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The Shaman in Stilettos
When celebrity journalist Anna Hunt takes a break from her glamorous, high-powered and fast-paced job to live in Peru for three months, none of her friends take her seriously. A burn-the-candle-at-both-ends 29-year-old with a love of stilettos, chocolate, fast cars and Sauvignon Blanc, she seems to have it all, including a wealthy boyfriend and a comfortable pad in Marylebone. How will she manage in a Third World country? Anna's quest takes her from the wilderness of the Amazon jungle where she drinks ayahuasca, one of the most mysterious and potent hallucinogens known to man, to a passionate affair with Maximo Morales, a disarmingly seductive and charismatic shaman who offers her the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become his apprentice. Anna embarks on what is to be an utterly exhilarating, life-changing journey of mysterious rituals and burning passion. Will she find the fulfilment and inner peace she craves? And how will she bridge her two worlds and bring the ancient healing arts home to 21st century London?
450 pages, Paperback
First published June 7, 2012
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June 28, 2012
By writing this review, I feel like a hypocrite, because my biggest issue with it was how judgemental the author appears to be. I simply don't understand a "healer" who has so little compassion for or understanding of people who don't fit her model of "cool". And I shudder to think how some of the people who are depicted so negatively in her book will feel when they read about themselves. If we assume that Ms Hunt is indeed a gifted shaman, I think it is incumbent on her to stop being so judgemental of the "hippies" that she met and will undoubtedly continue to meet. I'd agree that the beautiful gay NY professionals are her people, heck, they'd probably be mine, but that doesn't mean the bulk of the rest of the people she met deserved to be sneered at so comprehensively.
I read this book because I'm fascinated by the journeys that people take and the convictions they can grow about their beliefs. This book was interesting from those perspectives. I've never once thought about shamanism and I enjoyed learning a bit about it. But through it all, I had trouble believing it was genuine. The book is packaged like a marketer's dream, and the author refers to that explicitly. It's like Marketing 101: "my positioning is the Shaman with a sense of fashion, the person who merges SATC with ancient beliefs. My product is targeted towards 30-something single women who loved Eat, Pray, Love.". There were lots of things along the way that made me go "really, this is you?". The example that really stands out in my mind is when she talks about the things she did to save for her second trip to Peru. Of course, clothing is the first one, which makes perfect sense, because in her world, most things would cost £200 and up. But then she says "...and limit myself to just one bar of chocolate a fortnight.". Reality check, one bar of Green and Blacks (her stated favourite) costs £1.50 in most retail stores. Living in London, £.75 a week doesn't make a bit of difference in anything. It's not even a bus journey. So while my heart weeps for her chocolate free existence, there is no way on earth that could have made a bit of difference to her financially. It's a small thing, but for me it was one of many examples where I felt she was grinding away at proving her positioning and sacrificing the truth/reality for it.
Overall, a disappointment. And I wish it weren't because I'm certain that in reality she's genuine, passionate and a force for good. For me, that just doesn't come across in this book.
I read this book because I'm fascinated by the journeys that people take and the convictions they can grow about their beliefs. This book was interesting from those perspectives. I've never once thought about shamanism and I enjoyed learning a bit about it. But through it all, I had trouble believing it was genuine. The book is packaged like a marketer's dream, and the author refers to that explicitly. It's like Marketing 101: "my positioning is the Shaman with a sense of fashion, the person who merges SATC with ancient beliefs. My product is targeted towards 30-something single women who loved Eat, Pray, Love.". There were lots of things along the way that made me go "really, this is you?". The example that really stands out in my mind is when she talks about the things she did to save for her second trip to Peru. Of course, clothing is the first one, which makes perfect sense, because in her world, most things would cost £200 and up. But then she says "...and limit myself to just one bar of chocolate a fortnight.". Reality check, one bar of Green and Blacks (her stated favourite) costs £1.50 in most retail stores. Living in London, £.75 a week doesn't make a bit of difference in anything. It's not even a bus journey. So while my heart weeps for her chocolate free existence, there is no way on earth that could have made a bit of difference to her financially. It's a small thing, but for me it was one of many examples where I felt she was grinding away at proving her positioning and sacrificing the truth/reality for it.
Overall, a disappointment. And I wish it weren't because I'm certain that in reality she's genuine, passionate and a force for good. For me, that just doesn't come across in this book.
