A review by garnetofeden
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

3.0

When I first read this book in 2011, I was leery at first that it would be too similar to Patricia C. Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles, only with a peasant instead of a princess. It was more unique than that. At the time, I thought perhaps my inclination that it wasn't as brilliant as Dealing with Dragons could merely be sentimental memories talking, but having recently reread that story before rereading this book I can say that my inclination was correct. It lacks the skillful subversion of tropes and humor that is present in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles series, and the characterizations are too shallowly done to be truly lovable. I'm still going to give the next volume in the series a reread as well to see if it stands up better with fresh eyes.

Rating reviewed 1/28/2023.