Drawing from her life experiences as a lifestyle guru, the author presents a guide to becoming a joyous, confident woman by breaking the cycle of negativity and burnout and pursuing a life of exuberance.

Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities.

"Pastor, Bible teacher, and women's ministry leader Dr. Jackie Greene encourages you to cast off counterfeit living and live freely in God! He's already given you permission to live an authentic life--what are you waiting for?"--

"Journalist and NBC reporter Mariana Atencio's fresh, compelling voice resonates powerfully on current cultural topics, such as immigration and global poverty, encouraging individual readers to use their lives to make the world a better place."--Publisher's description.

"A guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers"--

"From Mary Wollstonecraft--who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, [this book] dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against...

"In this ... book, which is part self-help and part autobiography, award-winning correspondent Mariana Atencio digs into what makes each of us special and the ways in which we can become a force for good in a broken world"--Publisher of English-language printing.