This book is most certainly fantasy fluff, and while things weren't perfect, they also weren't terrible. I actually sort of enjoyed myself for a while there. But once Violet actually in installed in the Duchess of the Lake's household, and has to deal with all her Duchessery and the scheming of the royals, things pick up. The book gets off to a bit of a shaky start, with far too many THG parallels (Lucien is completely one hundred percent Cinna), too little Violet personality (that never really changes), and an inordinate number of instances in which people are described with food (almond eyes, caramel skin, etc). So Violet it sold to the Duchess of the Lake, a crazy ass woman who is by far the most compelling character, who basically controls every aspect of Violet's now very limited but very lavish life. These girls (poor girls with magic skillz) spend their teen year in these boarding school-esque places, training their magic skillz until they are reading to be sold at auction to royal ladies (all with very dumb names as well) so have their babies. Violet is a poor girl from the Marsh (aka the poorest area of the city) (the Jewel is the rich part) (this city is full of really dumb names) with the ability to perform magic. I adore the concept, and couldn't wait to read about an opulent royal world full of cruelty and beauty and romance and pretty dresses. What it mean is that I was REALLY, REALLY looking forward to this book, since the issues I had with The Selection were basically all in the execution. complicated relationship with The Selection. I'd break it down as The Selection with a splash of The Hunger Games and heavy helpings of The Handmaid's Tale. I'd classify this as a fantasy with dystopian elements.). The Jewel has been accurately described as a mix of familiar dystopian tales (though The Jewel is, to my eye, NOT classic science fiction dystopian. I just can't resist the lure of a shiny, pretty cover. Their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained Presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of
Hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman Violence that have become the royal way of life.Īccept the ugly realities of her existence. The Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden
Known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath Purchased at the surrogacy auction by theĭuchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogateįor the royalty-because in the Jewel the only thing more important than until the instalove rained all over this shiny parade. Rating: I quite liked it, despite some flaws. Series: Yes, #1 in the The Lone City series
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