A Chapter a Day: Day 16 "The Red Deaths" by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin

                           A Chapter a Day: Day 16
Reviewing "The Red Deaths" book one in the Keys of Candor Series by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.


Hey there, it is a rainy Wednesday evening and I cannot think of a better way to spend it than to read a good book, or at least a chapter. Grab your copies and lets read Chapter 16!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~30-ish Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Huh... Didn't see that coming.

                                !!**Spoilers below**!!

Lets dive right into the big reveal.

Grift and Wael are the only living keepers?!
They have to pick people to take their "keeper" position after they die and Camden and Hagan hadn't picked or so it seems. I think that Hagan probably would have picked Willyn but his death and illness  came out of no where so he didn't have time to properly inform her.
Camden's son is a nutcase and he knew that.
I think Grift would probably have chosen Kull, it is the most reasonable thing and he did train him for it. The only thing Kull lacks is faith, which considering the situation is pretty key.
 Get it? Key.
Who would Wael have chosen though? It sort of looks like he is going to be stuck with/choose Kull so where does that leave Grift?
Is it possible to choose an animal because I think that Rot would make a great keeper.
This chapter has left me with even more questions but that is a perfect counter balance for the feels overload from yesterday so even though we haven't encountered many answers the authors still knew what they were doing by arranging the chapters like this.

Geez, everything so far is questions however, I did find an answer!
I know why I enjoy Kull and Wael's chapters so much....

This is an authors life goal.

Suspense
Their vocabulary.
Yes, I know some people don't admire a big word the same way I do but you have to understand just how much time goes into finding the perfect word and its worth noting.
Here are the words.


Fealty:  "a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord" And "formal acknowledgment of this".
Have any of you read this word before? I haven't. This is a brand new word for me and while I can't say that it will effect my day to day conversations I think it will find a place in my future writing projects. Yes college, I am talking about you.

Precipice: "a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one".
This word isn't as rare as the last one but it is definitely on the uncommon list. This word should be used more often because it is a great way to wrap a description of a rocky terrain all up in one nice little, easy to pronounce word.
Satiated: Another term for Sate.
Sate: satisfied to the full; satiated.
Why isn't this word used more often?! It is a simple yet to the point terminology that can not only save space but increase your readers IQ by 5 points!

Last word!
Coherent: "(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent". Meaning 2: "united as or forming a whole". Meaning 3: "(of waves) having a constant phase relationship"

I think this is the perfect word to describe Wael. This is his entire being wrapped up in one unsurpassable word.

This was also a short chapter so there isn't much to report.
The frequent shortness of the chapters is causing me to be suspicious of the impending climax of the book. I can't shake that "something big is about to happen" feeling.
Be sure to join me tomorrow for chapter 17! We are only four chapters away from finishing the book and you have all done a great job tagging along and experiencing this with me so hang in there for a few more days!

~Aki Ame Okami