| Gemma, a sixteen-year-old girl, lived with her mother and father in India. After her mother is murdered by some mysterious evil being, Gemma is sent to a finishing school in London. While there, she meets several other girls, all of whom have problems of their own. Most of the girls deal with their own internal pain by not showing it to anyone, and by emotionally tormenting those girls who are weaker than themselves. In spite of this charged atmosphere, a diary that Gemma finds forges bonds between her and some of the other girls. The diary tells of two girls who used to go to that same finishing school. Both girls practiced magic, a fact which interests Gemma because she experiences visions that she's unable to control, even though a mysterious boy named Kartik tells her that her visions are dangerous. Soon, Gemma and the other girls learn magic. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school Something wrong upstairs/downstairs? - searching for identity/meaning Parents/lack of parents problem? Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main character: Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - India Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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