Sixteen year old Gemma Doyle is different than the other girls at Spence Acadamy. She has a secret. A secret that only her friends Felicity, Pippa, and Ann know about. They name themselves the Order after the group of women that was believed to have supernatural powers. Powers that bring them to another world, the realms, a place where anything happens and a place that Circe wants. Powers that Gemma posesses, these powers are what Circe wants. Together the girls uncover secrets about the Order, Mary Dowd, Sarah Rees-Toomes, Circe, and each other. Some of those secrets are locked deep inside Gemma's mind, things she is afraid to share, even with her friends.

Anyone 13 and up who likes mystery, suspense, and fantasy.

The few twists in the book that I thought were very unexpected.

There were a few details that made this book unsuitable for younger children

Go through the door of light and enter the realms where dreams come true

Libba Bray did a good job getting in teenage emotions.

It's a book that people can just curl up with and read for hours on end.

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