The Montrose family is crazy enough, with an endearing aunt that receives visions of the future and Gwyneth herself with the ability to see and converse with ghosts.Īs such, it comes as quite the surprise when one afternoon it is Gwyneth, not Charlotte, that travels a century into the past. Making decent grades at school and with a number of good, close friends, Gwyneth doesn’t envy the scrutiny her perfect cousin is subjected to by their family (although she does get frustrated with Charlotte’s snootiness every now and then).

In contrast, Gwyneth is a perfectly normal girl destined for banality, which is just the way she likes it. From birth, the perfect Charlotte has been destined for greatness and groomed for her inevitable first journey through time (an unpredictable lurch that takes place around 16 years old), given extensive lessons in fencing, foreign languages, etiquette, and history.

Though both Gwyneth and Charlotte are descendents of the Montrose line – an elite lineage of time traveling women who belong to a secret order called The Guardians – Charlotte is the one born on the right day and has inherited the so-called time traveling gene. Gwyneth Shepherd has grown up in her beautiful, sophisticated cousin Charlotte’s shadow – Charlotte is perfect at school, perfect at home, and, most importantly, perfect on a genetic level. Naturally, I had to give the series a shot (especially as I am a sucker for time travel stories in any capacity). Why did I read this book: I have heard nothing but praise for Ruby Red, from very trusted sources on the interwebs and in real life. How did I get this book: Review Copy from the Publisher/Publicist Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Edelstein Trilogy Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust. Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon–the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. Publication date: May 2011 (US)/January 2009 (Germany) Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Title: Ruby Red (original title Rubinrot – Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten)

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