Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is snubbed by powerful Felicity, beautiful Pippa, and even her own dumpy roommate Ann, until she blackmails herself and Ann into the treacherous clique. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy.
This book took me a couple days to read and honestly...it's an okay book. It's about a girl named Gemma Doyle who has visions. Her mom had killed herself in the market and off she goes to Spence where she meets Ann, Felicity and Pippa. One night they all form a group called the Order and learn about the original Order though clues and mysteries. I honestly wanted Gemma's power to see the future but when she does, it kinda reminded me of the Fade in Dragon Age, I don't know why, but it does. Do I recommend this book? Kinda sorta yeah. Will I pick up the other two books in the trilogy? Maybe...
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