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familiar, in Western demonology, small animal or imp kept as a witch’s attendant, given to her by the devil or inherited from another witch. The familiar was a low-ranking demon that assumed any animal shape, such as a toad, dog, insect, or black cat. Sometimes the familiar was described as a grotesque creature of fantasy, an amalgam of several creatures.

The familiar was believed to subsist by sucking blood from a witch’s fingers or other protuberances on her body such as a mole or a wart. During the European witchcraft trials of the 15th–17th century a suspected witch was searched for the “teats” by which she fed her familiar, and these, like the devil’s brand marks, were considered sure signs of her guilt.

Unfamiliar Familiars: Extraordinary Animal Companions for the Modern Witch

Unfamiliar Familiars is a comprehensive and humorous handbook to finding and caring for the unconventional animal companion.

This guide will help you find the animal best suited to your personality and particular magical needs.

Animals include a narwhal (strong in clairvoyance and fencing), an albatross (best for sea-faring witches), or an earthworm (for garden-based magic and fish summoning).

• Features real-world facts with a playful, magical spin
• Includes a helpful quiz for finding your own familiar
• Brimming with suggested names, strengths, weaknesses, and more

Forget the toads and black Every witch is unique, so shouldn't you have a familiar as one-of-a-kind and extraordinary as yourself?

Unfamiliar Familiars is an entertaining and educational guide to a menagerie of magical, less-appreciated creatures that may just become your ideal partner in the arcane arts.

• Filled with quirky, charming watercolor illustrations
• Perfect gift for anyone who wants to find their own familiar, just as they love learning about their own horoscope, zodiac reading, or Pottermore Patronus
• Sure to delight animal lovers who have a sense of humor
• A visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee table as a conversation starter
• Add it to the shelf with books like Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker; Basic How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman; and The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook by Kim Krans.

Genres HumorNonfictionAnimalsWitchesWitchcraftMagicNature

96 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2020

About the author

Megan Lynn Kott

The key to creating shadowy model magic lies in the masterful manipulation of light. Artists strategically place lighting sources to cast shadows that add depth and definition to the models. Through careful positioning of these light sources, artists can create an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue, enhancing the shadowy quality of the models.

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Always treat nature with respect, and be true to the one-of-a-kind witch you truly are.

For years now I've been distraught as I haven't been able to figure out the identity of my Spirit Animal. I mean, anyone who loves all critters as much as I do should have one, right? But, recently I've come to the conclusion that perhaps this idea is too "New Agey" for cynical old me, and that a familiar is more my style - something along the lines of a minion/partner-in-crime. This clever book is packed with suggestions for creatures you might never have considered as familiar material, like capybaras, chickens, and cicadas. (And those are just the ones starting with the letter C.)

What to choose, what to choose? I was somewhat tempted by the turkey vulture, though with that lack-of-opposable-thumbs thing it seems like I'd be doing most of the heavy lifting. (I will definitely NOT be paling around with the Capuchin Monkey - I still have scars from being chomped on once by my mother's pet.) Honestly, none of these animals seemed like the perfect fit for me. I have a feeling I just might find my perfect familiar waiting for me at the animal shelter.

This is just a fun little book that would make a great gift. I really got a kick out of it, and I"m looking forward to having a paper copy of my own.

This book will be available September 1st. Many thanks to Netgalley, and the publisher for this sneak peek.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

Sorry, but how can one just resist a sloth upside down on a broom? Raise your hands, if you dare. No one, good! Plus, I love that this book is about familiars and seemingly not about the standard you generally have (cats, dogs, demons in some form, rats, snakes), but about all sorts of familiars.

I had a big laugh at the introduction and how the author told you about two ways to find your perfect familiar. One meant maiming the book into a swan and sending it on its way and what came back would be perfect for you. Or you could just not harm the book and follow the flowchart. While I was tempted (shock face) to try out origami, I couldn’t as this book is an ebook. 😛 The flowchart it is, though I have to say I think that one would also have worked better in normal book as now I see one page each time and have to remember my spot.

Before I decided to just casually stroll through the book and check out all the familiars I decided to follow the flowchart and see what animals I would get. First try, Sunbear! I do love Sunbears so I was delighted this one was my first animal. I do love the sun and love being outside. Next up I tried following another path to see what my familiar would be if I had picked another route. Next up was a Burrowing Owl, awww! Yes! That one also fitted me. In the summer all I wear if I am outside are sandals. Plus I just love owls!

