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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Confession of a Writing Fangirl
Hey guys,
So I have been super busy with school and crafting. I obviously haven't had much time to hang out here or on FB but that doesn't mean that my crazy and eccentric life style has stopped.
Today I bring you some of my favorite elements of writing!!
I adore it when people don't use contractions in lyrics, dialogue or quotes. Why? It makes things more dramatic, more serious and more intense. Want proof? Lets take a look at my sentence from above.
I adore it when people do not use contractions.
I don't know why but reading it like that I picture a British accent and a nose stuck in the air.
So next time you are reading or writing something try considering the effect that not using contractions could give!
That has been a quick confession from a Writing Fangirl!
~Aki Ame Okami
Friday, August 19, 2016
Week one: College Life
Week One: College Life
Hey guys! I just finished up week one of college, literally just stopped studying so I can go to bed in time to rest up for filming tomorrow.
It's been a trip.
For those of you who don't know, I have 6 classes this semester.
That is all I have for you so far and I wont bore you for long about my college stuffs. I am glad to have you all here to report to, you have all helped prepare me for this experience simply by reading the blog. Thank you.
~Aki Ame Okami
Hey guys! I just finished up week one of college, literally just stopped studying so I can go to bed in time to rest up for filming tomorrow.
It's been a trip.
For those of you who don't know, I have 6 classes this semester.
- Math- Graphing and linear equations
This class sucks because the teacher is not just teaching that specific class but several others at the same time and gets all confused and complicates things. I have learned more from the tutor in 10 minutes than I did from the teacher in 6 hours. - Art Appreciation online-
I don't hate it yet. The reading is comical, in my opinion, and entertaining. As you all know I love digging into the deeper meaning of things so I am okay with this one. - English 111 (basic English required for every college)
I definitely don't hate this one. The teacher is great, the work is challenging but thought provoking and its going to help me become a better writer for you all and I would do anything for you ^_^ I would like to say a huge thank you to Seth and Casey, the authors of the Keys of Candor series that I reviewed. Doing that project with them helped me flex my writing fingers and challenged my critical thinking skills and I think I was better prepared for college because of it. Thanks guys! - PE
I thought I would hate this class.. I don't hate the physical part, the homework hasn't been too bad yet but I haven't had a quiz yet so I don't know. The book is very bland and hard to read and a little depressing but other than that I think I will survive. - Stage Craft
This class is home. The people in that class and the subjects are right up my alley and I couldn't have felt more in place. I love this class so far and actually look forward to it. - ACA- this is a basic college course on how to study that I will start in October for some reason. It would have been nice to have that class before all the others but whatever...
That is all I have for you so far and I wont bore you for long about my college stuffs. I am glad to have you all here to report to, you have all helped prepare me for this experience simply by reading the blog. Thank you.
~Aki Ame Okami
Monday, August 15, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 27 "Sea of Souls" by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes FINAL
A Chapter A Day: Day 27
DOUBLE FEATURE
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hey there guys, tonight I am doing a special double feature plus a special treat on our Facebook page.
By double feature I mean that this is the review for the last two chapters of the book. The review has actually been done for a while but blogger has been really wonky lately and the scheduled post didn't work so I didn't realize this was so late. Sorry about that.
This is really exciting and bittersweet so lets hop to it!
~~~~~~Double the usual amount of time later~~~~
First I will do the usual hot topics and my personal responses, the more "professional" angle will be further down.
"Son of a.." What? Son of a what, Willyn? Do tell me where you were going with that. Son of a Queen who tried to helped you guys? Hmm.. It's such a shame that she was interrupted right there. I really wanted to know where she was taking that.
*Insert innocent smile*
Aft? Whats an Aft? *googles* Oh, look at this new found knowledge!
Overall Sea of Souls has been a thrilling journey through Candor. We have explored emotions and stereotypes that have remained untouched and/or unchallenged in YA fiction until now and we have learned so many new words.
The tides have finally turned as we look forward to the next/last? installment entitled... Dominion's End.
Just a little side note, I love the titles for all of the books. Usually every series is like "The.." this and "The.." that and it gets really annoying to say and type that word so many times. Keys of Candor has given me a lovely break from that.
With this I sign off for the last time about book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls.
Goodbye.
~Aki Ame Okami
DOUBLE FEATURE
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hey there guys, tonight I am doing a special double feature plus a special treat on our Facebook page.
By double feature I mean that this is the review for the last two chapters of the book. The review has actually been done for a while but blogger has been really wonky lately and the scheduled post didn't work so I didn't realize this was so late. Sorry about that.
This is really exciting and bittersweet so lets hop to it!
~~~~~~Double the usual amount of time later~~~~
First I will do the usual hot topics and my personal responses, the more "professional" angle will be further down.
"Son of a.." What? Son of a what, Willyn? Do tell me where you were going with that. Son of a Queen who tried to helped you guys? Hmm.. It's such a shame that she was interrupted right there. I really wanted to know where she was taking that.
*Insert innocent smile*
Aft? Whats an Aft? *googles* Oh, look at this new found knowledge!
The difference between aft and stern is that aft is the inside (onboard) rearmost part of the vessel, while stern refers to the outside (offboard) rearmost part of the vessel.
Obviously the Rooks aren't a ship but they are some type of machine. I would actually be very interested in seeing a design for them.
Moving on!
The young feller that came to get Willyn is gonna die. Its bound to happen. The authors have added another heart wrench and his name is Mundi. Such a sweet and dedicated Grogan with a promising life- Oh wait. Never mind. He is dead. Sometimes being right hurts.
