19 must-read poetry books like Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Cover of Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Aphrodite Made Me Do It

By: Trista Mateer

3.97

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in th…

"Not all gods are born. Plenty of us rise."

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

"I’m afraid of not unlearning the bad things my parents taught me."

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

"love has little to do with blood relations and more to do with who you choose to bleed for"

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

"The thing about embracing your own chaos is that it never becomes clear when you need to stop."

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

If you liked the poetry plot in Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Chaos of Longing by K.Y. Robinson

1. The Chaos of Longing

By: K.Y. Robinson

4.16

Format: 1342 pages, Paperback

The Chaos of Longingis a brutally honest exploration of desire--physical, emotional, and spiritual.… read more

Similar categories in K.Y. Robinson's The Chaos of Longing book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • adult
  • mental health
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2. Wild Embers

By: Nikita Gill

4.11

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

They have lightning in their souls, thunder in their hearts, chaos in their bones. Nikita Gill's po… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's Wild Embers book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • mental health
  • adult
  • mythology

3. The Princess Saves Herself in this One

By: Amanda Lovelace

4.05

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Ah, life- the thing that happens to us while we're off somewhere else blowing on dandelions & wish… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's The Princess Saves Herself in this One book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

4. Love Her Wild: Poems

By: Atticus Poetry

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first collection of poetry by Instagram sensation Atticus. Love Her Wildis a collection of new … read more

Similar categories in Atticus Poetry's Love Her Wild: Poems book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

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5. To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

By: Amanda Lovelace

4.02

Format: 160 pages, None

"You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself." This book … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2) book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
"some things don’t come alive until we believe in them with our whole hearts."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

"what do we do with all the things we need to say to someone we’ll never see again? - maybe that’s why i write."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

"I wish I had known I was never going to see you again because I would have spent more time clinging to the good we did have instead of clinging to the bad I couldn't change."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

"lately, it seems like everywhere I look, I only find daughters haunted by something their mothers did to them. we tell each other that we could raise our daughters differently. we do this while wonde…"

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

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6. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.82

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

in her new standalone poetry collection, flower crowns & fearsome things , bestselling & award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • feminism
  • mental health
  • adult
  • mythology
"but she was wearing a short skirt."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

"everyone loves a strong woman until that woman no longer tolerates their bullshit. —the age-old proverb."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

"some days i wake up & think, i would still do anything for the person you made me think you were. —it’s too bad he doesn’t exist."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

"i refuse to be ashamed of taking up my rightful. i refuse to apologize for daring to have an opinion. —it’s a pleasure to disappoint you."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

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7. The Dark Between Stars

By: Atticus Poetry

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the internationally bestselling author of Love Her Wild comes The … read more

Similar categories in Atticus Poetry's The Dark Between Stars book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • adult
"I love you most in that place between coffee and sleep."

-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars

"She was powerful, not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear."

-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars

"The plane shook and it scared her not because she was scared to fall but because she cared so little if she did."

-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars

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8. The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.68

Format: 210 pages, ebook

Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet and USA TODAY bestselling author Amanda Lovelace presents the m… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3) book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
"at this point, staying with you is nothing more than muscle memory."

-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

"When our villains win, do not fret, just rewrite the story. - mother knows best II"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

"becoming your own savior sometimes means knowing when you need to ask for help. - therapy session no. 1"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

Cover of The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2) by Amanda Lovelace

9. The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now—indestructible. These moving, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2) book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
" -call us alexandria "

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

"Confiança não é egocentrismo"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

"Fuck the idea of staying calm."

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

"i am the girl with the arsonist heart"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)

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10. Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems

By: Megan Fox

3.76

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Megan Fox showcases her wicked humor throughout a heartbreaking and dark collection of poetry. Over… read more

Similar categories in Megan Fox's Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
Cover of Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

11. Aphrodite Made Me Do It

By: Trista Mateer

3.97

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in th… read more

Similar categories in Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • feminism
  • greek mythology
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • queer
"Not all gods are born. Plenty of us rise."

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

"I’m afraid of not unlearning the bad things my parents taught me."

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

"love has little to do with blood relations and more to do with who you choose to bleed for"

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

"The thing about embracing your own chaos is that it never becomes clear when you need to stop."

-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

Cover of Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1) by Amanda Lovelace

12. Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.95

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"more forgetting time.more midnight dances with yourself."amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1) book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
"when you spend all your time imagining yourself in other people's shoes, your own story goes unwritten, & there is nothing more painful than that."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"here is nothing unfeminist about the girl who chooses the ball gown & the prince. there is everything unfeminist about those who try to shame her for her choices."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"inside the cramped fitting room, she slips into dress after dress as if she´s trying to slip into someone else´s life. - much to her dismay, her reflection stays the same."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"if he doesn’t think you’re absolutely stunning at your dirty sweats & grass-stained feet, then he sure as hell doesn’t deserve you at your fancy dress & uncomfortable heels."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

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13. Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters

By: Nikita Gill

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Empowering life lessons from myths and monsters. Wonder at Medusa's potent venom, Circe's fierc… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"When no one aids you, you build your own legs."