Now I knew what the flowchart would grant me, I decided to check the book itself and scroll through seeing if I could find more animals which may be a familiar to me.
I loved how each animal has various parts to explain about the animal. From what kind of witch the animal partners (which at times feature hilarious things like this one on the Axolotls (Witches who cry during insurance commercials) well with to suggested names (from cute names to hilarious ones to very serious ones) to elements and more. It was great fun to get so much information and to read all about the animals. Each animal also has an illustration and I just Love the style, it really fitted the animals and I just wanted to reach out and pet a couple of them (never pet bees though :P).

All in all, I would highly recommend this fun and delightful book to all. I am sad that I reached the ending, I wouldn’t have minded many more familiars and reading all about them. Hopefully one day we will get more from these two authors. crosses fingers

I'm ready for my life as a modern witch with my Leafy Sea Dragon. WORLD, FEAR US!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

I wasn't expecting anything when I first opened this book, I just wanted a quick and relaxing read - and the cover attracted me! This book is beautiful to look at, and the title is intriguing.

I didn't know it was a humorous book: it surprised me, and I couldn't help smiling all along! It was sweet and refreshing!
It was original, trying to get off the beaten track - I think I never read a book like this before! -, funny and well researched!
The illustrations throughout the book are sweet and beautiful! I wasn't even afraid of the spider, that's saying something!

It's also an inspiring book: some ideas, even if they are meant to be funny, push the reader to imagine what it would be in a novel.

Finally, I loved the references for each entry: a shoebill stork named Poe, a pig named Napoleon or an albatross named Coleridge for instance!

So, I had a good time reading Unfamiliar Familiars!

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This is a really fun, silly book that will help you find your nontraditional witchy familiar. I can see it appealing to kids, teens, witches and animal lovers with a sense of humor. It's all tongue in cheek but it's pretty well done, with lots of details for each animal and what makes it best suited for some people. Big, full page color illustrations depict each animal and they're charming and well done.

I've decided my spirit animal is the axolotl. It partners well with people who cry during insurance commercials (wince, that's me), its strengths include body part regeneration (okay, less so), elemental magic and smiling, and its weaknesses are gill sensitivity, an overly trusting nature and sunburns. Also, it's just really cute and it makes me smile. (See, smiling.) ;)

Great fun, and it makes me grin in a time when I like things that make me grin.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

A must have for a wannabe witch.

Unfamiliar Familiars: Extraordinary Animal Companions for the Modern Witch will help you find your familiar. It lists each familiar's strengths, weaknesses and characteristics. Book also includes a quiz (just to make sure you pick the right familiar) and wonderful illustrations.
A great gift and a conversation starter that's also educational. A true must have.

Oh, and my familiar is a lobster.

Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars. The pros for this are: great concept, great art. So yeah, really great concept, not so great execution. I was super excited about this book, but it’s not what I expected. I know this is supposed to be for a younger audience, but it felt like it was written for a very immature older audience. The copy I read was obviously a very rough draft, so I shouldn’t complain too much about the formatting as I’m sure that stuff will be corrected, but the formatting was just… not great. Even for an uncorrected proof. I hate writing negative reviews, but I feel like I need to be honest about it. I know that this book will be really great for a lot of readers, but it just does not mesh with my personality. Again, I absolutely love the idea of this book, I just wish it had been written with a more mature humor.

ARC provided by NetGalley

Sometimes you just need to dive into an adorable little read like this one. Especially if the cover features a sloth swinging from a flying broom above the words animal companions and modern witch. I was lured right away.

Unfamiliar Familiars is an imaginative collection of forty familiars, aka witchy companions. Each one comes with a hint of irony, a delightful illustration and a dedicated page of peculiar traits, charateristics and a list of possible names. A lot of the names associations were actually hilarious, for example Joanna for the monitor lizard (if you don't get the reference, you're not a Disney nerd and you should definitely fix that). The best part though is finding your ideal familiar. I'm still not 100% sure about mine, but the quokka looks like quite a nice match.

