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    Emerald Green
    Emerald Green
    Emerald Green
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    Emerald Green

    Written by Kerstin Gier

    Narrated by Marisa Calin

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    In Kerstin Gier's Emerald Green, Gwen has a destiny to fulfill, but no one will tell her what it is.

    She's only recently learned that she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, and since then nothing has been going right. She suspects the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something nefarious, but nobody will believe her. And she's just learned that her charming time-traveling partner, Gideon, has probably been using her all along.
    This stunning conclusion to The Ruby Red Trilogy picks up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    TranslatorAnthea Bell
    Release dateOct 8, 2013
    ISBN9781427233165
    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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    • 3/5
      Emerald Green by Kirsten Gier may have dragged in places and the ending might have been cringe-worthy, but there was something special about it that ultimately made me decide to put the trilogy into my guilty-pleasure book list.

      There are many tropes (too many to count), the characters are unremarkable (I think it's different when you read the books in German), the plot has many holes (again, I think that's a translation thing), but in the end I quite like the trilogy. And seeing as I'm not keen on time travel in general, I must say that the unique take on the concept did intrigue me.

      Maybe it was the historical settings that appealed to my inner-princess that got me all gooey? I don't know, but I do know that if you're in the mood for a bit of fantasy/sci-fi/teenage angst, The Precious Stone trilogy might do the trick. It's not perfect, but it has a particular je ne sais quoi about it that makes you want to read more stuff by the author.
    • 5/5
      Such a lovely book trilogy, I loved each and every one of the books.
    • 4/5
      The Ruby Red trilogy has come to a satisfying conclusion with the publication of Emerald Green. I do like the character of Gwen who has unexpectedly become the Ruby - the twelfth member of an exclusive group of time travelers. She had grown up believing that her stuck-up cousin Charlotte was going to be the Ruby. After all, she had all the training. Unfortunately for Gwen, no one is telling her anything about her role as the Ruby. In fact, they seem to be deliberately keeping her ignorant. Luckily she has a best friend who is a genius at research and she has the ability to talk to ghosts including a member of the family who used to own the building that is her school and the ghost of a gargoyle. And, luckily, when she travels back in time to 1956, she meets her own grandfather who also helps her out. Causing the most distress for her is the hot and cold relationship with her fellow time traveler and major crush Gideon de Villiers. She spends a good part of the first part of the book heartbroken when he tells her that he was only pretending to like her. While this story was entertaining, I had some problems with the time traveling in the story. It didn't make sense to me that changes in the past didn't seem to change the present. For example, late in this story, Gwen goes back in time and vaccinates a character for smallpox that had been a ghost in her school for all three books. Wouldn't history have changed if the character didn't die of smallpox? If he didn't die, how could he be haunting the school?Fans of time travel, adventure, and romance will enjoy this series.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this series although a little disappointed with the ending (silly, huh?) Anyway, the conclusion to Gwen's story has all the right ingredients... winning true love, beating the bad guy, enough intrigue but maybe just a little too much crying. :-) I've always loved time travel series!
    • 4/5
      Good solid ending to the trilogy - enough of the loose ends tidied up to be satisfying, without overwhelming the story with too many details.
    • 4/5
      This was a satisfying ending to the trilogy. It didn't end like I expected. I had read a review somewhere along the way and I had thought something totally different was going to happen and I'm kinda glad that I misunderstood that review because it made this ending all the more satisfying. I've enjoyed this series a lot and I kinda hate to see it go. It is creative and different and I liked it a lot.
    • 3/5
      The final book in the Precious Stone trilogy and a roller coaster of a ride. Gwen believes that Count Saint-Germain purposes are nefarious but no one believes her leading her to find the evidence herself with the help of her grandfather, Lucy, and Paul. Along with her family members helping her out. Gideon also is helping out and belies the Count's purposes are not for good. Emerald Green started right where Sapphire Blue left off and continued on the with the adventure of traveling in time. Gwen's adventures don't only reveal the mystery about the Count but, also, mysteries about herself and her family, about who she really is.

      Kerstin Gier ties up the final book of the series very well, along with leaving a few tidbits that will leave the reader smiling at the end. I really don't understand how more people don't know about this amazing book series.