July 19, 2017
Worst book I've EVER had the misfortune of reading. I have to hold back my tirade here. I received this as part of my local library's reading relay. I was hoping it would make me read more varied novels and novels of a lighter genre than I tend to read. However, I honestly wanted to hurl the book at the wall on numerous ocassions.
It opens with "Every self-respecting young woman needs two essentials..." What would these essentials be? A secure job? loving family? Nope...chocolate and high heels. And apparently our narrator just can't live without them. Whatever will become of her if she ends up made redundant or diabetic!! Ok so based on this I figured it must just be a witty novel under the chick-lit umbrella then; amusing escapades of young women like me can be really rather amusing. However, this is just a self-help book in novel format and surviving without chocolate or heels doesn't seem to be the narrator poking fun at herself.
In chapter one, our leading lady Anna outlines her obsessions and clearly likes products and brand names...she then starts to doubt her life choices and lifestyle. However, by the end of the chapter she is back to her normal self after trying on new shoes, eating some chocolate and brewing some tea (sorry, lapsang souchong). So, does learning to be a shaman change her? Oh yes but the novel goes on and on and on for over 400 pages to let us know this and frankly this is about 400 pages too long. She still likes buying stuff too - hence the 'inspired' way she calls herself the shaman in stilettoes.
It just felt utterly pointless. Not funny, inspirational, riveting, empowering, engrossing or any other reason why I read a book. Don't waste your time.
It opens with "Every self-respecting young woman needs two essentials..." What would these essentials be? A secure job? loving family? Nope...chocolate and high heels. And apparently our narrator just can't live without them. Whatever will become of her if she ends up made redundant or diabetic!! Ok so based on this I figured it must just be a witty novel under the chick-lit umbrella then; amusing escapades of young women like me can be really rather amusing. However, this is just a self-help book in novel format and surviving without chocolate or heels doesn't seem to be the narrator poking fun at herself.
In chapter one, our leading lady Anna outlines her obsessions and clearly likes products and brand names...she then starts to doubt her life choices and lifestyle. However, by the end of the chapter she is back to her normal self after trying on new shoes, eating some chocolate and brewing some tea (sorry, lapsang souchong). So, does learning to be a shaman change her? Oh yes but the novel goes on and on and on for over 400 pages to let us know this and frankly this is about 400 pages too long. She still likes buying stuff too - hence the 'inspired' way she calls herself the shaman in stilettoes.
It just felt utterly pointless. Not funny, inspirational, riveting, empowering, engrossing or any other reason why I read a book. Don't waste your time.
June 20, 2013
Overall, I enjoyed this book. What kept me reading was wanting to understand how Anna Hunt developed her tools to become a shaman. At times, I struggled to ignore parts that just felt really shallow and judgemental - but then as I read on, began to realise that I think this is part of the point she is trying to make... that no one is perfect, that we should find ways of making peace with who we are and what our needs and preferences are, instead of feeling lost because we are led by a need to conform to others. So, she has what is coined as a 'glamorous' lifestyle, I certainly don't but I am sure in some ways I'd be termed a 'hippie' or 'away with the fairies' because I am a reiki master. We are all stereotyped one way or the other. Besides, it is quite enjoyable to carry a stereotype, isn't it?
Anyway - I enjoyed her descriptions of working with the plants, the energy work, and how she learnt to work with the panther power animal. I also have to say that having attended a workshop by Anna at this year's MBS festival (which is where and why I bought this book) she is an energy shifter for sure. It was fascinating and I fully intend to do some more shaman work with her in the future.
Anyway - I enjoyed her descriptions of working with the plants, the energy work, and how she learnt to work with the panther power animal. I also have to say that having attended a workshop by Anna at this year's MBS festival (which is where and why I bought this book) she is an energy shifter for sure. It was fascinating and I fully intend to do some more shaman work with her in the future.
July 11, 2012
Some parts of this book were incredibly beautiful and interesting - unfortunately other parts of it were unremittingly tedious.
I could have done without the pages where Anna Hunt bitches about almost every person she meets in Peru, her so-called friends or the obsessive label dropping in the London sections.
Inevitably Shaman in Stilettos is compared to Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love - but Hunt's book lacks the well-rounded characters, compassion and maturity of Gilbert's.
As other's have said, Hunt depicts herself as someone who is so obsessed with material luxury and status before all else that her transition to Peruvian shamanic healer just seems completely bizarre, particularly as she is so dismissive of her fellow students and even her teacher.
