Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want

by Deborah Castellano

"Castellano's Glamour Magic makes sure that you have the magical tools you need in order to tip the scales in your favor."--Devin Hunter, author of The Witch's Book of Power and The Witch's Book of Spirits

Revolutionize Your Witchcraft to Achieve Your Greatest Desires

Glamour is the art of taking what makes you exciting and interesting to others and using it as leverage in accomplishing your Great Work. This fun romp of a book helps you use glamour to accomplish total world domination...or to revolutionize your magical practice if ruling the world isn't your thing.

Glamour Magic encourages you to be crafty, cunning, and unafraid to want something fiercely. Learn how historical figures used glamour in their campaigns for greatness. Discover experiments, exercises, and rites for your Craft. Glamour is your secret weapon--your guide to finding what you want and getting it, too.

Praise:
"Glamour Magic is an alchemical work of art. For the beginning and seasoned Witch alike, this book will tune you in to your Great Work and give you tools with which to achieve it."--Lasara Firefox Allen, author of Jailbreaking the Goddess and Sexy Witch

"With wit and good humor, Castellano offers up a series of "experiments"--rituals and visualizations perfumed with hints of history, myth, pop culture and personal experience--that will lace your magic into a corset of enchantment that will steal your breath, but shape and sharpen your focus. Are you ready to unlock the power that lies within? You'll find the keys in Glamour Magic. Just. Say. Yes."--Natalie Zaman, author of Magical Destinations of the Northeast

"An unapologetic Witch, Deborah takes you on an journey to unlock your personal power and embrace all that you are. The Glamour Magic exercises are powerful tools to awaken your inner witch. This is a book to inspire and motivate you."--Jacki Smith, founder of Coventry Creations and author of Coventry Magic with Candles, Oils, and Herbs

"Deb re-captures the idea of the Witch as Enchantress and lays out the work, both magical and mundane, needed to fascinate and charm anyone--even yourself."--Jason Miller, author of Protection & Reversal Magick

"Solid advice on self-improvement wrapped in the transgressive strength of witchcraft. Real power comes from within, and this book shows you how."mdash;Lupa, author of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up

Genres: Witchcraft, Magick, Nonfiction, Occult, Paganism, Spirituality, Crafts

216 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2017

About the author

Deborah Castellano (New Jersey, US) is author of Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want (Llewellyn, 2017), Magic for Troubled Times: Rituals, Recipes and Real Talk for Witches (Llewellyn, 2022) and Broke Witch: Magick Spells and Powerful Potions that Use What You Can Grow, Find, or Already Have (Macmillan, 2024).  She is an independent maker of ritual perfume and other fineries with her shop, The Mermaid and The Crow.  In 2006, she founded the first Steampunk convention, SalonCon.  She enjoys old typewriters and record players, St. Germain and reality television. 

Reviews

[Toviel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can we agree to end snarky "talking truth to power" witchcraft books, please? As lovely as the exercises in this book are, they were ruined by the incessant demands and generalizations made by the author.

Full review to come later.

[Bee · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only good advice in this book could be condensed down to a short essay, at best. Most of it is baseless assumptions, generalizations, unhealthy practices, and this inane Good vs. Evil narrative that you have to wade through in every chapter despite the fact that the point was made in the first chapter. Lots of rehashing of the same idea multiple times... No cohesiveness, difficult to follow, careful dissection is the only way to determine what is the author's voice and what is a sarcastic tone she's taking on to be the voice of the evil judgmental society that has cast you out for being "different."

[Adrienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although this book didn't 100% resonate with me, I still enjoyed it. I have read about many of these techniques previously, so it wasn't a breakthrough-epiphany-type book for me. Because I was already familiar with many of the techniques, I originally gave it 3 stars, but I upped it to 4 stars because I liked it; it wasn't the author's fault that I was already familiar with some of the information. My familiarity made parts of it seem a little slow, but that was just me. :-)

I received the book via a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, which I entered because I have read about glamour and the fae (the Fair Folk), which has interested me.

