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kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
We have all known the Cinderella story since we were little kids. Either through our parents telling it to us at bedtime or the Disney classic with Bipity-boppity-bo. And because this story has always been in our lives, we don't question much about it. But what happened in the castle before the ball? What happened after the ball? Where is Cinderella's other slipper? What is the prince like? All of a sudden, as I thought about it, I had so many questions that could be answered if someone else would tell the story. Now thanks to The Other Slipper, the spectacular adventure that we never knew happened.
Before I continue, I wanted to share a conversation I had just yesterday. Do we need to know the answers to questions? Yesterday at the Scholastic Warehouse sale, we got talking about prequels and if you should read them before the first book or after like the author wrote it. I really like prequels and sequels because even though I love having my own opinion on a book and predicting what I think is going to happen, but I also love hearing what the author had in mind. [And if you were wondering my opinion, I think you should read the prequel in the order that the author published it.]
So, if you are like me, you love fairy tale retellings because it goes deeper into the fairy tale. The Other Slipper takes the very story of Cinderella that we know and shows us what is happening behind the scenes. Kenechi Udogu's story, though, is not just a story to live in Cinderella's limelight- it is a story that stands on its own feet and is actually a fun, fantastical adventure.
Read Together: Grades 6 to 10
Read Alone: Grades 7 and up
Read With: Cinderella, Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah, Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
Snatch of Text: "The girl who stepped down from the carriage was simply beautiful, a delightful combination of flawless skin and delicate features. Her hair was held up at the top of her head with strings of shiny pearls and her gown, like the carriage, was exquisitely detailed and in a unusual style." (Kindle Location 161)
Mentor Text for: Allusion, Point of View, Predicting
Writing Prompts: Take an object from a fairy tale that has some unanswered questions (Sleeping Beauty's spindle, Rapunzel's tower, etc.) and write your own fairy tale explaining what happened to them.
Topics Covered: Choices, Cinderella, Family, Evil, Tradition
Before I continue, I wanted to share a conversation I had just yesterday. Do we need to know the answers to questions? Yesterday at the Scholastic Warehouse sale, we got talking about prequels and if you should read them before the first book or after like the author wrote it. I really like prequels and sequels because even though I love having my own opinion on a book and predicting what I think is going to happen, but I also love hearing what the author had in mind. [And if you were wondering my opinion, I think you should read the prequel in the order that the author published it.]
So, if you are like me, you love fairy tale retellings because it goes deeper into the fairy tale. The Other Slipper takes the very story of Cinderella that we know and shows us what is happening behind the scenes. Kenechi Udogu's story, though, is not just a story to live in Cinderella's limelight- it is a story that stands on its own feet and is actually a fun, fantastical adventure.
Read Together: Grades 6 to 10
Read Alone: Grades 7 and up
Read With: Cinderella, Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah, Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
Snatch of Text: "The girl who stepped down from the carriage was simply beautiful, a delightful combination of flawless skin and delicate features. Her hair was held up at the top of her head with strings of shiny pearls and her gown, like the carriage, was exquisitely detailed and in a unusual style." (Kindle Location 161)
Mentor Text for: Allusion, Point of View, Predicting
Writing Prompts: Take an object from a fairy tale that has some unanswered questions (Sleeping Beauty's spindle, Rapunzel's tower, etc.) and write your own fairy tale explaining what happened to them.
Topics Covered: Choices, Cinderella, Family, Evil, Tradition
farahhananii's review against another edition
5.0
Review on blog: The Other Slipper Review on Tumbling In Books
Well, don’t let the cover deceive you! Self-published books ought to get more attention. More credit! Sometimes, self-published books are better than the company-published(is that what they call it?) books. Intangible by J. Meyers and ReVamped by Ada Adams proved that.
The Other Slipper is more of a Cinderella twist than a Cinderella retelling. Instead, of focusing on Ella(yes, she’s Cinderella), The Other Slipper focused on Jo, one of the palace’s kitchen cleaner.
The main character Jo, sets off on a mission to return Ella’s glass slippers to the Lady of Ould. It’s the aftermath that she has to pay for picking up the slipper when Ella left it behind and ate the enchanted pumpkin that was once Ella’s carriage to the ball.
Jo isn’t a character who believes in magic, enchantments, illusions and stuff. Jo was an awkward teenage tomboy girl. Jo sets off to Ould with her brother, Ron and on their way fulfilling their mission, they met someone and soon, both of them found themselves thrusted into the world of illusions and enchantments.
The Other Slipper is more of a MG than YA. And I don’t usually read books that isn’t all swoony and cute but The Other Slipper just kept me going and going. The writing and story just keep getting better and better with every page. With each page my curiosity grows. The Other Slipper is definitely a page turner! People really ought to give this a try.
Well, don’t let the cover deceive you! Self-published books ought to get more attention. More credit! Sometimes, self-published books are better than the company-published(is that what they call it?) books. Intangible by J. Meyers and ReVamped by Ada Adams proved that.
The Other Slipper is more of a Cinderella twist than a Cinderella retelling. Instead, of focusing on Ella(yes, she’s Cinderella), The Other Slipper focused on Jo, one of the palace’s kitchen cleaner.
