Sasha Fenon is soooo underated!
I have it, and I love it. It's not just another tarot book. For one thing, she's both funny and straightforward. She has lots of common sense, as well. She has techniques and approaches you won't find anywhere else--It's a very freeing mix of Traditional and Intuitive reading styles. It's not really a beginners book--it's meant to improve your reading skills.
To me, a lot of the time in a reading it's sort of like a jigsaw puzzle, or mystery to be solved. My curiosity gets engaged, and I want to know more on every level. she has lots of "solving" techniques that widen and broaden a reading, making them much more informative. And they're fun. And yes, it's improved my reading.
Not to sound like a complete consumer idiot, but if you only buy one tarot book this year, this is the one.