Violet Lasting is no longer a human being. Tomorrow she becomes Lot 197, auctioned to the highest royal bidder in the Jewel of the Lone City. Tomorrow she becomes the Surrogate of the House of the Lake, her sole purpose to produce a healthy heir for the Duchess. Imprisoned in the opulent cage of the palace, Violet learns the brutal ways of the Jewel, where the royal women compete to secure their bloodline and the surrogates are treated as disposable commodities. Destined to carry the child of a woman she despises, Violet enters a living death of captivity - until she sets eyes on Ash Lockwood, the royal companion.
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Duik in een duistere, dystopische wereld waar glinsterende rijkdom en koninklijke schoonheid een wreed systeem van dienstbaarheid en controle verbergen. Volg meeslepende personages die navigeren door verraderlijke hofpolitiek en vechten voor persoonlijke vrijheid binnen een schijnbaar utopische samenleving. Deze serie verkent thema's als verboden liefde, opoffering en de moed die nodig is om in opstand te komen tegen onderdrukkende structuren. Ontdek het verborgen geweld en de wanhopige strijd onder een oogverblindende façade.
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The White Rose
- 309bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Violet Lasting is no longer Lot 197; she has escaped surrogacy and is on the run in the Lone City. In this sequel to The Jewel, Violet and her friends are fighting for survival. Nowhere is safe - and never will be - unless Violet can help Lucien destroy the royalty.Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Matched, this is the second book in the Lone City trilogy, following on from Amy Ewing's shocking and compelling debut novel, The Jewel. Violet, Ash and Raven have escaped the palace of the Duchess of the Lake, but Regimentals are hunting for them across the city. Nowhere is safe, and they are dependent on Lucien and his secret society for survival. If they can reach the safety of the White Rose then Violet may be able to help Lucien in his plan to rescue more surrogates. For one surrogate, however, it is already too late. Violet's best friend, Raven, is pregnant. And in the Jewel, surrogates cannot survive giving birth.
The Black Key
- 304bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Lone City trilogy, which began with The Jewel , a book BCCB said will have fans of Oliver's Delirium , Cass's The Selection , and DeStefano's Wither breathless. For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City have lived in service of the royalty of the Jewel. But now, the secret society known as the Black Key is preparing to seize power. While Violet knows she is at the center of this rebellion, she has a more personal stake in it-for her sister, Hazel, has been taken by the Duchess of the Lake. Now, after fighting so hard to escape the Jewel, Violet must do everything in her power to return not only to save Hazel, but the future of the Lone City.
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