Re: Sorry if this is a bit tldr.
Hmmm, this is kind of a coincidence since someone else was saying how much they liked the series just the other day. I have only read AGATB I have not read the next two. I gave it to the library shortly after I read it so I can't remember exactly what bothered me about it except that I was kind of bored by it and for me I can overlook almost anything as long as I am not bored.
It could have been the way it started out with the mother and everything in the marketplace and her getting killed by the thing that was after her before we even got to see her have much interaction with her daughter. What was thier relationship like while she was alive? Maybe I just wanted more interaction between Gemma and the guy who she kind of liked. Possibly, upon reflection maybe I just didn't like Gemma and that was what ruined the book for me.
What were your problems with the series as a whole? The girl who was saying she loved the series had a problem with the mind wipe thing, which since I only read AGATB I have no idea about. Oh and I don't have a problem with being spoiled so no worries.