I could have done without the pages where Anna Hunt bitches about almost every person she meets in Peru, her so-called friends or the obsessive label dropping in the London sections.
Inevitably Shaman in Stilettos is compared to Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love - but Hunt's book lacks the well-rounded characters, compassion and maturity of Gilbert's.
As other's have said, Hunt depicts herself as someone who is so obsessed with material luxury and status before all else that her transition to Peruvian shamanic healer just seems completely bizarre, particularly as she is so dismissive of her fellow students and even her teacher.
December 1, 2012
I would say that this book is an absolute must for anyone who feels trapped in day to day minutiae and office politics and wants to believe that it is possible to break free.I was lent the Shaman in Stilettos by a friend who recommended it highly and found it completely engrossing. It wouldn't have been a normal choice for me but I am so glad I read it. Anna Hunt's journey from the rat race to the beautiful and exotic depths of Peru have taught me a lot about what is possible if you have the nerve and the vision to take control of your life.It is entertaining, funny, beautifully written and even though it is a personal account of someone's life and mid-life crisis it is also a really gripping story with everything in it. I think this may be Anna Hunt's first book, I am waiting eagerly for the next.The Shaman in Stilettos
March 3, 2013
I loved this book.
I would agree with most of the 5 star reviews on here, and believe respect should be given to everyone’s personal view, although I can’t help but think even the tiny minority of somewhat pessimistic views seemed to have misinterpreted the author’s honest inner dialogue and flow. It is a gracefully written portrayal of inner duality, and this is what makes it so relatable and candid.
The author’s journey really plays with the notion of battle between inner intuition and wisdom and external influence from westernised thinking, and the process of transitioning between preconceived notions and settling with truth through experience and insight. It could be said that we are generally afraid of change, and change in itself it is not often a linear or external path. I felt akin to the author’s accounts that at one moment we can feel so sure and trusting of ourselves and in another be turned upside down in an instant. This is an important aspect in the general dichotomy of the self, dabbling with dominance between familiarity, logic and rationality from the left side of the brain and the creative, free spirited, ‘bigger picture’ of the right.
I profoundly recommend this book. It will resonate with those who have felt resistance from others (and even your self-saboteur) whilst aligning yourself, and it brings a message that we needn't just chuck ourselves into something in blind faith, but that it is quite healthy to question everything and be honest with acknowledging ALL our thoughts along the way, be it with discernment, but also an awareness as to where these perceptions are rooted.
As William Blake says "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite" It is the author’s ability to acknowledge these doors of perception in that she is finally set free from the bounds of them all.
This is an enlightening baton to pass on to every woman (or man!) you know.
5 Stars all the way.
I would agree with most of the 5 star reviews on here, and believe respect should be given to everyone’s personal view, although I can’t help but think even the tiny minority of somewhat pessimistic views seemed to have misinterpreted the author’s honest inner dialogue and flow. It is a gracefully written portrayal of inner duality, and this is what makes it so relatable and candid.
The author’s journey really plays with the notion of battle between inner intuition and wisdom and external influence from westernised thinking, and the process of transitioning between preconceived notions and settling with truth through experience and insight. It could be said that we are generally afraid of change, and change in itself it is not often a linear or external path. I felt akin to the author’s accounts that at one moment we can feel so sure and trusting of ourselves and in another be turned upside down in an instant. This is an important aspect in the general dichotomy of the self, dabbling with dominance between familiarity, logic and rationality from the left side of the brain and the creative, free spirited, ‘bigger picture’ of the right.
I profoundly recommend this book. It will resonate with those who have felt resistance from others (and even your self-saboteur) whilst aligning yourself, and it brings a message that we needn't just chuck ourselves into something in blind faith, but that it is quite healthy to question everything and be honest with acknowledging ALL our thoughts along the way, be it with discernment, but also an awareness as to where these perceptions are rooted.
As William Blake says "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite" It is the author’s ability to acknowledge these doors of perception in that she is finally set free from the bounds of them all.
This is an enlightening baton to pass on to every woman (or man!) you know.
5 Stars all the way.
December 7, 2014
I wanted to read this book for a long time. Maybe I had raised expectations but I found it disappointing. Anna seems to be a silly, self indulgent 30 something who goes to Peru to find herself and meets a Shaman. I found the prose was very simplistic and Anna asks the Shaman constant questions as to why this or why that. There is no subtlety or beauty to the prose, not even in the descriptions of the Peruvian jungle and Mayan ruins. I did enjoy the second half of the book better, as Anna seemed to grow in confidence and follow her own path more. Overall though, I wasn't inspired by the book and I think it could've been so much better. I would class this as a holiday read at best.