Luken.. Sweety, be strong. I do hope we hear more about that torture though. Haha no.. um, everyone knows I like a good torture scene but I am glad we didn't have one for Luken. I feel like if Seth and Casey really wanted to they could make a gruesome and cringe worthy torture scene and that would have been wayyy too many feels in 2 chapters.
Okay, this next part was probably my favorite.
Best. Mom. Ever.
"When I see you next, my son, it will be in a coffin!" I love it. The queen is one hard core woman and I respect her so much!! That is just the coolest thing. Put her in charge of Candor! Heck, can she lead America? Aleigha 2016!!!
Alright... Things got serious.
That's just cruel. Making Kull kill his dad in a way where he wont even remember its just... Literary beauty and emotional carnage.
Luken saved Willyn... can we just take a moment to squeal about that!!!! I think the proper fangirl text terminology is "asdfskmnejkdlsk!!!!!!!!" which basically means "The feelings I am getting from this is preventing me from functioning properly." That is a huge honor to make me fangirl. (Note* fangirl is more or less a universal term and not entirely gender strict. It is not excluding other guys from being fans it is just stating that fanning does not sound appropriate so we use fangirl.)
That was a really sweet and well delivered scene that proved this ship might sail.
Okay.. Once again I got to be right!! I was thrilled, confused and disappointed.
Hagan was not real. That was a shameful moment even for the reader. I kept trying to find the right word for the emotions that could be felt while reading and I bounced between embarrassment and a "face-palm" moment but in the end it went further than a mistake or a comical error. It was shame, she screwed up so bad that it probably can't be easily fixed.
Isphet, or Maet or whatever was going on there, is something else. Personally I find that show of power and devious if not down right deceitful nature to be majorly compelling.
(TL;DR= His attitude is hot.)
Okay major spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kull is the all important Keeper! The main protagonist has been identified! Notify the press, wrangle the paparazzi, we need coverage on that young man right now!
Let be honest though, he always screamed main protagonist. It isn't a shocking development it is just the final satisfaction of knowing the truth, what we all believed. Kull is the Keeper.
That is all of the bullet points that I noticed so now we move onto the overall progress this book has made in relation to the story.
This installment answered a lot of questions about the plot but for each one it answered we got at least two more. However this time around there wasn't a lull in excitement that The Red Deaths had a little of. The story was very fluid and did a wonderful job of linking one tragedy to the next.
Once again one of the most unique parts about this book was successful and that would be the multiple Points Of View that were being delivered. I think that over all there were at least 11 POV's that all had to make their voices heard and I still think it is one of the best qualities of this book. It is so rare to see this done properly and Seth and Casey have this form of story telling down pat.
Now I don't want you to think I am just telling you all the good things about this book, there were some flaws from my perspective.
There were a few typo's and minor errors but this book was written by humans so that's to be expected. My biggest problem with this book was the sudden discovery of cuss words at the end.
They never actually said many of the words they just led up to them. I had a problem with this because I personally don't like cussing. I don't think it is an effective way to communicate. My favorite statement on it is actually from another YA book that read many years ago. I think it was called Lion Boy by Zizou Corder and the MC in that book said something to the affect of,
"If I feel that strong about something then no amount of curse words will convey my feelings." Now I mind you that I am heavily paraphrasing and conveying what a certain paragraph in that book meant to me. I will have to go rent that series again sometime so that I can find the exact quote.. Either way, cursing to me is a no-no so its not a flaw with the book just a difference in opinions.
Back to singing the praises, One of the best subtle details in this book was the timing of which they revealed information. It doesn't all happen at once so it you aren't overwhelmed with information. Its a nice balance of timely info explosions that keep the read fast paced and full of suspense. I do not recommend reading only a chapter a day haha.
Obviously the Rooks aren't a ship but they are some type of machine. I would actually be very interested in seeing a design for them.
Moving on!
The young feller that came to get Willyn is gonna die. Its bound to happen. The authors have added another heart wrench and his name is Mundi. Such a sweet and dedicated Grogan with a promising life- Oh wait. Never mind. He is dead. Sometimes being right hurts.
Luken.. Sweety, be strong. I do hope we hear more about that torture though. Haha no.. um, everyone knows I like a good torture scene but I am glad we didn't have one for Luken. I feel like if Seth and Casey really wanted to they could make a gruesome and cringe worthy torture scene and that would have been wayyy too many feels in 2 chapters.
Okay, this next part was probably my favorite.
Best. Mom. Ever.
"When I see you next, my son, it will be in a coffin!" I love it. The queen is one hard core woman and I respect her so much!! That is just the coolest thing. Put her in charge of Candor! Heck, can she lead America? Aleigha 2016!!!
Alright... Things got serious.
That's just cruel. Making Kull kill his dad in a way where he wont even remember its just... Literary beauty and emotional carnage.
Luken saved Willyn... can we just take a moment to squeal about that!!!! I think the proper fangirl text terminology is "asdfskmnejkdlsk!!!!!!!!" which basically means "The feelings I am getting from this is preventing me from functioning properly." That is a huge honor to make me fangirl. (Note* fangirl is more or less a universal term and not entirely gender strict. It is not excluding other guys from being fans it is just stating that fanning does not sound appropriate so we use fangirl.)
That was a really sweet and well delivered scene that proved this ship might sail.
Okay.. Once again I got to be right!! I was thrilled, confused and disappointed.
Hagan was not real. That was a shameful moment even for the reader. I kept trying to find the right word for the emotions that could be felt while reading and I bounced between embarrassment and a "face-palm" moment but in the end it went further than a mistake or a comical error. It was shame, she screwed up so bad that it probably can't be easily fixed.