It was well-written, and the author made me chuckle several times. There is some swearing, but that doesn't bother me. This book actually felt like I was reading a big ole sinful, guilty pleasure. I felt wicked, haha, and if I hadn't been so busy writing a term paper and preparing for final exams, I would have devoured it one day. The author's way of phrasing things was wonderful; I have never read a book with such snark and style. (I think snark is the word, anyway). I found her description of being Other, different, to be intriguing, particularly when she broke it down into being the Good Girl or the Bad Girl who gets smacked back down into 'her place where she belongs.' Uppity girls, anyway, they need knocked down a peg. (sarcasm). I greatly appreciated her retellings of historical figures. I laughed out loud when she described the biblical story of Jael in today's slang, as well as those of other historical female figures who used a form of glamour to accomplish their goals.

The premise of the book is using glamour in witchcraft to 'get what you want,' or, to achieve your Great Work. There are exercises included to help the reader determine what it is he or she really wants to accomplish (career, love, activism, etc.). The author did not spend time discussing ethics, other than that we should do what we are comfortable with while working toward our goals. Mistakes will likely be made, but basically, we have to sleep with ourselves and our consciences at night, so should act accordingly however that may be. "Actions have consequences." The author cautions about burning bridges because we might need the help of someone we dislike. If that bridge is burnt, that person will be unlikely to be willing to help you.

One might describe this book about being how to manipulate people. Other books that discuss social interactions could be described in a similar way, teaching tactics on how to get people to act how you would like them too. I prefer to reframe it more positively as learning ways of how to act in society in such a way that benefits both you and the community at large. I am fascinated by behavior, so when one gets into the nitty-gritty of psychology and behavioral science, that information could equally be used in a 'manipulative' type of way. I prefer not to think of it so negatively.

Many of the tactics that the author discussed about using glamour and working in practical terms were things I was already familiar with. "What do you want? What is your plan to get there?" Then, you break it down into smaller, achievable steps, and follow through on your commitments. The author pulls no punches; the Great Work is, in fact WORK. If it was easy, it wouldn't be great.

The author talks about reframing parts of our self-narratives. There can be a glamorous, intriguing side of darker parts of our personality, like angst and melancholy. Look at our rock stars...to my knowledge, they aren't famous for singing about sunshine and rainbows, and they are widely adored. Glamour is beauty, but much more than that. It is also charm, organization, and conviction. The author discusses having a personal style, and predicting possible outcomes and predicting ways to handle the wide variety of these outcomes. Also talked about are not being a people-pleaser and recognizing that not everyone wishes you well. Love the section on the Evil Eye. We can ditch the 'frenemies,' they're too much energy and not worth the drain or sabotage.

I would consider this to be a type of self-help book on how to make you deepest wishes, desires, or prayers come true using social interactions, building up your confidence, and using witchcraft, rituals, or the occult alongside your practical actions. Some people see the witchcraft side as performing rituals or personal ceremonies that can have a powerful psychological effect on a subconscious level, which I think would be helpful in boosting that needed confidence. Light a candle, say a prayer or a mantra, etc., and that can be helpful in achieving the Great Work or in making our dreams come true whether or not magic is an actual thing. (Some people do, others don't. I've read that this is debated, and I see value to all sides that I've read about).

[Sarah Koss · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book reeks of girl boss feminism. Even if you dig your way through the tongue in cheek bitter remarks and sarcasm the information provided is mediocre at best. There's definitely better books out there.

[Fernanda Núñez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este libro en realidad no se trata de magia glamour.

Toca muy poco el tema y no muestra la verdadera cara de la magia glamour, creo que la autora se va a otros lados que nada que ver, divagaba mucho y no hubo casi de práctica, ni enseñanza.

[Sarah A-F]

3 ⭐️

This is definitely a 'take what you need and leave the rest' kind of book and there were a lot of things I didn't quite agree with. I found the author's writing style pretty grating at times, too. But! There were a lot of great things in here and I'm glad I read it. I'll definitely be recommending it to anyone interested in glamour magic.

