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Jul 04, 2013
Alicia
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If you like the idea of a "chosen one" and books about magic, you might enjoy this. The magic itself never makes a whole lot of sense (at least in this, the first book of the series), and really I think the best part of the story is the honest depiction of the vicious interaction of girls and the power-plays of friendship. There are eloquent descriptions and amusing observations, but the "historical" setting often seems compromised by the modern point of view. The narrator, 16-year-old Gemma, de
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I am on a crazy fantasy kick, for work more than for pleasure, but this book was exceedingly entertaining in a genre I don't usually love all that much (that genre being girlie fantasy books set in the 1800s at boarding schools). I might even read the next two in the series!
(Edit:Listening to this book to try and remember what happens in order to read the sequels) ...more
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I loved this bite of Victorian school girl culture.
Oct 28, 2007
Agathafrye
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Feb 11, 2008
Kerry (The Roaming Librarian) O'Donnell
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really liked it
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Aug 01, 2009
Erin
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Sep 13, 2009
Jennifer de Ridder
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Apr 19, 2013
Amy (Bossy Bookworm)
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Kate
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