Title: Ruby Red
Author Kerstin Geir translated to English by Anthea Bell
Series: Ruby Red Trilogy/Precious Stone Trilogy
Genre: Sci-Fi>Time Travel/YA/Romance
Goodreads rating: 4.14
My rating: 4.25/4.5
Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era!
Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.
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I just HAD to put both covers on here. The bottom one is the one you will most likely see when you search for this book whether on goodreads.com or amazon.com. But look at how beautiful the top one is! It's gorgeous and I just love it!
So maybe not everyone will find this as funny as I do but the author is German. Obviously that's not the funny part! I think it's funny that this book is written in German but set in England with English speaking people who often are making references to American pop culture. I don't know but I just find that sort of funny.
I love this book, or more precisely this series. Probably this biggest downfall of this series is that it reads like one full book chopped randomly into three. The first and second book sort of just end...and you are like, "what the heck, that was the end of it?!!?" I read these books as they were released so it was a little maddening. But what's awesome is that the whole series is out now, so if you decide to read it you can plan ahead and just grab all three of them so you can just keep reading after the abrupt ending smacks you in the face.
Gwen is awesome! She is so wonderfully normal and teenager-y. Except for where she isn't normal. That is, unlike everyone else she can see ghosts. All her interactions with ghosts are great. Especially Xemerius, who sadly, does not really play a roll in the first book. But let me tell you, he is great and so funny! He totally helps make these books. A shout out to her BFF Lesley as well, she is the perfect supporting character. She's everything you can want in a BFF/sidekick.
Then there's Gideon, sigh! He is so alluring yet such a stink at the same time. You are simultaneously rooting for him and wanting to smack him. But I admit that I loved him and his and Gwen's relationship. He ends up having more depth than is initially perceived.
This book may not be for the hard core time travel fanatics. As is my opinion with most time travel book/shows/movies the execution isn't perfect and honestly can get quite confusing. I love that this book keeps it simple. It is what it is and your brain doesn't hurt by the end. Perfect! Plus you are getting so much more from these books than just time travel. Romance, mystery, adventure, comedy, the whole shebang! :)
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