A review by litwtchreads
The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive and Illustrated History, by S. Theresa Dietz

informative slow-paced

3.5

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! I really loved how this was laid out as a dictionary or reference book with the scientific name, common name, meanings, associations, and folklore/facts associated with each herb in alphabetical order. Though, this book does appear to have been submitted for early review a bit too early. There were a lot of red/crossed-out sections and missing images, especially after A. This doesn’t necessarily take away from the overall book or how much I liked it but it is something to be aware of for other reviewers. I do wish the images were throughout the book, I can only hope that they will be added before final publication, without them I don’t think this book would be as useful or helpful. Additionally, there was no key at the beginning of the book that explains the symbols next to the name of each herb, again, I can only assume that this will be added before final publication. Overall, this is a good reference book, but some final tweaks need to be made (described above), to make this a great reference book anyone can use.