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A review by allbookedup_
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
3.0
You need to take this book for what it is and not try to put on airs when reading it. It’s a young adult novel and it’s written for a young adult audience. Once you understand and accept that’s what you’re reading and that’s what type of book it is it turns out to be a good story.
Gemma and her group of boarding school friends are relatable to almost every type of girl out there; there is a character for everyone. Their sense of adventure and the discoveries that they make up on the way shows them growing up in the time; this is a piece of historical fiction (which I should have mentioned in the opening statement). Gemma is also dealing with the death of her mother and the realization that her one dream of coming to London isn’t as grand as she imagined. Also she just turned sixteen and the world as she knows it is changing along with her.
The book is a light easy read but it has you turning page after until you’re looking at page 400 wondering where the book went.
Gemma and her group of boarding school friends are relatable to almost every type of girl out there; there is a character for everyone. Their sense of adventure and the discoveries that they make up on the way shows them growing up in the time; this is a piece of historical fiction (which I should have mentioned in the opening statement). Gemma is also dealing with the death of her mother and the realization that her one dream of coming to London isn’t as grand as she imagined. Also she just turned sixteen and the world as she knows it is changing along with her.
The book is a light easy read but it has you turning page after until you’re looking at page 400 wondering where the book went.