A review by petrel
Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft by Jessica Spotswood, Tess Sharpe

1.0

I was not expecting to read stories about women being bludgeoned over the head with various personal traumas and sexual assault, all the while their witchcraft is not comprehensive enough to prevent harm or to aid them in any meaningful way. Idk the pervasive lack of personal autonomy just felt too depressing and the book did not feel at all empowering as I had assumed it was meant to be.

Many of the stories were boring and forgettable. The sole star I give is reserved only for the story about defying fate/soul-marks that has the kitchen witch in it.