There is not any swearing or described violence. The sex is clinical and the attraction between Violet and a young man hired to be a companion to the royalty is deftly described. It's an absorbing story, simple but somewhat horrifying. This dystopian novel takes elements from other similar series like the Hunger Games, the Selection and " Perfected" and weaves a story that builds on the possibilities that can come with a society using women to carry babies for those who can't or won't. She jumps at an opportunity to escape, but it could cost her a relationship she's come to cherish. She wants her family, her new love and freedoms others take for granted. The duchess wants a perfect daughter who can marry the next heir to the throne. The duchess, who bought Violet at the annual auction for an astonishing amount, wants her to conceive and bear a child in just a few months. She's also been trained to create things with her mind, but they come at great physical cost. She's been bred to bear a royal child, and trained to behave properly in social situations.
"The Jewel" is the story of Violet Lasting, a young woman who is a surrogate, and whose choices have been stripped away from her. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom." THE JEWEL, " by Amy Ewing, HarperTeen, $17.99, 358 pages (f) (ages 12 and up) A forbidden love sparks.īut 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. Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life.all while fighting for her survival. 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. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction. But for Violet, the Jewel has always meant servitude.īorn and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. The Jewel has many meanings: wealth, beauty, royalty. 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."*
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