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# The Jewel (Lone City Trilogy, 1)

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Review: Where is book #2? I need to now! - The Jewel (The Lone City #1) by Amy Ewing Purchased: Kindle - $1.99 Sale. Price now - $9.99 My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars Spoilers! What's it all about? Violet was raised in the Marsh of The Lone City. What she has known her whole life is working hard to get what you want. For those living in The Jewel, they are royalty and are privilege with more than any one could know, but when Violet finds out she is a positive match for surrogacy her life is taken away from her. When Violet, or lot 197, has been purchased at Auction by the Duchess of the Lake her whole world turns upside down. She has been taken away from her friends and family and her identity stripped away. She is nobody, or so she thinks. As light starts to form in her dark world things only seem to get harder for Violet. In this tale of survival, servitude, and forbidden romance what is Violet supposed to do when the tides turn from every hating her, to everyone wanting to save her? The Best Parts: Can I just say how much I hate The Jewel, and the royals, and the auction and everything about this book? But can I also say that all of these horrible things together created a wonderful world that I was able to get lost into for a few days. Violet’s stubbornness is known throughout all the characters and the reader as well. I loved that each character had their own traits and you could pick them out even if you didn’t know their names. I love that this story line had a romance in it, but didn’t dwell on it. The romance was a consequence had a major play into other things happening in the novel and not the other way around. It flowed so perfectly till the end, and oh my god the end! If I could just tell you what happened I would, but my god even I was screaming at my book. Perfection is what happened for this cliffhanger, and when I say cliffhanger it is not with the faint of heart. Like I’m freaking out that the next book is months away. I. NEED. TO. KNOW! The Worst Parts: I truthfully have to say that I loved this book a lot. There wasn’t anything that I didn’t like, but a few things that frustrated me a little, but seemed to fix themselves over time. The beginning is a little off kilter, as to the pacing of it and the style that it is written, but once we get to know Violet al of that changes and you are truly brought into the story. Throughout the novel there were a few instances that I wished had been elaborated on, rather than just told to us, but it was made up with the elaboration of other scenes, that were probably far more better. Final thoughts ... This novel definitely takes everything from many different YA Dystopian novels, but what is great is that I didn’t notice until reading the description on desertcart, that it really does incorporate some of The Handmaid’s Tale into it as well. This novel is one I think girls of any age can quickly get into. It only took me a few days to read it, but that was because I had to work and didn’t have multiple hours just to indulge myself. The second book to the series, The White Rose, comes out October 6, 2015, so soon!
Review: Exactly what I was looking for from the description - Favorite Quote: “Hope is a precious thing, isn’t it,” she says. “And yet, we don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone.” I found myself really enjoying this novel. I was originally planning to read The Selection since my friend absolutely raves about it, but after reading some of the reviews I wasn’t inclined to read another love triangle. One of the reviewers suggested this novel as it’s along a similar thread, but a bit darker. So I figured why not, I already had this in my kindle library from a while back when it was on sale, and jumped in. First off I want to appreciate the pacing. This book never had me bored, yet I never felt rushed either. I honestly really liked the pacing of this book. I felt like the events happening made sense with the story line and I had a hard time putting it down. I wanted to know what was happening, what was coming next. It was an addictive read. The writing is also another strong point for this novel. It was smooth and easy to read. I felt it was easy to get swept up into the story. It felt easy to connect with our MC, Violet. Violet was quite well written. You really feel her emotions throughout the story. Her helplessness, anger, frustration, fear, desperation. She goes through a tough time throughout this novel. I can see how people would feel it has insta-love qualities. You actually don’t even meet the love interest until 50% of the book. Yet I can see how their romance kindles so quickly. That forbidden feeling, secret trysts but she seems to struggle with trust. I do like how she constantly thinks of Raven and her situation. I look forward to the second book, from the end of this one I get the feeling we shall see a lot more of the side characters like Raven and Garnet. I have to say the story is compelling. I want to know what happens. I’m curious to see how they’ll work to overthrow the royalty and the surrogate systems. I feel like the second book will blossom from here. We get to see them in a completely different setting and I can’t help but be intrigued. I want to know more. Admittedly the premise of how the royals are unable to have their own children is strange, but I can definitely see the nasty things the royals do to further their own goals. I personally just took as it was. The Augury (read: magic) at first seemed out of place but I could see how it was worked in to enhance the surrogates and it gives an extra touch. I honestly had a good time reading it. The story was interesting, I enjoyed the premise, I’m looking forward the potential of the side characters. Considering the darker tones, I still had fun. It feels like I got exactly what I was wanting going in and that’s not too something I feel that I experience very often. I definitely plan to continue the series.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #205,510 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #348 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Girls' & Women's Issues (Books) #359 in Teen & Young Adult Dystopian #742 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,450 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where is book #2? I need to now!
*by J***S on May 28, 2015*

