So, I FINALLY read this book. It has taken me forever to get to, mainly because it's just so LONG. I was trying to read 200 books this year, so when it came down to the choice of reading four 200 page books or one 800 page book, this one always got pushed to the side. Once I realized that 200 wasn't going to happen this year, though, I decided I should finally sit down and see what would finally happen to Gemma Doyle.The first two books in the trilogy really leave you with a lot of questions, and this book does a great job of wrapping everything up. What's going on with the magic in the realms? What happened to Circe? What will become of Pippa? Will Gemma ever feel like she fits in? And, the most important for me, what's going on with that sexy Kartik?!?
It's no secret that I have a weakness for a hot boy in a book. But Libba Bray had to go and make that hot boy Indian, which was really just too much for me. One of my first HUGE crushes was on an Indian boy named Amol, so I totally pictured Kartik looking like Amol, but more buff, and with an English accent. (Do you picture Kartik with an English accent or an Indian accent? I think an Indian man with an English accent is hot, so that's how I imagine him. Mmmm. Kartik.)
This book had a lot of action, and really tied up all of the loose ends from the first two books, but I felt like it didn't do any of that until the second half. The first half of the book (aka two entire 200 page novels) really dragged for me. It was like, oh, Gemma and Felicity and Ann are going back to the realms...AGAIN. But once it got going, it really got going, and the last half of the book was a total page turner for me. I'm not usually big on fantasy, and it really does get fantastical there at the end, but I was still so engrossed in the plot and the action that I didn't even mind.
I enjoyed this series a great deal, and I really liked how Gemma developed as a woman from the first book to the last one. It's a great trilogy for someone looking for a strong teen role model...or a hot Indian guy.
4 comments:
I haven't read this trilogy yet, but I already imagine Kartik speaking in a mostly English accent.
Agreed! I loved this book. ;-) I'm glad you enjoyed it too.
I read the first two and was a little annoyed by Gemma, especially the lack of growing-up in the second book. This one looks like something I'll want to check out from the library (to get the story resolution), then decide if I'm going to get the paperback to finish of my "collection."
I just picked this up from the library last night. I am looking forward to the end of the series.
-Jacki
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