The conflicts were excellent – driving the story forward and keeping my attention the entire time. The world-building was robust – maybe not quite on the level of adult genres, but interesting just the same. It had most of the same elements as the Selection, but in my opinion took all of them to a higher level. In this case, however, The Jewel was even better than I expected it to be! Whenever a new book draws my attention, I’m always nervous it won’t live up to my expectations. 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.Īs a HUGE fan of the Selection Trilogy (well, the first one, anyway) you can imagine how excited I was when The Jewel popped up on my radar a couple of months ago. 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… and try to stay alive. 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.
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