A Chapter A Day: Day 12
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hello there everyone, I hope that you have been well and had a good Tuesday. I still have a lot of work to do but I sat down an hour early to write this up for you all so that maybe it wont be 2 AM by the time I post it! Lets get reading!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I had almost forgotten about the position that Willyn was in.
I feel like ever since she found out that Hagan was "dead" she had lost a certain defiant spark, it was the same spark that had drawn me into her part of the story. Her change was proven even further when she faced the Serub in Preost and he got inside her head.
Thankfully in the chapter we saw her reignite that spark and take on her old Willyn ways.
I loved the moment when she lied to Bastion. I am amazed that he believed it though, I feel like the serubs would usually be able to spot a lie a mile away but hey, what ever works.
The main stars of this chapter were the Baggers. I feel like we learned something very important about their history and the future but I am not sure what.
Maybe the Baggers know how to destroy the mirrors? That strange chant thing certainly felt like "magic" of some sort and I think that it definitely had an affect on Bastion.
What other secrets are the Baggers holding? Should I still call them Baggers or should I call them Former Rihts? Gah.. So many more questions.
Back to Willyn, Her fight with Rander is going to be great!!! As a dabbling author I am always looking for great fight scenes in written format because I always have such a hard time with even trying to write that up because it ends up really wordy and I never think its intense... then again almost 1000 people looked at the first chapter so maybe wordy is my style.
I predict that since I am so excited for that fight, it wont happen. Either the Dominion will invade and prevent them from fighting, Bri or Wael wont let it happen or somehow they will make peace beforehand. I still want the fight but it is always good to look at your options.
Since todays chapter was pretty short I don't have that much to say about it, mostly I just have another grand list of questions. I hope that we continue to explore Nameless and the Baggers in the chapters to come.
Thanks for reading, I tried to keep it brief and to the point-ish. See you tomorrow for chapter 13!!!!!!!!
~Aki Ame Okami
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A Chapter A Day: Day 11 "Sea of Souls" by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
A Chapter A Day: Day 11
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hello there everyone! So I know this little intro is my well wishes and letting you know how much I missed the book over the weekend but I have to admit that I have been a little distracted this weekend..
Not only did I win my very first Cosplay Contest (I took 1st!!!) I also completed my placement tests for college and have all of my classes registered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I will be in class every day at 8 AM and on the campus until 8 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays but I am sure it will be fine... Sort of.
The reason I am mentioning that to you guys is because with this schedule I will be completely uprooting my life schedule and trying to make myself a morning person, that means I will be trying to write my posts in the morning and going to bed before 3 AM so in the long run it is good for you!!!
Okay with that out of the way I feel comfortable typing my signature words of, LETS GET READING!!! (Chap. 11)
~~~~~A Many A Minutes into the future~~~~~~~
Dang them feels. I actually have a little something extra for this chapter.. I recommend this song for it.
I never thought about how Ewing would feel about Kull "Dying"... I mean, he is the one who let him go. That moment was strong and reminded the readers just how human everyone was. I just... Ouch.
Ewing, a weathered man of sound mind, will always carry the guilt of letting Kull go. This is one of those things that you regret doing and no matter what you are told or tell yourself the pain doesn't get better.
Why did you have to go all feels heavy on me today? It has been a very emotional weekend and you guys are bringing me to tears.
Dang it Grift. I don't like that side of me so please don't make me talk about it... Ugh, I have to talk about it now. I have been in those shoes far too many times for me to be this young. I am in those shoes at the moment so my next comment is going to be emotionally charged and I do apologize for that.
Loving someone who will never get better.. It changes you. As humans we have this annoying habit of hoping for things even when we know that we should give up. It isn't something we do on purpose and it's not something we can change. In the long run we just hurt ourselves even more and some of us push ourselves past the point of repair. We break with the broken ones and become something a little less than human. The armor that we spent so long perfecting cracks and the barest part of our soul and true character is revealed.
That is a hard thing to write without being emotionally invested or having previously experienced this pain to some degree so Authors, if you have been in that spot I am genuinely sorry for whatever happened. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you making this character and describing a more in depth version of this emotional state than most authors are willing to do. Thank you.
Okay, I am going to be heartless and a schmuck.
We knew it was coming, Rose was going to die. I am kind of relieved that she wont be a stress factor anymore. She released our supreme warrior of his last earthly tie so that he can unleash the beast. What comes next is going to be a mix of disaster and glory and I am glad that I will be there to see it.
