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The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
 

The Sweet Far Thing

by Libba Bray

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,... (read more)

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Play Book Tag Shelf
  • Rated 4 stars

“from doughgirl5562: I know there are other Play Book Tag members who are going to disagree with me, but I thought this book was only average. Yes, it wrapped up the trilogy well, but there were a few things about the story that bugged me. It seemed too long for one. And I got a little tired of Gemma's wishy-washy, I-can't-make-a-decision, I'll-do-whatever-you-want-if-you'll-be-my-friend attitude. I tried to cut her a break since she was a teenager, but after a while I wanted to scream at her...”

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Chris J
  • Rated 2 stars

“This one was o.k., but Gemma's "friends" aren't really much of friends, and I got tired of her always wanting to please them, even when it clearly wasn't in her best interest. A liked the ending, the characters seemed to end up where they should.”

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  • Rated 4.215139 stars
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  • Rated 0 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Dazzling Mage

    dazzling mage said:

    “It did feel a bit stretched or rushed in some places, but I was happy with it in the end. Yes, the Kartik/Gemma ending was not there, but at least they each knew that they loved the other.”

    posted Saturday, July 19 2008
  • Britni D

    britni d said:

    “FABUOUS TRILIOGY!!

    Enough said.”

    posted Saturday, July 12 2008
  • Stacy C

    stacy c said:

    “I was so agravated when kartirk and gemma didn't end up together! I really was hoping they would be together! But I felt that gemma was always taking him for granted!”

    posted Monday, July 7 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • ? AsiA ?

    ? asia ? said:

    “I was so mad when Kartik was pulled into the tree of souls i thought that him and gemma would be together. I never expected that Pippa and Isabelle would become lesbian t was different, i saw the signs but thought it was close friendship.”

    posted Monday, July 7 2008
  • All you need is love

    all you need is love said:

    “I wanted to throw this book out the window but I couldn't because it was my friends. I thought the ending was AWFUL! The rest of it was really good but I hate how she made you hope that maybe Kartik and Gemma would actually get together.”

    posted Friday, June 20 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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