The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle Trilogy)

2008 Book Log (76 books items)

"February 24, 2008 "

“The Sweet Far Thing had been sitting on my bookshelf since for two months before I started reading it. While I had been waiting for this book for what seems like an eternity, I didn’t want the trilogy to come to an end. This is the series that got me back into reading YA, so it seems like such a shame that it’s finished now.

I don’t want to say too much about what this book is about for those who haven’t read the first two in the trilogy, but basically Gemma Doyle is a teen attending a boarding school in Victorian England. She and her friends found a way into the Realms in the first book, and in this book, all the magic of the Realms is contained within her. Some of the evil creatures in the Realms are starting to find their way into our world, and there are many people a” read more

Indescribable

“This is THE most AWESOME book I've ever read!!! This book made me feel...I haven't felt anything in years. This book made me cry like I haven't in years. This book is going onto my Shelf of Glory in my library, front and center.

This is AMAZING. It's beyond words.

You really shouldn't waste your time reading the other silly little books when you could be reading the books of this trilogy, building up to the climax--this masterpiece!

This is a book of self-discovery, of magic, of romance, of terror, of death, of visions, of mysteries, of otherworldly creatures and another world called the realms. What could be better than this? ^_^” read more