Thank you Netgalley and HQ stories for the opportunity to read and review this book! 

I am a huge fan of capricious gods and goddesses, so when I saw Aphrodite, I was excited to read it. The beginning was intriguing with Aphrodite's birth from the castration foam of Ouranos and her subsequent handling of the threads of fate. 

The book is written in a very comical tone, and the more I read, the more I realized it wasn't for me. There are places where it's clear the author has a deep understanding of Greek mythology and the original sources, but I just found myself getting more or less annoyed as I continued to read. The characters seemed more like the punchline to a joke than someone to be sympathized with, and I found it really hard to care at all. Additionally, Hestia is made into literally the most overbearing, irritating person imaginable. Don't even get me started on Aphrodite and Ares's relationship: his nickname for her- foamy- was the really what pushed me over the edge. 

I can appreciate what the author was going for with this book, and I'm sure it will resognate with some people. I struggled to get through this book though, which is really sad because I had high hopes