I bought this deck and as I was looking it over, I didn't really like it. The colours seemed way too muted and I looked at some of the images and was like "What? How does that tie in with the meaning of the card?" I also didn't like how Spring was associated with Wands and Summer with Cups, I'm used to the reverse being true.
But I decided to give the deck a chance and started reading the companion book.
I think the book did an excellent job of explaining how the images meshed with RWS meanings and it went into the symbolism without going into exhaustive detail. I also really liked how the spreads were original and there was no Celtic Cross (a personal pet peeve of mine). I'm also happy that aspects of Victorian flower language were incorporated into the cards (although there is no one universal flower language dictionary, I thought it was a nice touch).
So, after reading the book and looking through the cards again, I found them quite charming. It was like opening a Victorian-era picture book and I found that I had warmed up to the cards and suddenly the deck went from "unreadable" to "actually, they might make for some entertaining readings". They seem very warm and friendly now.
The kicker is that I haven't had time to read with them, but it's a great new addition to my collection.
