đź“ť 46th Spells8 Book Club - Readers' Reviews!

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Feel free to share your finished thoughts and reviews from the book you read for the 46th Book Club here. For the current book club post, please visit the new session post: Spells8 47th Book Club :books: April 2025

A warm welcome to all of the Witchy Readers! :open_book:

The latest reading period for Spells8 46th Book Club :books: March 2025 has now ended - thank you to everyone who joined in!

Members & Their Books This Reading Period:

  • Wild Magic: Celtic Folk Traditions for the Solitary Practitioner by Danu Forest @Amethyst
  • Women of the Dawn by Bunny McBride @MeganB
  • Earth Powerby Scott Cunningham @MistyW
  • Utterly Wicked by Dorothy Morrison @CasLyn

Even if you are not listed above but you read a book during this reading period or you decided to read a different book than listed, you are very welcome to share and discuss here too!

Time to share your thoughts with your coven! :star_struck:

This discussion post will serve as a place to share your thoughts and opinions on the book you chose.

  • :heart_eyes: If you loved your book and think everyone should read it - awesome! Talk about your favorite points or something you learned.
  • :woman_shrugging: If you didn’t connect with the book - consider explaining why it wasn’t for you.
  • :angry: Absolutely hated your book of choice? Warn others to stay away!

This is a great place to share your love for books and find recommendations for new books to read :+1:

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Your book review can be as simple or elaborate as you’d like :writing_hand:

If you’re not sure what to talk about, here is a suggested format you can use. Feel free to write as little or as much as you’d like!

Book Title and Author:

Status? : Finished / Still Reading

My overall rating of the book : ???/10

How does this book relate to my magickal practice?:

My personal thoughts/opinions:

An interesting quote from the book: " "

All in all, would I recommend this book?: Yes / No

Remember that your review is uniquely yours - this is a chance to let your opinions and voice be heard :raised_hands:

Please keep in mind that others may have opinions that differ from yours - when responding to the thoughts of others, please always show respect! Remember that 100 people will read 1 book and have 100 different experiences. That’s what makes sharing interesting :heart:

What if I didn’t finish my book / joined late? :raised_hand:

No worries!

You are welcome to share your thoughts about the part you have read so far. If you joined the session late and have just started, feel free to talk about your expectations for your book. You can continue reading it into the next reading period.

And whether you read a book or not, you are very welcome to jump in and discuss what others share about their books! :handshake:

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Deadlines and Dates :spiral_calendar:

You have all month to share your thoughts and discuss (until the next Readers’ Review Post appears in the forum!)

Deadline for Reviews for this Session: April 30, 2025

While you have plenty of time for reviews, know that the next reading period has already started!
→ Spells8 47th Book Club :books: April 2025

You can find more info about the club in the Book Club FAQ.

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It can be hard to find the time and motivation to read on your own- hopefully book club helped provide a bit of motivation and that it led to some wonderful new knowledge and discoveries in your Craft :books:

I hope you enjoyed your books this session, and that you’ve got another fun one in line to read this coming month.

Happy reading and blessed be! :sparkles:

:books: :heart: :infinite_roots:

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Wild Magic was a great book! I only wish I was able to get out and do more!

Book Title and Author: Wild Magic: Celtic Folk Traditions for the Solitary Practitioner by Danu Forest

Status? : Finished

My overall rating of the book : 8/10

How does this book relate to my magickal practice?: I’m interested in exploring the Celtic side of my magic, and I was hoping this would be a good start.

My personal thoughts/opinions: This is a wonderful book to start out with just communing with Nature. Not much on the Celtic Gods and Goddess, but some with Fae and Nature spirits. The only problem I have with it, is that I’m disabled and can’t really take a hike or find a stream. Poo. LOL!

An interesting quote from the book:

"To the Celts, fire has always been of central importance. Whether it be the hearth fire—the heart of the home—or the teine-eigin, the need fire lit at the fire festivals of Beltane and Samhain to bless the community and the livestock, fire has always been seen as life-giving, cleansing, and protecting.

As such, a host of traditional lore and practices are attached to it. Every early community around the world has honoured the importance of fire, and seen it as a magical tool, central to life in every way, bringing light and heat. This continued in Britain and Ireland well into the early twentieth century, when homes were still heated by open fires.”

Forest, Danu. Wild Magic: Celtic Folk Traditions for the Solitary Practitioner (p. 121). Llewellyn. Kindle Edition.

All in all, would I recommend this book?: Yes!

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Book Title and Author:
UTTERLY WICKED by Dorothy Morrison

Status? :
Finally finished!

My overall rating of the book :
9/10

How does this book relate to my magickal practice?:
The author discusses multiple situations that are easily relatable as most of us have gone through. Then gives helpful info on it.

My personal thoughts/opinions:
I believe that every practitioner, regardless of their path, could find many things in this book they didn’t know they needed! That might just be information alone.

An interesting quote from the book: " "

“One of the great things about dirt is that it works of its own accord. You don’t have to cleanse it. You don’t have to charge it…
…The fact that it’s a part of the Earth, and thus as old as creation, gives it stability.”

All in all, would I recommend this book?: Yes / No

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I loved this book. Probably won’t use anything in it but it’s lovely to have! Thanks for sharing your review!

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I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the book! It’s not one I’ve read myself, but I’ve seen it recommended many times. Thanks for sharing your review! :books:

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