A review by embers_of_amber
Making Magic: Weaving Together the Everyday and the Extraordinary by Briana Saussy
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
Originally, I was going to give this book 3.5 stars, but halfway through it just got weird.
The reimaging of Goldie Locks and how it weaves throughout the book is...strange. The story itself feels as a complete retelling, almost disconnected from the original, and it's place in all the chapters can be jarring and take you out of the text.
There's WAY too much on an emphasis on christianity in this book (with some slight Wiccan undertones) and that's also jarring. Mentions on non-"western" religions and spirituality don't flow very well with the christian overtone.
Also SO much mention of fertility (may I never have to read the words "God's pearlescent semen" ever again).
This book also just has some bad advice as well. Please, for the sake of your health, don't apply essential oils straight to your skin or put them in a bath without having used a carrier oil or emulsifier first. You can seriously hurt yourself.
The reimaging of Goldie Locks and how it weaves throughout the book is...strange. The story itself feels as a complete retelling, almost disconnected from the original, and it's place in all the chapters can be jarring and take you out of the text.
There's WAY too much on an emphasis on christianity in this book (with some slight Wiccan undertones) and that's also jarring. Mentions on non-"western" religions and spirituality don't flow very well with the christian overtone.
Also SO much mention of fertility (may I never have to read the words "God's pearlescent semen" ever again).
This book also just has some bad advice as well. Please, for the sake of your health, don't apply essential oils straight to your skin or put them in a bath without having used a carrier oil or emulsifier first. You can seriously hurt yourself.