The Jewel, Amy Ewing
The Jewel, Amy Ewing
5 Rating(s)
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The Jewel

Author: Amy Ewing

Narrator: Erin Spencer

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/02/2014


Synopsis

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.”*The Jewel has many meanings: wealth, beauty, royalty. But for Violet, the Jewel has always meant servitude.Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction. 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.Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life...all while fighting for her survival. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess’s control. A forbidden love sparks.But their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.*BCCB

About Amy Ewing

Amy Ewing earned her MFA in Writing for Children at the New School and received her BFA at New York University. The Jewel started off as a thesis project but became her debut novel, the first in a New York Times bestselling trilogy. The other books are The White Rose and The Black Key. She lives in New York City. Visit Amy online at www.amyewingbooks.com or on Twitter @AmyEwingBooks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fenia on December 20, 2014

OH MY GOSH. BRILLIANT BOOK!! I adore it!! ♥ It truly surprised me. I bought it because well.. because it was cheap,the reviews i read were bad,but i thought 'oh well,lets give it a try'. and OMG THIS BOOKS IS SOOOOO GOODDDDD!!!!! I JUST...UGH I'M SPEECHLESS!!! Its not like Selection. (not that i didn......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on August 25, 2014

My first thought about THE JEWEL was that the gorgeous silver cover was strangely similar to the covers for THE SELECTION series. I wasn't sure, after reading the synopsis, if this book would also have a similar plot. I was totally wrong. In one word, THE JEWEL is FANTASTIC. When I began reading, I w......more

Goodreads review by Isa on December 31, 2016

[4.5] La Joya fue uno de esos libros que me sorprendió gratamente este año. Por la portada me imaginaba que sería algo muy del estilo de La Selección: una historia súper romántica que enmascaraba una revolución en ciernes por una sociedad oprimida e inconforme. Pero no, La Joya rompe los esquemas con......more

Goodreads review by Jessy on September 29, 2015

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Goodreads review by Anne on March 25, 2015

2.5 stars I was sort of bored throughout the book. I'm thinking the subject matter just didn't interest me, so you might have a different experience with this one than I did. Fabulous cover, though! The Royalty that live in the Jewel can't have babies anymore. Poor people, yes. Rich people, no. But the......more