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Books : A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
Rating: 
- Pretty good book
(daughter of user)
Well, after finishing the Twilight series, I was at a loss for what to read next. One of my best friends suggested the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. Now, after reading Twilight, nothing I used to think was great even compares, but this book comes close. However, I don't see the whole reader's attraction to Kartik thing. I didn't like him much, he didn't stand out for me, but maybe he wasn't supposed to. I guess I'll have to read the next book to decide on my opinion of him. I also found Gemma to be a good character. She started out really immature and bratty, but grew up a bit over time, as she gained responsibility for the realms. All in all, a pretty good book.
Rating:
- Captivating
This was a great and addicting novel. I love the Victorian type fictional novels with a little bit of fantasy thrown in. I loved it so much I read the other two and loved them. I highly recommend this book. It's a breath of fresh air!
Rating: - Very good
I enjoyed reading this book very much. I am already on the 3rd one. The series is exiting and packed with adventure and mystery. I would most definitely suggest this series.
Rating: - Wonderful!
This book is one of the best fantasy books wriiten. Gemma Doyle moves to London to stay at a boarding school after her mother dies, but she has more to worry about then how to become a proper lady. She recently discovered that she has the power to enter the relms, a beautiful world like no other. With the help of her friends Felicity, Ann, Pippa, and Kartik she must protects the magic from those who would like to take it away and keep it for themselves. Doing this puts all of them in great danger. This books keeps you reading until the last page and you will want to pick up the next one directly after.
Rating: - First Person Present tense?
I liked the story a lot, but was so distracted by the narration being in first person present tense that I could never really loose myself in the story. Usually when I read it becomes more like a movie in my head, I stop seeing words and paper and I am right there in the story, but this was always a book to me, I could not jump in and forget that it was a story. In my opinion it should have been first person past tense.
- Pretty good book(daughter of user)
Well, after finishing the Twilight series, I was at a loss for what to read next. One of my best friends suggested the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. Now, after reading Twilight, nothing I used to think was great even compares, but this book comes close. However, I don't see the whole reader's attraction to Kartik thing. I didn't like him much, he didn't stand out for me, but maybe he wasn't supposed to. I guess I'll have to read the next book to decide on my opinion of him. I also found Gemma to be a good character. She started out really immature and bratty, but grew up a bit over time, as she gained responsibility for the realms. All in all, a pretty good book.
Rating:
- CaptivatingThis was a great and addicting novel. I love the Victorian type fictional novels with a little bit of fantasy thrown in. I loved it so much I read the other two and loved them. I highly recommend this book. It's a breath of fresh air!
Rating:
- Very goodI enjoyed reading this book very much. I am already on the 3rd one. The series is exiting and packed with adventure and mystery. I would most definitely suggest this series.
Rating:
- Wonderful!This book is one of the best fantasy books wriiten. Gemma Doyle moves to London to stay at a boarding school after her mother dies, but she has more to worry about then how to become a proper lady. She recently discovered that she has the power to enter the relms, a beautiful world like no other. With the help of her friends Felicity, Ann, Pippa, and Kartik she must protects the magic from those who would like to take it away and keep it for themselves. Doing this puts all of them in great danger. This books keeps you reading until the last page and you will want to pick up the next one directly after.
Rating:
- First Person Present tense?I liked the story a lot, but was so distracted by the narration being in first person present tense that I could never really loose myself in the story. Usually when I read it becomes more like a movie in my head, I stop seeing words and paper and I am right there in the story, but this was always a book to me, I could not jump in and forget that it was a story. In my opinion it should have been first person past tense.
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