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A review by x_librarian
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
4.0
Time travel, adventure, and conspiracy. I finished this book over the weekend. Its good to see a heroine who's no shrinking violet. I'm not in love with Gwen's several references to movies (which seem to be the only way she's remembered her history lessons), but the whole conspiracy theory aspect of the book kept me hooked. I'm just hoping the romance continues to take a back seat to the adventure.
SPOILERS:
This is my summary so I can remember what happened when I read Sapphire Blue. Less a summary than my notes to jog my memory. I've included my own personal conspiracy theories
Gwyneth Shepherd (the Ruby): has the time travel gene, see's ghosts, has not been trained, speaks some French and some German, loves watching movies with her friend Lesley, father died when she was 7 of Leukemia, has a younger sister (Caroline) and a younger brother (Nick).
Count Saint-Germain (Emerald): 3rd time traveller, seems to be in control of the secret society (The Guardians), power- telekinesis, threatened Gwen
Miro Rakoczy (Black Leopard): has saved Count Saint-German from 2 assasination attempts, experimenting with belladona, from Transylvania, possibly able to read minds
Paul de Villiers (Black Tourmaline): ran away with Lucy, possibly Gwen's real father?
Gideon de Villiers (Diamond): Gwen and Charlotte's love interest, 18 yrs old
Margaret Tilney: time traveller, refuses to give blood for the second chronograph, arranged for a surprise meeting between Lucy and Gwen.
Lucy Montrose (Sapphire): ran away with Paul with the chronograph, is trying to prevent the closing of the circle (gathering samples of blood for each time traveller), possibly Gwen's real mother?
Lesley: best friend, researches for Gwen
Charlotte: Gwen's cousin, was trained to be a time traveller
Aunt Glenda: Charlotte's mother, furious that Charlotte's destiny has been 'stolen' from her
Grace Shepherd: Gwen's mother, lied about Gwen's birth to keep her from scrutiny, scared for Gwen to become a time traveller
Lady Arista: Gwen's grandmother
Great-aunt Maddy: Lady Arista's sister-in-law, seer, eccentric
SPOILERS:
This is my summary so I can remember what happened when I read Sapphire Blue. Less a summary than my notes to jog my memory. I've included my own personal conspiracy theories
Gwyneth Shepherd (the Ruby): has the time travel gene, see's ghosts, has not been trained, speaks some French and some German, loves watching movies with her friend Lesley, father died when she was 7 of Leukemia, has a younger sister (Caroline) and a younger brother (Nick).
Count Saint-Germain (Emerald): 3rd time traveller, seems to be in control of the secret society (The Guardians), power- telekinesis, threatened Gwen
Miro Rakoczy (Black Leopard): has saved Count Saint-German from 2 assasination attempts, experimenting with belladona, from Transylvania, possibly able to read minds
Paul de Villiers (Black Tourmaline): ran away with Lucy, possibly Gwen's real father?
Gideon de Villiers (Diamond): Gwen and Charlotte's love interest, 18 yrs old
Margaret Tilney: time traveller, refuses to give blood for the second chronograph, arranged for a surprise meeting between Lucy and Gwen.
Lucy Montrose (Sapphire): ran away with Paul with the chronograph, is trying to prevent the closing of the circle (gathering samples of blood for each time traveller), possibly Gwen's real mother?
Lesley: best friend, researches for Gwen
Charlotte: Gwen's cousin, was trained to be a time traveller
Aunt Glenda: Charlotte's mother, furious that Charlotte's destiny has been 'stolen' from her
Grace Shepherd: Gwen's mother, lied about Gwen's birth to keep her from scrutiny, scared for Gwen to become a time traveller
Lady Arista: Gwen's grandmother
Great-aunt Maddy: Lady Arista's sister-in-law, seer, eccentric