The Jewel (The Lone City #1) by Amy Ewing Purchased: Kindle - $1.99 Sale. Price now - $9.99 My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars Spoilers! What's it all about? Violet was raised in the Marsh of The Lone City. What she has known her whole life is working hard to get what you want. For those living in The Jewel, they are royalty and are privilege with more than any one could know, but when Violet finds out she is a positive match for surrogacy her life is taken away from her. When Violet, or lot 197, has been purchased at Auction by the Duchess of the Lake her whole world turns upside down. She has been taken away from her friends and family and her identity stripped away. She is nobody, or so she thinks. As light starts to form in her dark world things only seem to get harder for Violet. In this tale of survival, servitude, and forbidden romance what is Violet supposed to do when the tides turn from every hating her, to everyone wanting to save her? The Best Parts: Can I just say how much I hate The Jewel, and the royals, and the auction and everything about this book? But can I also say that all of these horrible things together created a wonderful world that I was able to get lost into for a few days. Violet’s stubbornness is known throughout all the characters and the reader as well. I loved that each character had their own traits and you could pick them out even if you didn’t know their names. I love that this story line had a romance in it, but didn’t dwell on it. The romance was a consequence had a major play into other things happening in the novel and not the other way around. It flowed so perfectly till the end, and oh my god the end! If I could just tell you what happened I would, but my god even I was screaming at my book. Perfection is what happened for this cliffhanger, and when I say cliffhanger it is not with the faint of heart. Like I’m freaking out that the next book is months away. I. NEED. TO. KNOW! The Worst Parts: I truthfully have to say that I loved this book a lot. There wasn’t anything that I didn’t like, but a few things that frustrated me a little, but seemed to fix themselves over time. The beginning is a little off kilter, as to the pacing of it and the style that it is written, but once we get to know Violet al of that changes and you are truly brought into the story. Throughout the novel there were a few instances that I wished had been elaborated on, rather than just told to us, but it was made up with the elaboration of other scenes, that were probably far more better. Final thoughts ... This novel definitely takes everything from many different YA Dystopian novels, but what is great is that I didn’t notice until reading the description on Amazon, that it really does incorporate some of The Handmaid’s Tale into it as well. This novel is one I think girls of any age can quickly get into. It only took me a few days to read it, but that was because I had to work and didn’t have multiple hours just to indulge myself. The second book to the series, The White Rose, comes out October 6, 2015, so soon!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exactly what I was looking for from the description
*by S***A on August 21, 2017*

Favorite Quote: “Hope is a precious thing, isn’t it,” she says. “And yet, we don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone.” I found myself really enjoying this novel. I was originally planning to read The Selection since my friend absolutely raves about it, but after reading some of the reviews I wasn’t inclined to read another love triangle. One of the reviewers suggested this novel as it’s along a similar thread, but a bit darker. So I figured why not, I already had this in my kindle library from a while back when it was on sale, and jumped in. First off I want to appreciate the pacing. This book never had me bored, yet I never felt rushed either. I honestly really liked the pacing of this book. I felt like the events happening made sense with the story line and I had a hard time putting it down. I wanted to know what was happening, what was coming next. It was an addictive read. The writing is also another strong point for this novel. It was smooth and easy to read. I felt it was easy to get swept up into the story. It felt easy to connect with our MC, Violet. Violet was quite well written. You really feel her emotions throughout the story. Her helplessness, anger, frustration, fear, desperation. She goes through a tough time throughout this novel. I can see how people would feel it has insta-love qualities. You actually don’t even meet the love interest until 50% of the book. Yet I can see how their romance kindles so quickly. That forbidden feeling, secret trysts but she seems to struggle with trust. I do like how she constantly thinks of Raven and her situation. I look forward to the second book, from the end of this one I get the feeling we shall see a lot more of the side characters like Raven and Garnet. I have to say the story is compelling. I want to know what happens. I’m curious to see how they’ll work to overthrow the royalty and the surrogate systems. I feel like the second book will blossom from here. We get to see them in a completely different setting and I can’t help but be intrigued. I want to know more. Admittedly the premise of how the royals are unable to have their own children is strange, but I can definitely see the nasty things the royals do to further their own goals. I personally just took as it was. The Augury (read: magic) at first seemed out of place but I could see how it was worked in to enhance the surrogates and it gives an extra touch. I honestly had a good time reading it. The story was interesting, I enjoyed the premise, I’m looking forward the potential of the side characters. Considering the darker tones, I still had fun. It feels like I got exactly what I was wanting going in and that’s not too something I feel that I experience very often. I definitely plan to continue the series.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful Story
*by A***N on February 21, 2015*

The Jewel takes place in a world run by corrupt royalty. The royals can not have babies, however, certain girls from the Marsh, the poorest part of the island, can have the royal's babies. If a girl is tested to be able to have their babies, they are taken away from their families and trained in Augury's. Once they have mastered all three Augury's, they are taken to the Jewel and auctioned to become a royal's surrogate. The Jewel follows Violet Lasting and her story as a surrogate when she is in a holding facility and her time in the Jewel. I got this book because it has a beautiful cover, but it was a perfect story. I found this story to be very well written. The author captured my attention with this creative, but interesting world. The story building was very thought out and the characters were well developed. I did think that Violet and Ash's relationship happened fairly quickly, however, it was still a very good book. I would highly recommend this to females over the age of 16 who like young adult books.

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