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sqeeker's review
5.0
- I LOVE this book! It is so wonderful, and it always have a special place in my heart because this series were my first signed books. After meeting Jessica Day George, I craved more, and it led to a whole lot of author events and signings. Dragon Slippers and Authorpalooza started it all!
- The beginning reminds me of Dealing with Dragons (another series that I love and cherish from my childhood).
- I am a dragon fan. I admit it. If the story has dragons, I'll probably love it.
- I love Feniul. He is probably my favorite dragon, but I love Shardas as well. I love that Fenieul collects dogs. I might do the same if I were a dragon. I also love all of Feniul's oddities, and I love his big heart.
- The characters are awesome! I love Creel so much! She is unsure of herself, yet spunky and determined. She has ambition, and she isn't afraid to speak her mind. Prince Luka is so charming and funny! I also loved Marta and Alle and Tobin! The Duke and Duchess were also great side characters that added a lot.
- Amalia...grrr...there are no words for the hate.
- The whole story and the concept are so great! I just love it!
- The ending makes me almost cry. Pathetic, I know, but it does. I want to cry for Shardas's hoard as well.
- This is such a fun book to read! I just crave more after reading it, so I'm glad it is a trilogy.
- The beginning reminds me of Dealing with Dragons (another series that I love and cherish from my childhood).
- I am a dragon fan. I admit it. If the story has dragons, I'll probably love it.
- I love Feniul. He is probably my favorite dragon, but I love Shardas as well. I love that Fenieul collects dogs. I might do the same if I were a dragon. I also love all of Feniul's oddities, and I love his big heart.
- The characters are awesome! I love Creel so much! She is unsure of herself, yet spunky and determined. She has ambition, and she isn't afraid to speak her mind. Prince Luka is so charming and funny! I also loved Marta and Alle and Tobin! The Duke and Duchess were also great side characters that added a lot.
- Amalia...grrr...there are no words for the hate.
- The whole story and the concept are so great! I just love it!
- The ending makes me almost cry. Pathetic, I know, but it does. I want to cry for Shardas's hoard as well.
- This is such a fun book to read! I just crave more after reading it, so I'm glad it is a trilogy.
withthebanned's review against another edition
4.0
Originally reviewed on Books Take You Places
Creel and her brother are taken in by their aunt and uncle after their parents die, unfortunately for Creel, their aunt doesn’t think much of Creel and her prospects. Instead of acting as a loving aunt should, Creel’s caregiver decides to drop Creel off near a dragon’s lair. It is her hope that the dragon will abduct Creel and in turn, attract an adventurous heir of some type of fortune that will then provide for Creel and her entire family.
Creel does, in fact, get picked up by a dragon but what follows is not the experience that she expected. Instead of meeting a ferocious dragon and being forced to sit and wait to be rescued, Creel rescues herself and manages to talk the dragon into giving her a piece of his hoard. No, not gold, silly human, why would all dragons collect them same thing? You see, a dragon’s hoard is representative of the dragon’s hobby, and this particular dragon collected shoes. Creel heads to the kingdom’s capitol with a new pair of beautiful, unique, and powerful blue slippers, and manages to find work in a dress shop, using skills her mother taught her before she died. What happens next is a series of fantastical adventures that leads Creel to form a lifelong bond with a dragon and the beginnings of a romance with a rather sweet prince.
It is no mystery to any of my readers that I love dragons. Give me a book with a friendly dragon or even better, a friendship between a human and a dragon and I am sold. This series was actually recommended to me from one of my fellow librarians because she knew how much I enjoyed The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. Though Creel was less snarky than Cimorene, they were both headstrong and fabulous. The secondary characters were just as lovely and interesting, I’m sure you aren’t surprised to hear that I thoroughly enjoyed Prince Luka. It was the dragons, however, that really brought my interest from simply liking this book to loving it. I love how thoroughly Jessica Day George described these characters; she has a knack for bringing personalities off the page. As I mentioned prior, each dragon has a different type of hoard, Shardas, Creel’s best friend, collects glass, and his cousin Feniul is extremely unique as he collects dogs, try and picture that because I promise it is as adorable and funny as it sounds.
