Ruby Red Part 2

Okay, so it has been about two weeks since my last post about Ruby Red and I, in the last few minutes, have finished the book. I can confidently say this isn't one of those books in a trilogy that has an "ending," but will find a spot to pick up in the last book. If you don't know what I mean think of the Harry Potter series or even (I hate that I am saying this) Twilight. No this book ends, but you still have no clue what is going on. The plot, I am assuming, is stretched out over the course of the three books, interlinking them. This type of writing is the reason why when I start a trilogy/series I can't stop! And of course the paperback version of the next book, Sapphire Blue, doesn't come out until the 28th of May!

Anywho, this book was really good. It is kind of slower pace for a young adults novel, but she is taking her time because of the three books. So if you didn't take my advice and read/look into the book Gwen's big secret is that she travels in time. It is a gene condition that her family has, but it is only every so many generations. Ruby Red is all about Gwen fidning out generalizations of who she is and what she can do. There is a whole mystery to the prophecy that encases the Circle of Twelve and here it is:

The first pair Opal and Amber

Agate sings in B flat, the wolf avatar

A duet--solutio!--with Aquamarine

Mighty Emerald next, with the lovely Citrine.

The Carnelian twins of the Scorpio sign,

Number Eight is digestio, her stone is Jade fine.

E major's the key of the Black Tourmaline,

Sapphire sings in F major, and bright is her sheen.

Then almost at once comes Diamond alone,

Whose sign of the lion as Leo is known.

Projectio! Time flows on, both present and past.

Ruby red ist he first and is also the last.

Each of the time travelers is awarded a gem, an alchemy sign, a musical note, etc. What is annoying about Ruby Red is that none of this is explained and you have to read the next book. (Side note: when I say annoying it means that I'm not annoyed mad, just frustrated that I have to wait for the next book to come out!)

Another piece of interesting writing that could be considered a prophecy about everything goes like this:

Twelve pillars the castle of time will bear.

Twelve creatures rule land and sea.

Teh eagle is ready to soar in the air,

Five's the foundation and also the key.

In the Circle of Twelve, Number Twelve becomes Two.

The hawk atches seventh, yet Three is the clue.

Gier is all about riddles in this novel and I love it! It is a mixture of a mystery, romance, and adverture all wrapped up into one. This is what YA literature should be like.

Before I leave you being all confused, I am going to make your confusion worse. There is a prologue and an epilogue that you must read, because you will find out very quickly that Gwen's parents aren't who they seem. I thought this was a sticky situation already; this realization just made it sound more like the Twilight Zone.

Good luck!

Ruby Red

So I am starting a new life in the world of literature and her name is Gwen. She is a modern day british teenager whose family has a secret, but I can't tell you. She has entrusted me, her reader, to keep that secret, so I can entice you with mysteries of the story, so you go to the local bookstore and pick it up. Here it goes…

Gwen’s family has a special gene and it was supposed to skip over Gwen and go to her cousin Charlotte, but it looks like that isn’t going to be the case.  But now Gwen isn’t prepared for what is about to happen to her. Gwen grew up not knowing the “mysteries” of the family curse and now she is going to have to figure it out really quick. I am about to enter a world of fancy clothes, archaic manners, a mysterious secret society, and a gorgeous, obnoxious boy who is accompanying her? Count me in!

Keep coming back to see my posts through my journey with Gwen! And answer my question to the right of this post! Can't wait to see your feedback!

~Ashley Danielle~

Nightshade

Nightshade has been called The New York Bestselling Series and it has become an International Bestseller, so it definitely has the approval of the literary community. So knowing all of that I wanted to take a look into the world that Andrea Cremer has so graciously constructed for us....
Witches, werewolves, prophecies, forced unions, mystery, and drama surround this young adult paranormal romance novel that I am currently reading. I have been tip toeing around this novel for a month or so now because of two different reasons: one it is 'paranormal romance' and two it is about werewolves, which makes me think of twilight...ugh. But against my gut I decided to pick up this book and I have been pleasantly surprised by it.

The story follows Calla, an alpha wolf in her pack, who is betrothed to Ren, another alpha. They are to be united, not only in marriage, but their packs as well. Except this isn't a normal werewolf book, it has what they call Keepers, except we would call them witches, and they control the packs. There is an ancient legend that the Keepers are before everything, almost like fallen angels, but not. The Keepers went to war within themselves and split creating an "evil" group called the Searchers and for centuries now the werewolves have been fighting off the Searchers for the Keepers, protecting their sacred grounds.

But someone is about to upset everything in their world and it is a boy named Shay. Shay has taken much interest in Calla and it is starting to cause ripple effects that I don't want to share or you will hate me for ruining it! Just know that Andrea Cremer keeps things interesting and you aren't going to want to put the book down until the very end!

If you have read the book already and have an opinion about it let me know in the comment box. Or when you finish reading it let me know how you liked/hated it!