Reviews for nonfiction books.
This audiobook consists of 48 lectures discussing the history of Ancient Egypt. It starts with prehistoric Egypt and goes through to the end of the Egyptian empire with Cleopatra. This audiobook covers a little bit of the whole history of Egypt, which is great for those who have little knowledge of Egypt or who only … More Review: The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier
This book is a beginners reference guide to moon magic and spells. The book is divided by moon phase, by goal, and by time of the year. The book focuses on spells that are light and quick, making it very beneficial for people who are new to moon magic. If you have read any of … More ARC Review: Llewellyn’s Little Book of Moon Spells by Melanie Marquis
This audiobook is broken down into twelve lectures that discuss women in power in the ancient world, what power is, the different types of power there are and people in power are viewed and remembered differently because of their sex. Kara Cooney does an amazing job at breaking down the history of women in power … More Review: Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World by Kara Cooney
This writing grimoire teaches you how to embrace yourself, your pain, and your past by writing it down. Each chapter contains tips and rituals on how to use writing to channel your intentions and be a wordwitch. The author also discusses creating your own sigils, magical alphabet, poetry, spells, and astrology, which can all be … More ARC Review: The Magical Writing Grimoire: Use the Word as Your Wand for Magic, Manifestation & Ritual by Lisa Marie Basile
After reading Melissa Cynova’s first book, Kitchen Table Tarot, I was excited to pick up this one and see what new readings she would present for tarot readers. This book focuses on the five elements (earth, air, fire, water, spirit) and paring them with areas in your life that need attention. She teaches us to … More Review: Tarot Elements: Five Readings to Reset Your Life by Melissa Cynova
This book was an excellent book for anyone interested in Goddess worship and empowerment. Blake does a wonderful job at teaching beginners how to embrace, interact, and connect with the Goddesses. This book discusses how to meet and greet the Goddesses, tune into nature, how to apply Goddess worship to daily life, types of witches … More ARC Review: Modern Witchcraft: Goddess Empowerment for the Kick-Ass Woman by Deborah Blake
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Pole, but unfortunately they never made it. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its the Pole,, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men were left drifting on ice packs … More Review: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
This book is split into five different chapters: Self-Care and Magic, Mental and Emotional Self-Care, Physical Self-Care, Spiritual Self-Care, and Household Self-Care. Chapter one, Self-care and Magic, gives a broad overview of self-care and tips on what self-care might be for you. This was a great overview for people who are unfamiliar with self-care or … More Review: The Witch’s Book of Self-Care by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
This audiobook is about Amelia Earhart and Lizzie Friedlander. It is based on true events but do not believe everything in this audiobook. A lot of what is presented is just conjecture about Amelia’s thoughts and feelings during her voyage and the day she disappeared. It even tries to make us believe she might have … More Review: Alone With the Stars by David E. Gillham
After listening to Dr. Cooney’s previous book, The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, I knew I wanted to read this book as soon as possible. I got it on audiobook and now here we are. This book focuses on six queens who ruled Egypt: Merneith, Neferusobek, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, … More Review: When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
This book presents a fascinating and new perspective on the life of Hatshepsut and her rule as King. This is a biography of Hatshepsut’s life and how she came into power. Since there is first hand source material from Ancient Egypt isn’t common, Cooney is very clear that most of this is speculation and she … More Review: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
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