[Onyx · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book isn't for everyone. For those who are prepared for it, this will be a journey. I personally think it's worth giving it a once-through first before going back over it and working it.
If you were thinking this is a book on simply looking and being drop-dead gorgeous and glamorous, you'd probably be sorely disappointed. It intends on having you do a full makover on yourself as if you were a masterpiece (or a mistress-piece) in the making.
I first found this book online on my way googling something else. I read through the first two chapters before picking up the hardcopy. Since I only had a personal epiphany just last year, it seemed the book was saying things I felt it was the right time for me to hear. I kept saying to myself, "Aha! Yeah! That's real!" or something similar enough times that I felt I should the read beyond the sample I was allowed to read online. However, it wouldn't have been able to affect me at all before six months ago. I wouldn't have been in the headspace for it yet.
Once I really got down to reading the rest, I knew this book was serious. I also wasn't cheering as much as I was before. This book was asking for work...work I wasn't willing to do...yet. But I did give it a chance in reading it all the way through at least. It's not something that you digest, put down, and go on your merry way. It's almost like something you work through, kind of like a workbook...or more accurately, you're the project to be upgraded.
The author gets prose-like at times, but she writes to be taken seriously. After all, you are a serious project. It aims to not just have you take a real inventory of yourself, but also to turn you into a formidable warrior to be reckoned with. It's kind of impressive. I can imagine anyone who follows her advice...male or female... becoming one that whoops ass and takes no prisoners on their way to achieving their "Great Work"...which could be any personal dream your heart seriously desires. You just got to do it like you mean it.
It's no weak book. It's no average "Just do this spell, wait this many days, and you'll get what you want" kind of book. It asks you to put yourself into it, to make sacrifices...and some of them ain't easy. But I guess any work worth breaking well-worn, time-honored habits ain't. It's just, do you want it bad enough?
If this is a what a real self-help book is supposed to look like, I think it's worth getting. It's inspiring enough to say the least.

[Lisa Basile · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely LOVE this book. Not only is it CHOCK FULL of gorgeous anecdotes, mythologies, and pieces of history, the language is glittering, fun, funny, and engaging. The practices within are a deep-dive into Self. Not just a "put some lipstick on and feel sexy" sort of book, this book is a deeply introspective, highly useful and very fun guide to becoming your very most glamorous self, internally and externally. Modern and inclusive. Loveeee. I interviewed author at Luna Luna Magazine: http://www.lunalunamagazine.com/dark/...

[Angela Natividad · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fine. I have yet to perform the exercises but judging by their rigour, this book will be around awhile (assuming all experiments are completed).

The first exercise is an exploration for determining your Great Work in life, and the last closes it out. So ask me again in five, ten years, maybe?

[Jansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you're looking for a book of spells to help you hide your wrinkles or make yourself look 10 years younger, this book isn't for you. I feel like this book has been misnamed and is more about completing goals in your life, in which case, the title should have suggested that. Perhaps another printing with a new title to avoid confusion?

[Brooke · Rating 2 out of 5]

Am I reading a lot of magic pseudo-self-help garbage as I ascend further into my thirties, half ironically eye rolling but also half pleading to the void, “help me please”?

Yes.

Will this book help me in my Great Anthropological Work to understand the current #witchesofinstagram #witchtok resurgence?

Probably not.

Does it make me feel better about becoming more and more irrelevant?

Somewhat.

Is this written in an imprecise, meandering structure, and therefore terribly formatted and terribly edited, and composed entirely in vague “You Got This” GirlBoss (tm) prose to boot?

Absolutely, and what a nightmare.

Can you take what you need from this book and run?

Yes, yes and yes again. Basically : use whatever means within your own moral framework to assert your individual power, as the author assumes that if you are reading this book, you are an Oppressed Other cast out by the masses, at an eternal disadvantage and in great need of whatever help you can conjure up.

P.s. I cast my first circle twenty years ago, so don’t @ me.

[Andrew Watt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glamour as power

Deb Castellano's second book on glamour is every bit as powerful as her first. At the core of her teaching and advice is the idea that regardless of who you are or what you do — you have a stake in fashioning your self-image and the way that others perceive you. Your goals and plans are your own. Yep way in which you choose to manifest the world, will take skill and dedication. This is not achieved in a night. Rather, it is achieved by patient planning, and through the seduction of others to your cause. We tend to think of glamour as a layer of falsehood; deb instead presents it as as the armor of our intention. The way in which we make ourselves beautiful, glamorous, flirty, and confident, allows us to achieve and complete our plans in the face of the ordinary opposition of modern life.

This is no mere spell book. It is an Abramelin Operation for the 21st-century.

[Lia · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh. too "woke" for me.

