9th April, 2007
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
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You should read Rebel Angels after completing A Great and Terrible Beauty. Gemma, Felicity and Ann are back and Christmas is near. It is the holiday season so Gemma is about to experience life in London during the Christmas season.
There is also a new teacher at Spence Academy and she is Miss McCleethy. Gemma and her don’t really get along well. Gemma also finds Miss McCleethy a little bit suspicious and several incidents that occurred confirmed her suspicions even more.
Now, Gemma keeps having visions of three girls in white who are trying to tell her something. She is quite afraid of them since they looked pretty scary, judging from the descriptions about them. Well, they are ghosts anyway, so go figure.
On the day Gemma goes home, she meets the handsome Simon Middleton while waiting for her brother, Tom, at the train station. The meeting happened by chance because she was trying to lose someone whom she thought was following her. Simon shows interest in Gemma immediately and continues pursuing her. Soon, Gemma finds herself caught between Simon and Kartik.
Yes, Kartik from the Rakshana, is back too. His task is to help Gemma find the Temple before her enemy, Sarah or Circe finds it first, where she has to bind the magic, which has become loose since she destroyed the Runes of the Oracle in the realms. In fact, he has another crucial and difficult task, too but he’s not telling Gemma about it.
Gemma continues bringing Felicity and Ann to the realms where they are reunited with Pippa, who died in the first book. Pippa is obviously very happy to see and spend time with her friends again. Somehow, Gemma thinks that Pippa has changed and feels that she should not be trusted too much. Kartik did warn Gemma that nothing in the realms is to be trusted.
I was surfing the Internet for more information about the books by Libba Bray and stumbled upon the Wikipedia page. I couldn’t contain myself and went to the page with information on Rebel Angels. As I was reading about the summary of the book, my eyes caught the sentence that revealed Circe’s true identity! It was an accident but I was quite glad it happened. It made the reading a bit more fun.
It was hard to put down this book, as the story was so very interesting! I did not want the book to end at all. That’s the feeling I got while reading it. I’m utterly delighted that there is a 3rd book coming out in September 2007/Autumn 2007. Truly, both Bray’s books are among the best fantasy books I’ve ever read.
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On October 31, 2007 at 1:20 am Krislyn said:
I LOVEEEEEEEE the series by libba bray, i have rebel angels & i can’t wait 4 the last & final book of the triology to come out this fall! I love reading and i keep loving to read b/c of awesome books like these! Currently i am reading the Princess Academy by Shannon Hale which turns out to be a very good book. I also just finished The Usual Rules by Joyce Maynard a day ago and it was about a girl who’s mom died in 9-11 & it talks about moving forward after tragedy!!! Hope this comment helps all those “searching 4 a book” readers!!!! ~kdinkerbell!!!!!
On November 1, 2007 at 11:11 am Josette said:
Haha! Glad to know another Libba Bray fan! I can’t wait for the third book to come out too. That’s in December, only a couple of months away. Gotta be patient.
The Usual Rules sounds like a thought-provoking book. Thanks for mentioning it!
On April 11, 2008 at 2:22 pm Jessica said:
i freaking love Libba Bray books!
i’m reading the 2nd book and i’m almost finished!
i have the third book already and i can;t wait to read it!
luv ya!
On April 12, 2008 at 2:42 pm Josette said:
Hi Jessica,
I’m happy to ‘meet’ another enthusiastic fan of the Gemma Doyle series! Oh, you’ll definitely love the second book…it’s very exciting! I don’t have the 3rd book yet, not sure if it’s available in my country for the time being. But, I’ll be on the lookout for it.
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On October 1, 2008 at 9:45 am EMILYZZ said:
okay, so who has read the third book? i unfortunately don’t like the ending but, WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A LOVE STORY HIDDEN ALL ALONG!? sorry if i ruined it but if youve read the first read the next two
dows anyone think there will be a fourth? i know that everyone is separate but it IS from first person point of view gemma doyle
i wonder if she dies for kartik…….PURPOSEFULLY
aaaaaaaaaaah…. im in love wiht this book
how come so many AMAZING books arent REAL
any help wiht a new book? descriptiion:
*trying to find a new loving book
*musst include lovee <3
*must be as thrilling as the gemma doyle series
*DO NOT fancy books like “shopaholic”(chick books)
*HOPEFULLY A TRUE STORY (if possible)
xoxo send me emails if you have any good recomendations at:
godeigogo@hotmail.com
On October 1, 2008 at 12:23 pm Josette said:
Emilyzz: Hey there, thanks for your comment! Haha! I love this series too…just bought The Sweet Far Thing but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. I’m currently finishing up my Harry Potter series! Yeah, it’s late of me but better late than never.
Aww, that’s the truth we have to face. Amazing people we read about in books aren’t real and we can’t meet and talk with them! That’s a shame, isn’t it?
On October 13, 2008 at 12:08 am Mars said:
i really love libba brays books and i luv them so much i cant stop reading so i read it over agian
i cried for a day b/c Kartik died and i eally do hope so that libba bray will make another i was so moved and all i could do was dream and libba bray if ur reading this i really really love the trilogy but i think it deserves more…please please i beg of you..please it deserves two more books or alot it feels like an unfinished book!!
On October 14, 2008 at 11:37 pm Josette said:
@ Mars: Hi Mars, it’s nice to meet another enthusiastic fan of the Libba Bray books! Oh dear, Kartik died??? I’m sorry but I didn’t read Book 3 yet! I’d like to find out how he died though. Poor Gemma. I thought both of them will end up together.
On October 15, 2008 at 7:55 am Saralete said:
i seriously luv her books. Gemma is one of my heroes(from books).
On October 27, 2008 at 10:02 pm Josette said:
@Saralete: I love her books too! Cool, but I don’t think Gemma’s one of my heroes even though she’s totally heroic in the books.