The Lone City Series Review

Hello my avid readers. My names Amelia and people call me a cynic but really I just want quality entertainment. So here I am with another review.

OK so this week I read the Lone City series and honestly I couldn't put it down.

(Slight Spoilers Ahead)

It's about a girl named violet who is taken from her home and is put in this program to become a surrogate for the rich. Violet is very talented and finds out there is more to this surrogate program then she ever realized. But when she falls in love with a boy who she was never supposed to know it may cause the system and her escape to fall apart.

I have never really read anything like this. The first book is refreshing original and something the dystopian futures book have been needing. The ideas and the society we see is old but, it feels very interesting and new. In this series the first book was amazing. I couldn't put it down. I read the first book in a day. It's a fast paced refreshing read that I would highly recommend for anyone who love dystopian novels. The only thing that was weak for me was the love story. The character Ash always felt useless and it never really felt like him and violet were drawn together. It felt more like teen rebellion. I was never in love with ash or really felt like him and violet needed to be together but, there was no stupid love triangle and they did get together and stay together which was also a nice change for these YA books. Even though the love story in this novel wasn't amazing it wasn't cringe worthy and was cute to read.

Where this book really shines is how you feel you have never really read anything like this. I really loved every piece of the puzzle falling into place. I really loved Garnett and Raven and especially Lucien. He was just someone you didn't expect. I didn't think when we saw him the first time that he would becomes such a big part of the story or that I would grow to care so much about him.

Garnett was my other favorite character. He is just someone who is a self absorbed prick in his first scene but by the end he was the best. I didn't see the twist with him being part of The Black Keys at all. My only complaint is we didn't see enough of him and his transformation. I know there is a spin off book but I don't really read those but, I love garnett so much I might pick it up.

The only other problem with this series is would say is how these books are broken up. You never really feel like there is a climax. This is really apparent in the second book because it kinda just ends. Same in the first book to it kinda just stops mid climax. I would have made this series duology and I really think that would have fixed this problem. It never really feels like there is an ending ether it just kinda ends. But maybe that's just me.

OK I really loved violet's concerns about being pregnant. I feel like we never really read about anything like this. I liked how she wished that people would see her more than just a surrogate. Her nightmare about her playing the cello gave me chills.

Can we just take a second  and can I tell you how sad I was when The Duchess broke violet's cello. I started crying. I don't really cry in books but wow that hurt.

The Duchess was also a great Villain I felt. I really liked how I grew to hate her and she wasn't just evil when she showed up. She saw herself as a hero which always make the best villain bit she was still despicable in all her actions. From breaking the cello to being awful to her niece to kidnapping Hazel.

I really did love these books. I felt like they were a good read and I really loved them. If you have any interest in reading these books go now!!! They are a fun and fast read that are easy to get into. I feel like you won't be disappointed.  

Rating: 4.5 stars

Favorite Quote: “Hope is a precious thing” She says “and yet, we don't appreciate it until it is gone”

-Amy Ewing, The Jewel