The third in the Gemma Doyle trilogy, The Sweet Far Thing wraps up the story of Gemma Doyle and her challenges with trying to control the power of the realms. After finding the Temple and binding Circe in the Temple in Rebel Angels, Gemma returns to Spence Academy for Girls only weeks away from her season…
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Review: This Dark Endeavour
The delicious This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel is a retelling of the classic Frankenstein story, by Mary Shelley. It tells the story of 16-year old twin brothers, Victor and Konrad, who are adventurers and mischief-makers. They live with their family, the Frankensteins, and their cousin Elizabeth in Frankenstein Chateau, in the city of Geneva. When Konrad…
Review: Rebel Angels
Libba Bray’s Rebel Angels is the 2nd book in Bray’s well-loved Gemma Doyle trilogy. Rebel Angels continues the story of Gemma Doyle and her struggle with the magic of the realms, as she tries to fit in at Spence Academy for Girls and moves one step closer to finding her mother’s best friend and killer, Circe. After…
Review: Mockingjay
Lots of ranting and spoilers up ahead. You have been warned. In Mockingjay Katniss Everdeen and her family now live in District 13, after District 12 was destroyed and after Katniss was rescued from the area. Except Peeta remains a prisoner of the Capitol, and Katniss will do anything within her power- even sacrifice herself…
Review: Catching Fire
For those who haven’t read the first Hunger Games, do not read this review since it will probably contain spoilers. Instead, check out my review of The Hunger Games to know why you should read it. Catching Fire picks up right after Hunger Games left off. After discovering that Katniss’ interactions with him were a performance in the Games,…