| Gemma Doyle is not your average young lady of her time. Living in the 19th century in London, England, girls are expected to remember their station. Gemma is quite the opposite and spends her time sneeking around at night and stealing the pastor's wine at her all female bording school.
Gemma is sent to boarding school when her mother dies while she is living in India. When Gemma moves to London she notices a man she once met in India following her. When Gemma starts getting strange visions, she is warned by the mysterious man to ignore them. Gemma does for a while, until her curiosity gets the better of her. She is taken to another world when she has her visions. In her visions, she can talk to her dead mother. Soon enough though, things turn dangerous and results in one of Gemma's close friends dying. Gemma is forced to stop visiting the realms and has to figure out how to fix things and make the mysterious man she fancies forgive her. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - a powerful magician Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Family relations Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen If magical mental powers: - teleportation Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 19th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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