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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call by E.K. Johnston
10 reviews
andelion's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse
Moderate: Violence, War, and Confinement
inkcharm's review
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Overall I wanted to like this book more than I did. The plot is fine, and Doric is a great character, but ultimately the book as a whole falls flat due to the writing style. We're meandering our way through so much telling instead of showing. Rarely will you feel transported into the story, setting r character's state of mind; instead you will be told things with the briefest of brushstrokes.
Worth a read only if you're interested in more of the character's backstory, decidedly not a great book on it's own - especially as the overall plot is merely setup for the movie and therefore remains largely unsolved and open in this novel.
Worth a read only if you're interested in more of the character's backstory, decidedly not a great book on it's own - especially as the overall plot is merely setup for the movie and therefore remains largely unsolved and open in this novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Animal death
the_reading_wren's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
Great story with a lot of interesting reflections on trauma and healing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Medical content, Gore, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Grief, and Alcohol
rxanne5's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I loved the movie and this character, I decided to read this book.
I typically like a lot of action and drama happening. The first half of this book, for my feeling didn't happen as much. That is why this book put me in a bit of a reading slump and I kept putting it off.
However, I loved the second half of this book. More action, character development, interaction with characters. I loved getting to know Doric as a character more as well. I think it is beautifully written and worth a shot if you're thinking of reading this book.
It wasn't anything special, but it wasn't bad. Just took some time getting into it.
I typically like a lot of action and drama happening. The first half of this book, for my feeling didn't happen as much. That is why this book put me in a bit of a reading slump and I kept putting it off.
However, I loved the second half of this book. More action, character development, interaction with characters. I loved getting to know Doric as a character more as well. I think it is beautifully written and worth a shot if you're thinking of reading this book.
It wasn't anything special, but it wasn't bad. Just took some time getting into it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Medical content, and Grief
the_crooked_neighbor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I need to caveat this review by saying I have not seen the movie. I thought it would be fun to read the book before seeing the movie. The world building and descriptions were fantastic and the main character compelling. That being said, there is pretty much no plot and the main plot line is never resolved. I have a feeling it gets resolved in the movie or something but as a stand alone book it's kind of a let down. You are growing with this character and seeing her skills develop and then you get to the climax and absolutely nothing happens. There is some piddling around and it has a good emotional payoff but it seriously has the weakest ending I've ever read. If the book just finished what it started, it would probably be a 4.5 star read for me but it doesn't. That being said I liked the rest of it enough to rate it above a 3.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
whatdoiknowjr's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
This is the story of Doric, from the Dungeons and Dragons movie, about her early life and how and why she trained to become a druid. It explores her relationship with her current community, as well as her fraught relationship with her family. It's a fun book with an ending that is a little rushed a just a wee bit unsatisfying, if only because the resolution still leaves room to segway into the story of the movie.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment
y3llow_umbr3lla's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail
vixenreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It’s a pleasant surprise to read a movie-tie in novel that actually has a good story, good writing, doesn’t rely entirely on the movie, and develops a character and their backstory so expertly. It’s not a masterpiece, but it is a fun, heartfelt read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Xenophobia, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing and War
Be warned that displacement, deforestation, animal attack, and neglect are explored within the book.hobbithopeful's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
3.5
How can a book about magic and elves be boring? Well this one was.
Honestly it's hard to find much to say about this book. It feels like so much happened yet nothing really happened. I'm still not sure what the plot was, or where the story was going other then backstory. I enjoyed the flashbacks to Doric's childhood the most, I really feel like those were well written. With so many other aspects of the story it feels like magic was just glossed over? So many details that could have been included about magic or the training just weren't. It's weird to say a book about magic and mystical creatures could feel boring but this one did. It seems like all of a sudden Doric knew how to do spells I would have love to have seen more time spent on descriptions and her learning them.
This is a hard book to review, I almost wished the author had spent more time with Doric learning how to fit in and healing from her trauma rather then said her out to learn how to be a Druid for a short time. There were so many characters and such introduced but none really seemed to have any effect on the story. We never get an explanation for why Doric can do different things that other Druids cannot, which was another let down. Simon being included was a nice touch, though I didn't read Doric as being ace coded at all. If anything she read to me as being traumatized and not being able to handle/understand affection well.
I mean it was a fine read, I loved the DnD movie, but this just kinda felt like a let down.
Honestly it's hard to find much to say about this book. It feels like so much happened yet nothing really happened. I'm still not sure what the plot was, or where the story was going other then backstory. I enjoyed the flashbacks to Doric's childhood the most, I really feel like those were well written. With so many other aspects of the story it feels like magic was just glossed over? So many details that could have been included about magic or the training just weren't. It's weird to say a book about magic and mystical creatures could feel boring but this one did. It seems like all of a sudden Doric knew how to do spells I would have love to have seen more time spent on descriptions and her learning them.
This is a hard book to review, I almost wished the author had spent more time with Doric learning how to fit in and healing from her trauma rather then said her out to learn how to be a Druid for a short time. There were so many characters and such introduced but none really seemed to have any effect on the story. We never get an explanation for why Doric can do different things that other Druids cannot, which was another let down. Simon being included was a nice touch, though I didn't read Doric as being ace coded at all. If anything she read to me as being traumatized and not being able to handle/understand affection well.
I mean it was a fine read, I loved the DnD movie, but this just kinda felt like a let down.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Abandonment, Murder, and Child abuse
emohell's review against another edition
adventurous
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
2.0
this was cute! didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to, but it was nice to get some more insight into Doric’s character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, and Child abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Death, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol
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