Isphet, or Maet or whatever was going on there, is something else. Personally I find that show of power and devious if not down right deceitful nature to be majorly compelling.
(TL;DR= His attitude is hot.)
Okay major spoiler alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kull is the all important Keeper! The main protagonist has been identified! Notify the press, wrangle the paparazzi, we need coverage on that young man right now!
Let be honest though, he always screamed main protagonist. It isn't a shocking development it is just the final satisfaction of knowing the truth, what we all believed. Kull is the Keeper.
That is all of the bullet points that I noticed so now we move onto the overall progress this book has made in relation to the story.
This installment answered a lot of questions about the plot but for each one it answered we got at least two more. However this time around there wasn't a lull in excitement that The Red Deaths had a little of. The story was very fluid and did a wonderful job of linking one tragedy to the next.
Once again one of the most unique parts about this book was successful and that would be the multiple Points Of View that were being delivered. I think that over all there were at least 11 POV's that all had to make their voices heard and I still think it is one of the best qualities of this book. It is so rare to see this done properly and Seth and Casey have this form of story telling down pat.
Now I don't want you to think I am just telling you all the good things about this book, there were some flaws from my perspective.
There were a few typo's and minor errors but this book was written by humans so that's to be expected. My biggest problem with this book was the sudden discovery of cuss words at the end.
They never actually said many of the words they just led up to them. I had a problem with this because I personally don't like cussing. I don't think it is an effective way to communicate. My favorite statement on it is actually from another YA book that read many years ago. I think it was called Lion Boy by Zizou Corder and the MC in that book said something to the affect of,
"If I feel that strong about something then no amount of curse words will convey my feelings." Now I mind you that I am heavily paraphrasing and conveying what a certain paragraph in that book meant to me. I will have to go rent that series again sometime so that I can find the exact quote.. Either way, cursing to me is a no-no so its not a flaw with the book just a difference in opinions.
Back to singing the praises, One of the best subtle details in this book was the timing of which they revealed information. It doesn't all happen at once so it you aren't overwhelmed with information. Its a nice balance of timely info explosions that keep the read fast paced and full of suspense. I do not recommend reading only a chapter a day haha.
Overall Sea of Souls has been a thrilling journey through Candor. We have explored emotions and stereotypes that have remained untouched and/or unchallenged in YA fiction until now and we have learned so many new words.
The tides have finally turned as we look forward to the next/last? installment entitled... Dominion's End.
Just a little side note, I love the titles for all of the books. Usually every series is like "The.." this and "The.." that and it gets really annoying to say and type that word so many times. Keys of Candor has given me a lovely break from that.
With this I sign off for the last time about book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls.
Goodbye.
~Aki Ame Okami
Monday, August 8, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 26 "Sea of Souls" By Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 26
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Erving and Casey Eanes.
Hello everyone, I am sorry about the Saturday post. I got to thinking about it and I realized that the potential of these final 3 chapters could be really intense and dramatic so I didn't want to splits them up with the Sunday off. That was just a wild guess because I obviously don't know the content though so lets go read and see if it paid off!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few stressful minutes later~~~~~~~~~~
So while reading I noticed that sometimes the authors double space things... What's up with that? I measured them because I thought my eyes might be playing tricks on me but no they actually double space things occasionally.
Is this something that is done on purpose or is a habit that one of them has? Whatever it is, it adds a nice affect.
Cacophony: a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Prostrate page 376 3rd paragraph down from the break, I had to read it a few times just to make sure I was reading it right. Imagine how awful it would have been if there was a typo there.
Anyways if you are like me and want to know the meaning and origin of this word then I have good news! Its right here!
Adjective: "Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward"
Verb: (of distress, exhaustion, or illness) reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness:
Origin:Middle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down
Woo!!! We learned a few new words! How's that for an accomplishment? (Referring to the fact that I will never be an Olympian)
Luken and Grift, together again!!!
It was really great to see them working together again with Grift not being skittish. I think they make an overpowered team and I am glad to see them side by side on the battlefront.
"but words will never hurt me?"! Luken you spicy old badger!
The authors saw their chance and took it! That is nothing short of beautiful humor.
Luken! NO!
That wad intense but Lukens last words disturbed me a little bit.
Why did they let Seam control them? he asked. Does that mean that he wanted them to have free will? I don't think I like that but once again the plot thickens!
Not good....
ABSOLUTELY NOT GOD. Even in literature it is mildly offensive when people claim to be God. I understand it is vital to the plot line and I was expecting it so it's no biggie but I am just saying that as a forewarning because I expect for it to be something that comes up frequently if I continue to do book reviews. Lots of villains have a God complex just like people.
Adley is pinned, Grift is probably on the verge of death, Wael is down the for the count and Rot didn't seem to be too injured... I hope. I am serious about anti-animal abuse in books so hopefully he will pull through.
Now is time for Kull to choose and I think that Aleph will make him choose who lives or something to that effect. Personally I would choose Grift. Friends and lovers can be replaced but parental units are forever.
I can't wait to see how the Aleph twist will play out. That's all for today. I know this was short today but I have been absorbed in the Olympics and college prep.. That's right guys, I have orientation tomorrow morning at good ole WPCC and I am stressed to the max. I try not to do reviews or blog posts when I am that stressed because they seem to lack luster and finesse but I realized today that I don't have that anyways so I went for it. This book helped me unwind a little bit which I am grateful for.
In the end, even if I hate college like I am expecting I still wont be stuck in the middle of a spiritual war that is killing everything so that's nice.
Stay safe and wish me luck!!! See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Erving and Casey Eanes.
