https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30075802-the-princess-saves-herself-in-this-... ( )

Wow....Not for the first time, the English language has failed me entirely. I just, wow. What will stick with me the most is the courage and faith that it took to write something this intensely personal.

I think that it takes an incredible amount of strength and self-love to be able to admit to oneself that you have been emotionally abused, and that it doesn't stop you from still hoping that they will change.

This book should absolutely be required reading at the high school level. I firmly believe that. If you do nothing else for the rest of the year; read this poetry anthology. ( )

The poetry overall was really compelling and told a solid story. I especially liked how the narrator matures over the course of the text. In places, it felt a little overwrought, but not enough to make me put it down. ( )

Free verse has to be really really REALLY well done for me to like it at all. This collection just didn’t do it for me. I appreciate her sentiments, but I wasn’t impressed by the poetry on a technical/skill level. ( )

Raw, emotional poetry organized in four sections: The Princess, The Damsel, The Queen, and You. The first three sections seem to tell a story about the poet's life; the final section seems to consist of cautionary tales or advice for the reader. The poems explore love and loss, grief and healing, tearing down and empowerment, some more successful than others. ( )