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A review by bruacioly
The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde
3.0
This was... strange?
It felt too short for everything that it was trying to accomplish. It tried to fit an entire world and its wars into a short novelette.
Still, I enjoyed reading it and I guess it is only natural to want a bit more explanation for the world building.
This story follows two main girls - one is a princess or a Jewel and the other is her servant - or Lapidary. Lapidaries are trained to use the power of gemstones and with such help and serve those in power. They are the only survivors of a palace massacre but they are not trained for battle...
Might be one I need to re-read to get a better grasp of the world here.
It felt too short for everything that it was trying to accomplish. It tried to fit an entire world and its wars into a short novelette.
Still, I enjoyed reading it and I guess it is only natural to want a bit more explanation for the world building.
This story follows two main girls - one is a princess or a Jewel and the other is her servant - or Lapidary. Lapidaries are trained to use the power of gemstones and with such help and serve those in power. They are the only survivors of a palace massacre but they are not trained for battle...
Might be one I need to re-read to get a better grasp of the world here.