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Jewel and Her Lapidary
Jewel and Her Lapidary | Fran Wilde
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The kingdom in the Valley has long sheltered under the protection of its Jewels and Lapidaries, the people bound to singing gemstones with the power to reshape hills, move rivers, and warp minds. That power has kept the peace and tranquility, and the kingdom has flourished.Jewel Lin and her Lapidary Sima may be the last to enjoy that peace.The Jeweled Court has been betrayed. As screaming raiders sweep down from the mountains, and Lapidary servants shatter under the pressure, the last princess of the Valley will have to summon up a strength she s never known. If she can assume her royal dignity, and if Sima can master the most dangerous gemstone in the land, they may be able to survive.PRAISE FOR "THE JEWEL AND HER LAPIDARY" AND FRAN WILDE
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UnRuLee
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2020 Read Harder Challenge, book 21
Prompt: Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
Title: The Jewel and her Lapidary
Author: Fran Wilde

It‘s incredible how much worldbuilding Wilde packs into 91 pages. But OW this one broke my heart a little.

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amma-keep-reading

i hope this is a prequel because i have so many questions.

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Sweetkokoro
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Mehso-so

The base idea for this was intriguing, you have Jewels & Lapidaries, Lapidaries have the ability to speak to gems. I‘m not really sure what the point of the Jewels were besides making Lapidaries work for them. I didn‘t really feel it was ever explained. I got the main girls confused numerous times, the villain was bland & cliche, it centered around them being the last of their kind (but not really *shock*) all in all it was alright.

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esurient
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Bail. "Chose Wisely" by Fran Wilde.

Things I don't like in my fiction: Second-person narrative, and gamebook format.

https://firesidefiction.com/choose-wisely

#notthetaggedbook #shortwork

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Megpyre
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Forgot the book I was planning on reading in my car tonight, so I read this lady instead. It was a quite a charming slice of life story. Like Salinger meets Robin McKinley.

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DrJAdMerricksson
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Fran Wilde and I at Borderlands Books :) Such a fun night!
@Fran_Wilde

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silentrequiem
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Next up: some Tor.com novellas. #LitsyPartyOfOne

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tea.n.books
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Panpan

⭐️ I was really disappointed in this book, especially since it's Hugo nomination. The world-building concept could have been good, but the action of the beginning was too chaotic to get a good grasp of it. When Wilde fell into her rhythm, it was monotonous, trying to mimic a folktale. And being heavily based on the Indus River Valley Civilization, the ending (among other things) left a very bad taste in my mouth. Overall, uncompelling and tonedeaf

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Mumford_and_Books
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I thought it high time to read some of Wilde's work, since I've been following her in twitter for eons! 🙈

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thec0zy
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Still on my novella kick! The Jewel and Her Lapidary reminds so strongly of the Jewel Kingdom series, which I loved as a child. Despite the bite-sized introduction, the world is so vivid. Please read this so Fran Wilde will write a full-length novel! Jewel Princesses are the best.

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deirdrebeecher
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This is a well written novella, with an original concept and two very good main characters. They and their relationship are very well done. The commander's son was also well developed.
For me I did not feel I was given enough of an understanding of the concept, to fully buy into the plot. I also felt the King's Lapidary and the Commander were not developed enough compared to the MC's.

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Grimlock
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Given book by author at Readercon. Signed copy. Loved the detailed world building. Despite a lot of brutality, this is about people overcoming, finding a measure of hope, and shining brightest when the world is at its darkest point. Love!

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