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    Sapphire Blue
    Sapphire Blue
    Sapphire Blue
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    Sapphire Blue

    Written by Kerstin Gier

    Narrated by Marisa Calin

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    Gwen's life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she's been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean.

    At least Gwen has plenty of help. Her best friend Lesley follows every lead diligently on the Internet. James the ghost teaches Gwen how to fit in at an eighteenth century party. And Xemerius, the gargoyle demon who has been following Gwen since he caught her kissing Gideon in a church, offers advice on everything. Oh, yes. And of course there is Gideon, the Diamond. One minute he's very warm indeed; the next he's freezing cold. Gwen's not sure what's going on there, but she's pretty much destined to find out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    TranslatorAnthea Bell
    Release dateOct 30, 2012
    ISBN9781427222213
    Author

    Kerstin Gier

    Kerstin Gier is the bestselling author of the Ruby Red trilogy, as well as several popular novels for adults. She lives in Germany.

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    • 4/5
      It’s a solid book 2 and if MC doesn’t mention it’s just a week that has passed then I wouldn’t have noticed from how entertained I was. I know the dubious instalove can be a bit of a stretch but surprisingly girl is not annoying about it. I’m loving all the mystery solving aspect and Xemerius is a sweatheart. 4 stars! Ps: I ship Paul and Lucy badly that I’d read a book about them for sure!
    • 2/5
      Parts of this book are enjoyable. I still like the premise. But I got so annoyed at the characters (pretty much ALL of them, but mostly the main two) that I put the book down for a long while without finishing it, and the liberally skimmed the last third of the book.

      Will I finish the series? Maybe. But it's more likely that I'll just read a summary.
    • 5/5
      I'm loving this series. It's so captivating. Hilarious and highly entertaining.
    • 4/5
      This is very much the middle book in a trilogy. Gwen is bewildered both by her new role as the Ruby - one in a group of time travelers spread out through time - and by the boy who is the diamond in that same group. In this episode she has only known she was part of this group for about a week. She is struggling to learn what the adults in the society are so reluctant to tell her.She is also struggling to understand her relationship with the beautiful and mysterious Gideon. It seems that every time she sees Gideon he is reacting differently to her. One time he is friendly and seems to really like her. The next time she seems him he is suspicious and hostile. She is kept totally off balance by him. But her fascination with him seems undeterred by his volatile behavior. The major problem I am having with this story is the whole concept of time travel. Gwen goes back into the past and secretly meets with her grandfather as a young man. Yet her grandfather gave no indication in Gwen's regular life timeline that that ever happened. I found the whole time travel bits confusing if I thought about them at all though they were interesting if I just accepted them. I do like Gwen and her friend Leslie. I also like that Gwen can see and communicate with ghosts. This books ghost is the ghost of a gargoyle named Xemerius who adds a bit of comic relief to the story and who is a very helpful characters who spies for Gwen.The major plot points that are developed in this one concern Gwen trying to find out what Count Saint-Germain - the head of the secret society - is hiding about the prophecy and learning why Lucy and Paul stole the other chronograph and disappeared into the past. I enjoyed the story but think I would be enjoying it more if I could read all three volumes together. Having a year between episodes is making it harder to keep track of the various plots. Readers who enjoyed Ruby Red will also enjoy this book and will be eagerly waiting for the concluding volume.
    • 5/5
      Good book, well read, and good audio quality. Worst it
    • 3/5
      This book takes up right where Ruby Red left off, definitely not a stand- alone story. There is more emphasis in this tale of the relaitonship between Gwen and Gideon. There is still more confusing trips to and from the past with visits that over-lap and meetings with grandparents who aren't even parents yet. The third book in this series is due out in the fall, hopefully some of the anwers will come out with it and relieve some of the suspense while I still care.
    • 3/5
      This is the second book in the Ruby Red trilogy. It was ok, but nothing really happened! I was waiting for the plot to move a bit faster and get things going but it didn't happen! Only the last scene is a bit interesting and persuaded me to pick the third book!
      Is this an upopular opinion or do you agree??? ?
    • 3/5
      It was fine. Good mystery plot, and I will listen to the final instalment to find out what happens, but the main characters are frankly often completely unlikeable. Gideon is particularly awful, though Gwen isn’t a whole lot better. The side characters are more interesting, honestly. I’m also not a huge fan of either the insta-love or reoccurring misogyny (though I appreciate it’s at least vaguely plot-relevant).
    • 3/5
      For myself, I would give it a two, but for the YAs a three. I was immensely irritated - by Gwen, who seemed dimmer than she had to be; by Gideon, who seemed bipolar re Gwen and by the plot, which could have been combined with Book 1.
    • 5/5
      Unlike many second books in trilogies, this is not a bridge between the introduction and the finale - it is a solidly written romp that brings out many important parts of the story, allowing for the fleshing out of one of the cutest (if not completely unsurprising) takes on long-term conspiracy theories.
    • 5/5
      I only lucked into this series a few days ago. I have now read both current books in the trilogy in two days. I love this series. I am wondering if I'm the only one who thinks Paul and Lucy may actually be gwens biological parents. It explains why they feel so protective of her. They act extremely paternal regarding how Gideon acts and feels toward her. It also explains part of the secrecy behind hiding her gene. Not to mention how her "mum" never got checked out medically after giving birth. Maybe Lucy gave birth and the so-called midwife was actually who Gwen thinks of as mum. The Count also seems rather suspicious of her parentage. I cant wait for the final book. It will be nice to see where this all leads. Plus what does gwens gift of seeing ghosts, etc have to do with it all? After all, I doubt she would gave this talent unless it was to her benefit. I also think Mr. George has a role to play. Also why does she keep seeing g Dr. White's dead son Robert? I hope she can help heal dd. Whites heart regarding that, and maybe help Robert move on. I don't want to have to wait so long now for the next book....:::::sigh:::::
    • 4/5
      I've had this book sitting in my TBR pile for a while. I had pre-ordered immediately after finishing Ruby Red because I simply could not wait to see what happened next. Then, the book came in and I just never got to it. I finally picked Sapphire Blue up one evening this week because I wanted to read something "easy" for a few minutes before going to bed. Four hours later, I was putting the book down after reading the entire thing. Yeah, it happens.