[Anatasha · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you are seeking out glamour magic because of your own insecurities, you can finish this book after about two chapters and walk away feeling confident. I did not do that, instead wishing to learn about actual glamour magic, and that was my mistake. This book has two 'rituals' at best that can be adapted for glamour magic, but the rest are closer to Basic Manipulation 101 and advice from the blog of a white ‘woke’ feminist. As other reviewers have stated, this book is rather boring, makes grandiose generalizations about the reader, and is incredibly repetitive in its points.

The boring tone can be summed up as the author's attempt to make the work sound academic, but missing the mark by just enough for it to hurt. Her stale sarcasm at random times and forced historical narrative (more on that later) are, likely, the reason why the tone is not met. This does make it awkward at times when the work pivots towards the beginning of a recipe blog and the author gives you her life story. I assume this is just because this is her first long form book, so I don’t hold this against her.

If you are a white cisgender heterosexual male, be prepared to be demonized. Hell, if you are not a woman you are not the target audience, and if you are not a white woman you will feel left out. If you are in any capacity like what society wants you to be, though you will be labeled ‘the good-girl’, you will be demonized from chapter one to make ‘the bad-girl’ feel better about herself. This book is written for white women who feel insecure about themselves, or as the author drags out for several pages (arguments can be made for chapters), herself. As game-theory is used briefly in the book, she should know that creating things that she is interested in and expects other people to also be interested in the game design process. Just because you like it doesn’t mean someone else will (a sentiment she shares, yet ignores).

Or, I guess that would be a generalization, which is what she makes about the audience. Not everyone is a white ‘woke’ feminist, expecially not the many white women being accused of witchcraft for the sake of the book’s narrative. Most, if not all, of the women being incriminated would be killed for what is being said so casually, and I don’t think they’d appreciate what they would find to be slanderous. The author also assumes for several chapters (seven if I remember correctly) that the reader, expected in chapter one to be someone of intermediate to advanced level in witchcraft, doesn’t know what their ‘Great Work’ is. The ‘Great Work’ in question is of course a bastardized version of the philosopher's stone (alchemy) according to her (though she does leave out the ‘bastardized’ part): your life’s purpose, why you’re doing witchcraft, etc. etc..

This should have been a segment on an online blog. The author clearly didn’t have enough material to write a book, so she had to keep rehashing points between ‘rituals’ (she calls them experiments). The entire time it feels like she’s trying to hit a word count. I don’t think she’s a bad writer, I just don’t think she’s a book writer. At the very least, she needed to pick a subject she had more information on. Near the beginning of the first chapter, she even throws in a ‘look, I know you bought this to learn magic, but actually glamour means ‘an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing (Google)’ soooo’. Okay, then give us that instead of talking about how cool white women are. If you didn’t understand the assignment, you should’ve waited until you did the way Lady Margaret Beaufort waited to start the ‘Wars of the Roses’ to get her son, Henry VII, on the throne. I’m sure you’ll get that reference considering you used it more times than I care to count.

[Chaotic Ouroboros · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book and keep rereading it.

[Edric Unsane · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very much 101 book on how to use glamour to get what you want. The advice was sound, but the book was a bit boring with all the history lessons.

[Abe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3/10?? Maybe 4. It was not what I was expecting like...at all. 0%.

So I went into this book thinking it would be a good beginner friendly book on glamour magic. Like the history, exercises, what IS glamour magic, how to on self-esteem in a positive manner, etc. That is noooot what this book is. Like at all, at least for me.

Pros: Some decent stuff about using glamour magic in a business setting, getting loans, impressing in interviews, etc. She also delves into the idea that people might be able to wish bad on someone without realizing it. Which I also sort of agree with, to an extent. Some decent spellwork 'exercises' like cord cuttings. I could see the idea of a social media being a glamour because you can be _anything_ on the internet, but that could also have veeery big consequences too.

Cons: Whoo boy. There's a LOT. The author has this...weird way of writing that comes off as abrasive and stand-offish. She also has this Good vs. Evil, Us vs. Them mentality that just...completely turns me off. She also kept repeating this idea of a 'Great Work', that I still didn't quite understand even after finishing the book. Looots of references to modern media (Some of which I didn't even get.) and like a whole chapter on cultivating your social media as a glamour...she doesn't really push you to lie but seems to suggest that making your social the 'ideal you' is a good idea. And like...5 pages on 'frenemies'.