Hello everyone, I am sorry about the Saturday post. I got to thinking about it and I realized that the potential of these final 3 chapters could be really intense and dramatic so I didn't want to splits them up with the Sunday off. That was just a wild guess because I obviously don't know the content though so lets go read and see if it paid off!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few stressful minutes later~~~~~~~~~~
So while reading I noticed that sometimes the authors double space things... What's up with that? I measured them because I thought my eyes might be playing tricks on me but no they actually double space things occasionally.
Is this something that is done on purpose or is a habit that one of them has? Whatever it is, it adds a nice affect.
Cacophony: a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Prostrate page 376 3rd paragraph down from the break, I had to read it a few times just to make sure I was reading it right. Imagine how awful it would have been if there was a typo there.
Anyways if you are like me and want to know the meaning and origin of this word then I have good news! Its right here!
Adjective: "Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward"
Verb: (of distress, exhaustion, or illness) reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness:
Origin:Middle English: from Latin prostratus ‘thrown down
Woo!!! We learned a few new words! How's that for an accomplishment? (Referring to the fact that I will never be an Olympian)
Luken and Grift, together again!!!
It was really great to see them working together again with Grift not being skittish. I think they make an overpowered team and I am glad to see them side by side on the battlefront.
"but words will never hurt me?"! Luken you spicy old badger!
The authors saw their chance and took it! That is nothing short of beautiful humor.
Luken! NO!
That wad intense but Lukens last words disturbed me a little bit.
Why did they let Seam control them? he asked. Does that mean that he wanted them to have free will? I don't think I like that but once again the plot thickens!
Not good....
ABSOLUTELY NOT GOD. Even in literature it is mildly offensive when people claim to be God. I understand it is vital to the plot line and I was expecting it so it's no biggie but I am just saying that as a forewarning because I expect for it to be something that comes up frequently if I continue to do book reviews. Lots of villains have a God complex just like people.
Adley is pinned, Grift is probably on the verge of death, Wael is down the for the count and Rot didn't seem to be too injured... I hope. I am serious about anti-animal abuse in books so hopefully he will pull through.
Now is time for Kull to choose and I think that Aleph will make him choose who lives or something to that effect. Personally I would choose Grift. Friends and lovers can be replaced but parental units are forever.
I can't wait to see how the Aleph twist will play out. That's all for today. I know this was short today but I have been absorbed in the Olympics and college prep.. That's right guys, I have orientation tomorrow morning at good ole WPCC and I am stressed to the max. I try not to do reviews or blog posts when I am that stressed because they seem to lack luster and finesse but I realized today that I don't have that anyways so I went for it. This book helped me unwind a little bit which I am grateful for.
In the end, even if I hate college like I am expecting I still wont be stuck in the middle of a spiritual war that is killing everything so that's nice.
Stay safe and wish me luck!!! See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Friday, August 5, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 25 "Sea of Souls" By Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 25
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hey guys! So the spontaneous kidnapping today got ruined by torrential rain and washed out interstates. I had a blast because long car rides in the rain are a secret love of mine but there are far more important things to talk about right now...
Like Sea of Souls and the 2016 OLYMPICS!!! Guys its back and this is the first time that I have been a blogger while they were active so expect a lot about them along with Sea of Souls. I will definitely be talking more about that later but this post is dedicated to Casey and Seth's creation so join me in reading chapter 25!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aww man.. Okay, so one of the biggest appeals in the book was the fact that they never cussed.
I consider that a cuss word. It doesn't change much about my overall opinion on this book, it just lost some brownie points was all.
So I might be reading into things again but if Isphets words are always true then that means Willyn isn't just seeing Hagan, it means he is alive. Isphet was the one who sent her all wonky about Hagan back when she was in Preost. Is this an Easter egg in the book or is it irrelevant?! I don't know what to think of this. I actually don't want to think about it at all.
So the next few paragraphs left me with a realization that hit me like a freight train.
I just remembered.. I cant believe I forgot this. In every culture when there are multiple gods none of them are good.
Who said Aleph was a good guy? Sure these people worship him but people also worship Seam, so what now?
The description of Bastion running out of the titan was ridiculously humorous to me.
"Bastion took on the form of a massive boar, running on its hind legs with little human resemblance aside from his massive arms."
Now I am sure that if I delved deep enough into the pits of the internet then I would find an accurate picture but I don't think we need me any more disturbed than I already am.
When I read that I pictured a tiny little boar body standing upright like a human with these massive human arms and big old boar head. As threatening as it wanted to be, it was too top heavy and instead of running it ended up wobbling and tripping over it's self. I had to stop and laugh for a good 20 minutes.
Sorry about that. Moving on.
Abtren and Bastion are terrified of Aleph and his name obviously holds some power over them so there is that.
This sudden show of power has me second guessing who the good guys are.
"His invisible hand hides within his very name..." What?
Is this like the good ole "He who shall not be named"?
Is it hand as in handle, does AlePH have something to do with the other strangely powerful god IsPHet?
Am I just full of conspiracy theories that are probably way off the mark? Well at least I have an answer for that one. Yes.
Two fun words and then my overall thoughts on this chapter.
**Note: The italicized font is mostly a result of me being tired and my sarcastic nature surfacing so it is not imperative to the read.
Dissidents: a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Fasincating! I am a Dissident! I think I will call my fandom the Dissidentians!Yeah right, like I have fans.
Clandestine: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit:
This changes everything! Karera's alternative code name (Secret Secret Hush Hush) shall now be Clandenstine clandenstine hush hush!
Lastly we have my personal thoughts! The respectful version at least.
If only they would have died. Seriously, so much could have been avoided. One more Desolate bonfire and we could be free of creepy god humanoids. At least we have Seam on edge!
