Reviewers on Amazon and The StoryGraph praise it for replacing "insane" or expensive specialty items with common household ingredients like birthday candles and spices.
“It's a fine book with a great many 'recipes' for oils, brews and foods for different seasons and purposes, all that can be found at the grocery.” The StoryGraph
The book includes over 90 recipes and detailed shopping lists at the end of each chapter, covering topics like harmony, healing, love, and protection.
“I use this book a lot as I'm in a tiny town and we don't have many spell components. It has great things for people on a budget and is a great resource!” Amazon.de
Certain sections, such as references to 1970s-era "low-fat diets" and specific phrasing around gender in spells, are described as jarring or dated in the 2021 edit.
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