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BookCompleted series2007

The Sweet Far Thing

by Libba Bray

Book 3 in Gemma Doyle

Come for the gothic-school magic; stay because the last hundred pages make every selfish choice feel expensive.

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  • Content warnings: Death, Death of loved one, Death of a partner, Grief, Violence, Graphic violence, Blood, Self-harm, Addiction, Substance abuse, Drug use, Alcohol use, Sexual content, Sexual abuse, Child sexual abuse, Sexual assault (referenced), Incest, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexism, Racism/bigotry, Colonialism, Classism, Manipulation, Betrayal, Trauma, Animal death
Length819 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Forbidden love
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • Low
  • Closed door / fade to black
  • Cathartic release
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  • Mysterious stranger
  • Class difference
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Beautiful grief
  • Morally gray
  • Cultural difference
  • Longing glances
  • Perspective shift
  • Protector
  • Star-crossed
  • Tension / anticipation
  • Earned hope
  • Damaged survivor
  • Push and pull
  • Touch starvation
  • The angst delivered
  • Mutual pining
  • Closure
  • Protective love interest
  • Book hangover incoming
  • Only one who understands them

Fantasy promise

  • Ya fantasy
  • Academy / campus
  • Historical
  • Spirits
  • Secret relationship
  • Manor house / estate
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  • Regency/victorian
  • Centaurs
  • Star-crossed lovers
  • Big city / metropolis
  • Low fantasy / secret magic
  • Gorgons / Medusa
  • Sacrifice/martyrdom
  • Forest / wilderness
  • Portal fantasy
  • Demons
  • Secret society / club
  • Gothic
  • Fae
  • Right person wrong time
  • Academy / school
  • Magic bond
  • Secret society

Reading experience

  • First person
  • Slow
  • Dark
  • Lyrical
  • Heavy
  • High
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  • Reluctant chosen one
  • BIPOC love interest (LI)
  • Atmospheric
  • Bookworm/scholar
  • South Asian love interest (LI)
  • Outcast/loner
  • Teen MC (under 20)
  • Haunting
  • Lush
  • Melancholic
  • Introspective
  • Witch/mage
  • Intense
  • Dramatic
  • Bittersweet
  • Literary
  • Dreamy
  • Character-driven
  • Brooding
  • Epic
  • Angsty
  • Emotional
  • Sacrifice for love
  • Chosen one burden
  • Forbidden desire
  • Slow descent into darkness
  • Haunted castle
  • Bargain with consequences
  • Power corrupts
  • Emotional devastation
  • Gut punch ending
  • Will make you cry
  • Morally complex
  • No one is safe

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Different because

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Book details
Length
819 pages
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Format
Book