The Jewel by Amy Ewing #bookreview #Gem

That strap line alone would entice me to read this book, and having read it now I agree with the comparisons to The Selection and The Handmaid’s Tale, I’d also say it has shades of Megan MecCafferty’s Bumped in there too.
Violet is a wonderful character and I loved seeing the Jewel through her eyes as she tries to adjust to this new world into which she is forced. Amy Ewing has created a world in which girls like Violet have no choice in their future, they will become surrogates for the Royalty and the way in which this is described is brilliant – it felt scarily believable. The main plot is interesting, and lots of sub-plots add further intrigue! The last few chapters really ramped up the pace and the cliff-hanger ending left me wanting to move straight onto book two! The only problem with reading proofs is that it’s always so long before the next book comes out! I will definitely be reading the next instalment and I have bought about 6/7 copies of this to give to friends, it’s fab!