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    Rebel Angels

    Written by Libba Bray

    Narrated by Josephine Bailey

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    The second book in the critically acclaimed New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, an exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners series and Going Bovine.

    Ah, Christmas! Gemma Doyle is looking forward to a holiday from Spence Academy, spending time with her friends in the city, attending ritzy balls, and on a somber note, tending to her ailing father. As she prepares to ring in the New Year, 1896, a handsome young man, Lord Denby, has set his sights on Gemma, or so it seems. Yet amidst the distractions of London, Gemma's visions intensify-visions of three girls dressed in white, to whom something horrific has happened, something only the realms can explain. . . .

    The lure is strong, and before long, Gemma, Felicity, and Ann are turning flowers into butterflies in the enchanted world of the realms that Gemma alone can bring them to. To the girls' great joy, their beloved Pippa is there as well, eager to complete their circle of friendship.

    But all is not well in the realms-or out. The mysterious Kartik has reappeared, telling Gemma she must find the Temple and bind the magic, else great disaster will befall her. Gemma's willing to do his intrusive bidding, despite the dangers it brings, for it means she will meet up with her mother' s greatest friend-and now her foe, Circe. Until Circe is destroyed, Gemma cannot live out her destiny. But finding Circe proves a most perilous task.

    "Extraordinary."-VOYA in a Perfect 10 Review

    "Remarkable." -School Library Journal 

    A New York Times Bestseller
    A USA Today Bestseller
    A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
    A Book Sense Bestseller
    A Book Sense Top Ten Selection
    BBYA (ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young Adults)
    Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
    Iowa High School Book Award
    Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
    Golden Spur Children's Literature Book Award (TX)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 25, 2006
    ISBN9780739338605
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    Rebel Angels
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    Libba Bray

    Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels, both of which have appeared on ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list.

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    • 2/5
      I liked the first of this series well enough to give the second a try, but it failed to hold my interest. Gemma cries the same complaints throughout the first half of this that I made it through that she did in the first novel. Part of if is that I'm just not a big YA fan (the self centered thoughts of the characters get to me) but I'm just not sure Bray fulfilled the expectations she started out for.
    • 3/5
      As the cover says, I have remained enthralled. Gemma's battle to understand the magic, the realms, her friends, and especially herself grew more intense through this installment. Nothing is as it seems and sometimes the truth of it is not what you would choose. Ultimately learning to trust herself, even when uncertain, Gemma finds strength, courage, and the will to do the right thing when facing unyielding opposition. I am looking forward to the third book and the final reckoning.
    • 5/5
      As enjoyable as the 1st book in this trilogy.
    • 3/5
      This second book is better than the first. Gemma is told not to trust anyone regarding binding the power of the realm. But she does and she puts her trust in the wrong person. I had a problem with the person she chooses to bring into the realm. The author should have found a better reason for Gemma to bring this character into the realm.
      But I did like that she was mature enough to find alternatives to sharing the power and not giving it all to the Order. I may just give #3 a try.
    • 3/5
      Better than the first, enjoyed reading about the London Season
    • 3/5
      Teen fiction. Period adventure for girls. Excellent narration of an enjoyable series (despite the stupid title).
    • 3/5
      The adventures of Gemma, Ann, Felicity, and Pippa continue in the second installment of the Gemma Doyle trilogy. Is Miss Moore hiding something from them?
    • 4/5
      Good not great. Seemed like Bray tried a bit too hard to create a complex plot, but then couldn't wrap it up efficiently. Still, if you liked the first one, you'll definitely enjoy this sequel.
    • 5/5
      I adore this book. I will post a review later...
    • 4/5
      Not as exciting perhaps as the first book in the series. but it sets up an intriguing set of alliances for the conflicts foreshadowed for the third book, which I can't wait to begin!
    • 3/5
      Not as good as the first one. Overly long, and the inconsistent characterisation really begins to show here. Ms Nightwing, with her advice at the end, seems to have done a complete volte-face on her behaviour towards Pippa with regard to Mr Bumble. Plus, I really don't get Mrs. Worthington's character or Miss Moore's, either. Their actions weren't consistent with what we already know about them ( in Miss Moore's case I realise that this may be intentional, but why, for instance, does she give away her middle name when that risks her being found out before she can get Gemma to take her to the realms?)

