First, we remember Charlotte being a witch with a capital W. To be honest, we didn’t remember much about the rest of the characters, other than Gideon and Charlotte. Leslie, Gwen’s best friend, was a delight and we enjoyed their friendship. We loved traveling back in time with Gwen and Gideon, particularly since most of the places were in England- aka one of our favorite countries. We remember loving the concept of this series! Back in 2013 there were not many YA series about time travel, and being history buffs, we were super intrigued. Will Gideon and Gwyneth be able to piece together what their prophecy really means, or will they become the pawns of the Circle of Twelve ? Then When Gideon and Gwyneth set off on their mission, they learn that the society may not be what it appears and that they have sinister plans in store for the duo. Except, the original chronograph was mysteriously stolen sixteen years ago by numbers eight and nine. Only with the blood of all twelve time travelers can the chronograph, the mysterious device the society uses to travel in time, can the prophecy be fulfilled. Soon Gwyneth learns that her role is to travel back in time with Gideon to collect the blood of travelers who came before them. With her new ability comes a new training partner, the ever-annoying and handsome Gideon, who bares a striking resemblance to the mystery man from the ball.

She’s thrown into her family’s secret time travel society, the Circle of Twelve, and discovers she is the last of the time travelers, meant to fulfill a grand prophecy dating back centuries. But one night, she accidentally travels to 18th century London, where she sees her doppelgänger kissing a boy she’s never met at a ball, and her life changes forever. Gwyneth had settled for being the mediocre grandchild. Her cousin, the prim and proper, Charlotte had been primed for the role since birth- learning etiquette, ballroom dancing, and world history.

Gwyneth was never meant to have the time travel gene. If you’ve read the series or seen the movie, let us know down below.Ĭlaire first read the series in high school circa 2013 and Christy read them around then too! We were immediately intrigued by the time travel concept. The series follows British teen, Gwyneth, who (unexpectedly) has the gene for time travel. Fun fact: there was also a German movie adaption! We’ve been meaning to get our hands on it (with English dubbing or subtitles).

The series was such a success in Germany that it was immediately translated to English, becoming an international hit in the mid-2000’s.

Ruby Red is the first installment in the three-book Ruby Red series by German author, Kerstin Gier.

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