This book is very short but it's one of the most informative books I've seen on tarot reading. It's very organized and starts with a history of tarot before going into a clear description of practice. The pictures are beautiful and the descriptions are clear. There is clear explanation on how to use the cards in practice. There are also some rituals that can help center someone who wants to read the cards. If someone wanted one simple book as an introduction, this would be a great choice.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

A short book but very informative. A helpful guide for someone who is just starting tarot reading or trying to familiarize themselves with each card. It also explains the different suits briefly to understand how to read the minor arcana cards.

Beautifully illustrated, informative and thought-provoking, this would make a lovely gift for anyone starting out in the wonderful world of the tarot. 3 and a half stars.

I love different tarot card books and this one was a great edition. I'd definitely buy a physical copy

I love all and everything tarot. I love learning how much as I possibly can about tarot. So I can know how to do the best readings.

My rating would be 4.5 stars.
As a tarot reader myself, I found particularly interesting the chapter regarding Traditional Magical Elements. I believe it sets the book apart from just another “hand-guide to tarot”.
The introduction is very neat and organized, which makes it easy to get into the contents of the book itself. Starting with the evolution throughout history or simply where the cards come from is always good to provide the reader with a little context on how they showed up. Following that with the typical “how they work” makes it even better. It flows easily - you understand where they came from, to how they work, to what specificities each card has.
The main part of the book, in which we dive into the cards themselves is also very good. I love the way each card reads like a story and the reader can create this visual image on their mind of the situation that is represented by the drawing. The cards themselves - the images, in this case - are very thoughtfully chosen since it's the traditional depiction of the cards. It helps avoid misconceptions since more modern decks tend to alter a little bit of the traditional imagery and meaning.
I feel, however, that some key words should be listed by the end of the description on each card. When I began practicing, i felt it easier to learn the cards by associating them with certain words or expressions. This is just my personal preference, however, as I've grown with peers that think likewise and therefore have been taught that way.
Again, I must mention the chapter of Traditional Magical Elements. It surprised me - it's peculiar to find tarot books that have it - but I find it a great addition! Not only is it teaching about history and tradition but also providing a little bit of a “list” of things to have in your practice when you are a beginner. People who are starting out tend to need concrete information to avoid feeling lost or sad with their practice. I believe these directions and the mentions of these objects are helping to tackle this struggle. So 10/10 for this part! A really nice surprise.
Following right after, the Meditations, Spells and Rituals part which I find so rich and endearing. It's curious, it's well informed and most of all - it is vast and diverse. Everyone needs a little bit of everything, if not to try themselves, then at least to know how to do it should someone else ask for it.
A little note on the prologue and epilogue: the poems are beautiful and they are such a cozy touch to the book. Helps a person get into the mood, get curious, and then finalize the experience with a sense of satisfaction.
Overall it was a really nice book, not particularly long, well written and with a touch of mystic elements to it. It reads as very beginner friendly with a little bit of information valuable for intermediate practitioners as well. It contains both rituals for the wheel of the year (always nice to know) as well as meditations (which sometimes aren't talked about enough), besides all the good work on more general topics like love, money or even the third eye.
Very good book overall.

Easy to follow and beautiful guide for tarot card readers. It's good to have an organised book to follow.

A short, to the point primer on tarot in the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith system. It's set up similarly to a guide book that comes with a new deck, with a page for each card that covers the basic meaning and how it might apply to your life, in both the upright and reversed positions. If you are new to tarot or picked up a deck with no instruction booklet, this would be a great option to have on your shelf for easy reference. There are also sections on the other magical tools you could use during readings and quite a few spread ideas to get your questions answered. I particularly enjoyed the spells section, which involves using tarot cards in the pattern of a spread for a reading but placing specific cards there instead to turn it into a spell rather than a divination. I wish this part was longer, it was quite detailed and original!

With tarot becoming so popular, new books are popping up all the time. Tarot magic provides the reader with a nice summary of each card in the deck, followed by a section of tarot spells. the cards are nicely explained, and the magic portion is contains a range of spells. While a more experienced tarot practitioner might not fine much new here, it does make an excellent entry level book. It is well organized and very accessible.
Thank you, #NetGalley and Wellfleet Press for providing a copy for review.

A beautifully illustrated, very concise, intro to the Tarot. I resonated with the author's takes on both the Major and Minor Arcana and was quite pleasantly surprised with the addition of many new (to me, anyway) and quite unique spreads. I think this is a wonderful introductory text for beginning to intermediate readers and I feel confident most Tarot readers will enjoy the look and feel of this magical book.