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I didn't know what this story was about before reading it. I must have been interested in it when I purchased it. I am glad I took the time to read it.
The book has magic in it. Gemma is a girl who lives in India with her parents. She wants to go to London but her mother won't let her. After Gemma's mother dies she does get to go to London and now she doesn't want to be there.
Gemma attends Spence an all girls school on how to become a proper lady. I loved how Gemma would think to herself and not ...more
The book has magic in it. Gemma is a girl who lives in India with her parents. She wants to go to London but her mother won't let her. After Gemma's mother dies she does get to go to London and now she doesn't want to be there.
Gemma attends Spence an all girls school on how to become a proper lady. I loved how Gemma would think to herself and not ...more
I was a little afraid that this book would suck because most of my friends gave it two stars, but it was decent. I thought the characters were not as interesting as they could have been and the book was a bit too long. I will probably read the others.
I got this from the library, but within the first pages the heroine was already on my nerves, and I could perceive an inherent shallowness to the whole affair that turned me off. So I returned it to the library, and won't bother trying it again.
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