Thank you to NetGalley, Crossed Crow Books, and the Author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.


Overall I believe this was a good book. It had a tendancy to come off as a little forceful/ heavy handed, but I was willing to get past that because of the wide cultural range that was presented within the book.

The Cunning Craft is a well-researched book that delves into the history of witchcraft and related beliefs. In my experience, many books on the topic stick to Europe, and the author goes above and beyond to highlight the topic as it relates different cultures and parts of the world. The tone was different than I expected, and as a skeptic who doesn’t believe in things such as the “witch bloodline,” I found it difficult to get behind some of the ideas when they were presented not just as beliefs or folklore, but factual. Ultimately, I think that’s why the book didn’t work for me—but I still suggest folks give it a try if they have an interest in the occult.