      This book picks up directly after Ruby Red and really covers the next few days. I honestly think that when this trilogy is over, the entire series will have taken place over the course of a couple of weeks. This story is fast paced, fun and different. I like the time travel aspects and I don't worry too much about whether or not something is plausible or if there are plot holes, I just want to have fun when I'm reading and I definitely do here. I hated that I couldn't pick up on Gideon's feelings for Gwen and figure out how what he's thinking but I guess that's good. At least Gwen and Gideon weren't immediately hopelessly in love with each other. I'm very curious to see how things are going to turn out and the mystery will be solved.

      And, of course, I immediately went and ordered Emerald Green when I finished Sapphire Blue but it doesn't come out until this fall.
    • 3/5
      I had such high hopes for this trilogy, but halfway through Sapphire Blue (the second book in The Precious Stone Trilogy) by Kirsten Gier, the truth was revealed ... And with truth I mean, either I'll like it enough to put it into my guilty-pleasures book list or I'll despise this trilogy with a fury of a thousand annoyed cats. Sapphire Blue, however, kept me debating on this point for the duration of the book (and for much of Emerald Green too). You see, not a lot of exciting stuff happens. Where Ruby Red was fun and exciting and fast-paced, this book dragged in places. Granted, the stuff that happens is kind of, sort of, important at the end of the day, but it did make me feel like the book was nothing more than a filler.

      On the upside, I've read far worse. And for a translated novel, it wasn't half as bad as it could have been.
    • 3/5
      The second book in the series, starting with Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue was as amazing as the first. Sapphire Blue starts off right were Gwen and Gideon left off, in the church kissing. The second one is filled with the same lively and interesting characters as the first. With one addition of Xemerius, a demon ghost gargoyle, who has decided to "adopt" Gwen as his human "pet." Gwen is now starting to find out what "the mysteries" of the Secret Lodge are on her own since no one will tell her. She even meets her grandfather along the way who helps her out in finding out what's going on himself. The mystery of Count Saint-Germain may not be for the good of humanity and Gwen may not be as safe as her mum wants her to be. Still wonderfully written and believable. The characters are heart-warming and lovable (except maybe Charlotte and Aunt Glenda) and Gwen's adventures through time are just beginning.

