The Sweet Far Thing

, #3

819 pages

English language

Published Dec. 2, 2007 by Delacorte Press.

ISBN:
978-0-385-73030-3
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4 stars (13 reviews)

At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.

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reviewed The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle, #3)

Review of 'The sweet far thing' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Nachdem ich so viele Rezensionen gelesen habe, wie überraschend und gut das Ende war, bin ich doch etwas enttäuscht.
Für mich lief es die gesamte Zeit auf ein solches Ende hinaus und auch denke ich, es hätte ein wenig besser sein können.

Ich mag die Trilogie, und anders als die meisten, ist das erste Buch mein Lieblingsbuch. Die ganzen Plotdreher, die im Laufe von Buch 1, 2 und am Anfang von 3 geschehen waren, hatten mich auf ein ebensolches Ende eingestellt - aber das war leider nicht so, finde ich.

Insgesamt eine sehr schöne Trilogie, die ich nur empfehlen kann! :)

P.S.: Mein romantisches Herz hat am Ende auch auf ein Wunder gehofft - das nicht eingetreten ist :/

reviewed The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle, #3)

Review of 'The sweet far thing' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Wow. So many times, reading this book, I was struck by how positively horrid the life of a well-brought-up lady in high society was back then. Particularly if she had the audacity to think! From the lips of the girls in the school "ladies can't be detectives, we haven't the constitution." The narrator makes it very clear that women are prizes to be won, like a fine piece of art--and their thoughts and feelings matter about as much as a piece of art's too.

The entire book is plot-twists, deception, trust...all muddled up. The ending is unguessable, and I can't decide if it quite counts as a happy ending or not. Though many characters escape high society's constraints, I'm not altogether sure that any of them really gets what they ultimately want.

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Subjects

  • Historical Fiction
  • Romance
  • Victorian England
  • Supernatural
  • Boarding School
  • Young Adult