A review by villianess
A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine

3.0

Elodie is sent to Two Castles to become an apprentice. What she really wants to become is a mansioner and tell stories. When she arrives she discovers that the price to become an apprentice has gone up and she doesn't have the money. As she is walking through the town she tries to purchase something and a cat steals her coin. This starts Elodie on an adventure with a dragon, an ogre, and people that are plotting to overthrow the kingdom. Elodie goes into the employ of the dragon, who is a sort of detective, to find out who is plotting against the ogre kingdom. Together they discover who can be trusted, who can't be trusted, and who is behind it all.