A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
Delacorte Books for Young Readers - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Release date: 2005-03-22
Paperback
Author: Libba Bray
Historical Fiction (Young Adult), Juvenile Fiction, Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General, Historical - Europe, School & Education, Boarding schools, Fiction, Magic, Supernatural
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
Date undefinedThis one was just okay for me.
My only real probelm with it is that it was kind of slow. I kept waiting for things to pick up, but it didn't really happen. There was a little bit of action, but it wasn't as exciting as I expected.
There were good things about it too. Libba Bray's writing is great. Her descriptions make things so easy to visualize, and the concept is fantastic. The Realms, the magical place Gemma and her friends discover, are amazing. This book has the potential to be a great story; it just doesn't quite make it. However, it is good, and it's worth the time and money.
I would also like to say that this is the first in a trilogy, and the second one is great and much more action-packed. You will need to read this one so that you understand what's going on in the next two books. This one is kind of slow, but it has to give you the "background" parts. I would recommend this one so that you can get to the others.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
Date undefinedIf you liked the Twilight series, the Vampire Academy, etc., you'll love this series as well.
Beautifully written words that are wrapped in magic, myth, and promises, Libba Bray leads you to another world entirely. It has romance, epic-ish adventures in other worlds, and enough magic to please everyone.
Definitely read it. Once you start through the first few chapters, you won't be able to put it down. This is one of those you say "Thank God I don't have to wait 3 years for the next two..."
A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
Date undefinedGemma Doyle like a normal teenage girl living in the Victorian age. Until she sees her mother's death through a vision. Soon she is in England, after spending her whole life in India, attending a boarding school called Spence academy. There she meets three girls and the adventures only get more exciting.
No matter how many times I read this book I can hardly put it down. Rich in detail, with pulse pounding adventure and something different then the other YA books on the market.
The two other books in the series are just a great and addictive. Recommended to anyone who loves fantasy and history. You can tell how much work Libba Bray put into the book.
A story with three young women who dared to live in a time when they should have worried about marriage and scandal.
