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The Keepsake: An Empress Chronicles Book (The Empress Chronicles) (Volume 2) Paperback – October 2, 2015

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ONE DIARY TWO HEROINES THREE LOCKETS In THE KEEPSAKE, this second Empress Chronicles Series book, Liz and Sisi continue their intertwined journey through time. On the heels of discovering a magical locket in the empress diary, Liz comes to understand its very special power: the wearer must speak the truth. Not only that, but it turns out that there are three lockets, each with their own magic and power. Meanwhile, Sisi realizes that she’s communicating with a girl who lives 150 years in the future. A girl who knows what awaits her if she marries the emperor: lack of personal freedom and a legacy that will refer to her as the "reluctant empress." With the world's future hanging in the balance, the two heroines must work together to thwart Lola, whose ambition to rule the Habsburg Empire will rewrite history, and lead to a terrifying new version of reality. Praise for The Empress Chronicles "Vitello presents an intriguing, believable portrait of two young women caught up in events and circumstances beyond their control…” - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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272 pages
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English
Publication date

October 2, 2015
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13 - 18 years
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5.5 x 0.62 x 8.5 inches
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0996732500
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978-0996732505
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Praise for The Empress Chronicles (Book One) "Vitello presents an intriguing, believable portrait of two young women caught up in events and circumstances beyond their control..." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

About the Author

Suzy Vitello's award-winning short fiction has appeared in Mississippi Review, Plazm, Tarpaulin Sky, various anthologies and other literary journals. She has been a prize winner in The Atlantic Monthly Student Fiction Contest, and has been a recipient of an Oregon Literary Arts grant.

She holds an MFA from Antioch, Los Angeles, and is a long-time coordinator and participant of an infamous writer's workshop in Portland, whose members include Chuck Palahniuk, Lidia Yuknavitch, Chelsea Cain, Monica Drake and others.

Her novels include THE MOMENT BEFORE, THE EMPRESS CHRONICLES, and forthcoming THE KEEPSAKE.

For more info, visit suzyvitello.com

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Publisher : words in a hurry; 1st edition (October 2, 2015)
Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 0996732500
ISBN-13 : 978-0996732505
Reading age : 13 - 18 years
Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.62 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,590,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,204 in Teen & Young Adult Time Travel Fiction
- #2,375 in Teen & Young Adult European Historical Fiction
- #56,795 in Teen & Young Adult Fantasy

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Gerard M, Freisinger

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015

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Wonderful followup story on Book One. Ms. Vitello is a super story teller.

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Deb A

Great Story!

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015

I was lucky to receive an ARC of The Keepsake, and couldn’t wait to find out what Liz and Sisi were doing since I last visited their story in The Empress Chronicles. Before I begin, though, I have to mention how beautiful this book is. From the gorgeous cover, to the pretty interior design, to the little cameos that begin each chapter, it was a treat every time I settled in to read.

The story is about Liz, a 21st century girl suffering from OCD and the breakup of her parent’s marriage, and Sisi, the 19th century rich and reluctant soon to be fifteen year old bride of the emperor of Austria. In the germ-filled life she is forced to live on her father’s goat farm when her mother suddenly takes a job in Europe, Liz becomes connected to Sisi through a magical locket. Liz knows all about the reluctant empress who lived so long ago, and decides to help Sisi escape the heartache that awaits her. That’s when everything goes so terribly wrong.

From lavish palaces ripe with the swish of silk, to the messy birth of a goat kid in the dirt, Vitello’s settings are rich and engaging. Liz and Sisi – so different, but so alike in their dreams of friendship, happiness, and the burdens of growing up – will drag you right into their world and make you love them.

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Kelsey @MissDarcy87

A great continuation of the first book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015

First of all, I would like to thank Suzy Vitello for the chance to review The Keepsake! I fell in love with this story!

One of the things that I loved was the character growth. It doesn’t happen right away; in fact it doesn’t really happen until half way through the book, but because of events that Liz and Sisi set into place through their actions, they have a sort of epiphany. They come to appreciate their family more, which was a pet peeve of mine.

Neither Liz or Sisi have a good relationship with their families. As we find out in Empress, Liz’s parents are divorced, her dad is living with his girlfriend, Willow, out on a farm (which is a problem for Liz, seeing as she has a fairly severe case of OCD.) Liz has a hard time accepting her father’s relationship with Willow, which leads her to do a few things that could end up hurting everyone’s relationship.

Sisi, with a philandering though doting father, and a family who simply does not understand her, is also part of a dysfunctional family. Just how dysfunctional becomes more apparent throughout the book.

Another favorite thing about this book were the twists! There were several that I just did not see coming, and I love when a book surprises me like that. One of my favorite subjects is alternate history, and I love that this story plays around with that a bit. I won’t give anything away; all I will say is that while it is only a brief part of the story, Vitello handles it very well. It transitions seamlessly from current history to alternate history.

I truly love these books! They are so readable. So hard to put down. If you enjoy fantasy, historical fiction, alternate history, you will enjoy these books. I am sad that they are over.

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Rachel Barnard

Continuation that Picks up Speed and Action

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2015

"The way I see it, you can choose love or you can choose control. Not both" (The Keepsake by Suzy Vitello).

The Empress Chronicles continues with the twining stories of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria from 150 years in the past and Liz from present day Oregon. They are connected through the keepsakes: a diary and three lockets. Empress Elisabeth, affectionately known as Sisi, has accepted her fate to wed the emperor and give up on her previous crushed romance. Liz knows that history is not kind to Sisi and writes in the diary, telling Sisi not to marry the emperor. Sisi, at first doesn't understand, but gradually comes to believe both in the diary's ability to cross time and the advice that Liz of Port Land gives her. Meanwhile, in present day, Liz has her own issues to contend with but can't let go of the diary or in her unfailing faith in the fact that she could help Sisi and change history forever.

Half the book, I felt like Sisi slowed down any action that was happening in the book. In her time, the past, not much happened to a young lady and most of the plot was brought out through gossip and intrigue. Liz, in her modern times, was much more interesting than Siis, at least for the first half and rising action of the story. When Liz decides to intervene in a big way, that's when both Sisi's life and Liz's life jump into action and the story really gets cooking.

It took a while to get back into the second book of the Empress Chronicles, as the story of the Keepsake continues right where the Empress Chronicles leaves off. Since I had read book one quite a while ago, I had trouble catching up with what was going on in book two, but all the characters I enjoyed were there and all their interesting personality quirks were still in full force. Liz was still very much held down by her OCD, but in a different way. Now she was aware of when it was affecting her and she was trying to overcome her own quirks so that she could 'engage' with the world. Sisi is still as dramatic as she was in book one.

I loved all the details regarding the past and all the interesting details regarding Willow and her chosen lifestyle. Willow's Kombucha-goat cheese farm-lifestyle was fascinating to get a good look at, especially from Liz's point of view. Sisi's lifestyle, that of someone in the upper class, in old Austria, was also very fascinating.

Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this story in exchange for my honest review.

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Andrea Taylor

Not Just for Young Adults

Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2016

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I loved this follow up to the first Empress Chronicles story so much - the story picks up where it left off and then EXPLODES with an ending as fast paced and tension laced as an Indiana Jones movie. The writing goes way beyond the boundaries of what a reader would expect in this genre without alienating a younger audience. With one eye keenly trained on history and the cast aptly on all the nuance and angst of growing up today, I would recommend this series to anyone looking to lose themselves in a novel. Suzy Vitello is arguably modern writing's best kept secret, but not for long.

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