"The Hearth Witch's Year" is a fascinating and detailed guide to how to live according to the natural cycle of the planet and how to connect with the magic that surrounds it. Franklin invites you to reconnect with nature and the warmth of your home through rituals and practices that are part of the magical home life.
The book is full of stories and personal recommendations from Franklin about how to perform your own rituals, as well as detailed instructions on how to create your own ingredients.

The Hearth Witch’s Year by Anna Franklin is a wonderful compliment to any witches reference shelf.

Within the book information is broken down by months instead of the sabbats as typically found in other popular neo pagan works. While the information presented was accurate and interesting it was not always given good modern Contextualization for use by the reader . Some visuals to break up the text would also have been helpful to make the book slightly less overwhelming for the casual reader .

This book may be a particularly good fit traditional witches who don’t mind some Christian crossover in their reference texts.

I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I like how it is broken up to months and and not just Sabbats. There are recipes and projects. The Meditations were something that I enjoyed doing. It is helping with my mental well being. That is something that I need right now. I enjoyed reading this book and what I have learned along the way. This has put me in a good place both me and my space.

I LOVE this book. I use it each time the seasons turn and love Anna Franklin's writing and style. This book completes my collection.

An interesting and informative book that made me learned something new and think about how the different holidays reflect the passing of time.
i appreciated the rituals and liked the explanations.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I liked this book although I would have loved it if it included more of a perspective from the Southern hemisphere.

Book Review: The Hearth Witch's Year: Rituals, Recipes and Remedies Through the Seasons by Anna Franklin.
Genre: Religion and Spirituality.
Publisher: Llwellyn Publications

If you are looking for a complete reference to the practices of a hearth witch through the cycle of the year, look no further. The author has compiled a reference filled with information to sort from and incorporate into ones own practice. Is it meant to follow page by page? Heck, no! The reader has the opportunity to learn about many traditions and practices and to take what resonates with them, discarding the rest.

People, this is YOUR practice. The true magic comes when you make it your own. Rituals are provided and can and should be altered to what speaks to you. These practices are experiential and personal and some will reap great results, while others will find different methods to be of greater benefit. I enjoyed reading about the history and traditional belief and practices behind the seasons of the wheel and learned new things along the way. Do I consider myself a hearth witch? No, I do not. Instead of a limited label, I would consider myself an eclectic witch, one that incorporates many different practices into MY work. I thank Anna Franklin for putting together a body of information that I could pick and choose from to incorporate into my own life's path.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. for the opportunity to read and review The Hearth Witch's Year: Rituals, Recipes and Remedies Through the Seasons. All opinions expressed are authentically my own.

It's been a bit since I review a book like this on the blog. It's hard to explain my thoughts on religion in general. It's ever-changing and flowing but somehow I always come back to the path. The Hearth Witch's Year just takes you through a year with all the sabbats and seasonal ways to live your life. It's something I like to do. Try and live with the seasons, of course with 2020, that was really hard! My favorite thing about this one was the natural cleaners. I HATE store-bought cleaners so this was epic.

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I liked how the book was organized in months and then broken down. There's a wide range of dates and events covered which I appreciated.
I enjoyed some of the origins and myths but at the same time was a bit overwhelmed by the way it was delivered. I was hoping for more rituals, recipes and remedies then I was given. Some illustrations or photos would have been a nice addition as well.
I don't think i'd recommend this for a beginner witch as it's likely overwhelming.

Divided into months, The Hearth Witch's Year was an interesting read. It's a comprehensive book with lots of information, which made it enlightening to say it the least.

Thank you to NetGalley, Llewelyn and Anna Franklin for supplying me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a difficult one to read. First there were the issues with it being an ARC. If this is the form the final version is boing to take, then it is not something I would use on a daily or even yearly basis. There is a great deal of unnecessary, pointless, and Frankly, boring information in this book. I don't care or need to know that the Ancient Romans called February "kale month." The book also jumps from subject to subject so quickly that it also reads like stream of consciousness rather than an instructive and useful guide. But it's most obnoxious and nonsensical problem is that there is far too much information about Christianity in this book. It feels like a bait and switch. Lure us pagans in by stating that it's a yearly guide for a hearth witch and instead do nothing but talk about Christianity and its comparisons with paganism. We aren't Christians so this makes no sense and just takes up a lot of space in the book.

