![]() ![]() So that leads me to the failed count - romance. The world building was strong, and the premise unique with just the right amount of creepiness. ![]() Ewing also delivered for this one, and I loved delving deeper with every page into the Lone City. It’s gorgeous! Reminds me of The One cover except, dare I say it - it’s better. They made me swoon, not to mention the fan-tastic cover. And The Jewel delivered on two of those three counts. It’s everything I love - pretty dresses (I’m talking to you, The Selection), a richly built fantasy world, and a forbidden romance. When I read the synopsis of The Jewel I couldn’t help being excited. If they have it, they are taken away and sold to the royals for the rights to use them to give birth to their babies. ![]() ![]() Because some poor people have developed magic that allows them to grow the royal’s baby in their belly and give birth to it, and they are tested for this ability. But some strange mutation, or something, says that the royalty cannot effectively have babies, and only those of the Marsh can do it for them. In this city the people are separated into groups, with the Jewel at the center filled with the royalty, and the Marsh at the edge of the wall, poor and hungry. Opening Sentence: Today is my last day as Violet Lasting.Ī circular, lone city lies behind a great wall that keeps out the ocean that threatens to engulf it. It was insta-love and traveled way to fast. Quick & Dirty: I really enjoyed this novel, all but one aspect: the romance. ![]()
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