Now I know I didn't acknowledge the interaction between Seam and Isphet much in this post but that is because I am still pondering how I think that will affect things.
All in all this chapter left me with far too many questions to list.
I hope you guys will join me in the insanity tomorrow!!! (Also in the Olympics!! *Minor excited screeching*)
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hey guys! So the spontaneous kidnapping today got ruined by torrential rain and washed out interstates. I had a blast because long car rides in the rain are a secret love of mine but there are far more important things to talk about right now...
Like Sea of Souls and the 2016 OLYMPICS!!! Guys its back and this is the first time that I have been a blogger while they were active so expect a lot about them along with Sea of Souls. I will definitely be talking more about that later but this post is dedicated to Casey and Seth's creation so join me in reading chapter 25!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aww man.. Okay, so one of the biggest appeals in the book was the fact that they never cussed.
I consider that a cuss word. It doesn't change much about my overall opinion on this book, it just lost some brownie points was all.
So I might be reading into things again but if Isphets words are always true then that means Willyn isn't just seeing Hagan, it means he is alive. Isphet was the one who sent her all wonky about Hagan back when she was in Preost. Is this an Easter egg in the book or is it irrelevant?! I don't know what to think of this. I actually don't want to think about it at all.
So the next few paragraphs left me with a realization that hit me like a freight train.
I just remembered.. I cant believe I forgot this. In every culture when there are multiple gods none of them are good.
Who said Aleph was a good guy? Sure these people worship him but people also worship Seam, so what now?
The description of Bastion running out of the titan was ridiculously humorous to me.
"Bastion took on the form of a massive boar, running on its hind legs with little human resemblance aside from his massive arms."
Now I am sure that if I delved deep enough into the pits of the internet then I would find an accurate picture but I don't think we need me any more disturbed than I already am.
When I read that I pictured a tiny little boar body standing upright like a human with these massive human arms and big old boar head. As threatening as it wanted to be, it was too top heavy and instead of running it ended up wobbling and tripping over it's self. I had to stop and laugh for a good 20 minutes.
Sorry about that. Moving on.
Abtren and Bastion are terrified of Aleph and his name obviously holds some power over them so there is that.
This sudden show of power has me second guessing who the good guys are.
"His invisible hand hides within his very name..." What?
Is this like the good ole "He who shall not be named"?
Is it hand as in handle, does AlePH have something to do with the other strangely powerful god IsPHet?
Am I just full of conspiracy theories that are probably way off the mark? Well at least I have an answer for that one. Yes.
Two fun words and then my overall thoughts on this chapter.
**Note: The italicized font is mostly a result of me being tired and my sarcastic nature surfacing so it is not imperative to the read.
Dissidents: a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Fasincating! I am a Dissident! I think I will call my fandom the Dissidentians!
Clandestine: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit:
This changes everything! Karera's alternative code name (Secret Secret Hush Hush) shall now be Clandenstine clandenstine hush hush!
Lastly we have my personal thoughts! The respectful version at least.
If only they would have died. Seriously, so much could have been avoided. One more Desolate bonfire and we could be free of creepy god humanoids. At least we have Seam on edge!
Now I know I didn't acknowledge the interaction between Seam and Isphet much in this post but that is because I am still pondering how I think that will affect things.
All in all this chapter left me with far too many questions to list.
I hope you guys will join me in the insanity tomorrow!!! (Also in the Olympics!! *Minor excited screeching*)
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Thursday, August 4, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 24 "Sea of Souls" by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 24
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hey everyone! So I had a random thought today...
If you ever feel like your worthless I just want to remind you that you have incredible worth! If you body was drained of blood that is enough blood to cool a sword, if you get cremated you can also be turned into a sword or ring, if someone were to skin you the human leather that comes from you would be very valuable and last but not least, your organs are incredibly valuable so never feel like you aren't worth much! ^_^
Now that I have disturbed the masses lets get on with the read, shall we?
~~~~~~~~~~~A few not as creepy as that^ moments later~~~~~~~
First we have great news....
Willyn is alive!!!!! YES!
Ahem, the rightful leader of the Groganlands is alive and well, sort of. I mean mentally she could probably use a rest but that's beside the point.
It's no secret that I am thrilled about the continuation of her existence so everyone celebrate this with me!!
~~A few fangirling moments later~~
Okay, moving on!
She recognized the Baggers as people and showed compassion. That is huge character development! At the start of the book, are really just a few chapters ago, she would have given anything to stay away from the Baggers who seemed less than civil to her. It is very much like how a lot of people see low income families and homeless people in todays society... Hopefully it doesn't take a war for us to treat them in the same civilized way.
One minor thing, really not a problem at all.
"She had hated him them," I am just guessing but I think this might be a typo. I think they were aiming for "then" but seeing how those keys are right beside each other I can completely understand this.
Shoot, I have done it more than onxe myself.
(If you didn't just look at your keyboard to see if x is beside c then you aren't my kind of people. JK, it was on purpose.)
So this next thing gave me a headache after an hour or so of pondering.
What is going on with "Lyn" and Hagan?! Is he real or is he not? Is he evil because his little shadow peoples sound mighty evil. I really just don't know how to process this. I feel like it could have something to do with her brush in with Bastion because he is the one that initially told her Hagan was alive but I just don't know...
The likely hood that both Luken and Hagan are alive is just too low. I don't trust it but it has certainly spiced up the plot.
Next we have one new word! I was actually pretty confused when I saw this word because it is completely new to me and I thought it looked like a heart attack on a keyboard had happened.
