A review by melissagopp
Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much by Natalie MacLean

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

I love the witchy theme that runs throughout this memoir that relays one of the most transformative periods in wine reviewer and author Natalie MaClean’s adult life. I dove in expecting to most relate to her experiences around divorce, single parenthood, and dating in middle-age. While I absolutely did connect with her thoughts and emotions around those events, I was surprised to find myself nodding along while reading about her brutal time at the center of an online mob, spurred by her real-life colleagues. It’s an experience more and more writers can relate to, especially writers who happen to be women who write about their lives. I also appreciated her insights into the ways misogyny manifests in the wine industry and how the opposite of addiction is connection. This was such an entertaining and enlightening read, and I’m thankful to have had a chance to read it.