A Great and Terrible Beauty Book Review

At first, I had a hard time getting into the book.  I actually put it down for a while before coming back to it.  But, I'm glad that I did.   Once I delved into it, I couldn't stop.  My favorite aspect of the story is the friendship of the four girls.  It was great watching it develop into a bond that each came to depend on. 

Gemma did annoy me sometimes.  At times I felt like she was a brat who just needed a swift butt whooping, but by the end I did grow to understand and like her.  After all, having gone through what she did with her mother's death and her father's distance, it can't be easy on any teenager.

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