When I first started this book I though "Oh, great I just spent my money on some stupid book I am going to hate.", but after the first couple pages I was hooked. I couldn't put the book down. The charcter, Gemma Doyle has a bitter whitt to her that makes you laugh out loud in some places. The twisting of the plot is constantly changing into something you don't suspect thus leaving you with a curiosity to know what will happen. The book is very well written in a unique style. The author, Libba Bray, mixes the victorian age and it's meany social standards and rules with modern writing skills that make a wonderful book that I would recommend to any young adult. If you haven't read this and don't entend too then you are missing out! BIG TIME!