A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Title: A Great and Terrible Beauty
Author: Libba Bray
Pages: 442
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
My Rating: 9/10


Synopsis:
It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to?

My Thoughts:

The Gemma Doyle series is one that I absolutely love to read over, and over again. Libba Bray's characters are so fresh and alive, it really makes A Great and Terrible Beauty, the first installment of the trilogy, a fantastic read. The plot is full of twists and surprises, and I found it very difficult to put down. Wow. That was a pretty lame and cliche book review. But I'm serious. This is an awesome book. It combines the prim and proper Victorian Society with Fantasy and Magic. You can't say your not interested. Libba Bray is such a talented writer, and it really shows through out this book. You should go read it.