I have to be honest and I kind of didn't like the ending of Ruby Red. I was expecting something grand and mind blowing but it wasn't really like that. I guess its because Ruby Red is only the first book of the Ruby Red trilogy and its ment to be an introduction. None the less the overall book was pretty good but since I already did a summary of the first part of the book I'll just do the second half. So after Gwen finds out that she can time travel all the family secrets are then told to her. Gwen finds out that because she is the ruby of the twelve time travelers that have ever been, she has some type of bigger power. Gwen can see ghost unlike any other time traveler but I believe this is only the beginning of her powers. Gwen and the other time traveler, a 19 year old, named Gideon who is apparently, "tall, dark and handsome. With eyes greener than emerald." have to get the blood of all twelve time travelers in order to release a secret. However Lucy and Paul stole the machine needed to collect the blood so now Gwen and Gideon have to start all over with a second machine.
Gwen is the main character in the story and seems to always be misunderstood. Everyone has this image of Gwen without even meeting her. Since everyone thought that perfect, smart Charlotte was the next in line to inherit the time travel gene, they think that Gwen is immature and hopeless. In fact the second time Gwen and Gideon met he has this assumption of Gwen and says, " You're like any other girl out there. You giggle with friend about boys and will rather go out shopping than do anything remotely important." but Gideon hardly knew Gwen. Fortunately throughout the book they get to know each other and Gideon finds out that Gwen is actually really smart and like no other. Almost everyone thinks that Gwen is useless but at the end of the book everyone realizes that Gwen is actually strong and smart.
It sounds like the characters misjudged each other. This is interesting to think about - and make connection to in our own lives.
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