April 5, 2014
What a judgemental, self-obsessed, materialist prick. So bad. So so bad. I should've stopped reading this book when I realised the author was a journalist for the Daily Heil. But I didn't.
Shame on you Anna Hunt. You shamelessly tried to commercialise Shamanism. And I bet my arse you had a plan like the reviewer below says:
"It's like Marketing 101: "my positioning is the Shaman with a sense of fashion, the person who merges SATC with ancient beliefs. My product is targeted towards 30-something single women who loved Eat, Pray, Love.""
Shame on you Anna Hunt. You shamelessly tried to commercialise Shamanism. And I bet my arse you had a plan like the reviewer below says:
"It's like Marketing 101: "my positioning is the Shaman with a sense of fashion, the person who merges SATC with ancient beliefs. My product is targeted towards 30-something single women who loved Eat, Pray, Love.""
August 8, 2012
Loved the central idea of the book, but found almost every character hard to like. The writing was, at times, clumsy, and I found the author entirely unsympathetic. I also couldn't decide (and neither could the author, apparently) whether her shamanic guide was a charlatan or not, an issue which is never successfully resolved, so that the whole thing feels rather empty and pointless.
August 2, 2012
One of the best, most enjoyable books I have read this year. I loved the author's courage and I only wish I were so brave! It was absolutely fascinating and I love the way that Anna Hunt is spiritual without being down on material success. I only wish there had been photographs of Maximo!
June 22, 2012
The Shaman in Stilettos starts off as run of the mill chick-lit novel focusing on the glitz and glamour life of Anna Hunt, a celebrity journalist addicted to Green and Black's chocolate and shopping; she has a particular fondness of stylish stilettos.
However, the reader soon comes to realise that while Anna's life sounds very enticing, she is in fact bordering on the edge of a depression. Not her well-paid job, gorgeous boyfriend or her expensive flat in Marylebone can give her a feeling of satisfaction in her life and she realises it is time to temporality break away from the draining London atmosphere. It is time for a sabbatical in Peru.
South America is likely not the first place people think of as a revitalising destination, but it's the perfect location for Anna to rediscover herself and her needs. What follows is a fascinating journey of self discovery, which at times breathes a similarity to Elizabeth Gilbert's well-known novel Eat, Pray, Love (though without the mouth-watering descriptions of Italian food, alas, as The Shaman in Stilettos takes place in the depths of the Amazon jungle and there's only so many synonyms the author can use to describe plain rice meals).
Early on in her journey Anna falls head over heels for a mysterious medicine man named Maximo and instead of exploring Peru as she initially planned to do, she mainly stays in Cusco and gets sucked into the fascinating and rather magical world of Shamanism, chakras, crystals and energy, and on several occasions she even drinks ayahuasca (a potent hallucinogen) to open her mind. The story is not quite as ethereal as that though as it also explores Anna's complicated relationship with Maximo and the array of colour characters that come and go in the village of Cusco.
My one minor problem with the otherwise wonderful novel is that the persona of Anna as detailed within the book makes her possibly the least likely choice to become Maximo's apprentice. She comes across as quite a superficial women, reliant on the comforts of the Western world, yet she doesn't shy away from using "toilets" in the jungle, showering in murky brown water and finding deadly creatures in her living quarters. She knows very little about the world of shamanism yet she instantly connects with the material. Maximo has never taken on an apprentice before yet he now promises to teach this woman who personifies the Western world. So although this is based on a true story, all this made it read slightly more fantastical than realistic at times.
Even after finishing the novel I do not think Anna was a very believable character to gain such a major turnaround in her life in such a short space of time. For an at first seemingly average First World person, with quite a narrow mind when it comes to exploring alternative ways of healing she seemed to undergo all the challenges she was given without much questioning or struggles.
Having said that, it was a very fascinating journey, both for the character and the reader, which certainly sparked my interest into Shamanism and I am usually quite sceptical of anything that I haven't witnessed with my own eyes. And for that alone I can certainly recommend the novel to those who would like to pick up something of substance. The book may be classified as chick-lit but it has far more depth and intrigue than a mindless holiday read.
