![]() ![]() Violet’s dystopian world is never spelled out for the reader as some author’s choose to do, instead it is built up around you. Surrogacy is definitely an untapped theme in YA novels, which automatically made this novel stand out. ![]() ![]() Where Kass’s series deals with marriage and choice, The Jewel is about pregnancy and the lack of choice (even slavery). It is much more mature than The Selection. If anything, it reminded me more of Wither by Lauren DeStefano it is dark and more intense. ![]() It has been compared to HarperTeen’s fellow series, ‘The Selection’ by Kiera Kass. Personally, I thought it was much, much better than The Selection. I could, quite literally, not put it down. This sci-fi, dystopian novel makes a name for itself with its original and daring plot.įirst, I would like it to be known that I read this book in one sitting. Now, the girls are separated, thrown into a world of riches and royalty they have never known. When Violet Lasting wakes up on Reckoning Day, she knows it’s the last day she will ever be Violet Lasting. For the past four years, ever since she was diagnosed as a surrogate, she has grown up in a compound with her best friend, Raven. ![]()
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