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becxreadz's review
3.0
I received “Giselle: Keeper of the Flame” from Caddy for review. This is the fourth book in the historic Gastien family saga. Giselle, Gastien’s (book 1-2) only daughter, continues the artistic bloodline of the family with her medium being fashion. Giselle, like her brother Tristan (book 3), proves to be successful in business but not so much in love. She’s less….I’ll word this nicely….promiscuous than her father and brother which made me want her to find happiness all the more. I had some issues with her and Laurent’s relationship. I was prepared to overlook their much too instantaneous marriage but once their relationship takes a dramatic turn, I could not continue to tolerate them as a couple. Being the history dork that I am, I enjoy how Caddy integrates real historic events into her stories. I find it a lot more interesting to read history from a fictional character’s perspective. The end of the book starts to focus more on Giselle’s nephew, Gastien (not to be confused with his namesake grandfather). I’m not sure how I feel about young Gastien. As appealing as it is to want to continue the artistic talent of a family through every generation, I was hoping Caddy would give young Gastien a different niche to pursue. A lot of Gastien’s personality reminded me way too much of his grandfather and it bothers me that if he’s too similar, he won’t be a memorable character. I enjoyed Giselle’s character much more than her brother Tristan’s from the last book (which I rated 3 stars). After considering all my feelings I give “Giselle: The Keeper of the Flame” 3/5 stars as well. Although I liked her character better, I simply couldn’t accept her relationship with Laurent. Caddy continues to create drama for this family and she does it so well but there are just certain things I can’t handle and this story contained one of them. I look forward to reading young Gastien’s story and discovering the man he will become.
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