Creelisel Carlbrun is a normal country girl. Her mother and father died, and she is left to live with her uncle, her brother Hagen, and her aunt. Her mother’s work had been the only thing providing them with money, so her aunt gives her to the dragon, and tells everyone in the village Carlieff that the dragon had swooped down and snatched her. The lord’s son goes to rescue her, but Creel knows that the son will perish in his valiant attempt to save her from the “evil” dragon. She isn’t just going to wait around for some silly lord’s son to save her. She bargains her way out, taking a pair of blue slippers from the dragon’s hoard. A friendlier dragon helps her find her way to the King’s Seat to find her fortune making embroidered sashes. Once she arrives at the city, she finds that the Crown Prince Milun is getting married to the Princess of Roulain, cruel Amalia. Because of this, there is now a curfew, preventing Creel from getting in to a place for work or a place to stay the night. Fortunately, Prince Luka, Milun’s brother, rescues her from the guard, and leads her to an inn just by the cloth-workers’ district. The next day, the owner of inn leads Creel to the shop. One day, Larkin, a worker, steals Creel’s slippers and gives them to Amalia. Amalia uses the slippers for evil, using their magic against the dragons. With the help of a dead alchemist’s studies and Feniul, a slightly crazy dragon-friend of Shardas’, Creel must stop Amalia and save the dragons and the city… before it’s too late.
Creelisel Carlbrun is a 16 year-old country bumpkin, taken care of by her aunt, uncle, and older brother. Her hair is the color of straw, and straight as straw, too. Her face is freckled. She is very kind to all, and the first human for a while who befriends the dragon. She can see the good in everyone, but can also see evil intent in a plan. Both of her parents are dead. She grew up in Carlieff, where everyone thinks that the dragons sleep on gold and hoard precious items like gold goblets and silver tears.
The story takes place in the King’s Seat. It is modern times, and dragons spend their time far from there. King Milun I was “friends” with the queen of dragons a long time ago, but backstabbed her, killing her and turning her hide into slippers. Blue slippers. They control all dragons. King Milun broke the truce between humans and dragons, so dragons are born with an instinct to avoid humans.
I really enjoyed the book Dragon Slippers. Author Jessica George set a higher bar for all story tales. She really showed the friendship and caring between different species, and showed how just one underestimated girl can break unfair ancient prejudices that everyone claimed were true. Jessica George finds magic in the most unlikely of places, and in this case, she finds magic in a country bumpkin, a valiant prince, and a pair of slippers. This novel mixes betrayal, friendship, and disbelief into an irresistible mix. I would recommend Dragon Slippers to anyone.
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