The main character Jo, sets off on a mission to return Ella’s glass slippers to the Lady of Ould. It’s the aftermath that she has to pay for picking up the slipper when Ella left it behind and ate the enchanted pumpkin that was once Ella’s carriage to the ball.
Jo isn’t a character who believes in magic, enchantments, illusions and stuff. Jo was an awkward teenage tomboy girl. Jo sets off to Ould with her brother, Ron and on their way fulfilling their mission, they met someone and soon, both of them found themselves thrusted into the world of illusions and enchantments.
The Other Slipper is more of a MG than YA. And I don’t usually read books that isn’t all swoony and cute but The Other Slipper just kept me going and going. The writing and story just keep getting better and better with every page. With each page my curiosity grows. The Other Slipper is definitely a page turner! People really ought to give this a try.
emma_m's review
4.0
I received a copy of this book from the author, this in no way influenced my opinions of the novel.
I enjoyed this book. The plot was simple yet intriguing and the characters were very realistic. I enjoyed the whimsical style of the magic system and I found the world building interesting, I only wish there was more of it. This did a good job of telling an alternate version of the cinderella story, I liked how it explored parts of the story I had never thought about before and managed to keep the whole thing in a world that felt similar to our own but much more magical.
The travelling was done really well, often travelling becomes boring due to the lack of action but this book broke it up well with interactions with traders, villains or conflict between the characters. There were a lot of characters, and although it was nice to see them all and get an insight into the character's lives before it made the start of the book a bit slow.
This book felt like a prequel or the beginning of a series as opposed to a stand alone. The writing style involved a lot of head hopping with the third person narrator telling us what characters were feeling and why, to take this book to the next level I would have liked to see more showing and less telling.
I enjoyed this book. The plot was simple yet intriguing and the characters were very realistic. I enjoyed the whimsical style of the magic system and I found the world building interesting, I only wish there was more of it. This did a good job of telling an alternate version of the cinderella story, I liked how it explored parts of the story I had never thought about before and managed to keep the whole thing in a world that felt similar to our own but much more magical.
The travelling was done really well, often travelling becomes boring due to the lack of action but this book broke it up well with interactions with traders, villains or conflict between the characters. There were a lot of characters, and although it was nice to see them all and get an insight into the character's lives before it made the start of the book a bit slow.
This book felt like a prequel or the beginning of a series as opposed to a stand alone. The writing style involved a lot of head hopping with the third person narrator telling us what characters were feeling and why, to take this book to the next level I would have liked to see more showing and less telling.
natashalielumley's review
4.0
This is a very interesting take on Cinderella that only partially involves Miss Ella at all. The main character is a servant girl in the palace, the slippers are really a magical item from another land, and nothing happens quite how it's planned. This is a very good book if you like fairy tales retold, and minor plot twists that change your mind about characters.
Pros: No romance, retelling of an old favorite, change of perspective, and narration following the character's thought pattern
Cons: Not edited very well in some parts (bothers me sometimes), and an irredeemable character.
Pros: No romance, retelling of an old favorite, change of perspective, and narration following the character's thought pattern
Cons: Not edited very well in some parts (bothers me sometimes), and an irredeemable character.
fearlesslynat's review against another edition
5.0
Long story short, this is an alternate story to Cinderella. What if the other glass slipper went missing? What if a not-so-ordinary girl found it? This event changed both lives forever. This book is about Jo, a girl who works at the palace where they’re making a ball where the prince may choose his bride. Sometimes she even dreams about having a life in the court. After the events that take place in the book, she may reconsider her wishes. ..
She has to travel to the kingdom of Ould to return the slippers to their rightful owner, the Lady of Ould. Jo makes this journey with Ron, her dreamer of a brother, and Locke, who at first is a stranger but you get to know and love him (and his cheeky grins) very much. :D In this journey, she learns a lot about herself, about her family and her companions. Somehow, she discovers her true self and her brother’s, and that’s really something! :)
I love a lot of things about this book. Every character has slight changes that you can recognize if you look closer. Also, the hints the author gives the reader about the events that take place are quite perfect to look for. I also enjoyed the fact that the protagonist wasn’t the only character that grew in the story. You get to know and actually get the actions and the points of view of the other characters and that’s one of the things I love in a book. We don’t get only to know Jo, we get to know both Locke and Ron.
Like I said earlier, it was really good and I can’t wait for the sequel… <3
She has to travel to the kingdom of Ould to return the slippers to their rightful owner, the Lady of Ould. Jo makes this journey with Ron, her dreamer of a brother, and Locke, who at first is a stranger but you get to know and love him (and his cheeky grins) very much. :D In this journey, she learns a lot about herself, about her family and her companions. Somehow, she discovers her true self and her brother’s, and that’s really something! :)
I love a lot of things about this book. Every character has slight changes that you can recognize if you look closer. Also, the hints the author gives the reader about the events that take place are quite perfect to look for. I also enjoyed the fact that the protagonist wasn’t the only character that grew in the story. You get to know and actually get the actions and the points of view of the other characters and that’s one of the things I love in a book. We don’t get only to know Jo, we get to know both Locke and Ron.
Like I said earlier, it was really good and I can’t wait for the sequel… <3
darthsansa's review against another edition
3.0
This book was an interesting twist on the Cinderella story. I love this genre. However. The book just didn't grab and captivate me. It's not bad, and I did enjoy it. It just wasn't great.
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