I really enjoyed learning about Hestia through this book. I didn't know a lot about her, aside what was mentioned in my Greek archaeology classes in university. And if we're being honest Zeus was always the center of attention there. The more I read about Hestia the more I found myself drawn to her. A goddess that is anticapitalism, pro social justice reform, and who supports asexual and aromantic people? Yes, please. However, if you're not that interested in Hestia or paganism in general, this book goes room by room providing recipes, crafts, and magical spells to keep your home clean, protected, and having great energy. Your home will thank you for some of the decluttering and cleaning practices laid out in this book.

Thank you to Llewellyn Publications and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this book, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This particular book on Paganism spoke to me. I recently, like a month ago, discovered the term Hearth Witch and I finally found what I identified as. It would have been very convenient if this had came out when I first discovered Paganism. What can you do though? I'm glad that I found it now. I loved learning more about Hestia, the hearth goddess. The tips woven within are practical and easy. And also inexpensive. I find that a lot of books for beginners try to make you buy every single tool for every single use. This tells you the bare minimum you need and actually helps you declutter your living spaces. I'll be taking a lot of this into my craft especially Hestia. What a nice introduction to a goddess that speaks to me!

I really liked this little book. As a practicing kitchen/hearth witch, a lot of the practices discussed weren't new to me, but they were laid out well for beginners. Reading this felt like a gentle reminder for cleaning practices I had pushed to the back burner in my life. The history of Hestia and her connection to the practices was mostly new information to me, and I loved learning about her.

This book starts out explaining how Hestia is a goddess dedicated to anticapitalism, social justice reform, and supporting aromantic and asexual people -- count me in! What a wonderfully refreshing and uplifting take on modern day paganism. The ease with which the author connects with their deity, incorporates their worship and honoring into every day actions, and the general knowledge that is imparted in this book make it one to keep on your shelves.

This book is filled with recipes, crafts and magical spells to use in your home. The author begins the book with some information about Hestia that I just personally was not that interested in. She then goes through each room of the house and offers spells and craft ideas to improve your living space. I did like some of the craft ideas and recipes, but did not get much more from this book.

I was actually pretty excited about this book. Most of my witchery skills come from home-based magick and this seemed perfect. I'm not sure if it's just my friends, but Hestia (the goddess described throughout the book) is one that is fairly common in our circles because of our own personal beliefs so I don't feel like I learned much about her. Some, sure, but nothing mindblowing. In the end, this seemed like a partial cookbook, a partial "how-to" book for cleaning, and a partial "how-to" for magick. The entire thing was connected and also disconnected at the same time.

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of #TheScentofLemonRosemary

“The Scent of Lemon & Rosemary” is a really nice book with background on a lesser-known goddess and great exercises, recipes, ritual, and more to connect with her. This is such a comforting book to read if you want to connect with the domestic sphere in a spiritual way. Highly recommended.

* I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to NetGalley and Llewellyn.