Since the idea at the foundation of this book is so brilliant and I enjoyed it a lot, I was a tad disappointed that the content wasn't further developed. The "pokédex format" was lovely but personally I would've appreciated more detail, and perhaps some additional illustrations. It feels a little bit incomplete as it is now. Nevertheless, a cute read!

Are you a witch in need a familiar? Do you ache to be creative and have a familiar with more pizzazz than a cat or a crow? Then this fun, frothy book with its sweet illustrations is for you.

I loved how "Unfamiliar Familiars" introduces readers to creatures that might be new to them--such as the axolotl, capybara, dik-dik, and Leafy Sea Dragon--while also promoting a respect for nature and a sense of fun and curiosity. I especially enjoyed the list of suggested names for a each familiar as well as the notes on each of their strengths ("thunderbolts") and weaknesses ("constant hunger").

This would be a perfect book for a group of tween girls to read together but can be enjoyed by anyone of any age.

Now if you'll excuse me, my flying fox Stellaluna and I have mischief to create.

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FYI: Mine is Tortoise.

ARC provided by NetGalley

This is a beautifully illustrated book featuring some unique familiars for your spiritual ways. It starts out with a flow chart helping you find your perfect familiar. Mine was a Leafy Sea Dragon aka a Chaos Wrangler. When I got to the page featuring this creature it said that it partners well with “witches whose favorite color is rainbow”. Why yes I do say rainbow and glitter are my favorite colors and Chaos Wrangler?! I’m a teacher so yeah a perfect match for me. A few more fun ones I saw were the Lobster, for Salty Witches, and a Hippo for witches who adore a river mud face mask. Each familiar has an element, Star sign, suggested names, strengths and weakness as well as a quirky blurb. Thanks so much to Netgalley, Chronicle Books, and Megan Lynn Knott and Justin DeVine for this arc in return for my hinest review.

I walked into Unfamiliar Familiars thinking it was a children’s book about the supposed magical abilities of animals which I thought would be so cute. But I got way more than I bargained for because this is an adult humor based book. I loved the quiz at the beginning to determine your familiar or the other method mentioned using pages from the book put under your pillow. The illustrations of each familiar are cute as can be and the descriptions are short but well thought out and comical. My favorite aspect of each familiar was the suggested partnering for a familiar, such as “Witches who know more than two sea shanties by heart,” and, “Witches who intentionally spoil tv shows”. Overall, this is a fun, quick book for any reader that enjoys witchcraft, humor, or illustrated books.

Because I have a moon and stars tattoo (I won’t say where) and am lactose intolerant, I discovered my spirit animal is a turkey vulture. According to Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine, the authors of Unfamiliar Familiars: Extraordinary Animal Companions for the Modern Witch, turkey vultures partner well with witches who always have hand sanitizer at the ready. That’s me especially in times of pandemic. This book is a satire of spirit animal dictionaries and books of magical correspondences for spell work. It has a handy-dandy flow chart filled with forced choice answers to weird (and witty) questions. Your choices will lead you to your familiar. The 40 familiars range from the albatross and the burrowing owl to the Earthworm, the Lobster and the Sloth (Two-toed). As one would expect, each familiar has a portrait, a description, an element and star sign as well as suggested names, strengths, and weaknesses. Some of these sections are more humorous than others, but I found “partners with” for each animal to be consistently funny. Unfamiliar Familiars would make a great gift for a witch with a sense of humor or a fan of ultra-spiritual comedian, JP Sears.

This book is really cute and made me giggle. I love the humor in the strengths, weaknesses, names, descriptions and other silly moments of the creatures. The design and illustrations of the book I love as well.

But sometimes I don't know what to make of this. I feel like I'm missing some silly jokes by maybe not being the reader the author's aimed for, but then I feel guilty for thinking this is a joke to them. Although they can't genuinely believe you have to destroy this book in order to seriously attempt to find your familiar. That falls into the 'stuff we didn't know so we made it up' part, right?

I bought this book for story ideas for familiars, but I am genuinely interested in the feminism and grounding aspect of witchcraft. So I really tried to have an open mind and take this seriously, but now I do feel like that's on me and this really is just a silly book about cute familiars. Which is what I bought it for in the first place. After reading it I'm still not sure this is seriously meant for witches to use or just some incrowd joke. I did like it however, but some parts of it I really am not sure how to take (probably not as serious as I am right now).