Calling instinct and that loads of people will be 'against you' because of their 'lizard brains'. And I just...can't. There's also a bit of hypocrisy in the book as well, like other people's instincts to 'tear you down' are wrong but your instinct to be on guard or suck up to a boss is right??

The book is also veeeery feminine based and biased, it doesn't mention glamours or magic are for all people. It ASSUMES the reader is a woman and therefore will deal with the less than savory aspects of working in a public field like customer service and will be attacked constantly for their job/and or being 'different'.

It hits me like a 'Oh well I'm a witch and therefore _different_ ' in a very...mary sue* (If this doesn't age me horribly.) way or a level of toxic positivity you would see right at home with girl bosses in MLMs. If you want something to gas you up, maybe make you feel like a bad b!tch, potentially in a bad way...yeah. This book's it. I'm not sure if that was it's intention...or maybe I don't understand glamours enough to really appreciate the book and it's message but...yeah. I was quite disappointed and put off.

(There is definitely a looot of personal preference in here, but this gave me a few not so great feelings.)

[Lia P · Rating 5 out of 5]

I personally think is a good book it gives a good idea of glamour magick and using it in daily life. It is a good thing that there is exercises and questions that you could do or take in consideration. At one point I made the connection that the book is like a instruction manual since the author tends to refer glamour magick and magick as a weapon. It is refreshing to me personally that there was no talk about how glamour magick is makeup or clothes like a lot of other resources have it as. The author does talk about body positivity and is inclusive, briefly mentioning personal style as a way of magick from her own personal experience.
I do recommend it for those looking into personal image

[Amazon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this was like chatting with a friend. Femme focused and, as such, equal parts sensual and practical, this book was also extremely helpful for my own magical practice. Have pre-ordered her next one and am looking forward to reading it.

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF. I found it to be riddled with useless information and the author just rants femi-nazi nonsense that just oozes daddy issues. There really wasn't a point or useful tips, just a lot of social commentary on being a female witch.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot. I'm reviewing it for a magazine but generally totally enjoyed it.

[Kayley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I flipped through the book and landed on a page that made me feel like a bomb ass bitch! Great book to build your confidence, but it does feel a bit forceful sometimes.

[Odd Pod · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty solid. Would recommend even if you're not into witchcraft because minus the spells the things the author talks about are pretty universal.

[Cozy Cottage · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoughtful, Provocative, Useful & Inclusive

The author has written this book in such a way that anyone can benefit from it, no matter their lifestyle, gender, socioeconomic circumstances or age. Early in the book she offers two dictionary definitions of glamour, and acknowledges the useful one is: What makes you exciting and interesting to others. Castellano claims this is revolutionary and that a revolution is started by a whisper, not a gunshot. I tend to agree, and thus intrigued, I was drawn into the book. A keen observer of history, she intrigues, entices, invites and encourages with these observations. She connects our lives to those of queens, warlords, daredevils, adventurers and kings, reminding this reviewer that we can often design our lives to better align with our desires.

Knowing that self-help can be a potent form of magic, Castellano offers practical help rooted in real day-to-day living. Her premise is that learning to use our glamour is a magical form of self-help. She understands not only that to be Other can be limiting and isolating, but that it can be transformed into a source of potent magical power that can be our unique brand. I personally experienced this years ago and it did transform my life. Fast forward to the present, and in reading this book I better understand what I instinctively did all those years ago. Now you can do it, too, starting with the concept of your Great Work. My criticism here is that she doesn't expound enough on what the Great Work is before she leads the readers to their first experiment to discover what their Great Work will be. I did a modified version of this experiment and had good results. Through a series of esoteric experiments, Castellano goes on to help us construct a glamorous version of ourselves that is authentic, thoughtful, clever and wise. She continues to connect readers to historical figures and demonstrates that readers needn't be members of the status quo to become glamorous.

I'm nowhere near done with my Great Work, which is no fault of this book. I recommend this book in Kindle format, which is easily searched and highlighted.

I salute Castellano's wisdom, wit, glamour and gumption. She obviously has the grit, imagination, desire and discipline to do the inner work to construct a life that reflects her desires. I've followed her blog long enough to know she's achieved a number of goals and I view her as someone who's gone from being aspirational to inspirational. She reminds me of the heroines from one of my favorite books - Seductress, by Betsy Prioleau. Glamour on, Deborah Castellano, glamour on!

