Reviews
Evolution of Goddess: A Modern Girl's Guide to Activating Your Feminine Superpowers by Emma Mildon
typewriterwitch's review against another edition
1.0
I thought suffering through the cloying tone would be worth the information, but I was so, so, so wrong.
kmarie503's review
2.0
I really wanted to like this book, I tried! I honestly thought this would be more thought provoking/ mythology book rather than a love and light 101 book. I felt like I was reading Rebecca Campbell’s books all over again, not in a bad way, just in the same way. It was disappointing that all of the goddesses were in bullet point type information and so much of the book was focused on random information. I’m happy this was a gift and I didn’t spend actual money on it.
wishfulfillment's review
3.0
The introduction is off-putting as the author tells us who we are and what we want and why.
Once the author gets into sharing details about history, astrology, spirituality, and politics, I'm interested. I liked listening to her talk about other people's ideas than her own.
Then we have an archetype test, we take it, skip over to ours, read it, relate and absorb, maybe learn, and we're done. The archetype sections provide a lot of tips and guidance on how to stay out of our own ways.
Once the author gets into sharing details about history, astrology, spirituality, and politics, I'm interested. I liked listening to her talk about other people's ideas than her own.
Then we have an archetype test, we take it, skip over to ours, read it, relate and absorb, maybe learn, and we're done. The archetype sections provide a lot of tips and guidance on how to stay out of our own ways.
skeletomes's review
5.0
UGH I didn't get to finish this because it was a library book and had to go back. I read over half though and LOVED it. Will definitely be purchasing for myself very soon!
The book itself is beautifully written, insightful, informative, inspiring....the list goes on. Mildon writes for the modern woman who wishes to unlock her ancient power and it really works. I will for sure be reccomending this one to whoever will give it a chance. 5/5
The book itself is beautifully written, insightful, informative, inspiring....the list goes on. Mildon writes for the modern woman who wishes to unlock her ancient power and it really works. I will for sure be reccomending this one to whoever will give it a chance. 5/5
abigailhall's review
1.0
this is perhaps the worst book i have ever read in my life. the author’s tone tries too hard to be casual and relatable (think “you go girl!” every other line). her diction is heteronormative and assumes that all women are on the same life path (ie stating that a first boyfriend is significant for every woman, and assuming that all women want to have children). her “empowering” messages aren’t especially empowering, and her book conveys the message that women and men (her belief that there are only two genders is also problematic) are inherently “separate but equal.” i was hoping that i could get through the almost condescending tone of the first few chapters, but had to give up on the book because there is a lot of misinformation regarding astrology and other occult topics. also, there is an underwhelming amount of sources cited in a book that clearly draws on many disciplines and mythologies that require research and citations. overall i found the book to be boring, basic, and full of inaccuracies.
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