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Emma's New Parallel Worlds
3 April 2013
By Literasaurus
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Discerning YA readers who first met Emma Townsend in Eve Marie Mont's, A Breath of Eyre, will enjoy an evolving Emma in her sequel, A Touch of Scarlet. In the first book of the trilogy Emma is a sophomore, and true to its literal meaning, she is both `wise' and `foolish', but very likeable. In the second book Emma is now a junior and we quickly notice her new assertiveness and independence. Without giving away too much, Emma faces two of society's great social challenges: homosexuality and bullying. Emma's continuing story addresses tolerance and respect for others as it mirrors not only her growing acceptance of one of her peers, but also her views on how to eliminate bullying in her own school.
As Emma was transported back in time to the world of Jane Eyre in A Breath of Eyre, this time she is carried back to the world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Scarlet Letter. It is the world of the 17th-century Salem Witch Trials. It is the world of the Puritans who had little tolerance for anyone or anything that did not meet their strict religious beliefs. And Emma's school, Lockwood Prep, was built on the site of a Puritan plantation, reminiscent of old Boston and nearby Salem. What a natural conduit back into the world of Hester Prynne!
Ms. Mont does a masterful job of paralleling Emma's modern societal problems at school with her periodic encounters with the intolerance of Puritan Massachusetts. Her liberal use of colorful metaphors add greatly to her ambitious task of comparing the social taboos of the two very different societies and their respective time periods. It makes you ponder whether we have significantly improved as a society in the last few hundred years.
As Emma was transported back in time to the world of Jane Eyre in A Breath of Eyre, this time she is carried back to the world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Scarlet Letter. It is the world of the 17th-century Salem Witch Trials. It is the world of the Puritans who had little tolerance for anyone or anything that did not meet their strict religious beliefs. And Emma's school, Lockwood Prep, was built on the site of a Puritan plantation, reminiscent of old Boston and nearby Salem. What a natural conduit back into the world of Hester Prynne!
Ms. Mont does a masterful job of paralleling Emma's modern societal problems at school with her periodic encounters with the intolerance of Puritan Massachusetts. Her liberal use of colorful metaphors add greatly to her ambitious task of comparing the social taboos of the two very different societies and their respective time periods. It makes you ponder whether we have significantly improved as a society in the last few hundred years.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant sequel to A Breath of Eyre
1 April 2013
By Marie E. leonard
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Eve Marie Mont's A Touch of Scarlet, sequel to her debut teen novel A Breath of Eyre, catches up with Emma Townsend, who is now in her third year at Lockwood Prep. Emma navigates through the typical events of Junior year, such as PSATs, college visits, prom, etc. Along the way she realigns some old relationships, makes new friends, makes some good choices and a few she may regret. At the book's end, like Hester Prynne, heroine of Hawthorne's A Scarlet Letter, (on which this book is based) Emma emerges as a young woman who has the strength of her convictions. Readers will enjoy seeing changes in some of the other characters from the first book, as they also mature and evolve.
In this second book of her Unbound trilogy, Ms Mont tackles some weighty issues such as social ostracism and teen bullying. There are also plenty of fun passages, surprising developments, and interesting situations that keep the plot moving at a pleasant pace. The writing is fresh, imaginative, and contemporary with a classic twist. I highly recommend A Touch of Scarlet for readers of all ages, and I eagerly await the final volume of the trilogy, A Phantom Enchantment.
In this second book of her Unbound trilogy, Ms Mont tackles some weighty issues such as social ostracism and teen bullying. There are also plenty of fun passages, surprising developments, and interesting situations that keep the plot moving at a pleasant pace. The writing is fresh, imaginative, and contemporary with a classic twist. I highly recommend A Touch of Scarlet for readers of all ages, and I eagerly await the final volume of the trilogy, A Phantom Enchantment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great sequel
1 May 2013
By A. Copulos
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Format:Paperback
The premise of this series is one of my favorites- a girl gets whisked away to different stories and different classic novels. I find them to be realistic and believable (as much as getting whisked away to a novel can be realistic!) In this second story we pick up immediately after the end of the first book. Gray and Emma are finally together and are VERY close.
As the summary above says, the people around Emma are changing rapidly- Gray, Michelle, Elise, pretty much everyone in the book changes in some way during this novel. Emma and her friends go through a lot of tough stuff in this book. I really think teen readers will find this relatable and very conscious of the trials that teens go through. This book is darker and deeper than the first. It is not a fluffy book- the characters have real problems and are really learning how to grow up.
I have to say- as much as she makes mistakes- I REALLY liked Emma in this book. I liked the choices she was making, and that she was learning from the mistakes she made. I liked that she wasn't a total pushover or unable to make decisions without others. Emma is independent and in a smart and intelligent way. She is really growing up in this story.
This was an enjoyable read. I am really looking forward to the third book in this series!
As the summary above says, the people around Emma are changing rapidly- Gray, Michelle, Elise, pretty much everyone in the book changes in some way during this novel. Emma and her friends go through a lot of tough stuff in this book. I really think teen readers will find this relatable and very conscious of the trials that teens go through. This book is darker and deeper than the first. It is not a fluffy book- the characters have real problems and are really learning how to grow up.
I have to say- as much as she makes mistakes- I REALLY liked Emma in this book. I liked the choices she was making, and that she was learning from the mistakes she made. I liked that she wasn't a total pushover or unable to make decisions without others. Emma is independent and in a smart and intelligent way. She is really growing up in this story.
This was an enjoyable read. I am really looking forward to the third book in this series!
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