Cannonball Read 18

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Emerald Green is the junk food of books and I must learn to stop eating potato chips when I want a meal

Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

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I never read any of the Twilight series, but I think my feelings about the Ruby Red/Precious Gemstones trilogy are pretty similar to many of friends’ feelings about Twilight. The books aren’t good but I can’t stop reading them. I’m glad the series is over so I can’t keep shame-reading them.  Emerald Green is the final chapter of the Ruby Red/Precious Gemstones trilogy. Accidental time-traveler Gwyneth Shepherd and her on-again off-again boyfriend/time traveler companion Gideon de Villiers have been tasked by the Guardians and the […]

Sapphire Blue is like junk food – you’ll enjoy it but it won’t stick with you

Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier

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Sapphire Blue is the second book in the Precious Gems trilogy. After I finished Ruby Red, I wasn’t sure I would continue with the trilogy. But the ending made me curious and the next book was available at the library, so I checked it out. In Ruby Red, Gwyneth learns she has inherited the time travel gene, which everyone in her family had assumed her cousin Charlotte would inherit. Suddenly, Gwyneth is thrown into the world of time travel without any of the necessary preparation […]

I think I liked Ruby Red but I don’t think it’s a very good book

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

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Ruby Red is a young adult novel about a 16 year old girl who learns she has the time travel gene when she suddenly travels back in time. All her life, Gwyneth thought her cousin Charlotte had inherited the gene. Everyone did. Charlotte is beautiful, poised, and intelligent, all of the things Gwyneth doesn’t think she is. While Charlotte has spent the last ten years learning dancing, fencing, history, and languages, Gwyneth has been a normal kid, hanging out with friends, watching movies, and doing […]



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