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ari_angelus's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
i was going to say i hope trista writes about persephone next, then i saw the ending. i'm going to love that one.
this was good. i think i enjoyed aphordite better. a solid 4.25 stars
this was good. i think i enjoyed aphordite better. a solid 4.25 stars
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment
abception's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
Got email confirmation that I had been sent an e-ARC of this, and immediately dropped what I was doing to read it (jk, I was in the bath, where I remained - but I did immediately start reading it in the tub, which I recommend: poetry + a bath is peak).
Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It is a poetry collection that I have found myself returning to ever since I read it, even though I only first read it a few months ago. In retrospect, it absolutely is one of my favourite poetry collections, and Artemis absolutely continues that legacy, if not surpasses it. Do yourself a favour and pick up Mateer's work.
Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It is a poetry collection that I have found myself returning to ever since I read it, even though I only first read it a few months ago. In retrospect, it absolutely is one of my favourite poetry collections, and Artemis absolutely continues that legacy, if not surpasses it. Do yourself a favour and pick up Mateer's work.
It hurts to rip open wounds
and reset bones.
It hurts to dig around inside
and see what's going on.
It hurts to realize how deeply
you have betrayed yourself over the years.
Healing will never be convenient.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, and Rape
scaredykatbooks's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was beautiful. I loved it just as much as Aphrodite Made Me Do It. It means so much that the author includes content warnings right at the start, especially since so much of her work deals with trauma and SA. This is poetry for the queer, wild, strange woman/ femme aligned who have had enough of being held down, subdued, forced to obey. The use of the art and the way the author intertwines modern day and mythology in an devotional way is so unique. This is poetry about hurting, healing, survival. Fighting back, reclaiming yourself. Finding the wild and feral parts of yourself and nurturing them. Empowerment and rage intertwined.
This collection also felt even more imbued with magic and witchy elements.
I can't wait to see what Trista Mateer releases next.
This was beautiful. I loved it just as much as Aphrodite Made Me Do It. It means so much that the author includes content warnings right at the start, especially since so much of her work deals with trauma and SA. This is poetry for the queer, wild, strange woman/ femme aligned who have had enough of being held down, subdued, forced to obey. The use of the art and the way the author intertwines modern day and mythology in an devotional way is so unique. This is poetry about hurting, healing, survival. Fighting back, reclaiming yourself. Finding the wild and feral parts of yourself and nurturing them. Empowerment and rage intertwined.
This collection also felt even more imbued with magic and witchy elements.
I can't wait to see what Trista Mateer releases next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Biphobia, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
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