The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)
by Libba Bray
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Author: Libba BrayEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2007-12-26
ISBN: 0385730306
Number of pages: 832
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)
Book Review: For The Girls Who Want To Know It All
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved all of Libba Bray's books in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. This one is my true favorite by far. It was long, and to some reviewers that was bad but for me it was good, as it means more pages for me to read! Yay! Anyway, it did drag at parts and I did skip over describing the realms paragraphs because we already knew about them. So with that settled I will begin.
I was a very bad girl. As I was waiting for TSFT to come for me in the mail I sort of read all of the reviews and discussions just to know what it was about, so I got the whole gist about Felicty and Kartik. I did this to prepare myself, in especially Kartik's case, so I wouldn't cry or pass out or anything. But at by the end of the book, I was in a complete daze. So I'll sort my anger and trivial facts by character.
*Big Time Spoilers Ahead*
Gemma- Her leaving England at the end really surprised me. I totally wanted her to stay in England and go to all the parties and such. I was actually quite mad at her, even though I know Libba Bray made the right choice. The high society wasn't Gemma's world. But I wanted her to find love again, because I think there is a good chance when she goes to university she will decide she likes being alone as her love is gone. But otherwise I really liked her narration in the books. She is someone I would like to meet and be my friend. I liked how she and Kartik got together, but they never really professed their love for eachother and so that bothered me a little. But I think them being in the cave together and sharing that dream was enough. That moment of them together will stay in my mind forever.
Kartik- Although I already knew he was going to sacrifice himself to the tree, I still didn't want him to do it. He is one of the most gallant and kind literary men I have read about, and that is what makes his death (or whatever it is) so much more heart-wrenching. He loved Gemma so truly that he gave his life up for her. That is the most sincere kind of devotion. I knew Libba Bray had to do it though. It's too cliche for the love interests to get together at the end, but I wanted it so badly! After I was finished with the book, I still couldn't believe it. He isn't coming back. He will never come back. It felt like I had been hit with a baseball bat. I am hoping that one day Ms.Bray will come out with a sequel and give us what we want to know (i.e the happy ending) for all our characters. Kartik gave up his "job" and life for Gemma, and I think that should deserve some kind of happy ending.
Felicity- Well as I read the reviews before I got the book I knew what was happening between her and Pippa and so started to look for signs in this book and RA too. It wasn't totally out of the blue, but maybe just something Ms.Bray thought of later and was like "Oh, I will put this in!" I have grown to like Fee, regardless of her ambitious and power-hungry nature. I was truly sad to see her go at the end. What she did for Gemma in front of Pippa, how she turned Pippa down, I think that is the greatest form of friendship. She doesn't love Gemma like that, but loves her more like a sister. I think Felicity, despite her faults, is my favorite character (after Kartik of course)
Pippa- She was so out of character. In AGATG she was spoiled but in TSFT she was just insane. I wanted to strangle her after she started pretending she was queen and killed poor Mr.Darcy. Her character was a little flip-floppy; sometimes she was kind and other times evil. And then what they did to Miss McCleethy! Goodness! I was extremely upset with her and was not sorry at all to see her die. She grew even more ambitious than Fee ever was.
Ann- I'm glad she finally became what she dreamed of, took a chance. I especially want to see what happens to her if there is another book one day. She has really changed, and unlike some other characters, into something much better than she was before.
Circe/Miss Moore- I thought she would have been more.....I don't know...evil? Like the whole series she seemed more like a wise woman than a evil sorceress. She really cared about Gemma, and I was sad she was evil in the first place. But she protected and helpful of Gemma, so I was glad to see her finally have her place to belong. And she did it without a fight too. That is true strength.
Questions:
1. Is Kartik now evil since he is in the tree? Will he become like Eugenia was?
2. Why couldn't Fowlson give himself up? Then he could be with Miss McCleethy forever!
So I really don't have any more to say, only that I wish there will be a sequel. Please Ms. Bray, humor us all! We want to see the happy ending, even if it is for a moment. Or we could always imagine I guess :)
Summary of The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father alaudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds.
The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of - is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.
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