I would also like to note that I think she was talking about Kull not Seam. So what about Kull would make him "Unstoppable"? This is certainly another secret that has tons of theories running through my mind that I wont bother you guys with.
We are undoubtedly about to face some hard times and I am incredibly interested to see where they take it. I do have one warning though, if Rend or Rot die I might riot. I have decided to emotionally attach myself to those characters because they are the least likely to die. Now because I said that we will probably find them both dead within a few chapters... Ah Suspense....
That was an emotionally exhausting chapter on top of a lonnggg 4 days so unfortunetly I am ending this here.
Be sure to come back and cry with me over tomorrows chapter, I am sure someone else is gonna die!!!
Just kidding, I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to seeing you again soon ^_^
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin.
Hello there everyone! So I know this little intro is my well wishes and letting you know how much I missed the book over the weekend but I have to admit that I have been a little distracted this weekend..
Not only did I win my very first Cosplay Contest (I took 1st!!!) I also completed my placement tests for college and have all of my classes registered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I will be in class every day at 8 AM and on the campus until 8 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays but I am sure it will be fine... Sort of.
The reason I am mentioning that to you guys is because with this schedule I will be completely uprooting my life schedule and trying to make myself a morning person, that means I will be trying to write my posts in the morning and going to bed before 3 AM so in the long run it is good for you!!!
Okay with that out of the way I feel comfortable typing my signature words of, LETS GET READING!!! (Chap. 11)
~~~~~A Many A Minutes into the future~~~~~~~
Dang them feels. I actually have a little something extra for this chapter.. I recommend this song for it.
I never thought about how Ewing would feel about Kull "Dying"... I mean, he is the one who let him go. That moment was strong and reminded the readers just how human everyone was. I just... Ouch.
Ewing, a weathered man of sound mind, will always carry the guilt of letting Kull go. This is one of those things that you regret doing and no matter what you are told or tell yourself the pain doesn't get better.
Why did you have to go all feels heavy on me today? It has been a very emotional weekend and you guys are bringing me to tears.
Dang it Grift. I don't like that side of me so please don't make me talk about it... Ugh, I have to talk about it now. I have been in those shoes far too many times for me to be this young. I am in those shoes at the moment so my next comment is going to be emotionally charged and I do apologize for that.
Loving someone who will never get better.. It changes you. As humans we have this annoying habit of hoping for things even when we know that we should give up. It isn't something we do on purpose and it's not something we can change. In the long run we just hurt ourselves even more and some of us push ourselves past the point of repair. We break with the broken ones and become something a little less than human. The armor that we spent so long perfecting cracks and the barest part of our soul and true character is revealed.
That is a hard thing to write without being emotionally invested or having previously experienced this pain to some degree so Authors, if you have been in that spot I am genuinely sorry for whatever happened. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you making this character and describing a more in depth version of this emotional state than most authors are willing to do. Thank you.
Okay, I am going to be heartless and a schmuck.
We knew it was coming, Rose was going to die. I am kind of relieved that she wont be a stress factor anymore. She released our supreme warrior of his last earthly tie so that he can unleash the beast. What comes next is going to be a mix of disaster and glory and I am glad that I will be there to see it.
I would also like to note that I think she was talking about Kull not Seam. So what about Kull would make him "Unstoppable"? This is certainly another secret that has tons of theories running through my mind that I wont bother you guys with.
We are undoubtedly about to face some hard times and I am incredibly interested to see where they take it. I do have one warning though, if Rend or Rot die I might riot. I have decided to emotionally attach myself to those characters because they are the least likely to die. Now because I said that we will probably find them both dead within a few chapters... Ah Suspense....
That was an emotionally exhausting chapter on top of a lonnggg 4 days so unfortunetly I am ending this here.
Be sure to come back and cry with me over tomorrows chapter, I am sure someone else is gonna die!!!
Just kidding, I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to seeing you again soon ^_^
~Aki Ame Okami
Saturday, July 16, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 10 "Sea of Souls" By Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 10
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hey everyone, I am sure you noticed that Friday's post was postponed. Sorry about that, I had to travel and figure out where Shelby-con was at and I don't think I would have been able to properly review anything last night. Before we get reading I do want to say a few things about today, I entered my first Cosplay Contest and I won first place which was amazing! I will be posting the review of said con tomorrow so if you want to come back and look at it then feel free and I have also been inspired to talk about Con Etiquette and that will probably not be a passing thing because I was strongly affected by some things from today. I am going to leave that at that for now. Lets go read! (Chapter 10)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~
**********Warning! I am in a good mood so there might be a little bit of hope, happiness and kindness in the review, sorry about that.*******************
This chapter speaks to me on a deep level. The first thing I see is "Where am I? How long have I been here? Who am I?"