It's a very comprehensive book on pagan celebrations/holidays, including both historical facts and personal information, such as how the author celebrates each solstice, equinox and other celebrations, as well as guides and receipts for rituals. I don't know how accurate this book is, as there were many things I hadn't heard of before, but I couldn't spot anything wrong with the information shared here. The reason why I'll be rating it as a three stars book, though, is for a few personal-not technical-reasons: a) to me, reading this book was tiring, though it had interesting pieces of information I've surely enjoyed and b) it didn't resonate with my belief and practices with witchcraft. I started studying witchcraft about two/three years ago, and I'm not sure of my path with it yet, and I came to this book with high expectations it certainly didn't meet. That isn't the book's fault, of course, but I can't bring myself to give it any higher than three. I'm sure this book would be useful for witches in the Wicca path (which I know I'm not a part of) and non-witches who are specifically looking for guidance on witchy celebrations.

As I’m heading down the hearth witch path I was excited to get this book. I’ve read a number of Ann Franklin’s books and I’ve not been disappointed. This is a comprehensive book that I will be following the rest of the year. I also will be getting a print copy for my shelves.

Thank you to the Publisher and Netgalley for the advanced e-reader copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was a great introduction book to the seasons! I was drawn to this book because it promised seasonal information related to "magical rhythms of the natural world." I have always tried to live very seasonally and my life is very tied to nature and natural rhythms with activities like gardening, eating seasonally and changing the way we live according to the season. There are some really good facts in this book and I would recommend.

Walking through the year and rituals of a Hearth Witch. Some spells and recipes as well. I loved the historical and mythological stories in this book. Thank you NetGalley for this advance reader copy.

The Hearth Witch's Year is full of spells, recipes, and crafts to celebrate the rhythms of the natural world. It is broken down by month and special days for each month. It includes so much information it would be impossible to remember everything after only one reading. You will want to have a copy of his book to use as a reference. It reminds me of a Farmer's Almanac. It includes so much information, but it doesn't matter if you are new to paganism or if you have been practicing for years.

A wonderfull book
Full of spells, rituals, recipies & More

I will use it all year, one month a time

Anna Franklin has made it simple to enjoy being a Hearth Witch. With easy to read ideas, recipes, and spells that are placed in a month by month easy to follow book. While I have never called myself a witch, nor a Wicca, I do believe that being closer to the earth is imperative to maintain a healthy lifestyle. My mother always says what you put out in the universe will come back and that always resonated with me. I have read other books by Anna Franklin as well as books about Wicca and have found that I can be more grounded and healthier if I use natural items that I grow myself. I honestly never understood the word witch until I was in my 30’s and received a recipe book like this one. I love that the author puts emphasis on the four elements and natures cycles. The book is filled with recipes, herbalism, and spells for the good of all.

Thank you to netgalley as well as the author and publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

I have been drawn to Wiccan from a young age, so I really enjoy these types of books. And this one was no different. It's filled with spells, recipes, crafts, etc. Along with information about important dates and rituals. Definitely an interesting book to add to your collection.

What a fantastic book! I've been looking for something like this for so long!

You know how sometimes you hear that some Christian holidays were set on Pagan celebrations' days, but so very rare there are more pieces of information offered? I have bumped into this situation many times and I always wondered: yes, but what kind of celebrations, what was happening?

The book answered this question, taking each month and sharing the history, the customs, rituals and traditions for each small period, from a lot of cultures and practices, which was such a treasure trove of information! But the book is more than this, it is a sort of natural calendar, following closely the changes inside and outside of us and it gives guidance on how to be more connected to nature and to the year circle.

The author did a tremendous job, I love how the book was ingrained with the witches' practices and the was writing very personal, the voice of experience was always there, but it was very accessible to a reader like me, who knew pretty few things about the Pagan customs. It's the kind of book you offer as a present to a lot of your friends and you keep close all year long.