      I dunno, I have the third one here so I will read it, but I don't have any hunger for it, currently.
    • 3/5
      READ IN DUTCH

      This is the second book in the Gemma Doyle series. I thought the first book to be OK, so I got this one from the library.



      I didn't think it was very different from the first book. There still isn't really character development, but the pacing of the story is somewhat faster. There are also more places visited, so we finally get to see some more of Victorian England and the other world.

      I thought the storyline in the other world was a bit weak, as the girls were really naive.



      I wanted to read the rest to finish the trilogy, but I haven't found the time to do so yet. Perhaps I will do it some time...
    • 4/5
      A great way to continue the series, it still draws you on in, fast paced and exciting. I can't wait to read more!
    • 4/5
      In this second installment in the Gemma Doyle trilogy, Gemma must try to bring order to the chaos she created at the end of the first book when she destroyed the runes of power. Now the magic has been released into the realms, controlled by none and coveted by all. Although Gemma defeated Circe's assassin, Circe is still on her quest for vengeance and power, and now Gemma has others to contend with who also want their share, including the mysterious Rakshana. With Felicity and Ann, whose deepest secrets are revealed, Gemma must restore order to the realms and figure out who she can really trust. She also learns some hard lessons about letting go and not being deceived by appearances. Once her decision is made and the magic has been bound, Gemma discovers that it's only the beginning of the real war to come.I think this second book in the series is even better than the first one. Gemma has learned a few things and matured a bit, although not nearly enough. It's easy sometimes to forget that she is only 16 and is still dealing with everything that a normal teen-aged girl would be dealing with in addition to the whole magical power struggle thing. She wants to be liked and is sometimes way too easily led astray. I appreciate the humor that Bray has kept in Gemma's character. It's interesting that books get longer--the first was 300+ pages, this second one is 500+ pages, and the third one is over 800 pages. I'm getting ready to launch into that one in just a bit. This second book read pretty quickly for over 500 pages, so I'm hoping that 800 pages go by quickly, too! I think that once it's over I will hate to leave Spence behind.
    • 3/5
      This story got a bit too convoluted for me. And as with the first, I struggled with the voice. It sounded like a modern girl time-traveled back to Victorian England.

      Libba Bray herself is hilarious, and I really think she should stick with that strength. These books don't sparkle like her humor does.
    • 5/5
      I really loved this book, strange considering I read five other books whilst I was officially reading this. I was about a quarter through for two weeks and I just picked it up one night and read about half the entire book. The next night I was finished. This for some reason seems to be my pattern with large books that I have been planning to read for a while.

