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 Review: When I got over my anger for an impossibly horrible book The Heart of Betrayal, I immediately went for Ruby Red because I thought it was time to pick some old books up. And I daresay, I did not regret this decision. 
 This book was entertaining, in my opinion. I went through a whole bunch of 250 pages yesterday and I didn't regret it. It was light, fast-paced, and partly adorable. However, the author shoved a well done time-traveling plot right here. I liked how the author declared that it was the gene that destined the person to travel in time. I was never a fan of time-traveling novels or books that contain a variety of dimensions. Because ever since Harry Potter and the Cursed Child fucked my mind up somehow so it's a little unfair here. This book did not mess my mind up like Harry Potter and the Cursed Child did, but there were still some other plot holes, I believe. To exemplify that, it was how the past was revolving faster than the present was. 
 The writing was an important part for Ruby Red. This book was originally published in German so I'd say that the translator did a pretty good job of translating the book into English and able to capture my attention. Also, it was funny and I was giggling: 
 "Transylvania has been ruled by Prince Dracula for the last two hundred years. It's a nature reserve for bat species that would other wise have died out. The Kurucs are the happiest people in the world." 
 Yet, I did not like how childish and immature it sounded. The author was not being descriptive enough to visualise the sceneries in my head and how gay and female were mentioned in a negative way a few times: 
 "The secretary man looked incredulously at Gideon's face. "How can you know the password? We announced it two hours ago, and no one's left the house since then. And who is she? Women are not allowed in here."" 
 Gwyneth, being the protagonist, sometimes was annoying and whiny, but she was also brave and courageous. I partly enjoyed her character, but less than Lesley, her best friend. Lesley was smart, supportive, contiguous, and fun. I liked how she was being really encouraging towards Gwyneth in every situation. Gideon was not a character that I would say 'interesting' enough. I believed that he, of course, had a lot of histories in time traveling and what he knew of it, but I was not intrigued in seeing him without Gwyneth, alone, or when he was with Charlotte or whatsoever. But I was probably being biased again because I do ship both of them. Aunt Glenda and her daughter Charlotte were extremely jealous of Gwyneth and that led to hatred and that was antagonizing for such important characters. 
 Overall: It was alright. I did enjoy most of it because of the writing. I would recommend this book to people at around 14 or 15. They'd enjoy it better than I. Even though this book was alright, I would drop it right here and give A Torch Against the Night a visit first before reading the sequel. More reviews to come!