A witty little book! There are great illustrations and the tone is quite funny. I literally LOL’d at “Bees - weakness - pesticides and global warming”.

Highlights include a survey to match you to your familiar, I got an axolotl (unlikely for me to find out here in AZ) and they have some adorable and “unfamiliar” choices!

This is a fun and appropriate for people (re: witches & warlocks) of all ages but I’d most recommend it for young adults and middle grade readers. It’s a modern and sassy read with cool familiars and fun facts! I really enjoyed it all the way through!

+ THERE’S A HEDGEHOG! Love, love, love.
Overall, super adorable and enjoyable & the cover art (& all art) is 5/5.

*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review*.

Unfamiliar Familiar is a very witty, funny book to help you find your familiar. If maybe you were looking for one jokingly. I was paired up with a Leafy Sea Dragon. But honestly by the description I loved the Badger the best. As the book says though, I'll stay away from the Honey Badger. I know this was all meant as a joke, but I was a little surprised to see after reading the description and deciding that this one would have been mine, that the sign is for a Taurus, which is what I am. Awesomeness to that little bit of coincidence.

This rating/review is based on an advanced copy from Netgalley and Chronicle books.

I want more! This is a really fun, silly guide to animals. There is an absolutely tremendous flow chart to help you choose your familiar, and tons of little jokes everywhere. A couple of the suggested names made me genuinely laugh. I definitely enjoyed this, but it seems very short. It's almost like this is a section of a larger work. I want there to be more content, either about familiars or about witchcraft.

Anything with a sloth on it is definitely going to pull me in. This book was cute. But also why? It really is kind of just a Buzzfeed quiz/listicle in print. Little humorous quips paired with animals and basic personality traits as presented by a brief quiz. This is one you would probably only flip through once.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the Advanced Reading Copy.

This was really cute! I’ve always been intrigued by the concept of a familiar, so I figured I’d give this book a read. I love the variety of animals and the little descriptions, especially the name suggestions. It was a little whimsical but overall an interesting read! Now I want a familiar to come into my life, or maybe it has already?

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This book has really cute illustrations of all unfamiliar familiars and a fun quiz spread where you can find out which of the unfamiliar magical animals is your familiar.

The text is quite witty and whimsical, and I'll be calling my lobster Dr. Who.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Such a great book on the amazing creatures out there in the world that can mold into the role for a witch's familiar! The facts for the animals and the real world dangers they face were really great, I thought. It's all fun and games until someone dapples into animal cruelty and we are just not about that!! The fact that handling or transporting quokkas is illegal was a great addition. As was the fact of not feeding red squirrels any acorns as this would cause tummy-aches.
I seriously loved everything about this book. The illustrations were absolutely gorgeous and so so cute, the water-painting was amazing! I loved the tiny pictures for each page of descriptions, especially the one for the playtpus! That tiny face on the bill of the playpus was so cute, I'm so glad I caught that! The magical abilities of all these wonderful creatures was also shared with details of their strengths and weakness, along with suggestion of cute names for the animals. Like for the platypus; their strengths include twenty questions! I think the Persian cat is definitely Hermione Granger's familiar, or at least it looks like Crookshanks. I also liked the 'soil-mate' for the earthworm familiar page. The fact that the Seal page was literally, life with a seal familiar would be all ocean fun and games as the reader would assume and that was it, that really is how it is; and that they pair well with witches who prefer their soup in a bread bowl; loved it! I liked how one of the Dik-dik's weaknesses was 'an inability to ride most rollercoasters' as if there are some out there that they can ride. The Flying Fox familiar would pair well with witches who own black lace parasols was also a great detail. And of course, on of the weaknesses of the Two-toed sloth were slow high-fives, awwwww.
Like I said, I loved everything about this book, but the descriptions were the best, no doubt. I've shared a few below that I absolutely adored with the disclaimer, at the request of the authors, that these quotes were taken from an unedited, ARC version of the book:

"These monkeys are also accomplished tool users and can even help put together IKEA furniture. "
". adopt a second capybara for your familiar to socialize with. recommend that you buy the two of them matching outfits and oversized sunglasses."
"worms are independent and you should offer an individual pact with each one. Should a worm accidentally be severed in half, don’t worry, as it can regrow into two new worms; that said, these new worms are also autonomous beings, and you should at least reintroduce yourself and see if they need anything.."
"When I recently posited this question to an eel, I was told to “check [my] fascist beauty standards,” which I acknowledge was a fair point."
"When forging a Familiar’s Pact with a sloth, remember to always also offer the Pact to the algae and other organisms living in the sloth’s fur, or else they may do their collective best to undermine your spellcasting efforts. Important: Do not use three-toed sloths! Three-toed sloths are insufficiently magical!"

