A review by emma_m
The Other Slipper by Kenechi Udogu
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.