Prince of Hearts

by Raegan Fordemwalt

Raegan Fordemwalt—poet and author of the runaway hit Lover Girl—is back with the highly anticipated follow-up collection of poetry and art, Prince of Hearts.

Following the success of Lover Girl, Raegan Fordemwalt returns with Prince of Hearts. An indirect sequel to her bestselling debut, this all-new collection of art and poetry takes readers along the narrator’s journey through abandonment and dismantled trust following the loss of significant relationships, both platonic and romantic.
 
A far-too-relatable retelling of the courage required to survive young love, first heartbreaks, and your early-20s, Prince of Hearts is a look through both the rearview and the windshield along the journey to self-love.

Genres: Poetry

256 pages, Paperback

Published February 11, 2025

Reviews

[Johanna👽 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am obsessed. I love that there was a little storyline through the poems.
Love the writing style, love the author. Great book.

[KD · Rating 3 out of 5]

They’re cheesy and youthful and we’ve all been this girl
I cannot fault an honest heartfelt work

[•—+ Ņ04Ħ +—• · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good. Could’ve been better though.

[Olivia Le Sueur · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. I really liked the last poem

[Jaclyn Chynoweth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooooo relatable

[Josephine Malandrino · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️

The poems were ok. There were some that had great imagery, but the majority of poems felt repetitive and redundant to me. The constant draw backs to, “Lover Girl” just felt unnecessary and got really repetitive.

In my opinion the poetry fell flat for the most part because the poems lacked depth and read as, “life sucks unless I’m loved or in love.”

This collection wasn’t my cup of tea, but can be an enjoyable read for those that are newer to reading poetry, or for anyone dealing with heartbreak that wants a more lighter tone.

[Joeslynn Trevino · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much it was very fast paced and a very easy read if you are looking for a book that won’t take long this book is for you. Prince of heart is about having trust issues in a relationship and I feel like if you are one that has trust issues like myself it will really help you understand your emotions way more.

[Newman Cheng · Rating 5 out of 5]

couldn’t have asked for anything more - it is what i need, a reflection on my own self… summed in two poetic sentences:

“if you’re loving easy, you’re doing it wrong”

&

“love will come to you”

all so that everything is as it should be… 🥲

[Mitchell Lakhamsene · Rating 4 out of 5]

The growth you see from her first piece to this is apparent, her writing style and change in perspective was interesting to witness, overall the book I feel was a part II that was improved upon the original

[mía ✰ · Rating 3 out of 5]

i took my time with this and just read random poems here and there until i read it all the way through and her writing is really good but a lot of poems felt like they could’ve been constructed better…

[em · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5. more banger poems!! this feels like a perfect evolution of lover girl. if that collection was about the fallout of a breakup, this one is about picking up the pieces afterwards. i will absolutely reread this one in sequence with lover girl a lot in the future

[harlow spalla · Rating 5 out of 5]

🫀

[https.sharleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Toujours aussi bien, j’avais adoré Lover Girl mais celui ci a un petit plus je trouve, Reagan à améliorer sa manière d’écrire, les poèmes sont plus profonds

Bref - COUP DE CŒUR

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her writing is so powerful. Her poems inspire me to continue writing❤️

[Natalie Sandmon]

i love it 🥰

[Ryan Gourley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A step up from Lover Girl, for sure. More of a through-line and a vaguely intertwined story. The final poem and its paged execution was sweet

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't like this as much as it's predecessor, but it was still enjoyable.

[k.braverman · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely beautiful and it makes me feel so seen with my pain and that it’s ok to feel pain, just make sure it doesn’t consume you

[Rachael Startup · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this in like 45 minutes. These poems hit home 😭💕

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

golden string 🥹🥹😊😊🩷🩷

[rory🧸 · Rating 5 out of 5]

raegans poems always are top tier 🙌

[Charlotte Benson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have never felt more seen

[Stelariaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the continuation of Lovergirl!! This book was showing her growth and how she found her prince of hearts :)

[Adaya Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

LOVED IT
I'm currently am reading her other book. I LOVE POEMS SO MUCH ESPECIALLY FROM HER😩

[Brittny's Book Talk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bipolar

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fant den tilfeldigvis i hylla på jobb og fysj den var bra, noen ting traff litt vel hardt, men fantastisk skrevet

[Esmeralda Reynaga · Rating 4 out of 5]

No decepciona, al igual que en "Lover girl", Raegan sabe cómo escribir para conectar con los lectores.
Amo cómo logra capturar la vulnerabilidad y la valentía necesarias para atravesar experiencias difíciles como el desamor y el abandono. Esto, combinado con el contexto de los primeros años de adultez, lo convierte en un libro te habla directamente al corazón.

[adds :) · Rating 3 out of 5]

finished it way later than the start date because i got busy with school and sports but it is a really fast read, just wasn’t my favorite, not very relatable for me personally and just didn’t think the poems were that great - gonna re read it maybe i’ll like it better

[Panda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted to re-read this collection of love poetry for a few weeks now and I am absolutely glad I did that. Reagan’s choice of words is so insanely meaningful and wonderful. Reading this felt like a own little universe was drawn into my mind. The drawings are also worth mentioning, so fitting, beside the poems, but still not overwhelming or taking the focus from the poetry. I think that I most definetely will come back to this in the next months. I just love everything about this poetry collection and how I can always regain energy from reading this collection. My favorite poem from this collection is “i chose this” from page 43.
I absolutely recommend this to love-poetry-lovers.

[ro winter · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars!

okay i feel like this is an unpopular opinion but: i didnt really like this book. most of the poems didnt stand out to me.

adore the author, she’s so sweet. i do honestly think its a me problem. im quickly realizing that when it comes to poetry im just picky 🤷‍♀️

i would rec if you like poems on romance and light heartbreak. personally, just not my style.

bye bye