Glasswright's Test
By Mindy L. Klasky
Review by L.S.
By Mindy L. Klasky
Review by L.S.
This book is appropriate for young adult readers.
The most memorable moment is when Rani Trader/Ranita Glasswright was failed on her test to be a Glasswright Master. The story is about a young woman who in the earlier books gets caught up in an organization called The Fellowship of Jair. The whole series revolves around the mysterious Fellowship and how Rani's friends and herself try to figure out what the Fellowship wants.
The theme of the book is making glass and Mystery/Adventure. The book is mostly third person but switches characters when the main characters are in different places. Rani really grows up throughout the books (This is the 4th in a series). She is 13 at the beginning and she just continues to age because there are gaps between the books.
The title of the books refers to the test Rani takes in this book. All the other books also start with Glasswright's and each end with, in order, apprentice, progress, journeyman, test, and master.
In this book Rani tries her best to do what is right but events move swiftly and she finds it hard to find out what is right to do so she often has to use her instinct. This book was written averagely well. I got this one because there were several others that went with it. This one I didn't like as much because not much happened and what did was rather melancholy. The author doesn't really sound like she spent much time on her foreshadowing.
My final assessment is that the book is not great but a good car trip or airplane ride read. If you have a lot of time on your hands read this book.
