Review Detail

Reader reviewed by Iryna

Its
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, Gemmas
reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, shes 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 Spences
most powerful girlsand their foray into the spiritual worldlead to?

After
reading the first chapter, the book drew me in but when Chapter #2 was
over I was yawning with boredom. And so the pattern continued:
interesting, boring, fascinating, dull until I hit the climax of the
book which pulled me in for good.

I liked how the main
character, Gemma, was able to see the future and how it didn't end at
just that. There was more to Gemma's ability then you would read in a
normal book. Libba Bray connected everything like a connect-the-dots
puzzle. However, Gemma only had maybe two visons in the entire book
which I thought was very dissapointing.

I also liked how this
book had more then one genre. It had fantasy, romance and historical
fiction in it. The sequel to this book - "Rebel's Angel" - is at the
top of my TBR list. I am hoping that it will exceed the B+ rating I am giving this book.