Scintillating: sparkling or shining brightly
Just imagine confusing the masses when you compliment people.
"Your eyes are scintillating like the sunset off of the ocean."
Pair this up with Sanguine and I think I might have a new favorite word pairing.
Lastly we have Willyn's rising to power.
If she were in charge, I would follow her blindly. That entire scene was pretty emotional. This is the rallying before the war, you know that scene in Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe where the two armies start rushing each other but their is no sound. The entire thing is void and you unconsciously hold your breath in anticipation, you can feel the rush of the warriors racing to battle. That is this moment. She is taking a moment of silence before a battle to the death at Zenith, or so it seams. (Seams, get it?)
She also pulled a Dobby when she announced that part about the Baggers. They are free from their drifting ways because she is going to try and give them back their civilization. This is certainly going to be harder than stealing a sock.
(If you aren't in the HP fandom then that wont make much sense.)
That is all I have for today, I don't know if I will be here tomorrow. My roommates keep whispering about kidnapping me so I don't know what's going on but I assure you that I will be in no actual danger.. probably.
Anyways, I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to our next interaction!!!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hey everyone! So I had a random thought today...
If you ever feel like your worthless I just want to remind you that you have incredible worth! If you body was drained of blood that is enough blood to cool a sword, if you get cremated you can also be turned into a sword or ring, if someone were to skin you the human leather that comes from you would be very valuable and last but not least, your organs are incredibly valuable so never feel like you aren't worth much! ^_^
Now that I have disturbed the masses lets get on with the read, shall we?
~~~~~~~~~~~A few not as creepy as that^ moments later~~~~~~~
First we have great news....
Willyn is alive!!!!! YES!
Ahem, the rightful leader of the Groganlands is alive and well, sort of. I mean mentally she could probably use a rest but that's beside the point.
It's no secret that I am thrilled about the continuation of her existence so everyone celebrate this with me!!
~~A few fangirling moments later~~
Okay, moving on!
She recognized the Baggers as people and showed compassion. That is huge character development! At the start of the book, are really just a few chapters ago, she would have given anything to stay away from the Baggers who seemed less than civil to her. It is very much like how a lot of people see low income families and homeless people in todays society... Hopefully it doesn't take a war for us to treat them in the same civilized way.
One minor thing, really not a problem at all.
"She had hated him them," I am just guessing but I think this might be a typo. I think they were aiming for "then" but seeing how those keys are right beside each other I can completely understand this.
Shoot, I have done it more than onxe myself.
(If you didn't just look at your keyboard to see if x is beside c then you aren't my kind of people. JK, it was on purpose.)
So this next thing gave me a headache after an hour or so of pondering.
What is going on with "Lyn" and Hagan?! Is he real or is he not? Is he evil because his little shadow peoples sound mighty evil. I really just don't know how to process this. I feel like it could have something to do with her brush in with Bastion because he is the one that initially told her Hagan was alive but I just don't know...
The likely hood that both Luken and Hagan are alive is just too low. I don't trust it but it has certainly spiced up the plot.
Next we have one new word! I was actually pretty confused when I saw this word because it is completely new to me and I thought it looked like a heart attack on a keyboard had happened.
Scintillating: sparkling or shining brightly
Just imagine confusing the masses when you compliment people.
"Your eyes are scintillating like the sunset off of the ocean."
Pair this up with Sanguine and I think I might have a new favorite word pairing.
Lastly we have Willyn's rising to power.
If she were in charge, I would follow her blindly. That entire scene was pretty emotional. This is the rallying before the war, you know that scene in Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe where the two armies start rushing each other but their is no sound. The entire thing is void and you unconsciously hold your breath in anticipation, you can feel the rush of the warriors racing to battle. That is this moment. She is taking a moment of silence before a battle to the death at Zenith, or so it seams. (Seams, get it?)
She also pulled a Dobby when she announced that part about the Baggers. They are free from their drifting ways because she is going to try and give them back their civilization. This is certainly going to be harder than stealing a sock.
(If you aren't in the HP fandom then that wont make much sense.)
That is all I have for today, I don't know if I will be here tomorrow. My roommates keep whispering about kidnapping me so I don't know what's going on but I assure you that I will be in no actual danger.. probably.
Anyways, I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to our next interaction!!!
~Aki Ame Okami
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 23 "Sea of Souls" By Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
A Chapter A Day: Day 23Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hey there, I hope you have had a good day and that you didn't have any flooding! I know a lot of our state is struggling weather wise so stay safe out there please.
Alrighty, grab your copies of Sea of Souls and read with me!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hmm I am afraid that there isn't much you can do to come back from fake dying on your friends.
Luken and Grifts relationship is very stressed. It's hard to see them fight but it is also very refreshing because that is a very human response. If someone you were friends with and relied on "Died" then came back you cannot honestly tell me that you wouldn't be suspicious and if their death lead to the deaths of others you cannot tell me that you wouldn't be mad. This realistic touch makes it even more emotional to read.
The Desolate? The good guys have gods too. The odds don't seem hopelessly in Seams favor anymore.
I like this change of pace and how they waited until almost the last possible moment to flip the scales and up the antics.
So now on team good guy we have Grift, Adley, Ewing, Wael and countless other mortals, Luken, The Desolate, Pred. tech and Aleph. Not to shabby looking.
Grift was very emotional this chapter and because of that we got a lot of feelings out in the open and we learned that Luken can be controlled by Seam. I can't help but feel like that might be foreshadowing something terrible...
Like maybe Grift accepts Luken and buries the hatchet and then Seam controls Luken, he kills someone important like Willyn and ends up dying. **That is all my speculation and probably not at all what will happen**
Luken was sad that Willyn might be dead! I hope she isn't because that is just too cute. I still really want to know how Willyn will react to him, if she rejects him that might just break his heart.
