Rebel Angels
By Libba Bray
548 Pages
4/5

This is the sequal to A Great and Terrible Beauty.. but it wasn't as good. BUT, it's still good. =). I think Libba Bray has an extremely amazing imagination. When I read her books, I'm always like, "How did she think of these things?!?!" Kinda like how J.K. Rowling thinks of all these believable magic things. Pretty cool.

Gemma Doyle is at Spence Academy, and it's nearly Christmas. Her beloved friend, Pippa, died a short while ago. Her remaining best friends, Ann and Felicity, are never going to forget her. Expecially during Christmastime. Gemma still has all these visions.. and now, they're all of three girls dressed in white. What could it possibly mean? How can they help her?

Kartik is back, and he needs Gemma's help to do something. They have to find the Temple. It's somewhere within the realms, but nobody knows where. He says that you can't trust anybody, no matter who they are.

Gemma finds out about a girl, Nell Hawkins, who is in hospital and knows about the realms and the Temple. Gemma tries to get help from her, but the way she talks, the way she always refers to nursery rhymes, is pretty confusing. Gemma catches on, and understands what Nell is trying to tell her. Turns out, Gemma's amulet from her mother is going to be a big help.

After long concentration, Felicity, and Ann join Gemma, past the door of light and into the realms. Unexpectedly, Pippa is there. Even more beautiful than before. Pippa tries to help them, but Gemma remembers Kartik's words about not trusting anybody. But, Pippa was a great friend, and she'd been in the realms for much longer.. so why can't she help?

Gemma has to defeat Circe, or Circe's character in order to get the Temple. When a new teacher comes, the three girls have a huge suspicion that she is Circe.. and it seems very possible. But.. what if she isn't?

I enjoyed this book, but not as much as the first one. But the last book in the trilogy is coming out in "the Autumn of 2007", and I will definitely read it. It doesn't say what the title is, though.

*Jessica
*Would have been 90 hours
*Can be published in a newsletter