Living in the palace of Morenia's new king, Rani Trader struggles to rebuild the banished glasswrights' guild-while an enemy of the kingdom assembl...
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Aug 23, 2008
Janice (Janicu)
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Book #2 in the Glasswright series. Klasky has created an imperfect heroine in her Glasswright's series. Much of the Glasswrights Progress has Rani being forced along a path without her being able to do much about it. She is kidnapped along with Mair to a neighboring kingdom where the caste system is very different from Morenia's, and whose king has devious plans. As usual, its tough to trust anyone's motives, and the reader is often left wondering if Hal and Rani are merely pawns in a greater ga
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Sep 30, 2010
Joshua
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The Glasswrights' Progress is the second book in the Glasswright series by Mindy L. Klasky and I finished it this morning. I though the first book, The Glasswrights' Apprentice, showed some real promise for the character and the world and I was looking forward to seeing how Rani, the main character, was going to go about restoring the Glasswrights' Guild that was destroyed in the first book. That seemed to me to be the obvious plotline for continuing the series after the way the first book end
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Oct 28, 2008
Donna
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Rani and Mair are kidnapped and taken as a hostages to the land of a dangerous, oppressive king. They eventually fall in with a group that demonstrates that king's ruthlessness, an army made up of children who were stolen from their homes and proper castes. Hal faces down both his council and the shadowy Fellowship in order to avenge both their loss and the insult to his sovereignty.
I liked that there was more action, and the plot seemed a bit less random than the first book. But Ran More...
I liked that there was more action, and the plot seemed a bit less random than the first book. But Ran More...
Dec 26, 2010
Corinne
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That one was a downer! The 2nd part of this series couldn't capture my imagination as the previous book did. Rani is still the unsure girl, who'se not very active, but is merely dawn into the story. I wished her character would grow more and not stagnate like it does in this one. Also, the love story between her and a boy in the foreign kingdom is just too constructed for my taste.
Jul 27, 2011
Not as good as the first one. The main characters spend too much doubting themselves and Rani Trader is a pain. The majority of conversations are held more as an argument which is a bit wearisome.
Jan 19, 2010
Shanrina
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Just like in the first book, I was really intrigued by the plot but I wasn't so thrilled with the main characters, especially some of the new ones introduced in this book.
Mar 17, 2009
Hilary
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Okay. Maybe it is a romance cloaked in fantasy trappings. Nonetheless, once the action starts, this is an enjoyable read.
Feb 02, 2012
Gretchen
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Not as good as the first one...though Rani Trader is such a great female character.
May 20, 2009
Laura
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I didn't like this book as much as the first. The story went on an unexpected tangent that lasted the entire book. Alas.
Sep 18, 2011
Emily
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I skimmed a lot of this book.
The parts that detailed the brutality the "little army" visits upon each other just seemed unnecessarily detailed to me. Also, the various points of view were difficult to follow, and I didn't understand why some of the people were emphasized in the story.
I don't understand most of the relationships in this series yet, either. Why does the king think so much of Raini? Why are Raini and Mai even friends? What was up with the other prince More...
The parts that detailed the brutality the "little army" visits upon each other just seemed unnecessarily detailed to me. Also, the various points of view were difficult to follow, and I didn't understand why some of the people were emphasized in the story.
I don't understand most of the relationships in this series yet, either. Why does the king think so much of Raini? Why are Raini and Mai even friends? What was up with the other prince More...
Dec 10, 2007
Cara
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This book had a bit of a slow start, but it turned out to be a very good book. Like the first book, there were a lot of twists and turns. There are also quite a few people who's loyalties are uncertain. I've learned not to get too attached to any character. There is a good possibility that they will switch sides. Overall, a good series so far.
May 30, 2008
Terry
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Not as compelling as the first book in the series. The society isn't described as well and the characters aren't really getting anywhere. I may try one more in the series but it will need to be an improvement.
Jan 18, 2008
Jessica
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This started out with new characters in a neighboring country, which I had a little trouble with at first. Where was my girl and her handsome prince? They entered the action at last, and I was well rewarded!
Dec 07, 2009
Keri (JD)
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The caste system of the country she visited was really interesting. I enjoyed reading this book because of that aspect.
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