Shelf Talker: While it may sound that this is just another dragon inspired fairy tale employing all of the familiar themes, I promise that it is more involved than that, and though reminiscent of other tales it is uniquely sweet and promising. Admittedly, there is one scene in particular that had me tearing up as if my heart was breaking, that is the depth of friendship and loyalty that manifests between the characters. As I turned the last page I was smiling with glee and desperately hoping for more from these characters. This novel comes highly recommended for those of you looking for a sweet story about a girl, her dragon, and their successful attempts to save a kingdom.
Creel and her brother are taken in by their aunt and uncle after their parents die, unfortunately for Creel, their aunt doesn’t think much of Creel and her prospects. Instead of acting as a loving aunt should, Creel’s caregiver decides to drop Creel off near a dragon’s lair. It is her hope that the dragon will abduct Creel and in turn, attract an adventurous heir of some type of fortune that will then provide for Creel and her entire family.
Creel does, in fact, get picked up by a dragon but what follows is not the experience that she expected. Instead of meeting a ferocious dragon and being forced to sit and wait to be rescued, Creel rescues herself and manages to talk the dragon into giving her a piece of his hoard. No, not gold, silly human, why would all dragons collect them same thing? You see, a dragon’s hoard is representative of the dragon’s hobby, and this particular dragon collected shoes. Creel heads to the kingdom’s capitol with a new pair of beautiful, unique, and powerful blue slippers, and manages to find work in a dress shop, using skills her mother taught her before she died. What happens next is a series of fantastical adventures that leads Creel to form a lifelong bond with a dragon and the beginnings of a romance with a rather sweet prince.
It is no mystery to any of my readers that I love dragons. Give me a book with a friendly dragon or even better, a friendship between a human and a dragon and I am sold. This series was actually recommended to me from one of my fellow librarians because she knew how much I enjoyed The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. Though Creel was less snarky than Cimorene, they were both headstrong and fabulous. The secondary characters were just as lovely and interesting, I’m sure you aren’t surprised to hear that I thoroughly enjoyed Prince Luka. It was the dragons, however, that really brought my interest from simply liking this book to loving it. I love how thoroughly Jessica Day George described these characters; she has a knack for bringing personalities off the page. As I mentioned prior, each dragon has a different type of hoard, Shardas, Creel’s best friend, collects glass, and his cousin Feniul is extremely unique as he collects dogs, try and picture that because I promise it is as adorable and funny as it sounds.
Shelf Talker: While it may sound that this is just another dragon inspired fairy tale employing all of the familiar themes, I promise that it is more involved than that, and though reminiscent of other tales it is uniquely sweet and promising. Admittedly, there is one scene in particular that had me tearing up as if my heart was breaking, that is the depth of friendship and loyalty that manifests between the characters. As I turned the last page I was smiling with glee and desperately hoping for more from these characters. This novel comes highly recommended for those of you looking for a sweet story about a girl, her dragon, and their successful attempts to save a kingdom.
readcover2cover's review
4.0
I really, really liked this book! I really debated about whether to give it a 4 or 5. Again, I really wish they had half stars. Definitely one of the better books that I've read in a while, surprisingly! Great plot and fantastic characters! :)
rinn4's review
5.0
I loved this book. It was really well done. I would recommend everyone read it. The heroine is amazing and her boy is totally lovable. It is really believable and I just love the characters. I cannot wait to read the sequel Dragon Flight I am so excited. I love this book so much. Luca is sooo cute.
momreaderh's review
3.0
This was a fun and pleasant book, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed reading it though. I find Jennifer Nielsen's books have more depth, but that said, I'll most likely still read the next book in the series.