A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gemma Doyle lives in India with her family, but longs to go to school in England. On her 16th birthday, Gemma argues with her mother and runs away from her into the streets of Bombay. Then Gemma has a vision of her mother's death involving a dark shape. Because her mother is no longer there to forbid her going to England, Gemma gets her wish to go to Spence, a girl's school in England where young girls are groomed to be lovely young ladies suitable for marriage. Gemma's visions increase at Spence and she soon is involved in things more mysterious and mystical than proper training for marriage. The book is the first in a trilogy, which is a good thing, because after reading this book, the reader definitely wants more. Recommended for ages 14 and up.
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