I just adore this book and I love everything about it, it's clever, witty, factual, fun, and of course insanely indulgent in the love of animals.
I also love their closing point that we should "always treat nature with respect, and be true to the one-of-a-kind with you truly are." It's an excellent point and I love their addition of their own familiars.
This is a one-of-a-kind book that is right for all ages, especially those who will appreciate the humor and the effort the authors went to make this book real.

*Thank you to the publishers; Chronicle Books, the authors; Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine, and to Netgalley for my free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

NOTE: Thanks to Chronicle Books and the authors for providing me an e-ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review! Any quote used in this review is taken from the e-ARC, and the final print of the book may differ.

Before I go on with my review, I would like to let everyone know that previous me would maybe say that "oh, this familiar is my spirit animal," but I've learned that the term "spirit animal" is special to certain cultures and is best to not be used by individuals who aren't part of such cultures because we don't fully understand its meanings. It's important to take note of this because when it comes to animal content that we consume—especially on social media—, people would usually signify that they relate so much to a certain animal by saying that said animal is their "spirit animal." We have to continually learn to be more conscious and respectful of various cultures.

Giving justice to its title, Unfamiliar Familiars: Extraordinary Animal Companions for the Modern Witch by Megan Lynn Kott & Justin DeVine is a fun and educational read that provides us with various familiars that aren't usually seen in current forms of media. Now, if you're unsure what a familiar is, please know that it is an animal or entity that helps someone, usually a witch, in their magical journey. Familiars could be compared to the daemons, or animal companions, in HBO's His Dark Materials TV series, which is, of course, based on Philip Pullman's book series of the same name.

As someone fairly new to the magic community, I loved this book so much! The familiars which I'm familiar with (pun intended) are usually the black cat, barn owl, and snakes to name a few. It's refreshing to be able to read more about other forms of familiars that exist. From lobsters to dik-diks to axolotls, this book was able to name familiars that one wouldn't usually see as a familiar. Of course, it would do us good to remember that although we may want to have a specific familiar in mind, we cannot force any entity to be our familiar. The connection has to happen naturally, or spiritually.

The provided illustrations that came with each familiar were also well done. They were created beautifully, and I took my time staring at each of them. It was a somewhat reflective experience, which felt really good.

As a Filipino, I would love to be able to read a Filipino counterpart of this—one that would focus on familiars endemic in the Philippines. Although, it's also possible that one such book exists already, and I am simply unaware.

Unfamiliar Familiars

Unfamiliar Familiars is a comprehensive and humorous handbook to finding and caring for the unconventional animal companion. This guide will help you find the animal best suited to your personality and particular magical needs.

Unfamiliar Familiars is a comprehensive and humorous handbook to finding and caring for the unconventional animal companion.

This guide will help you find the animal best suited to your personality and particular magical needs.

Animals include a narwhal (strong in clairvoyance and fencing), an albatross (best for sea-faring witches), or an earthworm (for garden-based magic and fish summoning).

• Features real-world facts with a playful, magical spin
• Includes a helpful quiz for finding your own familiar
• Brimming with suggested names, strengths, weaknesses, and more

Forget the toads and black cats: Every witch is unique, so shouldn't you have a familiar as one-of-a-kind and extraordinary as yourself?

Unfamiliar Familiars is an entertaining and educational guide to a menagerie of magical, less-appreciated creatures that may just become your ideal partner in the arcane arts.

• Filled with quirky, charming watercolor illustrations
• Perfect gift for anyone who wants to find their own familiar, just as they love learning about their own horoscope, zodiac reading, or Pottermore Patronus
• Sure to delight animal lovers who have a sense of humor
• A visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee table as a conversation starter
• Add it to the shelf with books like Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker; Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman; and The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook by Kim Krans.

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