Our heroine, Vita Kirk, thinks she has her life under control, with specific boundaries for people - this close and no closer. As we read, we see that these are an effort to protect herself from heartbreak, after being betrayed by her fiance and her sister.She lives alone, and states that she likes it that way. She does not want to include anyone in her life, and doesn't want to do anything but the jobs she is paid to do as she works at home. She even tersely rebuts attempts by the local antique dealer to involve her in a conversation while she shops in his emporium, where she purchases the titular treasure box, thinking it would be perfect for storing her CD collection.However, things change when she gets it home, as it possesses her computer, forcing her to watch the story it wants her to see before she can do anything else. Reluctantly, then eagerly, she watches the story, and through what appears to be history learns that things are not always what they appear, and that “Love is the key that unlocks every portal.”Overall, a slow start but a great finish.
What do You think about The Treasure Box (2004)?
I want a Treasure Box! Thought this was a really sweet story. Had me in tears a few times. I do not think I could have been so forgiving if my sister had stolen my husband to be. As much as I enjoyed this, it did have a fair few flaws. Firstly to much God stuff near the end. I know this is Christian literature and it's to be expected but I feel suspicious of it, like I'm being subtly brainwashed. And the other was, why I liked the idea of Vita being able to see what her life would have been like if she had taken a different path. I don't think her life should have changed just like that. I think she should have woken up back in her lonely life and changed things for herself.
—Redfox5
