The Keepsake: An Empress Chronicles Book

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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.