mix: Gemma Doyle Trilogy | a short goodbye | Gemma/Kartik
They don't know what they're in for at Spence, getting me, a ghost of a girl who'll nod and smile and take her tea but who isn't really there.
And my Gemma Doyle Trilogy obsession deepens. You know I love something when I make a fanmix for it. I finished The Sweet Far Thing today and while I LOVED it and thought it was actually a great ending, it ( Read more... )
And my Gemma Doyle Trilogy obsession deepens. You know I love something when I make a fanmix for it. I finished The Sweet Far Thing today and while I LOVED it and thought it was actually a great ending, it ( Read more... )
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Also, your icon still makes me LOL!
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Yeah, I'm still not happy with it, but it's going to be posted tomorrow.
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Almost makes me want to read the books, maybe I will. Reminds me, have you ever read Mary Margaret Kay - "Palast der Winde"? I was very fond of this book.
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Oh man, the amazing relationship that is Gemma and Kartik.
I loved their relationship, and how it grew over the course of the trilogy rather than being right up in your face from page 1. And one of the reasons it grew was Gemma growing and coming into her own ON her own. I'm so glad you found THE_EPIC in these two...I love them so much. One of my fave ships ever.
And then he actually DIED. I did not expect that and it makes me want to write emo poetry about their EPICNESS! *sobs* It's really awful when your mother asks you why you look so sad all day and you make up these little lies because you don't want to admit it's all about the death of a fictional character.At least he didn't fully die though...that his spirit went into the tree was at least some comfort to me. But to this day there have only been two times where I was really crushed/ ( ... )
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I had this song stuck in my head while reading the third book. I HAD to include it.
And one of the reasons it grew was Gemma growing and coming into her own ON her own.
YES YES YES! SO TRUE! One of the reasons why I loved the books so much was the different forms of character growth in general. The developments and stages. Because these books could've been awful in the hands of a bad writer, but she managed to make them AMAZING. And Gemma/Kartik is so damn awesome because they're not just OMGZTRUELOVEFOREVER the whole time.
At least he didn't fully die though...that his spirit went into the tree was at least some comfort to me.
Yeah, but... couldn't it have been something... IDK... maybe a dog or something? (Though, I just realized that would've been ten times worse, really mean and WEEEEEEEIRD.) At first I was just so 'A TREE?! SERIOUSLY?! A T-R-E-E??!!'
But to this day there have only been two times where I was really crushed/depressed for days after the death of character in a book, ( ... )
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Definitely. The premise had SO many little parts (Indian culture, feminism at the turn of the century, magic, secret societies, parallel worlds with their own peoples/cultures, etc) and mashing those all together could have come out really disjointed, but she managed to weave them together so perfectly. PLUS she dealt with two generations; you're dealing with trying to figure out her mother's and Circe's past and present motives during the entire trilogy.
Gemma/Kartik is so damn awesome because they're not just OMGZTRUELOVEFOREVER the whole time.
This was so refreshing. They were both being influenced by external forces; Kartik by the Rak'shana and Gemma by her family, her friends, and the magic, and so their alliance and feelings for each other had to deepen despite all that, which made you really root for them rather than get bored/annoyed. Not that I've thought about this much...o_O
(NO GEMMA ( ... )
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