The White Rose
by:
Amy Orr-Ewing (author)
The compelling and gripping sequel to Amy Ewing's debut, The Jewel, which BCCB said "[w]ill have fans of Oliver's Delirium, Cass' The Selection, and DeStefano's Wither breathless". Violet is on the run - away from the Jewel, away from a lifetime of servitude, away from the Duchess of the Lake,...
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The compelling and gripping sequel to Amy Ewing's debut, The Jewel, which BCCB said "[w]ill have fans of Oliver's Delirium, Cass' The Selection, and DeStefano's Wither breathless". Violet is on the run - away from the Jewel, away from a lifetime of servitude, away from the Duchess of the Lake, who bought her at auction. With Ash and Raven traveling with her, Violet will need all of her powers to get her friends and herself out of the Jewel alive. But no matter how far Violet runs, she can't escape the rebellion brewing just beneath the Jewel's glittering surface and her role in it. Violet must decide if she is strong enough to rise against the Jewel and everything she has ever known.
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Format: Audible Audio Edition
ASIN: B00YFQKQOA
Publish date: 2015-10-06
Publisher: Harper Audio
Edition language: English
Series: The Lone City (#2)
Book: The White Rose Author: Amy Ewing Summary: Violet is on the run. After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death. So along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet run...
As usual, I find myself not really liking the second book of a trilogy. It's always difficult for me to rate them or to know what to think of them. This one was particularly not to my liking. I mean, I liked to learn more about this world and the plot was great but it just felt flat. There was no re...
When I read The Jewel, it was one of the first long ranty reviews I wrote (see it here) I swore I had no interest in the sequel. But then morbid curiosity got me and I pre ordered it. As it turns out, I absolutely LOVED The White Rose. I was completely blown away. I read the first 31% or so in one s...
*wheezing* that cover... that cliffhanger... October *death gargles*