[Erin Guinevere · Rating 2 out of 5]

I started this book initially in the spring of 2023. I did the first couple of practices, and liked them. I then DNF’d it and decided to try again later on, which I did.

So let me be clear: I DO like some of the practices offered in this book. The issue is, there’s not nearly enough of them. Most of what is here are lectures about liberal feminist girlbossery more so than actual magical theory, and ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ type advice. That’s not to say that stuff cannot be part of your magical practice, especially the latter. A significant part of magic is just living your life intentionally moreso than sitting at an altar chanting things. So I get it. But at a certain point this book just became a lacklustre self help book moreso than other witchcraft books I’ve encountered.

I also took some issue with some of the ideology and rhetoric offered here (“you are a freak of society and therefore a victim and everyone thinks you’re inferior to them even if they’ve never given you any reason to think that”). There is also an assumption that the reader automatically agrees with every single one of the author’s takes on political and social topics. Some of the fake-woke language (‘QUILTBAG’ rather than just ‘LGBTQ’ etc). It got annoying very quickly.

That being said, the book does have some beautiful practices to share and so it wasn’t totally useless to me.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deborah has written a book about keeping your self confidence high and gearing yourself towards your Big Goal. Using your own best qualities to achieve your dreams and do your best to maintain good connections with others without sacraficing yourself. To do what makes you feel good as long as it lays within your morals. To really dig inside yourself to make sure your Big Goal is what you truly want and what you will throw your whole self into achieving. It's a book about learning about yourself and loving yourself as it is a stepping stone to reaching your dreams. Glamour is what you make of it, it's your charm, what makes you you. And Deborah provides the guidance and encouragement to see it. She definatly inspired me to utilize more of my wardrobe to finally create the style I've been thinking of for years and take the extra step to feel completely put together in the mornings so I have more influence in my day.

[Beverley · Rating 5 out of 5]

-loved the experiments and rituals at the end of each chapter

- they use the gender neutral term of other throughout meaning anyone who doesn't fit into society and wants to use glamour magic to change their circumstances

- each chapter uses a different historical figure that probably used glamours like anne boleyn and Joan of arc and I really enjoyed this. Powerful women at times who would have had no power taking it back to achieve greatness

-this person explains glamour magic like going to war. It feels powerful and dangerous in this book and I loved that! It made me reframe how I see what I do in my head

-it isn't written as if achieving your dreams and goals will be easy just because you are using magic. It felt grounded in reality unlike many magical books which made it feel more attainable to anyone

- often mention tips for us anxious witches very much appreciated ☺️

[Jenny Toupin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't bear to give an author less than 3 stars, just because I know how much pain and work goes into weaving words. However, this book didn't resonate with me at all. I didn't agree with how the author defined glamour magick and I did not like the tone. It was trying too hard to be sensitive in some areas, and in turn coming across condescending. The examples and references to other people and figures didn't help support her case, or did so very vaguely. In generally, most of the passages are just wordy ramblings. Magick is subjective and I understand that some people may find something I didn't in this book. And my goal is not to discourage the author from writing or her practice. It is valid for her. Just not relatable to me, and seemingly many others.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked Castellano's writing, it is punchy and colorful and keeps me moving forward.

But I didn't really find her take on glamour magic helpful. There were a couple good spells that I could see myself doing, but a lot of it came down to advice for how to make yourself more appealing to others, a sort of magical lesson in charm, including finding personal style, having empathy, and emphasizing your best traits.

There was also some basic magical thinking material about how to solidify your intentions, organize yourself, and make plans to get what you want. It was frequently illustrated with stories of historical people who got what they wanted because of the force of their personalities.

[Angy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do not find this book to be particularly worthy of hatred; however, I did not find it helpful either. The aesthetic and theme throughout was pretty consistent and nice, but I did find it to be much more of a feminine self-help book rather than a guide about "glamour magic." I agree with some of the feminist themes, but not a big fan of the manipulation tactics that are recommended sometimes here, as well as a bit of a "my way or the highway" vibe to Castellano's writing. Generally though, I do like her as a narrator in this book and would read other stuff that she writes, even if this one wasn't for me.