The good news is, one of the next few chapters should be hers so we might find out soon enough.
Its about to go down! Everyone is geared up and heading for Taluum to protect/retrieve Isphet whom, apparently, is far too dangerous to be released. If the Serubs and humanity agree on something then you know its got to be the truth.
Something big is coming and the suspense is killer, be sure to join me tomorrow as we discover more questions and hopefully a few answers!
Oh also, I might be getting sick. I haven't felt too good these past few days and I may have stressed myself out to the point of illness.. Good job Aki. -_-
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Hey there, I hope you have had a good day and that you didn't have any flooding! I know a lot of our state is struggling weather wise so stay safe out there please.
Alrighty, grab your copies of Sea of Souls and read with me!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hmm I am afraid that there isn't much you can do to come back from fake dying on your friends.
Luken and Grifts relationship is very stressed. It's hard to see them fight but it is also very refreshing because that is a very human response. If someone you were friends with and relied on "Died" then came back you cannot honestly tell me that you wouldn't be suspicious and if their death lead to the deaths of others you cannot tell me that you wouldn't be mad. This realistic touch makes it even more emotional to read.
The Desolate? The good guys have gods too. The odds don't seem hopelessly in Seams favor anymore.
I like this change of pace and how they waited until almost the last possible moment to flip the scales and up the antics.
So now on team good guy we have Grift, Adley, Ewing, Wael and countless other mortals, Luken, The Desolate, Pred. tech and Aleph. Not to shabby looking.
Grift was very emotional this chapter and because of that we got a lot of feelings out in the open and we learned that Luken can be controlled by Seam. I can't help but feel like that might be foreshadowing something terrible...
Like maybe Grift accepts Luken and buries the hatchet and then Seam controls Luken, he kills someone important like Willyn and ends up dying. **That is all my speculation and probably not at all what will happen**
Luken was sad that Willyn might be dead! I hope she isn't because that is just too cute. I still really want to know how Willyn will react to him, if she rejects him that might just break his heart.
The good news is, one of the next few chapters should be hers so we might find out soon enough.
Its about to go down! Everyone is geared up and heading for Taluum to protect/retrieve Isphet whom, apparently, is far too dangerous to be released. If the Serubs and humanity agree on something then you know its got to be the truth.
Something big is coming and the suspense is killer, be sure to join me tomorrow as we discover more questions and hopefully a few answers!
Oh also, I might be getting sick. I haven't felt too good these past few days and I may have stressed myself out to the point of illness.. Good job Aki. -_-
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 22 "Sea of Souls" By Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 22
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Greetings bookworms, We are moving ever closer to the end.. I know it isn't healthy to focus on the end but I can't help feel all nostalgic about this experience.
Lets make some more memories by reading chapter 22.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Few Memories Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ma'et? I wondered what it meant so I did a quick Bing search and got, "(Maat, Ma’at, Maât; note that there are two vowel sounds in the name) The personification of the multivalent Egyptian concept of ma’et, that is, justice, truth and order, Ma’et is depicted as as a woman wearing a tall ostrich feather (or sometimes two) on her head, frequently with wings extending along her arms and usually carrying the ankh, sign of life." and I think that is just beautiful. I wonder if this has anything to do with the reasons they named the Unmighty, Ma'et and I wonder what the real reasons are?
(It spells team backwards.. I don't know what we are supposed to do with that information though.)
Ma'et's actions were kind of flashy in comparison to Stranger.
I mean, lets look at the events.
Stranger:
"You want to chop wood and fetch some water with me? I have honey!" VS Ma'et:
"ROW YOU WORTHLESS SCUM! ROW UNTIL I DEVOUR YOU!"
Which one stands out more to you? Yeah.
Okay, moving on! This next part is my personal favorite of this chapter.
I was right.. Aleph. Kull has been doing divine chores with ALEPH! He is actually a lot cooler than I was expecting him to be and I really like the fact that he wanted Kull to figure it out. Most the time in situations like this it is glaringly obvious who the person is but no, this time it was very smooth and mysterious and that added such a personal touch to these past few Kull chapters.
Wonderfully done.
Our sweet baby doesn't feel good enough! I mean, um... Lets try that again but more professional this time.
The impression I got from this chapter was that Kull doesn't feel like he deserves to be in Alephs presence and he doesn't understand why Aleph would choose to spare him from an eternity at the hands of Ma'et.
Kull was a non-believer in The Red Deaths and now he is with Aleph so I can only imagine the confusion that is tormenting his incomplete mind.
The real question now is, What will Aleph do with Kull?
With only 6 chapters left I honestly have no idea where they are going with this but I get the sneaking suspicion that someone else will die before this book is over. Lets see how that turns out tomorrow!
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Greetings bookworms, We are moving ever closer to the end.. I know it isn't healthy to focus on the end but I can't help feel all nostalgic about this experience.
Lets make some more memories by reading chapter 22.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Few Memories Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ma'et? I wondered what it meant so I did a quick Bing search and got, "(Maat, Ma’at, Maât; note that there are two vowel sounds in the name) The personification of the multivalent Egyptian concept of ma’et, that is, justice, truth and order, Ma’et is depicted as as a woman wearing a tall ostrich feather (or sometimes two) on her head, frequently with wings extending along her arms and usually carrying the ankh, sign of life." and I think that is just beautiful. I wonder if this has anything to do with the reasons they named the Unmighty, Ma'et and I wonder what the real reasons are?
(It spells team backwards.. I don't know what we are supposed to do with that information though.)
