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Book Review of A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, Bk 1)

A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, Bk 1)
Cheryl-Sam avatar reviewed Really enjoyable on + 39 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1


I really liked this book. As a mom reading it, I thought is was a great book for girls. I will definitely pick up the next book and read it. There's a little bit of mystery, magic, dark themes, love, and friendship. Even though this is sit in the 1800s, there is still plenty of relevance for kids today and some of the issues they deal with. But it should make young girls appreciate how much the world has changed for women in that teens are no longer foisted on to older men just because of money or social standing, no longer have to take classes in etiquette, needlepoint, or wear the constricting clothes that women were forced to wear back then.

My daughter has no interest in reading this book but she didn't want to read Twilight either and I got her hooked on those books.