In Jessica Day George's Dragon Slippers, Creel Carlbrun is a poor orphan who gets captured by an evil dragon. That is, she gives herself up to a not-so-evil dragon. Her aunt planned for Creel to get captured by a dragon so she could be rescued by a knight in shining armor, who would marry her and raise the whole family from poverty. But Creel talks her way out of the dragon's lair herself, and gets a pair of beautiful slippers in the process. She then makes her way to the King's Seat to become a professional embroiderer. Then she trips over a little lap dog... and her entire life is thrown into turmoil.Pros: At first I thought this would be a "grrl" power book. The girl rescues herself from the dragon and the lord's son is pathetic? Blech! But the hero turned out to be a hero, so I'm good. (By the by, I really like the hero, Luka.) The dragons are really cool, and pretty original, too.
Cons: I don't like the ending.
Note: Jessica Day George is a Mormon. I didn't notice any exclusively Mormon beliefs or themes in the book, but then, I don't know that much about Mormonism.
My Rating: T (thematic elements)
Picture from jessicadaygeorge.com
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