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Ruby Red

Kerstin Gier

4.04 AVERAGE

jazmynelena's review

4.0
funny mysterious fast-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Rubinrot ist für mich pure Nostalgie. Die Trilogie jetzt im Erwachsenen Alter wieder neu anzufangen lässt mich die ganze Zeit grinsen vor der Erinnerung, wie die Geschichte mich durch meine Kindheit begleitet hat. 
Die Geschichte selbst ist spannend, mysteriös aber auch lustig. Definitiv ein Buch für jede Altersklasse bzw. Für jeden der sich für Zeitreisende und ein bisschen Magie und Liebe interessiert. 
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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: Yes

Lmfao almost a year over this book. And it wasn’t even that great. Though I’m gonna read the sequels just cause i hate leaving things unfinished.
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional 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 lighthearted relaxing 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: Yes

If you didn't notice the Ruby Red Trilogy was on my post about Series I Want To Complete, so with a 3 hour journey to Abersoch and back on Sunday, I threw it in my handbag and I read the entire book. It's also a Paperback, and I read paperbacks like so slow people!

Ruby Red follows Gwyneth, who's cousin Charlotte has the time travelling gene in her family, or so they think. As her family pep are for Charlotte to make her first ever trip back in time, Gwyneth starts to have the same symptoms too. But who's are phantom symptoms? Gwyneth travels back in time (not a spoiler it's in the blurb) to so many different places and era's during the novel whilst also battling Gideon, the one who wished it was Charlotte, who is now her time-travelling partner. Gideon is also super cute, an ass, but I have high hopes for this hero! Gideon an Gwyneth do build up somewhat quite a good relationship in the novel, which is more of a love-hate kind of relationship, but I get the feeling this will develop further on in the next novels.

The time travelling aspect of this novel was just so good. When Gwyneth and Gideon travelled back in time Kerstin managed to write historic England, in different periods, so vividly and it reignited my love for old England and historic reading. The clothing and hairstyles are quit a key feature in this novel pairing with the different era's. Which was just my favourite part! Reading about all the elegant dresses and oversized hair styles. Awesome.

Ruby Red doesn't have much action to be fair, it is quite a quiet novel in a sense. but that doesn't mean it was good, it was packed with controversial family dynamics, cult beings and secret codes and meetings.I literally couldn't stop reading on the entire journey there and back, as well as sat on the beach! This was my view for the day...
lighthearted 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

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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