The Lovergirl I Became

the lovegirl i became is Sophie Charlotte Evans' third poetry collection - a tender and intimate journey through broken girlhood, healing, self-discovery, and the quiet transformation that happens when you finally learn to love yourself. It explores the girl she once was, the wounds she carried, and the woman she slowly became through choosing softness after everything that tried to harden her. This collection is divided into two parts: the girl i was and the lovergirl i became. The first chapter returns to childhood, exploring memories, absences, and emotions that shaped her before she knew how to name them. It holds the ache of feeling unseen, the weight of growing up too quickly, and the little girl who learned to survive before she learned she deserved to be loved. The second chapter blooms into something softer. It follows the journey of reclaiming herself, romanticising her own life, and becoming the love she once searched for in others. Through these poems, Sophie explores how the things that hurt us do not have to define us, but can become the very things that teach us tenderness, strength, and the beauty of beginning again. For anyone who has ever felt too much, loved too deeply, or had to find their way back to themselves after losing pieces along the way, this book is for you. the lovergirl i became is a reminder that softness is not a weakness, that healing can be beautiful, and that the girl you once were is still waiting to be loved by the person you become. "i started buying flowers like i was apologising to every version of me that thought she was hard to love" --from the lovergirl i became--