However, the reader soon comes to realise that while Anna's life sounds very enticing, she is in fact bordering on the edge of a depression. Not her well-paid job, gorgeous boyfriend or her expensive flat in Marylebone can give her a feeling of satisfaction in her life and she realises it is time to temporality break away from the draining London atmosphere. It is time for a sabbatical in Peru.
South America is likely not the first place people think of as a revitalising destination, but it's the perfect location for Anna to rediscover herself and her needs. What follows is a fascinating journey of self discovery, which at times breathes a similarity to Elizabeth Gilbert's well-known novel Eat, Pray, Love (though without the mouth-watering descriptions of Italian food, alas, as The Shaman in Stilettos takes place in the depths of the Amazon jungle and there's only so many synonyms the author can use to describe plain rice meals).
Early on in her journey Anna falls head over heels for a mysterious medicine man named Maximo and instead of exploring Peru as she initially planned to do, she mainly stays in Cusco and gets sucked into the fascinating and rather magical world of Shamanism, chakras, crystals and energy, and on several occasions she even drinks ayahuasca (a potent hallucinogen) to open her mind. The story is not quite as ethereal as that though as it also explores Anna's complicated relationship with Maximo and the array of colour characters that come and go in the village of Cusco.
My one minor problem with the otherwise wonderful novel is that the persona of Anna as detailed within the book makes her possibly the least likely choice to become Maximo's apprentice. She comes across as quite a superficial women, reliant on the comforts of the Western world, yet she doesn't shy away from using "toilets" in the jungle, showering in murky brown water and finding deadly creatures in her living quarters. She knows very little about the world of shamanism yet she instantly connects with the material. Maximo has never taken on an apprentice before yet he now promises to teach this woman who personifies the Western world. So although this is based on a true story, all this made it read slightly more fantastical than realistic at times.
Even after finishing the novel I do not think Anna was a very believable character to gain such a major turnaround in her life in such a short space of time. For an at first seemingly average First World person, with quite a narrow mind when it comes to exploring alternative ways of healing she seemed to undergo all the challenges she was given without much questioning or struggles.
Having said that, it was a very fascinating journey, both for the character and the reader, which certainly sparked my interest into Shamanism and I am usually quite sceptical of anything that I haven't witnessed with my own eyes. And for that alone I can certainly recommend the novel to those who would like to pick up something of substance. The book may be classified as chick-lit but it has far more depth and intrigue than a mindless holiday read.
May 11, 2016
Giving 5 stars as I was so enchanted with this book that I am now sleep deprived and aching to experience more of the shamanic energy healing methods. Really grateful to Anna to share this inspiring experience. Thank you also for the author's honesty to describe and show herself as she was before and after Peru although her attitude from the beginning would annoy me. As she comes to Peru and starts growing, learning shamanism and also learning how to handle a delicious yet player type of a guy - I must say I admire the way she has handled the situation. And the description of the way they were together at last - made me cry from a deep want to have a union with a man on that level.
Merci Anna Hunt
Merci Anna Hunt
February 13, 2015
Really loved this story and was very intrigued by it, amazed even but it was pretty poorly written. Very chick-lit-esque and even a bit tabloid but the author is a celeb-hack, so... She is also pretty pleased with herself!
Lots of cliches and crass expressions that made me cringe a tad! And lots of adjectives used in an odd way like 'after slinging on my bikini, I trot down the steps...', I dunno it all felt a bit shallow and basic in it's descriptions!
BUT putting that aside the self help junkie in me did love it storywise and I have a lot of respect for her experience and courage to follow her heart and to also write the book and see her grow. Wouldn't mind a healing sesh with her! :)
Lots of cliches and crass expressions that made me cringe a tad! And lots of adjectives used in an odd way like 'after slinging on my bikini, I trot down the steps...', I dunno it all felt a bit shallow and basic in it's descriptions!
BUT putting that aside the self help junkie in me did love it storywise and I have a lot of respect for her experience and courage to follow her heart and to also write the book and see her grow. Wouldn't mind a healing sesh with her! :)
September 13, 2013
this book grabbed my attention from the very 1st page and for the first few chapters i couldnt put it down and was eager to follow anna's adventure..unfortunately it quickly became very predictive and i started to lose interest about half way through but i did keep with it as i hate not finishing a book..overall i was glad to have read it as i think it gives a light hearted glimpse into the shamanic way of life and for someone like myself who knew very little about this topic i feel ive learnt enough to pique my interest and i will look forward to reading other similar books, in fact ive just reserved a shamanic title from my local library..