      4.5/5
    • 5/5
      This book was the best book in the whole gem series! It was a fantastic way to end Gwendolyn’s story and I couldn’t ask for anything better!
    • 3/5
      Finally finished my first ya-serie, on the rather girly side (yay me!). As the other two books, this is a easy read with some likable characters and light almost fluid language. My expectations for this final book was higher after the reveling of the alliance in the second book, but the write didn't seem to follow up on my alternative plot. No war, no epic battle scenes, no murders or running from the police... Just more dresses and drama. All in a quit small time frame and all in the surroundings of Temple. All very safe. So, it ended just as I expected after the first 60 pages of the first book (yes, I was not surprised), without the amount of time traveling you could have expected. There were some good and fun parts thought, like the story of James and Dr. White and Falk was clever written. And was mr. Bernard really Gwen's brother? But I really don't see why this had to be three books...
    • 4/5
      I thought this book ended the trilogy nicely. I did figure out the main twist at the end awhile before it was revealed but it didn't make the book any less enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      Der dritte Band ist ebenfalls ein solides Jugendbuch, lustig und romantisch mit einem Schuss Mystik. Meine Tochter (13) liebt es.Ich selbst als Erwachsene fand den dritten Teil nicht schlecht. Vor allem die witzigeren Szenen, verursacht meist durch Gwens schnoddrige Art, gefielen mir sehr. Das ist definitiv Kerstin Giers größtes Talent. Sie kann einfach wahnsinnig witzig schreiben! Und die Liebesgeschichte ist natürlich süß. Aber vieles bliebt unausgegoren: Z.B.: Warum versucht Gwen nicht auch den Sohn von Dr. White und Lukas Montrose zu retten, wenn sie schon dabei ist? Xemerius ging mir auch ein wenig auf den Wecker, was aber an seiner Stimme im Hörbuch liegen kann. Insgesamt aber ist das Ende ok. Die Hintergründe mancher Personen werden noch geklärt, was mir gut gefiel.
    • 3/5
      I had fun reading this quirky trilogy, but I really did not find in satisfying. Best wishes to the author and her character creations.
    • 5/5
      Why did the series have to end?
    • 4/5
      I have mixed feelings about the ending. It wasn't enough and the last revelation made me kind of sad.
    • 4/5
      loved the 1st two books in the trilogy. this one was very slow to start until about the last few chapters that is.
    • 4/5
      4 STARS
      the book was absolutely captivating, and terrific. all the time travel and lesson about history and those fun characters that I became to love... So many feels!
      but I must say I got lost and confused through the story that I started drawing schemes and names and date every few chapters. even though avery thing was in the last page (but it wasn't technical for ebooks) but it so much fun!!
      I Recommend this serie, it's va must read for mystery lovers.

      note:
      would've give this book 5 stars if it wasn't for all the unfinished business.
      this serie needed a 4th book, because obviously green emerald left a lot of gaps
      for example: [spoilers]
      • how come gwen see ghosts (that seemed all neglected! )
      • how come Mr.good guy became immortal if he didn't sacrifice the raven (the ruby)
      • and what's up with the witch stuff *???*
      • she can see demons and feel them when they touched her but never asked why??!
      • and what about the other characters ( grace/ Mr.forgotthename de villiers. Lesley/Raphael . Charlotte. .....) the sory was focusing so much on gwen/Gideon thatbit negleted the others. ..

