The Jewel- Book Review

4.5/5 Stars

The Jewel- Short Synopsis

This story is about a girl named Violet, there are five parts to her world, the Marsh, the Farm, the Smoke, the Bank, and the Jewel. Violet is a surrogate, or supposed to be in anyways. She was taken from her home when she was a young teen and moved to the building where all the surrogates live. She lives there with her best friend Raven and many others. All the surrogates have special powers called the auguries. They can make things grow, and change the color or shape of objects . The surrogates are there to have the royal babies. Each one will get bought by a royal in the Jewel or a person in the Bank. The day before the auction, Violet gets to go home for the first time in years. She is taken to her house in the Marsh. Her parents are very excited to see her, yet her sister whom she was closest to, runs outside. It was hard for her to see her sister, since she had been gone for so many years, and important moments in her life. Her sister's name is Hazel, and she is almost 13 and Violet worries she to, will become a surrogate. It is the best day Violet has ever had, better than the delicious food, and the wonderful care at the surrogate home. She loves it more that anything, because it is her home, and her family is finally together. The next day Violet travels to the Jewel for the auction . The auction orders the surrogates from 1 to 200 is based upon their power one is the worst 200 is the best Violet is Lot 197.When getting pre-paired for the Auction, a man named Lucien does Violet’s hair and makeup, Lucien is a very kind, wise man. They get to know each other and become friends. Violet is sold to the Duchess of the Lake. The Duchess of the Lake is a evil and cruel royal, but to be honest she is one of the nicer ones. The Duchess will kill anyone who gets in her way. The Duchess gives Violet nice care at the palace and proper meals, but only when she does exactly what the Duchess says. The Duchess later finds out the Electress (Head of Royalty) is having a baby boy and immediately tries to get Violet to have a baby girl so her daughter and the Electress’ son can be married one day. Violet has two miscarriages in the book, and does not have a child. The Queen’s niece lives at the palace and has a companion named Ash, Ash and Violet have a secret romantic relationship through the book. Violet’s powers get stronger every day through her training that the Queen is giving her by Violets doctor. She realizes her powers may be strong enough to save the world maybe.

My review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could not put it down. I gave it 4.5 out of five stars because it was confusing in some parts, but not many. This book is beautifully written and I enjoyed every second of it.I enjoyed learning about Violet story and along with the other characters such as Garnet and Raven. This story will keep you on your toes with the just of correct amount of magic romance and action. Amy Ewing is a fantastic author, and I enjoyed each of her books. I would recommend this book overall but it could be confusing or strange for younger team readers (Under 13).

Book Info: Again this book is called the Jewel, By Amy Ewing has 368 pages was released September 2, 2014 and it is a series The next book is called the White Rose. You can buy The Jewel on Amazon in the link below:

http://www.amazon.com/Jewel-Amy-Ewing/dp/0062235788/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454296095&sr=8-1&keywords=the+jewel