      My opinion is that this book is better than the first and it remains to be seen whether I like it better than the third.
    • 4/5
      Didn't disappoint! The prologue, which was from another character's point of view, felt a bit random but after that the pace clipped right along. I was actually looking for excuses to drive somewhere so I could listen to the audiobook!
    • 4/5
      lovely...slightly frustrating at times :)
    • 4/5
      I'm really enjoying this series! Four girls in Victorian England, pampered and powerless, are suddenly given access to all the power they can imagine. This book is much darker than the first. Consequences mean death, monsters, and actual madness. This is a super vague review, I know, but man, it got really dark. I NEED to know what happens with Pippa in Book 3!
    • 4/5
      Rebel Angles picks up where A Great and Terrible Beauty left off. Continuing in the same school year, Gemma, along with her partners in crime, tries to move forward through the holiday season with no further trauma, magical or otherwise.Her hopes of a safe winter, though, vanish rapidly when she returns home to London. She finds her father plagued by demons that spread beyond mourning his lost wife, into much darker waters. She is almost immediately worn out by the constant efforts of her social climbing brother and grandmother. Though, that end of the deal is slightly sweetened by new arrival, Simon Middleton, a very big name on the very small campus of London.As tough as the real world presents itself to be, it isn’t long before other matters call the girls back to the realms where things are not exactly how they left them in the autumn. Kartik, Gemma’s handsome, mysterious confidant where her visions and powers are concerned, takes on a more hectic and desperate tone with his need for control of the realms. Gemma does her best to help him but, of course, there are forces at work on the inside and out that threaten to take Gemma and others down. Her only prayer is to find some semblance of order before it’s too late.If I developed a crush on this series with the first book, call me officially in love with the finishing of this second installment. Something like a cross between Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes and Narnia, the world of Libba Bray’s London and the realms is incredibly well done. I have always been such a sucker for stories like Narnia and Harry Potter in which parallel living situations presented alongside regular life. The consistency of the myths that run through Gemma’s second life remains true even through both whopping epic volumes. Bray has a knack for understanding innate human fears and dreams, both of which she uses to her keen advantage throughout the stories. I am not often a fan of serial stories but this seems to be less a set of books and more a giant book that needed to be sliced in thirds based on shear length. I dare any love of mythology, fantasy or just good stories, to bypass this without falling in love.
    • 4/5
      Rebel Angels (Circes Rückkehr), der zweite Teil aus der Trilogie Gemma Doyle (Der geheime Zirkel), kommt ähnlich schleppend wie der Auftaktroman in die Gänge. Diesmal verschlägt es den Leser in die High Society Londons, wo so viel Oberflächlichkeit und falsche Loyalität herrschen wie sonst nirgendwo. Freunde viktorianischer Gepflogenheiten werden freilich ihre Freude an dem höflichen Geplänkel bei Tee und Kuchen haben, jedes dezente Kichern hinter vorgehaltener Hand begrüßen und die sauber gepflegten Intrigen der Damen genießen.Außerhalb der Londoner Gesellschaft trifft der Leser dafür aber auch auf Sagengestalten aus keltischer, griechischer, orientalischer und anderer Mythologie. Rebel Angels, angelehnt an John Miltons Paradise Lost, ist ein wilder Mix durch alle Kulturen, der beinahe beiläufig die Problematik von Rassen- und Geschlechterkonflikten aufgreift. Es ist sehr realistisch geschildert, auf welch subtilen Ebenen diese Dinge existieren und oft ungeplant und unbewusst Einzug in das alltägliche Leben halten. Gorgonen, Nixen, Zentauren … all das und noch viel mehr sind nur schmückende Begleiterscheinung einer allzu vertrauten Welt.Die Charaktere in Rebel Angels werden weiter ausgebaut, bleiben größtenteils aber so unvorhersehbar, wie sie es schon im ersten Teil waren. Gemma beweist einmal mehr ihre Ignoranz gegenüber Warnungen, vertraut sich leichtsinnig allen möglichen Personen an, geht eindeutigen Hinweisen häufig nicht nach und zu allem Überfluss scheint sie unschöne Wahrheiten auch oft nicht sehen zu wollen. Gemma jagt verschiedenen Ideen hinterher und verfolgt auch mal die ein oder andere Spur, insgesamt sind ihre Entscheidungen aber oft so fahrlässig oder unverständlich, dass man sie für ihre Naivität ohrfeigen möchte. Auf der anderen Seite versucht sie ihre Gabe dann auch mal zu nutzen, um anderen zu helfen, muss allerdings bald lernen, dass gute Absichten nicht immer zu guten, manchmal sogar zu noch schlechteren Ergebnissen führen.Zwischen Felicity, Ann, Pippa und Gemma herrscht außerdem weiterhin ein eher befremdliches Verhältnis, das wenig mit Freundschaft zu tun hat. Trotz illusorischer Momente echter Freundschaft gibt es auch immer wieder Situationen, in denen man sich als LeserIn fassungslos an die Stirn greifen muss und nicht recht nachvollziehen