Tag: Nonfiction

Cover for Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

Review: Tutankhamun’s Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King’s Tomb by Toby Wilkinson

November 16, 2024

This book wasn’t really what I was expecting. From the title, I thought that this was just going to discuss 100 objects that were in Tutankhamun’s tomb. Instead this book gives a lot of history on Egypt and links it to certain items of Tutankhamun’s. This made it a little harder to determine what 100 … More Review: Tutankhamun’s Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King’s Tomb by Toby Wilkinson

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ARC Review: The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide: Making It Work in Friendship, Love, and Sex by Cody Daigle-Orians

October 21, 2024

The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide is not only about dating and sex guidance. This guide is about building satisfying relationships, without the weight of society’s expectations on romance and sex. The book is split into two parts: the relationship toolbox, using the author’s coined term, ANKOP (A New Kind Of Perfect) and the relationship … More ARC Review: The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide: Making It Work in Friendship, Love, and Sex by Cody Daigle-Orians

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ARC Review: Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic by Lindsay Squire

October 15, 2024

Witchcraft: A Graphic History tells the story of Biddy Early, a famous wise woman in Ireland who was tried as a witch. This is a dramatized version of her story and the relationship but the relationship between her and her apprentice is false and is just used as an element to move the story along.  … More ARC Review: Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic by Lindsay Squire

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Review: Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age by Kathleen Sheppard

October 7, 2024

In Women in the Valley of the Kings, Sheppard tells the untold story of eleven women who changed the landscape of Egyptology in different ways. This book covers the life and careers of Amelia Edwards, Marianne Brocklehurst, Maggie Benson, Nettie Gourley, Emma Andrews, Margaret Alice Murray, Kate Griffith, Emily Paterson, Myrtle Broome, Amice Calverley, and … More Review: Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age by Kathleen Sheppard

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ARC Review: Witch in Darkness: Magick for Tough Times, Bad Days and Moments of Total Catastrophe by Kelly-Ann Maddox

October 1, 2024

Witch in Darkness discusses how to use witchcraft to make it through difficult times in your life. This includes practical step-by-step rituals, tarot readings, journal prompts, and affirmations to help you through whatever you are dealing with.  This is an easy to read book that provides helpful rituals to get through a variety of situations. … More ARC Review: Witch in Darkness: Magick for Tough Times, Bad Days and Moments of Total Catastrophe by Kelly-Ann Maddox

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ARC Review: The Witch’s Door: Oddities and Tales from the Esoteric to the Extreme by Ryan Matthew Cohn and Regina M. Rossi

September 30, 2024

This book introduces you to the world of oddities that has been curated by Regina and Ryan Cohn, creators of the Oddities Flea Market. This is a look at their life collecting and some of the items that have been a part of their collection.  I will admit, I didn’t really know a lot about … More ARC Review: The Witch’s Door: Oddities and Tales from the Esoteric to the Extreme by Ryan Matthew Cohn and Regina M. Rossi

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Review: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott

September 20, 2024

This was a very emotional and impactful graphic novel. I have been meaning to read this for a while now and was glad that I could read about this piece of history that was not included in the history books I had to read during school.  This is the story of George Takei’s childhood in … More Review: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott

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Review: Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future by Esmé Louise James 

September 13, 2024

After following James’ Kinky History videos on Instagram, I knew I needed to read this book. She always presents the kinky facts from history in a fun and easy to understand manner. This book is just a longer version of that.  James uses a mixture of history, science, and personal anecdote to tell the history … More Review: Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future by Esmé Louise James 

Cover for The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

Review: The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

September 10, 2024

As someone who lived through this event and watched it happen on television, this was a hard book to listen to. This attack happened when I was in the fourth grade (9 years old). A teacher came into our class to notify us that an attack had a happened and told us to turn on … More Review: The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

Cover for Egypt's Golden Couple by John and Colleen Darnell

Review: Egypt’s Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were God on Earth by Josh Darnell and Colleen Darnell

August 26, 2024

This was a well researched look of the lives of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. While I found aspects of this book to be fascinating and engaging, other parts of this book felt a bit dense and some of the created scenes felt a bit unnecessary since there is no evidence to back them up.  The Darnell’s … More Review: Egypt’s Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were God on Earth by Josh Darnell and Colleen Darnell

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ARC Review: The Witch’s Book of Spells: Simple spells for everyday magick by Lindsay Squire

August 16, 2024

This was a wonderful book of simple spells and rituals for easy everyday magick. This contains spells for seasons and sabbats, moon magick; money, prosperity, and abundance; career and job ambitions; success and happiness; protection; well-being, and so much more. These spells and rituals use simple ingredients that can easily be found in your kitchen … More ARC Review: The Witch’s Book of Spells: Simple spells for everyday magick by Lindsay Squire

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Review: Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow

July 1, 2024

Prequel takes a look at the rise of fascist tendencies in the US today and how it was also prevalent in the past. In the 40s the pro-fascist, pro-Hitler, antisemitic movement was large and it was funded by Germany’s, who sent out millions of leaflets and letters with the help of Congressional frank mail.  This … More Review: Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow