The author gives extensive instructions on how to read each individual card, then provides you with multiple combinations and their meanings when they appear consecutively in a spread.

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I found some of her interpretations interesting, even valid, but I will have to say that many tarot experts bring their own experience and research to their individual guidebooks, and I have often found that one pairing will result in a different interpretation by another author. At least this author's interpretations make sense, which is more than I can say for many of the explanations provided by Dorothy Kelly in her 1995 publication .Tarot Card Combinations.

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As it stands, this is an excellent guidebook and instruction manual - one which I wouldn't mind having handy in my bookshelf as I continue to expand my own knowledge on this fascinating subject.

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Five stars for a concise but thorough explanation of common tarot card combinations. My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this excellent guidebook in exchange for an honest review.

Reading Tarot Combinations

First of, the author explains tarot combinations as being combinations that are created once we have more than one
card in a spread; the way they merge and blend together as we read from one to the next producing a combined meaning. She discusses how to read a tarot combination, dealing the the suit element, flow, polarity, and other facets of tarot interpretation.

All cards of the Major and Minor Arcana Decks are discussed separately, with emphasis being placed of each card's applied meaning, its associated element, flow, polarity, and the reversed or badly aspect. I feel that this is a good book for anyone wanting to develop their reading skills from a more indepth aspect.

I enjoyed reading, and I will admit that I would have to study it and practice a bit more. However, I do recommend it because I feel it would be a great benefit to others.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for allowing me to read and review. It's a good book, definitely geared more towards reading and interpreting combinations. Didn't really go deep into the cards and meanings or even questions to ask, but how to interpret combinations. I can see where it can be helpful for some, and may be easier to navigate as a real book and not digital.

I enjoyed this book about the tarot combinations, and how to read the cards. It gives a good overview, and would be great for someone new to tarot reading, or those who have taken a break and need a refresher.

Thank you Netgalley and Llewellyn Publications for the ARC!

I was given this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

I am a secular reader, with a greater focus on mental health, and because of that, I unfortunately didn't find this book too useful for me. Given how tarot is spreading in popularity and gaining a wider audience, I wish resources made it more clear who their target audience is. If you are a spiritual reader, with a focus on reading a client's future, this book is more for you.

That said, I was still looking forward to seeing the author's approach to reading multiple cards. However, I was disappointed with the execution of this book. I wish the author had less combination examples in exchange for more detailed dives. While each card had a nice amount of text explaining its meaning, since this book's whole focus is card combinations, I was hoping for more deep dives into that, rather than surface level one or two sentence examples. It felt more like quick fortunes, when I would have preferred to see more of the reasoning behind how the author reached the conclusion for the card combinations.

In the back of the book, there is a section called "Breaking It Down" where the author covers several methods of how one could combine card meanings. I'm confused why that's at the end of the book, and not the start, and how that section is so short. I feel like that could've been a bigger chunk of the book. Expand on those tips, give examples through those methods. How might readings compare if you use the same cards but different approaches for connecting them? I feel like there was a lot of missed opportunity here.

I did like that the author included a list of similar/supporting, and opposing/contradictory cards for each card. In that sense, it was nice to see how the author compared and contrasted different cards.

I think the book works well enough for spiritual beginners wanting to learn more for divination practice, especially if you intend to run a business and read for clients, but if you're looking for detailed breakdowns, explanations, or deep dives into card combos, or prefer doing readings for yourself, this book is probably not for you.

Heads up as well, this book is cis-het for meanings/readings.

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i found this one very enlightening, for beginners this is perfect to begin to come to intuition and how to flow with the energy through the tarot.

It has a lot of possible combinations and association that could happen in a reading so it's a good manual to get in tune with the meanings of the cards.

Totally recommended if you're initiating or coming back to your cards.

I like the concept of the book with how combinations tie into the reading. It would be great addition for anyone just starting our or just getting beyond the basic knowledge of the cards. If you’re a bit more experienced, you may enjoy the read, but probably not have much need for it on your bookshelf for the long term. That said, it is worth a read.

I loved the concept of this book! It basically shows us the different ways we can pair or combine tarot cards while doing a reading. And it is more than just spreads! It actually shows some examples when a card is paired with another card in a reading and whether those cards have a similar or opposing meanings and what does it mean for the reading. I enjoyed reading this book and the insights that I got from here. I highly recommend, especially to beginners to tarot reading.

Easy read for sure, it goes through all the cards in the (RWS) deck and gives a few combinations with the cards the author came across most in her readings. Reading from left to right is a style I've long left behind. Finding keywords that work for you and trying to build a story felt very Lenormand to me. This book is a good starting point for beginners but didn't bring me any new insights.

Thank you Netgalley and Llewellyn for the ARC.