tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post8933161881344465448..comments2024-02-10T21:34:03.128-05:00Comments on Writer of Wrongs: Review: The Jewel by Amy EwingGillyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-68061049369713429512014-09-02T11:08:50.069-04:002014-09-02T11:08:50.069-04:00A friend loaned me an ARC of this and I had so man...A friend loaned me an ARC of this and I had so many problems with it, I think it started strong-ish, because you do wanna know what they heck is going to happen in the jewel, but then Violet turned out to be very boring and then the thing with the insta-love, the only thing I kind of liked was the reveal at the end but I'm not sure I would read the second part. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-44885228026258345872014-08-14T21:01:30.933-04:002014-08-14T21:01:30.933-04:00You know, I am very curious about this novel. It ...You know, I am very curious about this novel. It sounds like The Selection 2.0, but without all of the hate and stupidity.Lyn Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471867801089862828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-88333101534039414242014-08-13T22:44:24.692-04:002014-08-13T22:44:24.692-04:00hahahaha - "maybe Ash will DIE". I have ...hahahaha - "maybe Ash will DIE". I have this to read and am totally like you - in love with the gorgeous dress on the cover. i will see what I think but that instalove sounds pukeworthy....Wendy @ Book Scentshttp://www.book-scents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-88915748901981047972014-08-12T21:17:40.105-04:002014-08-12T21:17:40.105-04:00"THE DUMBEST CHOICES EVER OHMIGOD GIRL THEY W..."THE DUMBEST CHOICES EVER OHMIGOD GIRL THEY WILL KILL YOU AND YOU WILL DESERVE IT"<br /><br />I just guffawed BECAUSE THIS IS A FEELING I KNOW! Oh man, that turning point where you actively wish for the protag's painful death... So so SO so glad I listened to my gut and avoided this book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02117225682735602543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-84283483233497756812014-08-12T09:47:48.082-04:002014-08-12T09:47:48.082-04:00HAH :D Amazing review Gillian. <3 Thank you so ...HAH :D Amazing review Gillian. <3 Thank you so much for sharing. Now I want to read this book even less.. hah. I have it via Edelweiss, but I'm considering not reading it at all. Not ever. The instalove sounds AWFUL. Love the teasers, hah, they would have been awesome, though, if they had known each other for more than THREE DAYS. Damn it. Sigh. I'm glad you liked other parts of the book, though. <3 Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-16962958078619125852014-08-12T05:22:47.633-04:002014-08-12T05:22:47.633-04:00This review is PERFECT. Seriously just...EXACTLY h...This review is PERFECT. Seriously just...EXACTLY how I felt about this book. <br /><br />I was really liking it until the insta-love happening and then it became like the worst book in the history of ever. The insta-love is so bad that I'm honestly having a hard time believing that anybody actually let her publish that shit. Like....it's just SO BAD. I can't.<br /><br />I'm just hoping that the next book the the series takes a turn for the better! This had such great potential to be a better The Selection...ugh, such a disappointment.Miranda @ Tempest Bookshttp://tempestbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-39388248275777829692014-08-12T00:40:09.509-04:002014-08-12T00:40:09.509-04:00Hahaha epic ness in review form! I still want to r...Hahaha epic ness in review form! I still want to read this even if purely for entertainment purposes. Coffee, Poems, and Other Inspirationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031507660349557241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-64866711284433726292014-08-11T16:47:08.583-04:002014-08-11T16:47:08.583-04:00I actually liked this one and unlike a lot of peop...I actually liked this one and unlike a lot of people, I LIKED Ash *gasp* I felt like Violet clung to Ash because sneaking around to meet him and kissing him was a choice she made all on her own. Her right to make her own choices had been stripped away from her when she first learned that she was to be a surrogate. She did make some questionable choices, that I'll agree with. I DID also like Garnet, I felt like he has a lot of backstory that I cannot wait to watch unfold in book two.Alexia Boesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084749931224225112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-17389102422033608662014-08-11T14:34:52.552-04:002014-08-11T14:34:52.552-04:00I snorted at "HE DUMBEST CHOICES EVER OHMIGOD...I snorted at "HE DUMBEST CHOICES EVER OHMIGOD GIRL THEY WILL KILL YOU AND YOU WILL DESERVE IT". I think I'll be skipping this one which is a bummer because I am also a huge sucker for a pretty dress. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-30137415779411086702014-08-11T12:12:18.569-04:002014-08-11T12:12:18.569-04:00hahaha You write the best reviews. I have been hea...hahaha You write the best reviews. I have been hearing that a LOT of people are not a fan of the romance in this, it just sounds cringe worthy. I honestly can't decide if I am going to read it. Making choices are so hard. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788568691345783808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-40576945932130750632014-08-11T12:07:27.063-04:002014-08-11T12:07:27.063-04:00I really want to read this, it all sounds so delig...I really want to read this, it all sounds so delightfully awful/awesome (awfulsome? awesomful?) Idk. Fun and fancy shenanigans, silly names, addictive crack fluff. I wants it. <br /><br />(Maggie Smith AND Blaire Waldorf? Truly, the gifing gods have smiled down on us. Thank you)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902097949236287639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-236472935946170512014-08-11T10:43:55.674-04:002014-08-11T10:43:55.674-04:00Ahhhh...we are so on the same page with this one! ...Ahhhh...we are so on the same page with this one! I have my review scheduled for next week, but you'll see that we make some of the same observations. The insta-love totally killed it for me. I mean, I was enjoying the book for what it was and then...UGH!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-35359048595441534242014-08-11T08:22:46.714-04:002014-08-11T08:22:46.714-04:00I am so rooting for Ash's demise! I felt that ...I am so rooting for Ash's demise! I felt that the insta-love was the very worst in this book but like you I was enjoying it before that! And a little during and after. I wish either the love part hadn't been there but better yet developed. I was rolling my eyes at their interactions. And yes, Violet's choices (when she FINALLY makes some) are so bad. Sigh. But, I'll be reading the next one too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630672600904860698noreply@blogger.com