Two cover arts! I prefer the one on the left, myself, if only because it mostly avoids the “generic girl in a dress” YA trend.īesides Gwyneth and Gideon, none of the characters are very fleshed out at all. I’m also very curious to see what the big secret is behind the Circle, and now that there are some prophecies in play, to see the fulfillment of those. The time-traveling aspect is very interesting, especially since several things have happened that the characters haven’t actually done yet, so I’m excited to see some “crossing the streams” in the next book (Gwyneth has to presumably help someone knock out Gideon, she still has to keep herself from being discovered behind the curtains, she has to give Lucas the note, etc.). I mean, Gideon is the obvious “Guy-Who-Pretends-To-Love-A-Girl-And-Then-Really-Does” but his hot/cold nature is interesting. Overall, I thought the romance angst was played very well. The entire scene where Gwyneth drinks too much punch and Gideon is speechlessly disapproving was great (even though it distracted slightly from the Count), and there were some other bits of amusing dialogue that were fun, too. Especially since Gwen can’t decide whether Gideon really believes she’s a traitor to the Circle or might actually be on her side-and creeping into her heart.” It’s not easy when a secret society, a dangerous Count, and her own time-traveling partner, Gideon, are determined to keep her from the truth. When not 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. “Gwen’s life has been a roller coaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve. It was published in 2010 in Germany and then in 2012 by Henry Holt in the US, translated by Anthea Bell. Sapphire Blue is written by Kerstin Gier.

Sapphire blue by kerstin gier