Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, NotYourPrincess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and demanding change. Sometimes angry, often reflective, but always strong, the women in this book will give teen readers insight into the lives of women who, for so long, have been virtually invisible. (via Goodreads)

I received an eARC of #NotYourPrincess from Netgalley, courtesy of Annick Press, in exchange for an honest review.

NotYourPrincess is a hard read. I’m adding trigger warnings for mentions of rape, sexual assault, ethnic cleansing, erasure, alcoholism, and more that I’m sure I’m missing.

This is a hard book to read, but it was so worth it, in my opinion.

This anthology of poems, art and short stories are made by, about and for Native American women. Since I am not one, there is not a lot that I can discuss, content-wise in this collection. It would be way outside my lane. I will say that you may need to read this over a period of time, because as you can tell by my trigger warnings, it’s heavy. However, it was beautiful.

I loved all of the art in NotYourPrincess. I loved how this anthology was laid out. I loved the graphic design. I loved the balance between art and written inclusions.

Honestly, there was nothing about this I didn’t like! You can pick up a copy on Amazon or Indiebound and support these awesome women.

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