didn’t like this book.

I received a free copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A journey, from the sea to the stars...

This one was sweet in parts, and full of emotion and meaning... But I just didn't find it relatable. There were some nice poems that gave me some pause and I stopped reflect, but for the most part I just couldn't quite connect. That being said, I think poetry is very personal and some people are going to find tremendous comfort in this collection and it will be exactly what they need.

I rated this poetry book 3 stars, and more than ever, I feel the need to explain my decision. To many people a 3-star-rating sounds like it was average, or even worse, completely neutral. Not interesting enough to rate it either awesome or terrible.

I must emphasize it's not the case here!

I admit that this is the first book by the poet that I read, though I knew about the two others in this series. They seemed to be quite popular, that's why I decided to read this one. It's not the reason I don't rate it higher, though.

The truth is I'm conflicted about this book. I totally get why some people rate it 5 stars, and I totally get those who say it's a 1-star collection. I do. And somehow I feel both things. See, the design is lovely, and I stand for everything it has to say. The structure of the collection and the complex reference to the fairy tale are brilliant. This is a voice that indeed have to be heard. This book had to be born. It had to be published, that is certain.

There's the other side, though: these are so not my kind of poems. I might have an old-fashioned taste in poetry, but I prefer beautiful language (even simple wording can be beautiful, I don't necessarily mean those old overly-flowery wordings...) to non-rhyming semi-lines in unusual structures.

Even though this language of poetry is not the kind that gets to my heart, I do think this book is important and worth reading.

*I received an ARC via Netgalley. This is an honest review though.*

Triggerwarning for everything: sexual violence, abuse, child abuse, gun violence, self-harm, suicide. Do not read this book if you cannot deal with these topics. Please take care of yourself.

Even though most poems had very serious topics, they were utterly beautiful. There is hope. If you like Rupi Kaur, this book might be for you. Excellent poems, I really liked it even though reading about all the hurt a person might be forced to endure did hurt a lot.

"in one of our many worlds existed a girl who couldn't handle how very sad & confusing life could be, so she approached one of her many overstuffed bookshelves, got up on her tippy-toes & pleaded to the dozens of warped & well-loved spines, "i want nothing more in this world than to be one of you." miraculously, the books listened." (11)

First of all, the purple theme in this collection is absolutely gorgeous and my personal favourite compared to the red-theme and black-theme from Amanda Lovelace’s earlier collections.

I’ve always appreciated the format of Amanda’s poetry collections, with the storybook format of a beginning, middle, and end. I feel like she has always been able to paint a story with her words and this collection does not fall short of this.

I love the how much thought goes behind every single word and the placement on the pages, which allows the reader to feel every single word with Amanda.

Like the two collections before, the mermaid’s voice returns in this one is filled with such raw emotion and heartbreak. Although this may be my least favourite from the series, that is at no fault of this book. I love the relatable poems, and the ones you can connect with, even if you cannot personally relate.

I have loved everything Amanda Lovelace has written, and look forward to many more collections in the future.

The trigger warnings at the beginning of this book let me know that I was in for a potentially emotional time while reading this book. While those trigger warnings are well deserved, I am happy to say that the overall message and tone of the book is one of empowerment and strength and identity recovered. Every page makes the reader stop and think, while the inclusion of pieces by other writers besides Lovelace shows the unfortunate commoness of their experience. Brief but beautiful, this book had an impact on me that will not fade any time soon.
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own.

5 stars!!!
I was looking forward to this collection of poetry! I'm really happy to have read it. He was extraordinary, beautiful. The words were touching and powerful!
Thanks to Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange of my honest review

This is the third book in a series. I think it's my least favorite of the three. The poems are lyrical and honest, but they didn't speak to me in the way the other two books did. If you are a fan of the series, you must read the mermaids voice returns in this one. Although not my favorite, it's still brilliant. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the two previous books in this series, and while this final installment was my least favorite, I have to credit Amanda Lovelace for the brutally honest, insanely courageous way she tackled this heavy subject matter and made it into something all at once beautiful and sad and hopeful and empowering. I love her note at the end about the #metoo movement, and I also love that she included several of her fellow female poets’ work in her book- women empowering women is s beautiful thing.