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AAAAAAAAAAH! I love Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle trilogy. THe last book made me cry. Funny. Sad. Interesting. Everything. I love Libba Bray's sense of humor.
I enjoyed the series. It had a great contrast between the corset society of the 1800's and "the realms"- the magic world where she can do anything. I fell in love with Kartik!!!There were also some aspects that made me want to scream in frustration as the series moved forward. Namely- sometimes it seemed like Gemma hadn't learned anything after being through challenges! But overall I liked it.
I fell in love with Karthik too. Wow! Hmm. I thought I was the only one.
I loved The Gemma Doyle trilogy. Great story good writing, and different.....IMO. I can't compare to gossip girl because I know nothing about it.....They are some of my favorite books!!!!!
I've only finished the first one---A Great and Terrible Beauty---but I absolutely loved it! It's my second favorite book ever. :)Gemma is really stuck up about some things and she holds on to her mother just a little too long. I've still got my mom so I don't know how hard it can be, but I can imagine the pain. I know that she is over it now, and Pippa's death was just really sad, but she (Pippa) thinks she made the choice that would make her happy. ;)
I remember I tore through the third book cause I wanted to see what happened
I finally finished The Sweet Far Thing. It took me months, and I ended up not even being impressed. A lot of the time I feel sad finishing a book (especially series) because I grow attached to the characters. With this one I was just glad it was over!
I loved the series. I read the three books rather quickly. I agree that at parts it was slow, but I did enjoy the world that Libba Bray created. I also found the story original. I fell in love with Kartik. I think it provided a nice escape for me.
AH wrote: "I loved the series. I read the three books rather quickly. I agree that at parts it was slow, but I did enjoy the world that Libba Bray created. I also found the story original. I fell in love wit..."I read them pretty wuick as well. I knew some people who had read and loved them so I wanted to get through them to know the whole story. For me, I think reading them so quickly fostered my frustration. I usually like books better if I go slowly and let myself get absorbed in the world of it. But Kartik is a dream no matter how fast you read!
I wasn't very impressed by the first book at first but when I got into book 2, I got hooked and I had to read part 3 right away. If I reread book 1 now I think I would like it much better. I love all the characters and the world Libba has created.
I love Gemma Doyle! I was disappointed by the ending of the series, but over all it was a great story––I loved the characters, and the idea of the Realms and everything. I liked how it was sort of historical fiction and fantasy at the same time, too. :)
Oh, what can I say about the Gemma Doyle Trilogy....HMMMM.....
Well, I have my own copies of all three books...
I'm looking at them right now on my bookshelf..
You know talking about them has made me want to re-read them again for the one hundreth million time ever!!!
I've lost count on how many times I've re-read them, honestly..
There's just something about them....
Yah, I really enjoyed the mixture of historical fiction and fantasy, too, Bridgid, I'd never have thought I'd actually enjoy books set in such a century!
I thought they were amazing, I loved them and also fell in love with Kartik. Although i found that in the second and third it dragged on a little bit before it got into the goodstuff, or maybe it just seemed that way to me because i was dying to find out what happened at the end. Make sure you have a box of tissues handy for the end of the third... i cried buckets! and am still not sure if i liked the ending or not, in a way i did but i didnt.
I know what you mean, I guess I'm torn about the ending as well. In a way I wouldn't want it to be any different and on the other end it was just so sad and unexpected.
Jayme wrote: "I remember I tore through the third book cause I wanted to see what happened"I did too! I couldn't believe how long it was but I still got through it in a considerably short amount of time. My husband started to think I was addicted to reading- go figure...
I thought the end was great. I was devastated but at the same time, I wouldn't want it to end any other way. I never cry in books... never... I have only cried in two books my whole life. This was one of them. I didn't expect it at all but I guess if I look back at the other books, I should've known. I think I need to go re-read this triology now. :)
Oh, I cried too....but I loved the series....
I love this trilogy!!! I am on Sweet Far Thing now. Wish there were more books in the series.
I started to read the first book I stoped and never started it again
I finally finished Sweet Far Thing. It was a GREAT trilogy. Book 2 Rebel Angels was my favorite. Sweet Far Thing was a little too long I will admit. I was ready to be done with it. But it was still a great trilogy!
I think Rebel Angels was my favourite, too... probably because it was the book that really got me into this trilogy. I enjoyed The Sweet Far Thing a lot too though :)
I also loved this trilogy! Super awesome books!!
wow i never would have thought anyone would pick Rebel Angels as their favourite of the three, to me it was a bit boring compared to the first and third.
I actually thought the first was a bit boring but if I reread it I'd probably like it a lot more because I'm familiar with the characters now. I loved all the secrets in Rebel Angels and how the story picked up and so many things happened.
Infinite Playlist wrote: "I actually thought the first was a bit boring but if I reread it I'd probably like it a lot more because I'm familiar with the characters now. I loved all the secrets in Rebel Angels and how the st..."I agree. Rebel Angels to me is where the story really took off. I think the Sweet Far Thing was just too long.
Rebel Angels was also my favorite. While I didn't absolutely love this series, I thought it was very well done and I was glad that I read it. Even though Gemma makes some truly poor decisions throughout these novels, she always manages to redeem herself, and I still found her a strong and likeable heroine.
I also loved the magical world. I felt like I watched a vivid movie while reading. Very imaginative.
Hey Laura, what of Gemma's decisions do you consider poor? As far as I can remember I could always relate to her decisions but maybe my mind is just clouded up ;)
NO WAY is it like Gossip Girls or the Luxe series. It's a suspenseful gothic action / adventure trilogy with a bit of romance. I highly recommend it. Be warned though that the first half of Book 1 starts out REALLY SLOW; however, it gets really, really good later on and in the following books. =p
Aspects of it are kinda like Gossip Girl but it's not only about that. The magic elements make it really different and it's darker than Gossip Girl.
I thought it was a beautiful story and I really hope you enjoy it as well.