More 2.5 than 3 stars - very centred on CIS white women and not inclusively written at all. A lot circling around the womb as well as the menstrual cycle so if you don’t have either (even as a born female) you feel a little left out.
It just was very self serving from the author and like I had white feminists yelling at me.

This book had such promise and is so awful. Ugh. The writing is abysmal and I was immediately pissed off by her woman=womb awful 'lady garden' language and endless references to 'mumma earth'. The writer is clearly a second wave feminist and the book reads like she's never heard of intersectional feminism or cultural appropriation. I can't even. I'm sure this author will hear negative reviews and feel her truth is being silenced because she is a witch and no one can handle her realness. Awful.

DNF. Perhaps there's more to this book after that first couple of pages, but I decided to walk away from the all-up-in-your-face approach of telling me I'm not empowered. Moreover, I can't relate to the notion that my power emanates from my vagina.

I was hoping for a book that celebrated women and provided insights into their connection with the earth, its rhythms, its wisdom, and its elements. What I read of this one, though, made me feel bad for not walking crotch first everywhere in a pair of combat boots.

I wish I could give this another half star, because when I finished the book, I felt sad, like I’d lost a friend who is unwaveringly, fiercely in my corner despite being a little strong on the “pussy power” rhetoric.

I got Witch to learn more about witchcraft after taking a candle magic class at my local bookstore. It was recommended, but I was at first taken aback by the calls to seek inside my womanhood, and menstrual cycle worship. But, with an open mind, it all started coming together and I value what the author is teaching us. It’s deeper than the practice of witchcraft. It’s about what women have lost of themselves over centuries, and taking it back for ourselves.

I did learn things about magick told in a way that hasn’t yet been told to me from elsewhere. Deep, knowledgeable, steeped in time, and yes, grounded in womanhood. So, despite giving this three stars (I’m trying to keep my rating system balanced), it will remain a very important book to me. I’ll be sending a copy to a friend who I know it will resonate with, but would not recommend it for everyone.

If every woman read this book, we would change the world...for the better. I highly recommend this book to all women, and Witches in particular, because it speaks to us in so many levels as it encourages us to break down the prisons of the patriarchy. I love Lisa Lister’s unapologetic voice, her audacity, her refusal to be timid, to think inside the box, to color within the lines, and to fit within the mold, all designed for those of us with ovaries by those without them.

Wake up sisters, find your voices, and join the movement to take down the patriarchy as we take back our autonomy.

More of a feminist rant (no shade, Im a feminist) than a book about witches. Way too much fixation on female genitalia (I think she used the word "p*ssy power" about 8 million times), and the only ode to witchcraft was in the last few chapters when she went over herbs and their meanings. I was really hoping for more of a firsthand account of a practicing witch and her methods, so I was disappointed.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I put it on my amazon list a LONG time ago and just bought it without re-reading what it was about. Having now finished it, I’m still not entirely certain if the point want female empowerment or an overview of modern witchcraft.

As a female empowerment book, I thought she relied too heavily on genitalia and traditional ideas of feminism. Not exactly radical thought in 2020 and it smacks of transphobia. Also, and maybe this was just me, but I found myself thinking about playing a drinking game for every time the author used the word “pussy”. It felt like she was trying too hard to be shocking. And “Mumma Earth” was annoying as well.

As a book about modern witchcraft, I thought this book was pretty good. I think Lister did a good job of giving an overview of the different traditions, rituals, tools, etc. and I appreciated the reading list at the back. I feel like I learned a lot in reading this book and already bought some of the books she references to learn more.

And on a final note: this is petty, but the cover is truly beautiful and it will look great on my bookshelf!