So, I finished The Ruby Circle in a day (11/9 to the morning of 11/10), and as always let me know if I missed anything.
Sydney and Adrian are in bliss.
Okay, no they’re not. They feel trapped and have their first fight
Also, Daniella constantly interrupting their “private time” unintentionally will never not be funny!
Adrian has the bright idea to take a walk outside and gets attacked by Wesley and his friends, but Neil and Eddie save him
Yes, the box was sent to Sydney
It didn’t explode! But it has a flyer for a robot museum and a picture of Jill in a magazine
Okay, this screams Alicia (because I know she is not fucking dead), but like was it panic that clouded the judgement of everyone that Alicia might be hiding Jill?
We’re escaping (not you Adrian, you need to stay here and cover for my ass)
SYDNEY IS TURNED INTO A CAT (that would be a really cool fanfiction tbh)
The real Mr. Bonjangles (yes, I had to look up the name again) stays at Court
Sonya visits Adrian and wow, Adrian is not a good liar
Nina is looking like Avery right now, minus killing people
I will help you Nina, only if you take a sedative from Sonya
The mega robot display (the robot based on the movie that Eddie watched) is enchanted. Cool. Cool
Let’s break into the museum and get attacked by fucking mutant fireflies (Fotianas), and then Sydney finds a brick (just what I always wanted!) a map, and Jill’s hair
Adrian, don’t lie to Rose, but at least Rose took you to see the Moroi training with magic
The many many spirit dreams of Nina and Adrian trying to find Olive (I still think Olive is pregnant), and Nina continuing to use too much spirit
Hey Nina, can you get me out of Court, and I’ll help you find Olive?
Sydney almost running into her dad, and Zoe actually showing remorse, because she didn’t know that re-education was basically getting tortured.
Sydney, Jackie, and Eddie investigating Ha Ha Honka, and find another brick
Eddie, I’m going to make you invisible and make myself invisible because you can’t see the brick and I can
Nothing. The brick is just a gold brick
NEVERMIND. THE GOLD BRICK SOMEWHAT EXPLODED AND IS MOVING (the shape matches the Salton Sea)
WHAT DID I TELL YOU? ALICIA IS STILL FUCKING ALIVE AND PISSED AT SYDNEY
She also wants Sydney to be drained of magic
Sydney, Adrian, do not show up to Palm Springs yet
Okay, there’s Cashew the Squirrel
Oh, Adrian and Sydney don’t waste ANY time
I KNEW IT. OLIVE IS FUCKING PREGNANT, but she’s also wearing a weird pendant
And now Nina is in a bad state 🙁
Adrian and Sydney getting scolded by Lissa and Sonya is the funniest thing ever
Dimitri recognizing that the pendant is a symbol of a Dhampier commune
Let’s go on a road trip part 2: with Dimitri and Rose!
So, it’s like the Keepers but more civilized
Olive at first not wanting to see them, but after Adrian mentioned Nina, Olive walked with Adrian
I hate Randall Ivashkov (Adrian’s Uncle), but no way in hell did I figure out that he was Dimitri’s father, which makes DIMITRI AND ADRIAN COUSINS
Rose was like 😶😶😶😶, Adrian was like WTF, and Dimitri is like 🤨
STRIGOI ATTACK AND OH MY GOD OLIVE IS GOING INTO LABOR NOW?!
Adrian goes to help the wounded after, while Sydney has to hide from the Alchemists
Adrian overused his powers (he should have saved some!)
Declan (the child) is truly Neil’s child (...oh, Dhampiers can’t have kids…OH IT’S BECAUSE OF SPIRIT)
Adrian: Hey mom, here’s a baby that I need you to help me take care of, no no no, HE’S NOT OURS
Sure…let Sydney and Eddie go to get weapons from Malachi ALONE. Nothing bad will happen
Alicia. Of course this fucking bitch is still alive
Sydney and Alicia fight, and a mirror spell is used, Eddie is frozen, and Sydney uses the mirror spell to freeze Alicia
The Chihuahuas are actually trained to attack. Huh
IT TOOK YOU THIS LONG TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE FUCKING WARRIORS OF LIGHT HAVE HER?!
Eddie and Sydney will participate in the Warriors recruitment
Damn, the Alchemists know we’re not at Court
ROAD TRIP NUMBER THREE TO A SAFE HOUSE
Using magic and hair dye to evade detection and pretending to be siblings always works (also, taking off your wedding ring too)
I’m tired and going to summarize what happens with Eddie and Sydney in the Warriors in the next few bullet points: boys and then girls do a trial to collect as many wooden hearts on a cross from as many competitors as you can. Eddie wins and Sydney wins by cheating (attacking one of the male winners and taking his hearts)
Sydney and Eddie get asked some questions (as do all the remaining recruits) about their opinion of Moroi and Sydney gets PTSD flashbacks to re-education
Sydney casts a sleeping spell on her roommate, turns invisible, explores the compound, overhears a meeting and someone typing notes on a laptop, and she meets up with Sabrina and Eddie
Sydney creates Fotianas, steals the laptop, runs into one of the Masters, punches him, and hightails it outta there
While all that is going on, Adrian is pulled into a spirit dream by Sonya and shown Nina’s condition
He also visits Alicia (who the coven has unfrozen), and compels her to tell them where the Warriors are holding Jill
He also tells Neil that Olive is dead and that Declan is Olive and Neil’s son (Neil does not take this well)
I love Howie! (He also hacked into a computer)
The laptop has Jill’s information and the Warrior’s deals with the Alchemists
Hey, we only have three days left to save her?!
Never thought Sydney would do bribes, but it works! (Also, I thought we were above selling charmed Moroi blood?)
The Alchemists and the guardians work together!
Wait, Eddie, why are you stopping?
HOW CAN YOU REMEMBER THE SMELL?
Sydney: You know what? Alicia placed a hydra to guard Jill, so I’m just gonna summon it real quick and kill it. Adrian in the background panicking
The whole fight with the hydra was cool but I hated when it looked like it was about to kill Sydney
Adrian, don’t use too much spirit!
Fuck off Aunt Tatiana’s hallucination
I cried when Sydney was trying to bring Adrian back from all the spirit
They gave her ANIMAL BLOOD?! Those motherfuckers can die a slow and painful death
Neil: alright I’m gonna dip now, see you never!
Re-education will take a while to revise, but at least everyone who escaped plus Sydney and Adrian are finally free
Sydney blackmailing her father to help Stanton as well as re-negotiate the custody agreement over Zoe was a power move right there
Rose and Dimitri: what the fuck is going on?
Adrian and Sydney: well, funny story…
Eddie is SYDNEY AND ADRIAN’S GUARDIAN
I never would have guessed that Adrian would be off of spirit and taking the mood stabilizers again
He also teaches pre-schoolers 😀
ROSE AND DIMITRI ARE ENGAGED!
