Like obviously it was sad and disgusting, but that’s what made the book so interesting. The royals invite each other over for tea parties and dinners, but they actually hate each other and plot against each other.Īlso, the whole idea of surrogates was HORRIBLE!. and it’s fascinating! Everyone is basically frenemies. The Jewel has a lot of political/royal scandal. In The Jewel, I adore the plot but hate the romance. In The Selection, I adored the romance but didn’t care much about the rest of the plot. However, my feelings about it are the total opposite. I think it’s definitely similar in vibe to The Selection (which it’s being compared to). The Jewel was an awesome book! …until the romance. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence. Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty-because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.Published by: HarperTeen on September 2, 2014 But their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess's control, and a forbidden love erupts.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life. But behind its opulent and glittering facade, the Jewel hides its cruel and brutal truth, filled with violence, manipulation, and death.

Addressed only by her number - #197 - Violet is quickly thrown into the royal way of life. The Jewel means wealth, the Jewel means beauty - but for Violet, the Jewel means servitude.īorn and raised in the Marsh, Violet finds herself living in the Jewel as a servant at the estate of the Duchess of the Lake. The Selection meets The Handmaid's Tale in this darkly riveting debut filled with twists and turns, where all that glitters may not be gold.

The Jewel by Amy Ewing