      I'm so confused and a bit melancholic... I already miss them :/

      BUT to conclude this review I must say that the author had done a great job and must thank her for this wonderful trilogy. I ENJOYED it very much!!
    • 4/5
      This was overall a good book. I didn't see part of the ending coming but it turned out to be rather cheesy. This book and Sapphire Blue just weren't as good as Ruby Red was.
    • 4/5
      This was a satisfying ending to the story, though the introduction of immortality to the mix in the end was a surprise. I was happy to see one of the characters I disliked ended up being the villain! The time travel element got a little crazy in this book, what with people crossing their own paths and such.
    • 4/5
      A great wrap-up to the trilogy.
    • 3/5
      This is book three of the Ruby Red Trilogy. It is a young adult book about a group of time travelers, of whom the two newest are 18-year-old Gideon and 16-year-old Gwyneth. Gywneth is the twelfth and last of the foretold time travelers, and a number of legends are written about her that no one quite understands, with the possible exception of members of The Guild. This is a very secretive and not always pleasant group which manages the time travel process. Gwen and Gideon must travel back to the past for a couple of hours every day, or they will "elapse" into the past at unexpected times and places. So the Guild arranges for them to visit an empty room in the past everyday to do homework, or to meet other time travelers. The Guild also wants the two of them to help further their mission of fulfilling a cryptic prophecy. Gwen and Gideon have no choice but to do their bidding, even if they don’t understand the implications of what they are being sent to do.The back story about the time traveling, the secret agenda, and the Guild management is very complicated, and I don’t think I ever got entirely straight who was who at any one point in history. But it didn’t matter all that much. One can easily focus on the romance between Gwen and Gideon, and their exploits going back and forth through time (and dressing to look the part for whatever era they will be entering). There are also a number of side characters in Gwen’s life who keep the story interesting. It happens that Gwen has another talent, one even unique among the time travelers: she can also see and talk to ghosts. So she has a couple of companions who are dead, and a best (living) friend Lesley, who is fun and endearing.This last book answers some of the mysteries of the previous books, and wraps up the story in a way that will satisfy readers.Evaluation: One can’t look too deeply into the philosophical issues and contradictions of time travel with this series, but it makes for fun, light reading nevertheless. (I would not recommend these books as standalones.) Gwen and Lesley are both strong female protagonists.
    • 2/5
      I never had high hope with the novel although I was intrigued by the story to continue on with Emerald Green which was thankfully a short novel since I skip most of the earlier angst in the beginning and the story truly does start in the middle when Gwendolyn (yes, I never get around calling her as Gwynneth since she's called Gwen most of the time) found the second chronograph and the reality around the lodge of Count Saint Germain. Apparently the writer didn't do much novel planning nor the fact that this book in dire need of any beta reader to do the story some justice. I am a non-native english reader myself and I spotted a lot of inconsistencies with the sentence structure and there's those awkward prose with more awkward dialogues. Now I wonder if the German version was as bad as this one.
      My curiosity about the book was sustained by the actual relationship between Lucy and Paul with Gwen and Gideon and how the rest of the story come up around the prophecy and the magic of the raven. Sadly, even I didn't have the heart to spoil the entire story because it really is predictable and frankly it isn't necessary to finish the series altogether since the plot was laid out haphazardly. Since the series was an on-going adaptation, I did like the adjustment made with the first movie since I would hate it if they remain faithful with the adaptation and I suspect they're going to do the same with the later adaptations.