June 19, 2012
What it feels like to give up your job to become a shaman...
Unhappy and burnt out, Anna Hunt took a sabbatical in South America. After meeting and falling for a Peruvian medicine man, she decided to abandon her old life and train with him. "I learn to see and move energy using my bare hands. This enables me to relieve clients of physical pain. And I learn how to move energy into and through my body."
Shamans work on the principle that everything with form consists of energy, and if you can move energy as shamans do, you can alter life itself.
Unhappy and burnt out, Anna Hunt took a sabbatical in South America. After meeting and falling for a Peruvian medicine man, she decided to abandon her old life and train with him. "I learn to see and move energy using my bare hands. This enables me to relieve clients of physical pain. And I learn how to move energy into and through my body."
Shamans work on the principle that everything with form consists of energy, and if you can move energy as shamans do, you can alter life itself.
March 17, 2013
I really enjoyed this novel because of the sheer bare faced cheek of the main character! She is judgemental and the writing is clumsy at times but it kept me reading in a chick lit sort of way with the odd bit of wisdom thrown in.
What surprised me was that this was actually a memoir of sorts! It does not ring true to me and is still very much under fiction in my mind.
I would recommend it to anyone who wanted a good page turning read and didn't mind repetition and deviation.
Will Ms Hunt write more novels or is this a one off?
What surprised me was that this was actually a memoir of sorts! It does not ring true to me and is still very much under fiction in my mind.
I would recommend it to anyone who wanted a good page turning read and didn't mind repetition and deviation.
Will Ms Hunt write more novels or is this a one off?
September 12, 2013
This book is definitely a page turner for those who are interested in Shamanism from a different angle. It's message is about bringing 2 worlds together. The art of synchronising the first-world lifestyle with the magical world of true shamanism.
The main character has her moments of being 'a princess' but it all comes full circle towards the end of the book where she matures & develops into an inspiring healer. After all, personal growth is the most important thing & this book reflects that clearly.
The main character has her moments of being 'a princess' but it all comes full circle towards the end of the book where she matures & develops into an inspiring healer. After all, personal growth is the most important thing & this book reflects that clearly.
March 18, 2013
A big disappointment. Despite a promising title and suspiciously good reviews on Amazon (feels like lots of Sock-Puppet reviews ie writing one's own good reviews), the storyline didn't deliver. It's hard to like any of the main characters and the principal character still comes across as shallow and judgemental at the end of the book despite the whole Shamanic journey.
May 27, 2014
I've not finished this book yet . I think that some reviewers are under the impression that it is a novel ! It is not , and therefore the plot and characters are not fiction . It would be wrong to read this expecting romantic outcomes etc and far better to approach it more open mindedly . It is a biographic journey (forgive the word ) into the practise of Shamanism . And I am really enjoying it .
November 21, 2012
A great book giving you insights to the world of Shamanism through the eyes of an 'girl about town, Londoner'. Really enjoyed the relationship she had with herself and how she grew into her power on her journey into herself through the wonders which are within... Peru xx
October 9, 2014
I really enjoyed reading this book but don't know quite how much is based on truth and how much is fiction. I found parts of it didn't flow that well and was a little confusing.
It certainly was interesting as I'm a Reiki Master myself and could identify with some of the healing bits.
It certainly was interesting as I'm a Reiki Master myself and could identify with some of the healing bits.
July 28, 2012
I'm really torn. Loved bits of it, trudged through others
I'm not sure she's fully embraced her transition and is still holding something back?
I'm not sure she's fully embraced her transition and is still holding something back?
August 10, 2012
starts off a bit tedious but worth sticking with. overall a great read!
October 14, 2015
A very readable combination of spirituality with a place for home comforts :-)
October 21, 2013
I read this on a spa-break and it was a fun read to relax with. It had so much potential as a story but didn't quite live up to my expectations.
November 16, 2013
Rubbish. Doesn't really go anywhere apart from lusting after the shaman teacher in every chapter. Tried to persevere with this book but ended up losing all interest three quarters of the way through.
February 28, 2014
I love this book
Kindly lent to me by Bex xxx
Kindly lent to me by Bex xxx
January 28, 2015
Terrible book could not finish! Only read halfway and I had enough, could have been an amazing story. But was WEIRDDDD! Weird type of writing also, hated it.
May 16, 2015
Loved this book so many things we can learn in the world
December 28, 2015
Absolute complete & utter nonsense.
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