Have made myself acquainted with Ms Billingtons previous works (as well as some articles she’s written) I looked forwards to reading this. There is so much in this book! As always, it is written with a clear voice and fun exercises. Would highly recommend to those who are drawn to Natural magic and Druidry.

This is an interesting read about tree magic and tree spirits. As my Mom used to call me a tree hugger this filled my heart with joy.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy. This is my honest review.

I received an ARC of this book by the publisher via Netgalley in an exchange for an honest review.

I feel a bit torn on how I'm going to review this book since I came into it expecting something completely different than what it turned out to be. I was hoping for a book that explored how humanity over time has venerated trees and for more specific information on different types of trees and folklore and traditions that are connected to them. In one part of the book Billington says that different types of trees have different personalities and recommends reading up on that topic if you're interested. However, she doesn't include any sources or guidance on where to find that knowledge. Instead, Nine Ways to Charm a Dryad is a book about polite manners and guided meditations. A lot of it seemed fairly common sense to me. Don't barge in expecting you'll be welcomed automatically. Don't start a conversation just to always ask for something. Being gracious would be the one of the main takeaways from this guide.

I give Nine Ways to Charm a Dryad 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.

Each charm gets its own section/chapter. Five appendices. Get exercises/things to do and lined paper throughout book. Get information then how to apply it. Overall, a nice book.

Nine ways to charm a Dryad by Penny Billington is an interesting guide to tree magic and tree spirits. This book is fllled with beautiful art and poems along the way. I enjoyed how the chapters are separated in an abstract manor but the meaning becomes clearer with the addition of the Q&A each chapter starts with. The writing of this book is beautifully done and immerses the reader into a magical state of mind. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to work with tree magic.

I have always thought some trees had such character and have been drawn to them. Maybe it was the Dryads. I have a favorite tree and will be trying to communicate with the Dryads through the exercises in this book. The illustrations were beautiful. I loved this book. and recommend it to all who are interested in this topic. I received this book from Net Galley and Llewellyn Publishing for a honest review.

This is an utterly delightful book. Almosy liminal in its feeeling, it leads you on the journey to discover and develop your own relationship with the spirits of the trees. Both wise and funny, this is a book that I found myself coming back to time and time again, and its one of those special books that I will be buying a physical copy of, as well as the one I read on my kindle.

A unique topic to be sure, I really appreciated the illustrations and exercises. It's a very niche corner of the spiritual world, so I felt that this book was very creative and brought something new to the table. Well written and all-encompassing for this nature-loving lens.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but the only reason I'm giving this one two stars is because it just wasn't for me. I had no real problems with it, but the topic itself just ended up being less interesting personally that I had anticipated. That being said, someone else may really love it.

Beautifully illustrated and exercise heavy book to work to connect and understand with the world through nature. I really enjoyed the exercises and accompanying illustrations and thought that they were all doable for most individuals. I had little understanding about dryad’s and this book was a good starting point for research with an approachable concept.