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deebert's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good you/children's book. I was impressed by the vocabulary words sprinkled in.
ice_bear's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
cloudloud's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
barnes_and_nobles_girl's review against another edition
4.0
The first season is average compared to the rest of the show and this follows in quality.
redranger616's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure I'm giving this a fair review. Like if I had read the book without having seen the AMAZING Netflix show of the same name, then maybe I'd give it 3/5 stars.
But the show on Netflix is magical and awesome and you can't tell me otherwise so I'm going to give the book a 4/5.
My main issue with the book is that narration. The story is pretty much the exact same as the first season of The Dragon Prince. It's nice because you get to see inside the heads of Callum and Ezran and Rayla and, yes, even Bait the glowing toad. However, it's not consistent. It's a narration that head-hops. I'm not a fan of that style of writing. Then again, this book was probably not necessarily marketed for adults. The writing is simple.
So... as a an adult reading the book I'd TRUTHFULLY hand it a 3/5. But I love the show very much so it's a 4/5. Don't judge me.
If I were a kid reviewing this book I'd probably say 5/5 with that in mind. I think a younger audience wouldn't really notice or mind the head-hopping and would really love the written story.
This is the weirdest review I've ever written!
But the show on Netflix is magical and awesome and you can't tell me otherwise so I'm going to give the book a 4/5.
My main issue with the book is that narration. The story is pretty much the exact same as the first season of The Dragon Prince. It's nice because you get to see inside the heads of Callum and Ezran and Rayla and, yes, even Bait the glowing toad. However, it's not consistent. It's a narration that head-hops. I'm not a fan of that style of writing. Then again, this book was probably not necessarily marketed for adults. The writing is simple.
So... as a an adult reading the book I'd TRUTHFULLY hand it a 3/5. But I love the show very much so it's a 4/5. Don't judge me.
If I were a kid reviewing this book I'd probably say 5/5 with that in mind. I think a younger audience wouldn't really notice or mind the head-hopping and would really love the written story.
This is the weirdest review I've ever written!
hryrefrost's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
balletdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I loved this book: it is based upon one of my all time favorite shows, the Dragon Prince. For people who have watched the show, it was kind of annoying when the lines or what happened wasn't exactly what happened in the show, but otherwise I don't have any other problems. I would definitely recommend this book for all Dragon Prince lovers and for anyone who wants a new adventure.
ignescentsky's review against another edition
This book makes me sad because it could be so much better than it is. I got maybe 2-3 chapters in and had to stop.
What I liked:
It shows the inner thoughts/workings of characters in a way that the TV show didn’t. It also had the time and took space to expand in areas that the show didn’t have time for (extra lore, scenes that weren’t shown in the show, etc.), and the pacing didn’t suffer for it. For someone who loves the show, this might be a good book. The authors clearly watched the show and both payed attention to the events of the show and were given good guidance on what additional elements to include and how to include it. In some ways it was definitely able to capture what made the show fun.
What I disliked:
The authors clearly watched the show, and did not consider how to convey the necessary descriptive information (or any information, really) without relying on the fact that the person reading was familiar with characters, settings, and events from the show. There just wasn’t enough detail and the pacing felt odd.
This book would have been so much better if the authors took the time to actually describe what is happening beyond the barest of minimums needed. The story suffers for it, and it is to the point where someone unfamiliar with the show would probably come away at least a little confused.
The writing style is painfully plain and overly simplistic. This made the action scenes fall flat, and other scenes quite boring to read. It definitely contributed to pacing issues. The “inner dialogue” or perspective of characters felt oddly very surface level in many places. In short, there was a lot of telling and very little (if any) showing.
The writing “style” was likely chosen because children were the target demographic, but that fact alone doesn’t seem to really justify the writing style. The writing style seems overly simplistic even for a child. Children can definitely handle writing that is more complex and descriptive than this book, especially if it makes for a more robust and interesting story. Honestly, if I were a child older than 9 reading this book I think I would feel at least a little bit patronized.
The state of this book likely reflects the fact that one of the authors is the creator/write of the show and the other author seems new to writing published works. As the creator/screenwriter he knows exactly what extra information he can include, but he is used to writing screenplays which generally don’t give much in the way of detail/aren’t meant to be read directly.
This book would have benefited greatly from more complexity, and taking the time to explain anything that happens. As someone who enjoyed the show, this book was very disappointing. This book could have been good if not great
What I liked:
It shows the inner thoughts/workings of characters in a way that the TV show didn’t. It also had the time and took space to expand in areas that the show didn’t have time for (extra lore, scenes that weren’t shown in the show, etc.), and the pacing didn’t suffer for it. For someone who loves the show, this might be a good book. The authors clearly watched the show and both payed attention to the events of the show and were given good guidance on what additional elements to include and how to include it. In some ways it was definitely able to capture what made the show fun.
What I disliked:
The authors clearly watched the show, and did not consider how to convey the necessary descriptive information (or any information, really) without relying on the fact that the person reading was familiar with characters, settings, and events from the show. There just wasn’t enough detail and the pacing felt odd.
This book would have been so much better if the authors took the time to actually describe what is happening beyond the barest of minimums needed. The story suffers for it, and it is to the point where someone unfamiliar with the show would probably come away at least a little confused.
The writing style is painfully plain and overly simplistic. This made the action scenes fall flat, and other scenes quite boring to read. It definitely contributed to pacing issues. The “inner dialogue” or perspective of characters felt oddly very surface level in many places. In short, there was a lot of telling and very little (if any) showing.
The writing “style” was likely chosen because children were the target demographic, but that fact alone doesn’t seem to really justify the writing style. The writing style seems overly simplistic even for a child. Children can definitely handle writing that is more complex and descriptive than this book, especially if it makes for a more robust and interesting story. Honestly, if I were a child older than 9 reading this book I think I would feel at least a little bit patronized.
The state of this book likely reflects the fact that one of the authors is the creator/write of the show and the other author seems new to writing published works. As the creator/screenwriter he knows exactly what extra information he can include, but he is used to writing screenplays which generally don’t give much in the way of detail/aren’t meant to be read directly.
This book would have benefited greatly from more complexity, and taking the time to explain anything that happens. As someone who enjoyed the show, this book was very disappointing. This book could have been good if not great
ellieee_004's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book perfectly expanded on the events of the show. I loved how it provided an insight on the inner thoughts of many of the characters and the reasoning behind their decisions that you didn’t see in the show.
pensandpicks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0