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monalyisha
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Fiction: Juno Loves Legs (book club)
Nonfiction: Cunning Folk (just started)
Audio: Of Time and Turtles (nearly done)

I just cracked open the middle book this morning & I‘m already slightly obsessed (despite the fact that it has endnotes, which make me want to rip my hair out; fortunately, it seems like they‘re mostly just crediting source material & I can ignore them without missing anything). Also, how gorgeous is that cover?! 🤩

#weekendreads

rachelsbrittain Oo that one sounds super interesting! I'm going to have to check it out 👀 5d
monalyisha @rachelsbrittain YES! I think what‘s been most fascinating to me so far is the close overlap of priests and “cunning folk”, religion and “service magic.”

I was under the impression that anything smacking of magic would‘ve been condemned as witchcraft & grounds for getting a person (usually a woman) hanged during the trials. But it seems like “cunning folk” were largely safe and well-regarded (even the women!).
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monalyisha @rachelsbrittain And priests could/did employ and sometimes even WERE “cunning folk.” Practices included finding lost things or people, healing, etc. And the exact rituals are hugely fascinating!

I know my understanding is different because my witch trials history is US-based (I actually lived in Salem, MA for a spell) while the author‘s from the UK & digging into the history there. But still!
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rachelsbrittain That's fascinating! 3d
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hissingpotatoes
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Panpan

2/5⭐ Very bloated, repetitive, surface-level text. Appropriates things like chakras, spirit animals, and mojo bags. Cites freaking Silver RavenWolf. Pretends to be general witchcraft when it's clearly Wicca. The projects are mostly very basic. I like the idea of incorporating witchcraft into fibercraft, but this book didn't inspire me or give me any ideas I couldn't figure out on my own with just a moment's thought.

5feet.of.fury That‘s too bad, seems like a good concept! 1mo
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NotCool
The Pale Queen | Ethan M. Aldridge
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Pickpick

There are shades of Labyrinth in this book, by which I mean the Lady of the Hills and Jareth could both have been played by David Bowie, in my head.

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aa_guer2021
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I was sold when this was advertised as a book series similar to the Earth‘s Children series, and it is indeed similar to that though different enough to stand on its own right. Thankful to Kindle Unlimited for allowing me access to the first four books. #currentlyreading

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Darklunarose
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Pickpick

A great deal in information in here. Including some short little biographies of some of the big names in this field

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PirateJenny
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Pickpick

An examination of cunning folk in history, from their heyday to when they began to lose their influence. Cunning folk are practitioners of folk magic, which is different from witchcraft, no pact with the devil is assumed. It's a fascinating and well researched book and a must read for anyone interested in this topic.

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Darklunarose
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To start tomorrow night

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LiseWorks
Love Potions | Christina Jones
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Magic in the Alley | Mary Calhoun
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Pickpick

I loved this book growing up, and it definitely encouraged my ongoing love affair with alleys 😂 I hadn't read this one in several years, and it was super fun to revisit. Cleery buys a box of magic at a flea market, and accidentally magics a stuffed crow into being alive - and able to talk - but not able to fly. With an enchantment of being able to find something magical in every new alley she visits that summer, she and her best friend set off ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) to find a cure for Crow. This is just a cute, fun book with little adventures in every chapter. Thoroughly enjoyable.

#100YearsofBooks
#ISpyBingo #BookSpinBingo
#GottaCatchEmAll - Someone Loses Control @PuddleJumper
#Read2025 @DieAReader
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PuddleJumper 👏 👏 4mo
MaGoose I never read this one when I was younger. I'll have to make up for that and track down a copy, either at the library or the bookstore. Sounds very interesting. 4mo
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tpixie How lovely. I loved Edgar Eager books! Half- Magic & (edited) 4mo
TheAromaofBooks @MaGoose - It's nothing fancy, just a super fun little MG story!! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks @tpixie - Yes!! This was published later (1970) than his books, but it has a very similar vibe. 4mo
TiredLibrarian That look of old children's library books ❤️ 4mo
tpixie @TiredLibrarian yes!!! 🩵🩵🩵 4mo
tpixie @TheAromaofBooks 💙💙💙 I‘ll need to write it down to remember to fund for my grandkids 4mo
DieAReader 💖💖💖 4mo
LeahBergen Oooh, you‘ve reminded me that this is on my “hunt down” list! 😆 4mo
willaful @LeahBergen @MaGoose Unfortunately, it's quite hard to find because it never made it into paperback. :-( My husband once literally xeroxed and bound it for me! Check the Internet Archive. 4mo
MaGoose @willaful Thanks, that's good to know. I'll be diligent about finding a copy. 4mo
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DogMomIrene
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Got some #bookmail yesterday afternoon. Just browsing the pages and the beautiful illustrations, I know I‘m saving this book for a palette cleanse.

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