A review by mrs_faith_owens
The Dragon and the Stone by Kathryn Butler

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was a fantastic read, even as an adult. Think Narnia, but with dreams and dragons. It is full of themes of redemption and good triumphing over evil, and the heroine makes some unlikely friends along the journey. It has a happy ending without a cliffhanger, but with several hints that make me want to read the next book immediately!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent

Minor: Death

While nothing in this book is terribly scary (nothing worse than Narnia), there is bullying in the beginning of the book, and towards the end of the book, the antagonist tells the main character that

her sad abandoned her because he didn’t care about her

, which was not true. Plus, the sidekick was abandoned by his dad, who then became emotionally absent.