The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
by: Libba Bray
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IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father a
laudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds.
The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of - is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father a
laudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds.
The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of - is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.
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Rating: 
- Enchanting...
After reading all 3 books (really, the 4th could be considered 2 books!)I can honestly say I am completely in love!
Libba Bray has done an excellent job taking us back to Victorian times where woman are bred to be mothers and housewives thinking of nothing but "England." I enjoy these types of books on their own. But, once you add magic, realms, dreams, betrayal, death, secrets, and LOVE...boy have you got my attention!
These books are an EXCELLENT read, I highly recommend ... Read More
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- *yawn*
I wanted so much to complete this series, but I absolutely couldn't. I stopped reading the 3rd book at page 427. The book dragged on and on without any REAL substance. I dreaded picking up the book, until one day...I just decided to RETURN IT back to the library.
Rating: - The Sweet Far Thing
I love the writer. I love the series, and this book was as excellent as the other two. A "must read"....
Rating: - un(trust)worthy
Gemma Doyle is the worst kind of unreliable narrator. It's not that she herself is untrustworthy, but that throughout this trilogy, she can't figure out who to trust. As a result, the reader never knows who to trust, or what the rules are for "realms" or for the magic that inhabits them. This is problematic if one agrees (which I do) with the general rule for fantasy writing that the rules for the world that the author has created must be clear and consistent. If neither the reader nor the narrator know ... Read More
Rating: - I loved reading it!
I really like this one 'coz it kept me guessing who the villain was and I wasn't able to figure it out until almost at the end. I like that because the author did not give any clues or whatsoever to really tell the reader that the villain is who she is. I just recommend reading this one because I can't really review it without giving spoilers. Nice Book! We can't always have our happy ending..
- Enchanting...After reading all 3 books (really, the 4th could be considered 2 books!)I can honestly say I am completely in love!
Libba Bray has done an excellent job taking us back to Victorian times where woman are bred to be mothers and housewives thinking of nothing but "England." I enjoy these types of books on their own. But, once you add magic, realms, dreams, betrayal, death, secrets, and LOVE...boy have you got my attention!
These books are an EXCELLENT read, I highly recommend ... Read More
- *yawn*I wanted so much to complete this series, but I absolutely couldn't. I stopped reading the 3rd book at page 427. The book dragged on and on without any REAL substance. I dreaded picking up the book, until one day...I just decided to RETURN IT back to the library.
- The Sweet Far ThingI love the writer. I love the series, and this book was as excellent as the other two. A "must read"....
- un(trust)worthyGemma Doyle is the worst kind of unreliable narrator. It's not that she herself is untrustworthy, but that throughout this trilogy, she can't figure out who to trust. As a result, the reader never knows who to trust, or what the rules are for "realms" or for the magic that inhabits them. This is problematic if one agrees (which I do) with the general rule for fantasy writing that the rules for the world that the author has created must be clear and consistent. If neither the reader nor the narrator know ... Read More
- I loved reading it!I really like this one 'coz it kept me guessing who the villain was and I wasn't able to figure it out until almost at the end. I like that because the author did not give any clues or whatsoever to really tell the reader that the villain is who she is. I just recommend reading this one because I can't really review it without giving spoilers. Nice Book! We can't always have our happy ending..
