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The Keepsake: An Empress Chronicles Book
by
Suzy Vitello
Vidette
, November 09, 2015
After absolutely loving the first book in this series, I felt compelled to read and review the second book. If you have not read the initial book in
The Empress Chronicle Series
, I would recommend that you do before diving into
The Keepsake
. While the first book beautifully crafts the characters, this second in the series focuses mainly on plot and action. So if you don't know the characters it would be more difficult to follow. Still lovingly written with beautiful passages,
The Keepsake
shows Vitello’s intertwined relationship with words and moves forward the story of two girls who are connected, through time, by a trio of lockets.
In this adventure, Liz, in her attempt to help Sisi, living in the past, encourages Sisi to alter her life, which puts into motion a series of events that begins to change history. As the world around Liz starts to shift, she finds it has suffered. But, her personal life is much better than the actual one she is trying to live. Except, things are never what they seem and the connections she has formed might not exist in this new reality.
For me, the way Vitello writes is lyrical and lovely. There are so many moments that bind you deeply to the characters and their outcome. After reading
The Keepsake
, I’m curious and excited to see where this series goes from here.
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Empress Chronicles
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Suzy Vitello
Vidette
, September 30, 2014
I really enjoyed this book! This is a book where each chapter catapults you forward and backward between past and present. It feels like Vitello's writing engages all the senses and it wasn't long before I became lost to the richness of the characters and the settings. This book is listed as Young Adult but, I felt it was well-written and represents a respect from the author that this age group has the ability to read and ingest complex writing. Liz, an OCD teen, plagued by the need to avoid well, just about everything, since her father left her and her mother, must go to live with her father and her father's girlfriend, on their farm. She has no choice but to engage in living. One of my favorite moments was when she participates in the birth of a goat: "...I'd never seen life happen before outside of YouTube. The smells, the sounds, the prickly hotness. It's a sort of chaos. Entropy. Exploding cells, random order. All the things that usually leave me fearful and panicky. But within all that, there's another feeling, the same kind I get looking at a beautiful painting..." Then there is Elizabeth (Sisi) of Bavaria, from the past. Her world feels just as real, just as well thought out. Trapped by the expectations of a girl who is becoming woman, she finds her moments of freedom. "...The sound of my pony's hoofs striking the cobblestones clattered my back teeth. I rose slightly in my stirrups and leaned forward, tapping Cupid with my crop. He stretched his stride. We were faster than the wind. This was how it was to ride like a man. Never had I felt so powerful, so free." Both teen girls, are faced with the trials of trying to navigate the space between childhood and adulthood. Eventually, their two worlds do collide, over a journal and a locket. The ending does not come to a conclusion, but will leave you ready for the next book in this series. If you like a fast-pace, feels like a Twitter interaction, kind of book, then this isn't for you. But, if you enjoy a well-rounded, well-written, sip your cocoa, kind of read, then look no further.
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