      One of the annoyance I had was with the ghost-demon Xemerius, the lodge itself, the unnecessary Gideon's half brother, the Romeo and Juliet plot, the unexplained plot with the past time travelers especially with the part where Lucy and Paul saw the count murdering someone, the necessity for Gwen to change James's fate, the comical Aunt Glenda and the unexplained prophetic Aunt Maddy. There's a lot of characters in the series without any plot that necessitate their existence and the story just ended this way? Darling, I am not pleased. The previous book was promising but Emerald Green come out cold and still largely unsatisfying.
    • 4/5
      This was a terrific series about a time-traveling society and it's newest member: a teenage girl who is taken by surprise by her new abilities. Romance, adventure, and mystery abound. I couldn't put these books down.
    • 4/5
      Finally! Resolution! I loved how this book finally took everything and wrapped it in a neat little bow. This one was full of surprises and I must say I was happy with which Guardian the author chose to make the traitor. Come to think of it, I had been comparing him a bit to Severus Snape throughout the series, so maybe it was set up better than I had paid attention to. (I won't say more than that, because I don't want to ruin the surprise). The only thing I didn't care for was the bit of cursing that was more prevalent in this book. There was a bit in the second one as well. Call me prude, but especially where young adult books are concerned, I just don't see that the story is made any better by having the characters curse. For this reason, I rated it 4 of 5 stars. Overall, I enjoyed the series, although it seems to me that she could have just made it one long book instead of three, because that's essentially what they are.
    • 3/5
      This is the final book in the Ruby Red Trilogy. This trilogy was originally in German, so it took a while for the translation to be made available in the United States; but, it’s finally here!What I like about this trilogy is that the mood, characters, and story line stay very consistent. In some trilogies, the third book is so far removed from the first book that you have to think back over the three books and see how on earth the story moved from A to Z. This trilogy takes place over a two-week time period. These are the final days.Gwen has discovered that Gideon lied about loving her. As usual, she has a hard time focusing on her “job” and is obsessed with Gideon’s lie. Gwen may not be good at focusing, but she has really good instincts. She must meet the Count and all Time Travelers must be read into the chronograph. She doesn’t trust the Count and does her own research on the Guardians and the Count with Lesley’s help to see if she should blindly follow what she is told. Her grandfather leaves her a treasure; and, with this treasure, Gwen discovers the truth and must save herself and Gideon from the evil Count.The secret of the chronograph and the prophecy for the Ruby (Gwen) is rather shocking but definitely interesting. If you haven’t read the other two books, it will be necessary. If you have read the other two, you must finish the trilogy. I enjoyed these books even though I don’t think they are amazing and awesome. They’re engaging and very likeable.
    • 4/5
      I've been with this series since Ruby Red was first published in the US so I was very eager to read the last book. It was okay. I guess I've been spoiled by more intricate YA plots and characters who have depth in recent years. If you have been enjoying the series you'll want to find out what happens to our characters and I hope you won't be as disappointed with the simplicity of the ending as I was.
    • 5/5
      A mere two weeks has elapsed since Gwen discovered she was the sixteen year old time traveler of the family. And now, while she and Gideon are still tasked with finding the blood of the Black Tourmaline and Blue Sapphire to complete the circle in the chronograph, they have become more suspicious of Count Saint Germain's plans. In Gwen's small circle of people who know the truth about her abilities, her friend Lesley continues to demonstrate her worth to her best friend. And I still really like the pacing of the story, even though it's been two years for me to read all three installments, things are mapped out well enough that I too, feel like it's been less time.
    • 3/5
      Let me first say that I got this book to read and review from the publishing company as an ARC. I had not read the first two books in the series which was probably a major mistake. This is not a stand alone book. I was confused with the constant time traveling of the main characters to the point that they are seeing themselves earlier in their lives. The book ambles along at a snails pace and it is pretty hazy as to what the protagonists are attempting to accomplish other than perhaps saving their own lives= which the ultimately don't have to worry about. Perhaps it was the translation. Some people seem to love this series so maybe it is me but I would definitely read the first two book before I tackled this one.
    • 5/5
      in this final book of the ruby red trilogy Gwen get used to the time travel. Lucas and she find out why Lucy and Paul stole the chronograph. Gideon tells her that he truly loves her. Gwen goes to the ball with Gideon and Count Saint Germaine. Charlotte becomes suspicious of what Gwen, her sister and Nick are hiding from her. Gwen goes back to school like a normal kid. She keeps up with her grades, and gets out okay.
    • 4/5
      This is the final book in the Ruby Red trilogy by Gier. It was a fitting ending to the series and overall I enjoyed it.Gwen knows she is the Ruby in the secret and time-traveling Circle of Twelve. She also thinks that something is wrong with the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German. She needs to prove that collecting the blood of the Twelve and feeding it into the chromograph will result in dire consequences before Gideon is able to collect blood from all of the circle members. Unfortunately Gwen and Gideon are on the outs after their brief romance, and getting Gideon to work with her will be difficult.Very well done conclusion of this mystery time travel YA series. At times the language is a bit awkward and stilted sounding, that's probably because this is a translation. Still there were a lot of times where I found myself thinking...well that sounded odd.This book does suffer some from the same thing a lot of time travel books suffer from...and that is confusion. Trying to keep track of who did what in which point in time is confusing for the reader. The characters cross their own paths in time over and over and the ramifications of this aren’t really all that clear.I did enjoy the idea of The Circle of Twelve and enjoyed as the mystery surrounding the Circle of Twelve’s founding and the mystery of the founder himself was revealed. There is a bit of steampunk flare to the story; the devices the characters use to time travel are very steampunky and they spend a lot of time in history so there is historical taste to the story as well.The biggest part I did not enjoy was Gwen. Gwen pretty much cried for over half the book I understand she’s emotional but I got really sick of reading about it. I don't think I've ever read about such a soggy heroine. Gwen also whines quite a bit, which only added to my dislike of her character.Gideon is an excellent character and he comes off as much more capable and smart than Gwen. Him and Gwen have excellent chemistry and there are some wonderful scenes between the two throughout the book.Aside from the above complaints, the book was engaging and fast paced. I thought things were tied up well. There were some fun surprises as well.Overall I enjoyed the book. At times the language is a bit stilted and awkward. Gwen is a bit of a wishy washy mess throughout. Aside from those things I really enjoyed the story. Things are wrapped up well, the world is well done, and the mystery is interesting. I would recommend this series to those that enjoy time travel stories.
    • 5/5
      *Many thanks to Henry Holt and Co. and NetGalley for allowing early access to this title - I received a free galley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way for this review.*

      Quick Review...for when I don't have a lot to say...

      I've been waiting for the finale to the Ruby Red series for quite awhile. I've really loved the other two books, and was sure this was going to be more of the same.

      Yes, yes it was. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

      Gwyneth is one of my favorite characters of all time - quirky, funny, and someone I'd want to be friends with. Gideon, while at times appearing to be a complete arse, is still one of my favorite male leads. See, he isn't REALLY an arse. He has REASONS for doing what he does, and they're actually legitimate reasons.

      I thought this story was really well done. I felt transported back in time along with Gwyneth and Gideon and I loved feeling a part of their shenanigans. Time travel is one of my favorite things, and Kerstin Gier does it well.

      I've ordered a copy for myself, because this is one book that I NEED on my shelves.

      4.5 Eiffel Towers

      Content Advisory
      Language: Moderate
      Sexuality: Mild
      Violence: Moderate