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For many years, Dorothy Winsor was a tech writing professor. Then she decided that writing YA fantasy was much more fun and has never looked back. She lives in Chicagoland. Her deepest secret is that she once wrote over a million words of Lord of the Rings fanfiction.
Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite
Glass Girl is a young adult fantasy novel by Dorothy A. Winsor. Seventeen-year-old Emlin hopes to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a master craftmistress of intricately crafted glass inspired by Kural Island's resident hibernating dragon. But when her mother, Calea, is murdered in front of her, Emlin is determined to find the culprit. Meanwhile, she and her fellow glassmakers struggle to keep the glasshouse running in the absence of Calea, and her long-lost Lyzian father's return to Kural has complicated things further. Now Drake Jaffen of Lyz is arriving in Kural, seeking an audience with the ailing Drake Haron. However, Drake Haron's shocking murder forces his son, Symond, to take Jaffen captive. With a young scholar named Addy, Emlin must find the Dragonshard necklace upon which the future of the twelve Dolyan islands rests.
Glass Girl is a fantastical tale of murder, conspiracy, and the quest for power in which a young girl unwittingly finds herself embroiled. Dorothy A. Winsor has crafted a unique and vibrant world of master artisans, and hibernating dragons, and you will be immersed in it from the get-go. There is a certain allure to the Dolyan islands, with rich history and lore to captivate fantasy readers with a healthy combination of wonder and awe. The characters are well-developed, with their layers peeled away as their backstories are revealed with the gradual progression of the narrative. I especially enjoyed the dynamic between Emlin and Addy. The ending leaves room for further sequels in the future, and I'm looking forward to reading them. Recommended to young adult fantasy lovers.
