The Courageous Gemma

          Out of all the books I have read my favorite character is Gemma from the "Wake" series by Amanda Hockings. Gemma is a normal girl from a small town who faces everyday teenage problems.She has a passion for swimming and is on the high school swim team and every night she goes to the local bay to swim. But her life takes a drastic change when three beautiful girls, Penn,Thea,and Lexi, randomly appear in her town. Strange things start happening and Gemma thinks the girls are involved.People are disappearing and Penn insists on Gemma coming for a night swim at the bay with them.Gemma of course refuses but when she goes for her nightly swim a week later she finds herself drifting towards a cove. She finds Penn ,Thea, and Lexi around a fire dancing and they invite her to join them. She refuses but finds herself unwillingly saying yes.The girl force her into drinking out of a flask and its the last thing she remembers before waking up on the beach. She immediately notices her body changing,she becomes more and more beautiful with each passing day and knows that whatever was in the strange flask has something to do with her changes. She soon uncovers the dark secret about Penn,Lexi,and Thea and herself and must make the most important decisions of her life.
        Gemma is a very strong,courageous, and wise teenage girl who is forced to make decisions that will change her life. I am most like this character because she puts her friends and family first and tries to make good decisions.She tries to be responsible and kind and has a passion for sports.