When the butler gets ready to hit Gideon, Gideon and Gwen run away. Gideon holds a gun to a woman’s head because he thinks the woman and her husband are going to try to hurt Gwen.Gwen was upset and said, “I didn’t expect it to be like. After the fight, Gideon and Gwen discuss what happened.“The man who’d been hit was now lying on the ground twitching and making horrible sounds.” In the end, the fight is ended when Gwen kills one of the attackers.

Gwen describes the fighting from her point of view. The eye of the undamaged part of his face was wide open, looking into nowhere.” Someone shoots at Gideon and then he has a sword fight with two men. The coach driver was shot and, “part of his face was missing and his clothes were drenched in blood.

Gwen and Gideon are attacked and the fighting is described over six pages.

How could it be around my neck at the same time? And why did I hear his voice in my head when he wasn’t speaking.” The character scares Gwen but doesn’t hurt her. It was more than four yards away from me. “Bewildered, I looked from his mouth to his hand. when his lips touched my mouth, I shut my eyes.

While in a church confessional, Gideon kisses Gwen.And then they see him kiss Charlotte on the cheek. Gideon comes to Gwen’s school to talk to Charlotte.I was constantly trying to keep Miles’s hands out of my shirt.” What he liked was leaving love bites on my throat to distract my attention from his creeping hand. Gwen thinks about a boy she dated who “wasn’t into kissing.He took it passively at first, then he put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer.” “The girl who looked like me had planted her lips right on the boy’s mouth. When Gwen travels into the past, she sees herself kiss a boy.

Sporadic violence may not be appropriate for children, but this young adult novel will be perfect for most high school readers. This rich story will keep you well up into the night and leave you wanting more. Full of twists and turns, Gwen and Gideon’s journey through time has plenty of mystery, suspense, and adds a dash of romance. Ruby Red is an enjoyable read with a unique plot. As the two travel back in time, Gideon and Gwen must learn to help each other because danger hides behind every corner. To add to her trouble, Gwen is forced to travel with Gideon-a handsome, but insufferable boy, who doesn’t trust Gwen. Everyone has their own motives and as Gwen begins to unravel secrets that are hundreds of years old, she begins to wonder if anyone is on her side. When Gwen accidentally time travels, the reversal of fates leads to more trouble than anyone could have imagined. Gwen was supposed to be the ordinary one, and her cousin Charlotte was destined to be extraordinary.

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