So I managed to finish a book within 2 days (not that it has never happened before) but I was able to read The Jewel before the book signing of Amy Ewing tomorrow.... which I'm not going to lol. 
 I didn't really have that much high expectations with this one, although I was hoping it would be enough to actually meet the author in person. Unfortunately, it wasn't up to par. Did I dislike the book completely? No. If I were to be honest the idea behind the plot was actually interesting. I like how the dystopian world here is set, compared to other novels. What didn't work was how the plot came through; in terms of writing and character development. I always mention character development in all of my reviews because for me as a reader, it's one of the key factors to ensure the book maintains a good quality all throughout the story. 
 The plot is basically about noble families who cannot produce children, therefore they have to buy surrogates who in turn have some sort of magical abilities. <-- That alone, the general idea, is again actually really interesting. The reason why I had the willpower to continue reading was because I wanted to see where the whole thing was going. Why can't mothers in The Jewel carry children? What is it like to read about surrogacy? I mean, it's not everyday you read about pregnancy and surrogacy in a YA book. Again, props to the author for creating such an idea. 
 However, the writing kind of threw me off. It wasn't horrible. It was just. Okay. Lol. There was nothing special about the words, no bang. Nothing. It was simply a pov of the main girl, Violet. Who didn't come out as strong for me. I found her character very weak and confused all throughout. In one chapter she would be distant, the next chapter; she'd complain and suffer and the next, in love. Yup. I hate to say it but insta-love is very vivid in The Jewel. I hate it when that happens because then there would be no sense of thrill anymore. You might as well close the book and move on. 
 That's basically what I gathered with The Jewel, will I be reading the next book? Maybe. Me being as curious as ever would like to know what happens next but I'm not sure if I'll be spending some time into actually reading it. If you loved The Jewel, please don't think I'm bashing this book or the author. These are just solely my opinion and yes boo, we're all entitled to having our own lol. If you did enjoy it, that's great! For me though, if only the writing was more "dark", it might do good! Did I mention that characters die here? Only thing is, the writing was too light that it didn't make me feel any emotion whatsoever as to who died or who got caught. 
 Until next time!! <3