REVIEW - THE COMPLETE BIRTHDAY BOOK BY CLARE GIBSON

Title: The Complete Book Of Birthdays
Author: Clare Gibson
Publisher: Quarto Publishing, Wellfleet Press
Genre: Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality
Release Date: 19th September 2023

BLURB from Goodreads
Discover the secret to exactly who you are based on the unique combination of astrology and psychology.

Did you know that your birthday can reveal surprising details about your personality, relationships, and health ? The Complete Book of Birthdays - Gift Edition —featuring dazzling new cover art and a more portable and accessible format —is a compelling, easy-to-use reference book that gives you insight into your birthday profile and shows you how to maximize your career goals, love life, and health.

Each day of the year comes with a complete, in-depth personality profile that, when partnered with your astrological sign, creates shockingly accurate results. After a review of the history and principles of astrology , find separate profiles for each sign of the zodiac and a page for each day of the year with a detailed discussion of the character traits of people born on that day. Each birthday page also

Learn all about yourself and your unique strengths, then turn the pages and find out the secrets of your friends, family, and colleagues .

The Complete Book of Birthdays - Gift Edition is the perfect for gift for any occasion, including, of course, birthdays!

REVIEW
The cover is a nice purple shade, very mystical feel. I would probably pick it up from a book store shelf.

The book goes into depth about the historical origins and how all the different elements come together to make your very own unique individual horoscope. It contains sections on Chinese astrology and then the history of the four elements.

Then there’s the Days of the year sections which starts 21 March Aries - then lists the Ruling planets, the Elements, the Symbols, the Polarity, the Colours, Physical Correspondence, Stones, Flowers

Then the book goes day by day listing, planetary influences, virtues, vices, suggested ideal careers, the corresponding skills & aptitudes, famous births within each horoscope, and who you are most compatible with.

I have to say that this book isn’t what I would call a light read though it is interesting I have read quite a bit of the information before in other books. I would say I enjoyed skipping to different sections and dipping in and out, reading the horoscopes that were relevant to me and all they entailed. The format is done in an easy enough to read way but at times I felt like it was a tad laborious at times I felt like I just wanted it to get to the point.

I read this as an ebook but I think the reading experience would be improved by reading the actual physical book making it easier to flick back and forth.

Summing up, it was an interesting, fun read. Would make a cute stocking filler gift.