      4/5
    • 4/5
      I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the first one. I read through it rather quickly because I do love the series so much, but this book just didn’t do it for me. I found myself getting really angry at all the characters and really just enjoyed it for Xemerius, a small stone gargoyle demon.
    • 4/5
      This book (#2) is as easy read, but slightly better than the first book in the series. As more people has commented there are more time travels, meaning more action, kissing, intrigues and blood. We meet the same characters, adding a sidekick demon and a new bad guy (or is he?), and they havn't change much since the last book. Things are revealed (we finally get some answers!), making the story much more intricate and the characters more interwoven, which I really liked. There's still a lot of retelling, but the I didn't see it all coming this time.
    • 4/5
      4.5

      exciting plot. sometimes a little confusing but it's really fun to read. very funny in some parts. overall very enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      This is the 2nd book in a trilogy. The story isnt complety unpredictable. But it does have some moments. The writer has potential to become great. I enjoyed while it lasted.
    • 5/5
      a touch of time travel, a dash of mystery and a pinch of romance. #recipeforawesome
    • 4/5
      I think I enjoyed this book better than the first. It had a little more action and explained more. Still not completely sure exactly who the "bad guys" are but I'm sure that is the authors intentions.
    • 4/5
      (Second of 3: Ruby Red trilogy. Fantasy, YA)This is the second instalment of the time-travel trilogy, translated from German by Anthea Bell. There are two families, now based in London, with the time-travelling gene; one carries it in the male line and the other in the female line. There are destined to be twelve time travellers in all down through the centuries, and in the first book, Ruby Red, Gwyn discovered that she was the last of them - the long awaited Ruby. There is a secret society that helps them, founded by one of their time traveling ancestors, the self-styled Count Saint-Germaine. It maintains a chronometer which, once a small sample of that time traveller's blood has been entered into it, prevents uncontrolled jumps back in time. Once the blood of all twelve time travellers has been entered, the prophecies say, the Circle will be closed and the Secret that will save the world will be revealed.Or so Gwyn is told. But there are other secrets and mysteries that seem to be kept from her. And there seem to be deeper mysteries beneath those secrets. The only thing she can do is follow her mother's advice and trust no-one, especially the Count whom she travels back in time to visit with the oh-so-handsome Gideon of the green eyes, who kissed her. But did he kiss her cousin Charlotte, too?Gwyn and Gideon have a mission - to travel through time and persuade the remaining time travellers to donate their blood. Although most of them did so in their lifetimes, the original chronometer was stolen and now the replacement needs their samples. But why was the first one stolen? And which is the bad side?I must say I'm still quite baffled. I thought I had it partly worked out ... And then ... But no, maybe not.This is a light read, quite more-ish but not at all fluffy. There's a bit more action in this second book than the first, and a bit less of modern day London. So far, there haven't been any time paradoxes, which may be due to the Count's Golden Rules which must on no account be broken. I think the giggly friendship with Lesley is nicely portrayed, and she is a good friend to Gwen. Add to the mix a few ghosts and demons and Aunt Maddy's visions and you get a thoroughly engrossing novel. I'm looking forward to the third book and the denouement. 4 star
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this but I was not as satisfied as I was with the first book of the trilogy. It seems the author is drawing out the plot. In any case I will make an effort at the third book.
    • 3/5
      I didn't like this book as much as I liked Ruby Red. I thought the first book was funnier and the characters more likeable. And bu characters, I mean Gideon. I almost hate him in this book. I'll understand him more in the next one, as least I hope. But for now, I don't like him very much.

      In the main plot, there haven't been any answers to the questions we were left with, on the contrary there are more questions and mysteries.

      I really really hope the third book meets my expectations.
    • 5/5
      Addictive. Can't stop . . .
    • 4/5
      Erst eine Woche ist es her, dass Gwendolyn feststellen dufte, dass sie und nicht ihre Cousine das Zeitreise-Gen besitzt. Nun hat sich ihr Leben komplett verändert. Jeden Tag muss sie für einige Stunden in die Vergangenheit reisen und erlebt seltsame Dinge. Nicht zuletzt ist sie Hals über Kopf in Gideon verliebt, ebenfalls ein Zeitreisender. Natürlich wäre das Buch nicht spannend, wenn es nicht auch eine dunkle Seite gäbe. Tatsächlich fand ich dieses Buch in der Hinsicht besser als Rubinrot, das ja das Feld erst eröffnen musste: Mir ist nun nicht mehr klar, wem man vertrauen darf und wem nicht.Ich mag das Buch, da es spannend und lustig ist. Ich musste mehrfach auflachen. Es ist ein kurzweiliges Buch für junge Mädchen.
    • 4/5
      This book was pretty great. I can't give it five stars though. I found it a bit more slow moving than Ruby Red. I loathe Gideon, love Xemerius, and want to thump Gwenyth. I hope either Gideon grows up in the third book or Gwenyth gets over him. He's been jerking her around and I dislike it. It feels like the typical love story with time travel whereas before in Ruby Red it was more about the mystery of time travel.
    • 4/5
      I really like Gwen - as Gideon says, she's "so amusing, and clever, and amazingly sweet". I like the breath of normality in her character that contrasts so nicely with the hyped up conspiracy stuff going on. I'm finding myself more and more interested in finding out what is really going on, and there is a nice villain character now.
    • 5/5
      Me after I finished reading this book:

