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Should/Should Not - Ruby Red Trilogy

11/6/2014

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The Ruby Red Trilogy by Kerstin Gier is a pretty popular YA series right now. It’s taken me awhile to get a hold of all three books in the trilogy, so most people who are fans of this series have already read them and posted their reviews. But I figure there may be a few people like me who are just getting around to reading them, or who haven’t decided it they’re going to read them or not. To help these people out, I’ve written two lists – one of why you should read the Ruby Red Trilogy, and one of why you should not. As with everything on this blog, these lists are entirely my own opinion. Feel free to agree or disagree, or to share your own opinion of these books.
Why You Should Not Read the Ruby Red Trilogy
     - It takes quite awhile for the plot to do much. All three books only cover a few weeks of time (well, sort of, since the books involve time travel). The action parts are very action-y, but in between, not much happens.
     - Gwen is a whiner. Especially when it comes to boys. Oh, my goodness, the teenage angst.
     - The concept behind this series is great, but I felt like more could have been done with it.

Why You Should Read the Ruby Red Trilogy
     - It’s about time travel. What fun!
     - It’s a YA series that is not about a dystopian society.
     - Xemerius, the invisible gargoyle that Gwen “adopts”, is absolutely hilarious. I laughed out loud at many of his side comments.
     - The twists at the end of Emerald Green. A very twisty plot indeed.
     - Gwen is a regular girl. Just a normal high school teenager. And she deals with the situations she’s thrown into like a normal teenage girl. It’s refreshing to read about a heroine that doesn’t have it all together.
     - Gwen’s friends and family are just as fun to read about. Realistic, yet slightly exaggerated. At least one of them will remind you of someone you know.

Well, there are my thoughts about these books (I’ll probably have more thoughts as soon as I post this!). If you’re on the fence about reading the Ruby Red Trilogy, I hope my lists helped! If you’ve already read it, let me know what you thought about it in the comments!
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Jade @ Bits & Bobs link
11/6/2014 01:52:22 am

Ruby Red is a trilogy I've been wanting to read for a while now but still not gotten round to. I was drawn by the beautiful covers initially but the plot sounded quite fun too what with the time travel elements.

I love how you've shared the good and the bad within the series. I still want to read it... I just have a lot of commitment issues when it comes to starting series.
:-)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/8/2014 02:03:21 am

I know, aren't the covers gorgeous? These books are really quick reads, so it's not a real time-heavy commitment. I hope you decide to read them sometime. They are fun books!

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