The Sweet Far Thing Gemma Doyle Trilogy Audio CD - (Libba Bray)

from cecily2

3.5 / 5I'm a bit conflicted about this book. I read A Great and Terrible Beauty quite a while ago and enjoyed it, even though I thought there were flaws; then I started to read Rebel Angels and gave up on it halfway through. I probably would have given up on the series if I hadn't read and enjoye...

from dizzyweasel

Trilogies tend to let you down in the final book - they can't sustain the weight of the story told so far and resolve things satisfactorily in the time remaining. That is NOT the case with this book. I couldn't stop reading it until I had finished. Bray has a way of drawing the reader into her ch...

from booksandbosox

Gemma has bound the magic to herself and can no longer enter the realms. When she, Ann and Felicity discover another entryway through the under-development East Wing, their joy in the realms resumes. But soon, Gemma is pressured to make the alliance she promised and the creatures of the realms wi...

from corydickason

What Bray does best in this series is use the fantasy elements in the story to talk about the real emotional plight of women at the time. The freedom of the fairy land is a good way to illustrate the stifling social customs in the real world. This is my favorite of the three, because Gemma really...

from bookgal123

A lovely and fierce ending to a wonderful series. Although it was a tad long and slightly repetitive in parts (a smidge more editing would not have gone amiss), in the end I was happy that I made the effort. Gemma Doyle is a great heroine.