10 Minute Crystal Healing by Ann Crane was okay. Crystals have been around my family and me my whole life. My grandfather would bring home new rock specimens for my mum on his travels for work. She became a lover or rocks, stones, and their meanings. She passed that love on to me. I love creating pieces of jewelry that have meaning because of the stones I choose to put in them. I have always found the idea of crystal healing fascinating, and I thought this book would be a great place to start learning.

I found some parts of the book fascinating and interesting, and other parts I really struggled to get through. There was a TON of information given, and at times I found it overwhelming or repetitive.

The parts I found most interesting were the chakras (as I do a lot of Restorative and Yin Yoga,) the polyhedral shapes with their elements, and birthstones versus zodiac crystals. Topaz is my birthstone, and it is the only stone on the birthstone chart I don’t like. I have always had a love for obsidian. I found out that is the stone that goes with Scorpio. I love it when things like that line up.

I tried a few of the techniques and this book, and they just did not work for me. I do want to try them with my Restorative and Yin Yoga practice though.

The illustrations were very clear. I wish they had a little more artistic flare around the charts, but that is a personal preference.

Lastly, the resources in the back of this book are fantastic. Several of these sources I have used for years, and they are super helpful.

While I did not find this book completely worked for me now, I am excited to give it another try because there is a wealth of information in it, and I did learn a lot. For anyone looking to learn more about crystals, this book will not disappoint and will answer just about any question they might have.

I want to clarify my stars a bit. The parts I found fascinating easy 5 stars. The parts I struggled with such as all the cleansing techniques 2 stars (although highly informative.) I would give this book an overall 3.5 stars on my feelings and experience with it. For information though, easy 5 stars.

I received an advanced reader copy from Quarto Publishing Group-Fair Winds through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.

I really enjoyed this book.

It was straight to the point, as well as being really informative. I liked the way it was broken down into chapters from basics to more focussed healing ideas and examples. It's not your usual 'crystal a-z' - it is based more on the theme of uses than the names of the crystals. Although it does have a useful index if you do want to just research based on the names. I also really liked the use of tables in order to make the information more concise.

The illustrations in this book are very modern, and simplistic focussing on the pink/white/black colour scheme. I liked this as it was sleek, but think more colours would have been useful especially when referring to crystals and their colour properties.

The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars was the illustrations and the fact that I wish the book was slightly longer.
This is a really useful book for any crystal lover, and is very unique in its layout/format.

I have only recently started to learn about crystals and I found this book to be an invaluable treasure trove of information and help as I start my crystal journey!

It's perfectly laid out taking you through various stages of learning about crystals, their uses, how to clean them etc, and also has practical messages of little things you can do to help yourself with various crystals.

I found the history of crystal healing to be so enlightening, along with learning about the chakras and the advice to use a journal to see how you react with different crystals was something I'd not thought about but will be using!

Towards the back of the book there are some really excellent chapters of which crystal to use for various situations you may find yourself in - emotional healing, help making decisions, help with anxiety, dealing with negativity, protecting yourself - and I think this is a book that I will keep referring back to when needed to find the perfect crystal to help me along the way.

Brilliant for newbies to crystals like me and also full of information that delve a little deeper into the whole healing world of crystals. Highly recommended! I'm off to buy more crystals!!

This is the best crystal book I’ve ever read, really useful, accessible, and informative. The author goes into detail about the history and many uses of crystals, as well as different meanings of colour and shape etc. The front cover is very attractive as well as the general layout and illustrations. I’m always a bit unsure of how to use crystals but this book really makes things clearer. Wonderful!

Thank you Netgalley/Quarto/Fair Winds for my ARC.

I LOVED this book. I always worry with new crystal books that it will be more of the same old same old, but this one surprised me!

I really enjoyed how the author not only discussed the metaphysical significance of crystals, but also the historical, scientific and mythological backgrounds as well!

There are so many incredible meditations and exercises to try in this book and I look forward to them!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me access to this eARC!