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So far so good.. engaging, entertaining, and well paced/written.
I've finished! This was a delightful read. Interesting premise, well set up conflicts, characters are well drawn, well paced writing that pulls you through the narrative. It does end somewhat abruptly but gives a nice teaser lead in to novel #2. This seems to be standard for this type of young adult novel in recent years. [the ending abruptly rather than winding up the story so it could - if needed -- stand alone. I suspect the pub ...more
I've finished! This was a delightful read. Interesting premise, well set up conflicts, characters are well drawn, well paced writing that pulls you through the narrative. It does end somewhat abruptly but gives a nice teaser lead in to novel #2. This seems to be standard for this type of young adult novel in recent years. [the ending abruptly rather than winding up the story so it could - if needed -- stand alone. I suspect the pub ...more
I really enjoyed Ruby Red (which is an Addicted to YA January 2014 Book of the Month). For current young adult fiction, it seems to feel different. This could be because it was originally written in German. Regardless, it lacks that sweaty, gritty sheen of many American YA reads and feels almost...wholesome? If one can be wholesome while running swords through people...
Time-travel, ghosts, period costumes, and lots of Googling...with British accents translated from German, woo!
The plot moves qu ...more
Time-travel, ghosts, period costumes, and lots of Googling...with British accents translated from German, woo!
The plot moves qu ...more
From the NPR poll of best Young Adult fiction.
This was really good (and, no lie, I've got the next two in the series on hold at my library already), but it was not the FANTASTIC book that some reviews on here led me to expect. It was just ... good. In fact, it was borderline fluffy cotton candy.
Let's see ... Gwyneth comes from one of two families in which a time travel gene is passed down through generations - only a special few get the gene, and the prophecy indicates that only twelve people to ...more
This was really good (and, no lie, I've got the next two in the series on hold at my library already), but it was not the FANTASTIC book that some reviews on here led me to expect. It was just ... good. In fact, it was borderline fluffy cotton candy.
Let's see ... Gwyneth comes from one of two families in which a time travel gene is passed down through generations - only a special few get the gene, and the prophecy indicates that only twelve people to ...more
Nu știu cum să scriu această mică recenzie, fără să pară o prezentare negativă a cărții. Poate ar trebui pur și simplu să vă spun ce mi-a plăcut și ce nu. Am descoperit la 26 de ani că nu sunt o fană a genului fantasy. Poate dacă aveam 16 ani, mi-ar fi plăcut. Dar după cum mă cunosc, puțin probabil. Nu este o carte rea, poate fi chiar interesată, dar numai pentru cititorii potriviți. Sunt prea bătrână pentru povești care conțin călătorii în timp și pagini plictisitoare în care nu se întâmplă nim
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Unexpectedly enjoyable, this is the first book of the Ruby Red Trilogy. Telling a story about a secret society consisted of people who can travel through time, this book is pretty good- considering I'm not too keen on YA fantasy series nowadays. The dialogues are laugh out loud funny, the characters are likable, and the setting is pretty convincing. The translation is not really good, though, there are some errors that are pretty annoying. But I still enjoy it nonetheless. Let's see if this feel
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Very good time travel story.
Lexile HL680L
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11.0
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