Review: Excellent Prose, Great Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
This is the sequel to The Silver Chain and gives us more of the relationship between Serena and Gustav as they move from their London base to New York. New York is also where Pierre Levi, Gustav’s long estranged brother, lives and Gustav and Pierre make careful overtures to reestablish their relationship.Serena and Gustav are great together. Serena continues with her voyeur tendencies and her instincts get her in trouble sometimes when she acts before thinking. She is in hot demand as a photographer and part of this story is about her experimenting as well as the developing relationship between the two brothers.The start of this story was a bit jarring with several flashbacks, but once the action went back to real time my interest was engaged by the unfolding drama between the brothers and also Serena’s antics. Gustav’s past drove the plot in the first book and this continues in the sequel, although we learn new facts and move forward with the characters. The Levi past definitely comes back to bite Serena in the butt. I saw the end of the story coming, and it will be interesting to learn what happens next.I like Serena as a character. She’s young and at times impulsive but her adventurous side makes me smile. In contrast Gustav is the strong man at her side who gives Serena room to explore. There is a part of the plot where Serena missteps in her thoughts, and I worried a little for her and Gustav. I’m thinking that the repercussions from this plot line will come out in the next book.I enjoyed revisiting Serena and Gustav in The Golden Locket and recommend this series. Readers should note that the books should be read in order for maximum enjoyment. Like The Silver Chain, The Golden Locket ends on a bit of a cliffhanger.