kann, weshalb die Mädchen einander nicht schon längst den Rücken gekehrt haben. Dem entgegen gesetzt werden Entwicklungen, die das scheinbar inakzeptable Verhalten der Mädchen ein wenig erklären. Manch enthülltes Geheimnis kommt dabei so unerwartet und mit solcher Wucht, dass es einem zunächst die Sprache verschlägt und die beinahe unglaubliche innere Stärke dieser Mädchen erst wirklich zeigt. Einmal mehr verschleiert und verschönert Libba Bray die Härte der Realität nicht und deckt auf, dass hinter noch so edlen Türen schreckliche Dinge geschehen können.Die Männerwelt muss in diesem Zusammenhang in Rebel Angels einiges an Federn lassen und sich mit ein paar der schlechtesten Aspekte ihres Daseins auseinandersetzen. Etwas relativiert wird dies durch Kartik, der schon im ersten Teil der Trilogie eine zwiespältige Rolle einnahm, hier jedoch zum Lanzenbrecher für seine männlichen Kollegen wird. Als einer der wenigen Charaktere schlüpft er nicht in das sexistische Rollenbild der geschilderten Gesellschaft und erhält den Hauch von Hoffnung auf ein ausgeglichenes Verhältnis zwischen Mann und Frau aufrecht. Auch Gemmas Vater beweist, dass Männer nicht ausschließlich die starken Machthaber sind, sondern ebenfalls unter der Last ihres Schicksals zerbrechen können und verwundbar sind. Es sind realistische Bilder, die Libba Bray von Mann und Frau zeichnet, beide kommen dabei mal besser, mal schlechter weg. Dennoch bleiben Frauen die heimlichen Herrscherinnen von Brays Welt. Hinter jedem starken Mann steht eine starke Frau. Sie fühlen sich freilich zu Männern hingezogen, lassen ihre Gedanken um ihn kreisen und genießen es auch begehrt zu werden, jedoch erlauben sie sich nicht, ihr Leben allein davon bestimmen zu lassen. Wieder sind es die Charaktere und ihr ambivalentes Verhalten, welche Libba Brays Roman so spannend und lesenswert machen. Fernab magischer Welten gibt es viel Menschliches zu entdecken, zu erfahren und zu erkennen.Der Roman kommt leider nicht ganz so rebellisch daher wie man es dem Titel nach erwarten würde. Die Jagd nach Circe und die Suche nach dem Tempel stellt ein großes Thema dar und führt durch beide Welten, doch die Autorin legt mehrfach falsche Fährten, die leicht und früh durchschaut werden können. Dennoch liefert auch Rebel Angels wieder eine Geschichte, die den Leser auf schwer erklärbare Weise an das Buch fesselt und dabei neugierig auf die weitere Entwicklung macht. Wem also A Great And Terrible Beauty (Gemmas Visionen) stilistisch gefallen hat, der kann mit Rebel Angels nicht viel verkehrt machen.
    • 3/5
      Less irksome than the first, though I dislike how the author seems to pile all the character "flaws" on Ann: poor, perpetually sick, chubby, insecure, and slow to catch on. The other characters would be more interesting if they had some quirks or flaws. The story, however, is interesting enough and the twist was certainly unexpected.
    • 3/5
      Read from March 01 to 09, 2012** spoiler alert ** I had an inkling about Miss Moore while reading the first book, but halfway through this one I was pretty darn sure what was going down. Despite that, Gemma is a remarkably wonderful girl. I love how she finally just took control. I can't wait to see how she manages to hold on to the power in the next book.
    • 4/5
      Fascinating. Brilliantly paced, just enough terror to keep things fresh, and layers upon layers to sift through with regards to the trio of main characters. Love.
    • 3/5
      Sometimes these girls get on my nerves, but the books are definitely engaging. I couldn't put it down, and now I've picked up the last one.
    • 4/5
      Surprisingly, I liked the sequel better than book 1 of the series. The plot turns darker and more intense leading to a fast paced read.
      Gemma and the girls don't lose any of their wittiness or cattiness as they learn more about the Realms and the magic they've come upon. The characters actually become more developed as they have to battle both outer and inner demons. Again, this one is not for the faint of heart as the issues in this one become deeper and more intense.
    • 5/5
      Okay, I entered the second book of the trilogy with some literary snobbishness, dragging my feet a bit, peering about for flaws.

      I was wholly seduced. Excuse me, I need to go find my copy of the third book now....
    • 4/5
      In the second volume of this trilogy, we get out of Spence Academy and into the streets (well, the wealthy houses) of Victorian London. Gemma and her friends have a task before them: re-bind the magic Gemma accidentally loosed before Circe can bind it for herself.

      Rebel Angels hits the supernatural elements harder than the first volume--this one is more a fantasy with historical elements than the other way around. Still, it's good, and I'll be starting the third volume once I catch up on some of my audio backlog. (The reader for this, Josephine Baily I think, is very good, and I'm happy to stick with her through the end of the series.)
    • 3/5
      I'm excited to start listening to this. I got it in today and it's going in my CD player this afternoon.

      Sadness! It's read by someone new.
    • 2/5
      This really should get a variable star rating - two stars if sober, three stars if you find yourself in the hospital on a morphine drip. It really improves the story.