Ma'et's actions were kind of flashy in comparison to Stranger.
I mean, lets look at the events.
Stranger:
"You want to chop wood and fetch some water with me? I have honey!" VS Ma'et:
"ROW YOU WORTHLESS SCUM! ROW UNTIL I DEVOUR YOU!"
Which one stands out more to you? Yeah.
Okay, moving on! This next part is my personal favorite of this chapter.
I was right.. Aleph. Kull has been doing divine chores with ALEPH! He is actually a lot cooler than I was expecting him to be and I really like the fact that he wanted Kull to figure it out. Most the time in situations like this it is glaringly obvious who the person is but no, this time it was very smooth and mysterious and that added such a personal touch to these past few Kull chapters.
Wonderfully done.
Our sweet baby doesn't feel good enough! I mean, um... Lets try that again but more professional this time.
The impression I got from this chapter was that Kull doesn't feel like he deserves to be in Alephs presence and he doesn't understand why Aleph would choose to spare him from an eternity at the hands of Ma'et.
Kull was a non-believer in The Red Deaths and now he is with Aleph so I can only imagine the confusion that is tormenting his incomplete mind.
The real question now is, What will Aleph do with Kull?
With only 6 chapters left I honestly have no idea where they are going with this but I get the sneaking suspicion that someone else will die before this book is over. Lets see how that turns out tomorrow!
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Monday, August 1, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 21 "Sea of Souls" by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 21
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor Series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hello there everyone! I missed you and the book very much over the weekend! I discovered something this weekend... I don't know how to relax or have fun if it isn't considered work except by reading! So lets go and relax with chapter 21!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Many Relaxing Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~
Kicking corpses? That is relaxing...
Seams eccentric tendencies are getting worse.
Casey and Seth did a wonderful job describing burnt corpses which was mildly concerning. Actually, very concerning. How did they make it so accurate?!
"A quilted patchwork of hell on earth" Not to be a nit-picker but shouldn't "hell" be capitalized? It is referring to a place and a proper noun which are both eligible for capitalization.
It could still just be one of those words that, despite having an actual meaning, get used out of context and become an adjective.
(My favorite example of that is the word Schmuck, it really means brother in German however we all know what America did with it :/ )
They couldn't just let Bri die in peace could they? Why do that when you can rip out the readers hearts. I mean who needed emotional closure anyways?
Bastion gave the other Serubs hope so I am expecting him to be a really sneaky and powerful creature. I hope he does something inexplicably evil!!!
"Celestial pets"... Ownership is kinda derogatory but I don't know what else I expected from Seam.
Hmm... I don't know how I feel about Seam treating Bronson so terribly. It is completely understandable for people to not handle world destruction very well. Of course he wouldn't be able to remain sane after murdering hundreds of people for the Serubs to feed on. Seam shouldn't be so hard on one of his closest "friends". Bronson of course was never his friend but they have the most history out of everyone left alive besides Seams mother.
Speaking of Seam's mother, what is he going to do with/to her? I am guessing murder but that will be the last straw. If he does that then.. then I have to switch to team good guy. I don't support children disrespecting/murdering their mothers.
Yes, even I have morels. (Get it? Morels!)
Announcing your next target to the world is not the best war strategy out there. Sure everyone involved in the war knew it was coming but that doesn't mean you should just throw out that possible advantage.
It wouldn't have mattered anyways because Seam thinks he is unstoppable.
That is the main points from todays chapter, I look forward to reading with you guys again tomorrow!!! Stay safe out there :)
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor Series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hello there everyone! I missed you and the book very much over the weekend! I discovered something this weekend... I don't know how to relax or have fun if it isn't considered work except by reading! So lets go and relax with chapter 21!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Many Relaxing Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~
Kicking corpses? That is relaxing...
Seams eccentric tendencies are getting worse.
Casey and Seth did a wonderful job describing burnt corpses which was mildly concerning. Actually, very concerning. How did they make it so accurate?!
"A quilted patchwork of hell on earth" Not to be a nit-picker but shouldn't "hell" be capitalized? It is referring to a place and a proper noun which are both eligible for capitalization.
It could still just be one of those words that, despite having an actual meaning, get used out of context and become an adjective.
(My favorite example of that is the word Schmuck, it really means brother in German however we all know what America did with it :/ )
They couldn't just let Bri die in peace could they? Why do that when you can rip out the readers hearts. I mean who needed emotional closure anyways?
Bastion gave the other Serubs hope so I am expecting him to be a really sneaky and powerful creature. I hope he does something inexplicably evil!!!
"Celestial pets"... Ownership is kinda derogatory but I don't know what else I expected from Seam.
Hmm... I don't know how I feel about Seam treating Bronson so terribly. It is completely understandable for people to not handle world destruction very well. Of course he wouldn't be able to remain sane after murdering hundreds of people for the Serubs to feed on. Seam shouldn't be so hard on one of his closest "friends". Bronson of course was never his friend but they have the most history out of everyone left alive besides Seams mother.
Speaking of Seam's mother, what is he going to do with/to her? I am guessing murder but that will be the last straw. If he does that then.. then I have to switch to team good guy. I don't support children disrespecting/murdering their mothers.
Yes, even I have morels. (Get it? Morels!)
Announcing your next target to the world is not the best war strategy out there. Sure everyone involved in the war knew it was coming but that doesn't mean you should just throw out that possible advantage.
It wouldn't have mattered anyways because Seam thinks he is unstoppable.
That is the main points from todays chapter, I look forward to reading with you guys again tomorrow!!! Stay safe out there :)
See ya!
~Aki Ame Okami
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