Author: E. Kaiser
Publisher: E. Kaiser
Release Date: December 2011
Pages: eBook only
Series: Five Gems #1
4 STARS: I Really Liked It
On her first visit to the King Hanor’s palace, 16 year old Fia Brithin stumbles into a court intrigue. To keep the secret safe, the Chancelor sends her off as apprentice to a famous, and reclusive, high mountain jeweler.
…And straight into adventure.
Discovering gems with deep secrets and new friends with the same, Fia learns a whole lot more than just modeling wax. When to trust a stranger, and when not to; why not to try stealing from gem thieves; what heroism is, what royalty ought to be, and that the mountains themselves can sometimes be the greatest danger of all.
The first in a series, Jeweler’s Apprentice introduces protagonist Fia Brithin to the wide, wide world, and starts her on a journey toward adventures, and that difficult thing called growing up.
My Thoughts:
This was a nice story about a girl on an adventure. Fia is sent to be a jeweler’s apprentice in the mountains. I felt cold reading this book talking about all the snow. I’m thankful to live in Texas. 🙂
Fia meets some friends and enemies along the way. I couldn’t help but wish to know the characters on a deeper level. I felt somewhat disconnected from the side characters for some reason. I really enjoy some hint of romance in a story too so I was a little disappointed, but I know that’s just me. Maybe there will be more romance and depth to the characters in the next books of the series.
I definitely want to read the next books to find out what happens to Fia. The author shows promise with this story, and I know the next ones will be even better. I think tweens and younger teens would enjoy this book too.
Content Ratings: highlight between ( ) to view details
Sexual Content: none
Language: none
Violence: none just some suspense
There is a GIVEAWAY for a copy of this ebook on the author’s website. Go enter now!! E. Kaiser Writes-a-Blog
*I received a review copy from E. Kaiser. Thank you! I do not get paid for any of my reviews. My reviews are solely my opinion.*
Kathryn Cooper 
Thanks so much for reviewing Jeweler's Apprentice! I'm so glad that you liked it.
I know that there's not much romance, but you might like what comes up in the next book. 😉
If your readers are interested, there's a give-away for this e-book running on my blog, E.Kaiser Writes-a-blog.
The more entries there are, the more copies will be given away: so I hope everybody feels free to spread the word!
It's running 'til the end of March, but I hope folks go enter now so they don't forget and let it slip by! (Time has a tendency to do that to us!)
Thanks again, and have a great day!
E. Kaiser
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