Dragon Slippers, Jessica Day George

Creel Carlbrun’s family is too poor to feed her so her aunt decides to sacrifice her to the Carlieff town dragon. Only a lord could save her from the dragon’s clutches. Hagen, Creel’s brother says that he has shouted at the dragons cave many times, so he’s sure there is no such thing as the dragon of Carlieff town, but when the day comes and a dragon does appear, Hagen is shocked. But, as a bargain goes, Creel is taken in by the dragon, Theoradus, and it isn’t long before the lord’s son comes riding the hill. Theoradus is 670 years old and after being hidden from humans for such a long time, he doesn’t fancy having to fight a knight for a person who he has absolutly nothing to do with. So, Creel bargains with the dragon: She tells the lord that there is no dragon, in return, the dragon gives Creel a piece of gold from his hoard. Unfortunately, Creel finds out that dragons do not sleep on gold and that those are fairy tales. Instead of gold, she receives a pair of shoes which contain a lot more history than Creel thinks.

After that, Creel heads off to the Kings Seat, the biggest city in all of Feravel, not knowing what her lords have left her to wander in.

I LOVED this book. The way Creel meets a dragon and finds out that he has a completely different lifestyle to what she expects, it’s all just stunning. I give this book definately a 10/10 for it’s beautifully plotted story and the exact amount of humour to make the writing perfect, it’s just amazing!

~ by Raphy T. on March 11, 2009.