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4.04 AVERAGE
THAT ENDING.
Okay so I read all of this in one day and I honestly don't remember a lot of what happens, but the ending has me really intrigued? And I just want to know what kind of game Gideon's playing and WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH PAUL AND LUCY AND GWENYTH AND UGH
I really don't have many feels aside from the ending and I really want to know what happens next and the Count is creepy as poop and I'm glad I read this. Yes.
Okay so I read all of this in one day and I honestly don't remember a lot of what happens, but the ending has me really intrigued? And I just want to know what kind of game Gideon's playing and WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH PAUL AND LUCY AND GWENYTH AND UGH
I really don't have many feels aside from the ending and I really want to know what happens next and the Count is creepy as poop and I'm glad I read this. Yes.
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf
In an alternative London, people can time travel. Well, only 12 people can and this is because of a rare gene. Everyone in Gwen's family is positive that Gwen's cousin, Charlotte, has the gene and has been trained her whole life to become a time traveller. Learning all about history, how to fence, how to survive. But when it's Gwen that is thrown through time, not Charlotte, Gwen's life is turned upside down and enters a world of time travel and secret societies. But secrets are everywhere. Why did her Mum tell her to "trust no one"? What is the Guardians's real purpose to complete the Circle? What really happened the mysterious Lucy and Paul?
Now, this book is huge in its home country of Germany. They turned this into a movie and they are, to my knowledge, making the sequel, Sapphire Blue. And the book is appearing on a lot of US book vloggers channels recently (hence how I became aware of this - thank you Christine from Xtinemay!)
I really enjoyed this. It was fun, addictive and it never felt dull. I kept turning the pages with this and it reminded me a lot of the lighter Doctor Who episodes. And as someone who would like to read more time-travelling books (I blame Doctor Who and the [b:Hourglass|9182478|Hourglass (Hourglass, #1)|Myra McEntire|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1360175970s/9182478.jpg|8767007] series by Myra McEntrice) and this is a translation, this ticked all the boxes. And we have a female time traveller - that is something that is rarely seen in books that tackle his subject!
There are one or two things that bothered me. This is the first book in the trilogy so, of course, everything has to be set up and we only get the sense that what we are seeing is just the time of the iceberg. So, if you want the complete story, it would probably be for the best to have the sequels, [b:Sapphire Blue|12637458|Sapphire Blue (The Ruby Red, #2)|Kerstin Gier|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1361616921s/12637458.jpg|7146989] and [b:Emerald Green|14759651|Emerald Green (The Ruby Red Trilogy, #3)|Kerstin Gier|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1338658979s/14759651.jpg|9823592] on standby. I have a tiny issue with Gideon, the male lead/love interest as it felt like he was into Charlotte but events happen (and this book takes over a very short time frame - barely 5 days, if I remember right) which made me go "Ok. What is wrong with you?" and there was only two times that a word was used and it felt jarring to read (not sure if it was because of the translation or because I was so into the book, reading the word made my brain go "Gwen would NEVER say that!").
But I need to know what happens next. I need to buy the rest of the series (yes, am going to get both Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green) sometime in the near future. But I am in a book buying ban at the moment so... has to play the waiting game for now...
In an alternative London, people can time travel. Well, only 12 people can and this is because of a rare gene. Everyone in Gwen's family is positive that Gwen's cousin, Charlotte, has the gene and has been trained her whole life to become a time traveller. Learning all about history, how to fence, how to survive. But when it's Gwen that is thrown through time, not Charlotte, Gwen's life is turned upside down and enters a world of time travel and secret societies. But secrets are everywhere. Why did her Mum tell her to "trust no one"? What is the Guardians's real purpose to complete the Circle? What really happened the mysterious Lucy and Paul?
Now, this book is huge in its home country of Germany. They turned this into a movie and they are, to my knowledge, making the sequel, Sapphire Blue. And the book is appearing on a lot of US book vloggers channels recently (hence how I became aware of this - thank you Christine from Xtinemay!)
I really enjoyed this. It was fun, addictive and it never felt dull. I kept turning the pages with this and it reminded me a lot of the lighter Doctor Who episodes. And as someone who would like to read more time-travelling books (I blame Doctor Who and the [b:Hourglass|9182478|Hourglass (Hourglass, #1)|Myra McEntire|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1360175970s/9182478.jpg|8767007] series by Myra McEntrice) and this is a translation, this ticked all the boxes. And we have a female time traveller - that is something that is rarely seen in books that tackle his subject!
There are one or two things that bothered me. This is the first book in the trilogy so, of course, everything has to be set up and we only get the sense that what we are seeing is just the time of the iceberg. So, if you want the complete story, it would probably be for the best to have the sequels, [b:Sapphire Blue|12637458|Sapphire Blue (The Ruby Red, #2)|Kerstin Gier|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1361616921s/12637458.jpg|7146989] and [b:Emerald Green|14759651|Emerald Green (The Ruby Red Trilogy, #3)|Kerstin Gier|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1338658979s/14759651.jpg|9823592] on standby. I have a tiny issue with Gideon, the male lead/love interest as it felt like he was into Charlotte but events happen (and this book takes over a very short time frame - barely 5 days, if I remember right) which made me go "Ok. What is wrong with you?" and there was only two times that a word was used and it felt jarring to read (not sure if it was because of the translation or because I was so into the book, reading the word made my brain go "Gwen would NEVER say that!").
But I need to know what happens next. I need to buy the rest of the series (yes, am going to get both Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green) sometime in the near future. But I am in a book buying ban at the moment so... has to play the waiting game for now...
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was waiting til the entire trilogy was out to read this and wow! It was worth the wait! SO much fun. With the cliffhanger ending, I was glad I had the other two waiting! More coherent review will come eventually. :)
adventurous
fast-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated