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First impressions: Wow. The first few chapters of this book are gorgeous. Gemma is a feisty 16 British girl living in India with her parents, and witnesses the tragic death of her mother under mysterious circumstances she has a difficult time processing. We don't know what Gemma saw, but it was scary and strange and compelling.
Lasting impressions: I think the summary says it best. This book is complicated. The friends Gemma makes in her new English boarding school are difficult to like, because ...more
Lasting impressions: I think the summary says it best. This book is complicated. The friends Gemma makes in her new English boarding school are difficult to like, because ...more
A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them
all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel.
Gemma, 16, has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be
true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is sn ...more
all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel.
Gemma, 16, has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be
true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is sn ...more
I really want to give this book 3.5 stars, but since I am willing to read the next book in this triology, I will give it 4 stars. I thought the characters were really interesting and I appreciate the fact that the author presented modern-day teen problems (self-mutilation, self-esteem issues, etc.) to these Victorian teens. I found the idea of having the ability to enter other realms interesting, particularly the fact that the dream realm and afterlife coexist. Some of the supernatural stuff was
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I struggled with this book and had to talk myself into finishing it. It's the genre that's not really my thing, more so than the characters or writing. I seriously doubt I'll read the second in the series, as there are too many books on my To Read shelf that I'd rather dive in to.
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May 16, 2010
Marla
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It was okay, but I am not compelled to read the rest of the series.
Abandoned-series:
Abandoned after 1 book.
Abandoned-series:
Abandoned after 1 book.
Dec 02, 2008
Jen
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Gaijinmama
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Aug 31, 2010
AmandaG
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Jan 19, 2011
Catty Confetti
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KikiTheKind
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Dec 02, 2011
Lee
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