A review by chelsea_not_chels
The Cracked Slipper by Stephanie Alexander

2.0

This book was just okay. First, it needs some more editing--there are numerous typos and misspelled words and a few instances of wrong word use; the one that comes to mind immediately is that two characters "poured over a book." You pore over a book, unless you're dumping something on it, in which case I guess you would pour over it. The whole "dragon and unicorn" dynamic brings to mind Pamela Dean's The Secret Country series, but it didn't feel as richly crafted as Dean's world. The non-romantic conflict was just "eh" and the climax was not exactly gripping. The ending was sensible, but lackluster. I think Eleanor made a good choice, but that resulted in an end that wasn't as emotionally powerful as it could be; there just seemed to be something missing.