      OH MY GOODNESS. JUST WHAAAT. WHAT THE HELL ASDFGHJKL . WHYY? (&;!/!??# Buut. Whatttt?? I. Can't. Even. Why?


      I am seriously furious with the author for giving such evil cliffhangers.


      What I feel about the characters after reading:

      -Gwyneth. She's still so much fun and I just love her. I just kind of get irritated with her when she got so dreamy about Gideon even though he's acting like a jerk. I mean, come on, why do girls always root for boys whose moves and actions doesn't make any sense? I hoped that she'll have another love interest in the character of Raphael but I was wrong. Though if you think about it, that will be kind of gross. So just forget I said anything okay?

      - Gideon. I am in a love-hate relationship with Gideon. I mean, my goodness, he was just so confusing and he made me want to bang my head on the wall. He's such a sweet little thing then he became this cold and mean guy then back to being sweet. Argh. Make up your mind, why don't you?

      - I loved Lesley, the gargoyle, Rossini, Robert and even James. And Raphael also though he didn't actually do something of great importance. I loved the whole time-traveling thing. Basically, I loved everything. I just get irritated at Gideon sometimes.

      - I have so many questions at the end of the book. Why does Gwyneth seem to be so important to Paul. Is she his and Lucy's daughter? (I know, crazy guess)WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON INSIDE GIDEON's HEAD? Ugh. What is the FREAKING SECRET?!?!?! I'm crazy I know. Guess, I should be in a hurry to read Emerald Green to find them out.

      - *gasp* My heart broke for Gwyneth. Seriously. She didn't deserve any of that. Ugh. Everything is just too much. I don't know if I should hate Gideon or not. Ugh. So confusing.UGH. Don't mind me. I just want to release all these angst.

      -As you see, I'm pretty much invested in the story's characters. And that's a good thing because the kind of book that makes you really passionate in talking about them is an amazing one. I'm still young okay so I'm still allowed to be feeling childish at times. I can't wait to get my hands on the third book.! Evil author is evil.
    • 4/5
      I liked this sequel to Ruby Red better than its predecessor. I would give it 4 of 5 stars. For one, I feel like it finally got into the "story" of the books. There is still that unfinished feel, though, that I lamented with the first book. I like for a book to satisfy me on its own... so I don't know. I'm still not in love with the trilogy format. The plot picked up in this book, and things are beginning to pull together. I felt like the author was still true to the characters, and I found myself smiling at some of the situations the protagonist finds herself in. I loved the addition of the gargoyle Xemerius to the mix. I found him adorable. I also liked having the author add a little more depth to Mr. George's character. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all plays out in the last book.
    • 5/5
      Time travel books are slowly becoming my newest addiction and this is without a doubt one of my favorites. I was dreading reaching the end and the subsequent wait for the next book. The author has created a world I am 100% immersed in and connected to. I need to know what happens next! This series has so much left to discover. I'm dying to see how the author wraps it all up in book 3.Protag Gwen is a character who is so easy to like and sympathize with. I also love her eclectic group of friends and the crazy situations she finds herself in. She adds a new friend to her repertoire in Sapphire Blue who adds an excellent element of comic relief. Gideon is as frustrating as ever in Sapphire Blue and my heart broke for Gwen numerous times while reading. The accusations that were being thrown around in Ruby Red continue for poor Gwen in this novel as well. I admire her ability to keep her cool because if I were in her shoes I would have surely lost it. The mysteries just continue to get deeper and deeper. I don't feel like much was resolved, but we are set up for the finale which I'm convinced is going to rock my socks off.The pacing of Sapphire Blue is spot on. I flew through the pages as quickly as time/life would allow. I think I may have enjoyed this one even more than Ruby Red (which I LOVED). This is just such a fabulous series. I was worried going in with it being translated from German, but you can't even tell. The writing/translation is stellar. Oh how I wish I read German so I could track down the next book in this series and find out what happens! I just adore this series and can't wait for the next book!