-Nikita Gill, Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters

"does a heart that is rotted cease to be called a heart?"

-Nikita Gill, Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters

"You smell of death. Everything about you is an endless goodbye"

-Nikita Gill, Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters

"The old Gods may be ash and bone now, but in us they rise anew."

-Nikita Gill, Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters

Cover of Shine your Icy Crown (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #2) by Amanda Lovelace

14. Shine your Icy Crown (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #2)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.97

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

“Make them rue the day they underestimated you.”This is a story about not letting society dictate t… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Shine your Icy Crown (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #2) book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
"don’t you dare become smaller to make room for others. don’t you dare shrink back into the shadows. don’t you dare wither while everyone else blooms. here’s an indisputable fact: you matter."

-Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #2)

Cover of Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill

15. Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

By: Nikita Gill

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of fairytales poeticall… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"That idea...it was you. You are the universe’s fairytale come true."

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

"She wears strength and darkness equally well, The girl has always been half goddess, half hell"

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

"They pull at a thread of pain left by someone in your mind, and sew an entire ghost out of you."

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

"Out there may be monsters, my dear. But in you still lives the dragon you should always believe in."

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

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16. Nocturnal

By: Wilder Poetry

3.85

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Nocturnal is a collection of words and imagery inspired by darkened skies and sleepless nights. it … read more

Similar categories in Wilder Poetry's Nocturnal book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • adult
  • mental health
Cover of Eclipse by Wilder Poetry

17. Eclipse

By: Wilder Poetry

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Experience a cosmic love story like no other, told through a collection of stunning poetry and ench… read more

Similar categories in Wilder Poetry's Eclipse book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
Cover of To Make Monsters Out of Girls (Things that Haunt, #1) by Amanda Lovelace

18. To Make Monsters Out of Girls (Things that Haunt, #1)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.73

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

"What happens when the man of your dreams turns out to be a nightmare with sharp teeth and claws?"W… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's To Make Monsters Out of Girls (Things that Haunt, #1) book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
  • mental health
"darling, you are worthy."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Make Monsters Out of Girls (Things that Haunt, #1)

"yet here i am. i stand before you the woman who managed to become everything you said she could never one day be."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Make Monsters Out of Girls (Things that Haunt, #1)

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19. Nineteen

By: Makenzie Campbell

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

By the author of the wildly successful 2am Thoughts, comes Nineteen — titled after the poet's age w… read more

Similar categories in Makenzie Campbell's Nineteen book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
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20. Dragonhearts

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.86

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

“COME AND SEE HOW I HAVE TAMED THE MONSTER THAT ONCE TRIED TO KILL THE GOOD IN ME.”three of today’s… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Dragonhearts book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • adult
"know when you need to draw your lines in the sand. know when you need to lock your windows & your doors. know when you need to put your fences up. (& when you need to lace them with barber wire.) tru…"

-Amanda Lovelace, Dragonhearts

"my spiraling thoughts are keeping me up late. again. i text her & i’m surprised to find that she’s still awake. she texts back to let me know that she’s being haunted too, & how she guesses that mean…"

-Amanda Lovelace, Dragonhearts

Cover of LVOE. Volume II by Atticus Poetry

21. LVOE. Volume II

By: Atticus Poetry

4.22

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms , three-time New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Atticus Poetry's LVOE. Volume II book and Trista Mateer's Aphrodite Made Me Do It

  • poetry
"The greatest secret of love is that the more vulnerable we become the safer we will be."

-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II

"The greatest mistake in love is to expect our partners to be everything for us that we are not."

-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II

"She was my muse. an endless fountain of beautiful colors and words— and all she ever did was exist as so effortlessly herself."

-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II

"Her life was a tapestry woven together with stories of joy and sadness moments of pain but also hope— and within those threads of life she created herself in every stitch of colored string."

-Atticus Poetry, LVOE. Volume II

16 Top adult books like Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Transform Your Habits

The Chaos of Longing

K.Y. Robinson

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Wild Embers

Nikita Gill

4.11

Transform Your Habits

To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

Amanda Lovelace

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

Amanda Lovelace

3.82

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11 Best nonfiction books like Eclipse by Wilder Poetry

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LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms

Atticus Poetry

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Way Forward (The Inward Trilogy)

Yung Pueblo

4.42

Transform Your Habits

She Fits Inside These Words (Volume 4) (What She Felt)

R.H. Sin

4.00

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Wilder Poetry

4.09

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