I'm not sure what's wrong with me. I seemed to have enjoyed the first novel in the series, A Great and Terrible Beauty, to the point of wanting to finish the series. But when I started Rebel Angels, and was re-introduced to our band of feisty female characters, I felt nothing at all. More and more, they all started to get on my nerves. 
 I honestly don't understand how Gemma remains friendly with Felicity and Ann throughout the book. Felicity is stuck-up, your stereotypical girl with money. Ann is a downer, always belittling herself and unable to speak up. If I were Gemma, I wouldn't want these two in the realms with me at all, but for some reason she continues to trust them with everything and goes to them all the time with her updates. I mean, all the time. We read about Gemma experiencing/learning something, and then have to listen to the three of them analyze it. 
 The story loses its magic for me. Now, Gemma has to go back into the realms to seal the magic so it's not running rampant through the worlds. But she can't find the Temple, the place where the sealing is to take place. And that's the entire tale. Sure, there's a little love story drama (I never liked Simon; can't imagine why she did) and a trip or two to an asylum. But it all felt thrown together for me and terribly standard. Even the realms themselves didn't impress me as much. It's like, how many times can you say something is "beautiful" before we don't care anymore? 
 I don't mean to pick this all apart. There's an unexpected twist which I didn't see coming at all, which piqued my interest. Though I'm debating whether I care enough to finish the trilogy. I have the third book--it's sitting on my shelf--but I may be done with the whole world of Gemma and Spence Academy already.