Enchanting. Inspiring. Empowering.
This book was a pure, unadulterated and heart breaking glimpse into the diary of femininity, queerness and the harm that comes to those who wield them. We deserve the world.

A lovely poetry anthology. Trista Mateer really spoke to my soul in these pages. While it's not "traditional" poetry, I do feel like I could understand the words and feel their impact a lot more.

Not really my type of book, but that is just personal preference. This will definitely be a higher ranking book for many people, but for me it just missed the mark.

Very creative but a bit 'Instagram poetry' like.
Would have preferred a stronger link to Greek mythology.

This is similar to a lot of modern poetry that I've had mixed feelings on (Milk and Honey, The Princess Saves Herself in This One) but I did enjoy this. I think the art was a really nice touch and I'm interested to see how Mateer repeats the Greek mythology format, given that she has a similar book coming out for Artemis. I hope that doesn't make this lose what I liked about it, that the same thing over and over makes it lesser.

There is just something about Trista Mateer’s poetry, and art, that is very identifiable and comforting when you are feeling rough. I liked the Aphrodite theme of this poetry collection. I thought the writer’s poetry meshed very well with that.

I am in complete awe over this book of poetry. Trista Mateer strung words together and used the Goddess as the voice piece. But in reality the words that are being said is more than somewhat relatable to the reader. Everything about Aphrodite Made Me Do It was gritty, raw, honest, and real.

I had a hard time finishing this book. I was bored and could not bring myself to care for anything that was happening.

The cover is beautiful but I felt this was lacking cohesion of me and so I didn't really enjoy it very much.

Not my first poetry collection by Trista Mateer, and definitely not my last.
The poems are a work of art, the words placed just right to make the right impact, and my, what an impact that is. I loved it all and I am truly in awe of this unique and yet so true view on women of the old myths and how their stories are told by men who "wax poetic" without their consent, without asking. It truly hits a nerve.

A book of poetry that invites you to mark up the book and hold close to your heart. This was a beautiful book that opens your heart

I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this novel. This was truly amazing. I love myths and this modern poetry book about Aphrodite is everything. I have never more related to a book than this one. This feels like someone's own personal collaged journal and I love that. The pictures in it were just as breathtaking than the words themselves. There were such powerful quotes in this such as, "The thing about embracing your own chaos is that it never becomes clear when you need to stop," or, "you still have the pen in your hand no matter what you choose to do with it,". I do like the more relatable quotes though such as, "I'm afraid of checking my band account, I'm afraid of wearing shorts in public, I'm afraid of going to the doctor " or this one, "In your name I will take my vitamins and go to bed before dawn. I will respond to my emails in a timely manner,". This books overall meaning was very powerful and resonated deep within me. I such as a lot of people need to take action to what we want and cannot let others defer us from happiness.

For fans of Amanda Lovelace, this inspiring feminist poetry collection holds a power unlike any other. The power of Goddess Aphrodite herself.

I really wanted to read this, but my copy did not download. I pressed every button on this site to get it to download but nothing happened :(

Loved this book so much! It was heartfelt and emotional, and it made me teary-eyed while feeling hopeful for the future. Cannot wait to read more from Trista Mateer!

A collection of beautifully written works that I would recommend for young women/female readers, touching on identity, feminism and womanhood through time. Focusing on what is perhaps THE example of femininity, the writer examines womanhood in a new and fantastic way whilst still evoking familiar topics to the reader (some sensitive topics).

I’m not a modern poetry person, so I honestly had to go into this like it was a self-love quote book or something, and honestly that helped. The messages were good and I liked the style especially in certain parts. It was also a cute idea to have the art with it. Overall it was fine and that was mostly it.

I loved this. It was so moving, heartbreaking. Beautiful. In a haunting way. I’m going to purchase a physical copy as well, I really enjoyed Aphrodite Made Me Do It

This book was so beautifully written i couldn't put it down. I don't normally read poetry but I decided to pick this one up since I love mythology. I wasn't disappointed. This book was brought together so many themes and made you truly think long after you finished.

This book was so beautifully written I was connected to it immediately. It was done in such an amazing way I enjoyed reading every page. I’ve stated before I’m still a novice when it comes to poetry, but I really feel myself appreciating it so much more.
I was a big fan on the points of views throughout. This one was an inspiring, uplifting read. I hope to read more but this poet soon.