A Chapter a Day: Day 9 "The Red Deaths" by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes

                             A Chapter a Day: Day 9
Reviewing "The Red Deaths" book 1 in the Keys of Candor Series by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.

Hello again and welcome to Ani-Maze-Me, I am so glad you have decided to read my chapter by chapter reviews and responses to "The Red Deaths". This review was actually written around 10:30PM last night so please forgive me if my train of thought seems insane. That happens when I am tired, though it doesn't get too bad until 2 AM or so. To be honest, I am one warm blanket away from passing out so grab your copies and lets do this thing!!


~~~~~~~25-ish minutes later~~~~~~

That is a ship. That is a ship! Willyn X Luken. I ship it. (If you read this chapter than you understand the irony in me using boating terms.)
Alright, we are introduced to not one but two new characters! The first is the ruler of Elum, Filip Darian. This portly, rich and distasteful man feels like the comic relief. He knows how to hold his own in an argument and seems to be entirely capable of taking care of himself but would much rather have a strong drink. He doesn't get along with Willyn very well at all but it appears that he got along with her brother. I hope that maybe this character will give us more insights to what Hagan was like when he was healthy.

The other character that we met was Luken. This guy is blunt, confident and has a heart! Usually the characters like this are heartless so it is very nice to see a well rounded character like this. He is very human in the way he acts so that makes him very relatable however he has something special about him... I don't know what it is just yet but I can feel it. Maybe he has one of those funky Aleph blessing things like Wael has. 
I really liked how we got to experience a different side of Willyn. We got to see her at a weak point in her life. It was far better to see her weak in this stage rather than to see her weak a few chapters from now at a really crucial moment where one mistake can get someone killed. It was also a really cute moment between Willyn and Luken (hence all the shipping commotion at the top). When she needed him, or help in general, he didn't do what most people

would and dote over her. He gently picked with her so that he could help her in a way that would let her maintain her pride and ego. Even though that's something she would never say I feel like those are important to her. 
It feels like I am forgetting something.... (the current time is midnight so I am inching ever closer to my 2 AM brain.)
Oh yeah! Grift! I hope he is okay. He was very smart to go to the Elum islands and I hope he has some connections there that will aid him but he doesn't seem to be doing to well just yet and I know I am going to lose sleep thinking about it.

I am really looking forward to Chap. 10 and I just now realized that we are half way through the book and no one has died yet. Well, besides the king but that doesn't count :P Lets hope everyone survives tomorrows chapter! See ya then!

~Aki Ame Okami