The Jewel
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / General
3.7
(1.8K)
Amy Ewing
New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing delivers a dark and riveting tale that "will have fans of Oliver’s Delirium, Cass’s The Selection, and DeStefano’s Wither breathless.”*The Jewel has many meanings: wealth, beauty, royalty. But for Violet, the Jewel has always meant servitude.Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction. And she quickly learns that beneath the Jewel’s glittering façade lies the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life...all while fighting for her survival. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess’s control. A forbidden love sparks.But their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.*BCCB
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Author
Amy Ewing
Pages
368
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2014-09-02
ISBN
0062235796 9780062235794
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I did not want to finish this. 50% of the way in and almost nothing had happened, we were still getting very basic and kinda clunky world building and only JUST met our love interest. A bland insta love that really dragged the plot down. Our lead went to boarding school where she must not have paid attention to anything because everyone has to word vomit history to her or teach her things she already knew? I get that the book is doing that for the audiences sake, but it comes off incredibly forced. Then the book keeps telling us how special she is but doesn't actually show her as anything but a pretty, naive, and boring teen. The book had a lot of potential, and the writing wasn't even bad, but nothing ever came together or made sense. I mean, how does a school raising girls to be surrogates somehow not teach the girls anything about pregnancy?! And I love a cliffhanger, but this novel feels incomplete. It feels more like a last-ditch effort to get people to read the next book. Which I will not waste my time reading."
Lize
"2.8-3 stars. Wasn’t terrible, but I don’t think I’ll go out of my way to finish the series 🤷🏻♀️"
Book Hooked Kate
"Loved this book. It was like The Selection Series and A Handmaid’s Tale in one book."
Cianna
"I read this book it is really good!"
mahathi
"I thought this book was pretty but it felt slow then everything happened at the end and the romance rushed "
Alex Sewyer
"Cliche, typical, "stubborn" main character who falls in love at the drop of the hat. It's another toe-deep relationship that she's willing to risk her life for. The premise of the story was interesting and the writing was fast paced enough to keep me going. I wish there were some more likable characters — they all seem to lack real depth, so it's hard to feel attached. <br/><br/>Content: One fade into darkness scene, a few innuendos"
Annee N. Grayson
"I LOVED this series. "
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Brooke Oliver
"i loved this series so much especially the second book. it is very screwed up tho but they try to overthrow the royals and stuff so it’s really good i read the series in like less than a week"
Grace Reyes
"It is a great read"
Natalia Gomez
"A great book of romance and reaching your full potential. The heroine puts everything on the line in hopes of a better future. I was on the edge of my seat reading this!"
Bethany Lockhart
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