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!