{"id":14265,"date":"2019-01-28T17:50:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T22:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=14265"},"modified":"2019-01-28T17:50:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T22:50:41","slug":"gods-and-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=14265","title":{"rendered":"Gods and Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a sucker for packaging and formatting. Because of this, I am a sucker for Rockpool Publishing\u2019s Supernatural Series. You may remember that in 2017 I reviewed \u201cWitches and Wizards\u201d by Lucy Cavendish, and in that review, I said<\/a>, \u201cThis book is going to last, and better still it says, \u2018The Supernatural Series Book One\u2019 at the top. This hopefully means I can look forward to a shelf full of these attractive and interesting books.\u201d<\/p>\n

I now have two more attractive and interesting books from the series! These two have much in common with \u201cWitches and Wizards\u201d. Both are in the compact hardcover format that I loved with the previous book. Both have beautiful cover art and nice black and white illustrations throughout them. And both are big picture, general overviews, of subjects that could have books devoted to just one entry. <\/p>\n

$\"\"$ First up we have \u201cMonsters and Creatures: Discover Beasts from Lore and Legends\u201d by Gabiann Marin. This sucker discusses just about any creature you can think of! You\u2019ll find well known creatures, like dragons, mermaids, werewolves, and centaurs. Marin also has loaded \u201cMonsters and Creatures\u201d with tons of lesser known creatures, such as kappas, pookas, kinnaris, and drop bears. (I would tell you about them, but shouldn\u2019t you just buy the book?) At 196 pages it doesn\u2019t go in depth with any of them, but \u201cMonsters and Creatures\u201d offers a great starting point.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ The other book, \u201cGods and Goddesses: The Rise of Divine Mythologies\u201d, also by Gabiann Marin, follows a similar format. Marin discusses deities with origins in Greece, Egypt, China, Rome, and more. However, she doesn\u2019t just discuss deities of the past, but their existence in modern times. Again, it doesn\u2019t go into great detail, but it\u2019s a fabulous starting point.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to learn more about these books, visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"