Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1) in WACKY READING CHALLENGES

Jan 31, 2016 Nancy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, on-kindle, time-travel

I love being surprised by a book. This one was a surprise in so many ways. Firstly, the time travel aspect was interesting and although (necessarily) logically convoluted, it hung together really well. Secondly, it was so pleasant to read a book set in England which was pretty much authentically English in language, geography and mannerisms. And finally, it was fantastic to have a 16 year old MC who, although definitely 16, wasn't mouthy, rude, arrogant or irritating. Put together, this book jus ...more

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Jul 07, 2015 Olivermagnus rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, 2022, time-travel, zoct-2022

Originally published in Germany in 2009, Ruby Red is the first in a trilogy about a rather odd family whose lineage includes several time travelers. The story centers on Gwyneth, whose cousin Charlotte is the expected final traveler in the family and has been trained almost from birth to assume the role. Unfortunately for Charlotte, Gwyneth’s mother somehow managed to keep the actual date of her birth a secret, which means that Gwyneth is in reality the true time traveler. Unprepared, Gwyneth fi ...more

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Jun 13, 2024 Tien rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, time-travel, read-on-kobo

3 stars for time travel (which I love) and easy reading. The novel went quite fast actually though at the end, I was confounded that nothing really has happened. Or rather, a lot has happened but nothing truly revealed (at least no surprising twist) and I just feel... empty.

The protagonist, Gwyneth Shepherd, is apparently your average girl except that she sees things others do not (eg ghosts etc). And then, surprise surprise she had inherited to time travel gene. And while she's ordinarily likea ...more

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