Is the answer Kull for $200? We don't find that out in this chapter but that's where I am throwing my chips in.
Funny thingy, so um.. Nameless can taste the Blackness..?
What exactly does Blackness taste like? Can I have some? I think that might be what my soul or heart tastes like...
No, in all seriousness I do think that that detail and section where Nameless is all disoriented is very important to help with the setting.
What is this setting? Well, like everything this is up to interpretation to everyone. I am sure the authors have their own view for it but what I saw in it was Heaven and Hell, or at least Purgatory.
Aleph is The Almighty and, I am going to make a new word, The Beast is The Unmighty. Satan. Evil incarnate, the great no-no. Whatever you want to call him it doesn't change the resemblance.
This place where Nameless has ended up seems like Purgatory.
I don't mean to go all "learning" on you but its happening so buckle up, butter cup. What exactly is Purgatory? I am glad you asked because like many things in relation to the past and religions it has a wide variety of meanings. The noun version of Purgatory is defined as "(In Roman Catholic Doctrine): a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven"
So it is basically like a holding cell or torture chamber in that sense.
But wait! There's more!
The Adjective: having the quality of cleansing or purifying: Now that sounds totally different, doesn't it?
Another definition, ":Severe anguish or suffering."
That one is pretty good.
And another "Purgatory, according to Catholic Church doctrine, is an intermediate state after physical death in which those destined for heaven "undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. " Now that sounds very close to the first version except it doesn't sound like a torture chamber! That combines versions 1 and 2 and makes it sound a little sweeter...
But the perfect version that I think fits this story is the version used by the wildly popular show Supernatural.
"Purgatory is a realm where the souls of supernatural creatures go after they die. Its physical location is separate from both Heaven and Hell. Crowley estimates there are 30-40 million souls there.[1] It was originally created by God to contain the oldest creatures, Leviathans, for fear they would destroy the rest of creation" (Courtesy of the Supernatural Wiki )" OR the more colorful version, " It's like the backside of your worst nightmares. It's all blood and bone and darkness. Filled with the bodies and souls of all things hungry, sharp, and nasty." (Courtesy of Bobby Singer- Supernatural Wiki )
I think that version compliments the Candor world very nicely. Not the whole "Full of nasties" thing but I do think that it is a special realm made for the "Essences" that The Serubs Excuse from existence. There you go, you learned something... Sorry....
We have Rank and File, those names compliment each other so nicely. Okay, We have these two vile creatures/people that are the harbingers of essence and hold them captive for manual labor to keep themselves away from The Beast.
This is actually a disturbingly wonderful thing for the plot because now Nameless is surrounded by people who are probably from the last time the Serubs were free which means there is a good chance that they will know how to stop them. Remember how the Serubs usually only Excuse people who do something awful to them or their kin? Obviously the people on that boat are not innocent and know something about the Serubs. This is going to be another wonderful element and I looking forward to see how it alters the story.
One more thing about Rank and File... If this series did get turned into a movie or television series I think that the "dusting" scene would have to be altered a little... We literally have a bright light of a person that they go and rub dust all over that turns into a bare human body. That wouldn't be camera friendly but I would laugh like crazy because that would be so awkward for the actors to do and for me to watch.
I cannot believe that I just admitted that the remake shouldn't be just like the book! Oh how I have fallen....
Alright I will leave you with the meaning of 4 wonderful words that were used in this chapter.
Detritus: waste or debris of any kind
Despondent: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Cur: an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel. (I actually didn't know that one)
Dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
Okay, I didn't get into my feelings on the literary masterpieces above because I know that this post is very "Fact heavy" and I do apologize for that but sometimes it really helps to be able to dig into the meaning of things and figure out what you are looking at or doing. Rethink this chapter where Nameless, Rank and File are all just in pitch black. It doesn't have the same depth or emotion behind it, its a meaningless fact that we brush past and forget. That is why I tortured you for what has been almost an hour to write.
I hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow, I wont see you but that doesn't mean that I don't want you to be happy. Lets all look forward to resuming our reading on Monday!
I am honestly going to need your reassuring presence and normalcy in my life on that day because that is the day I take the test.
See ya!!! :)
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hey everyone, I am sure you noticed that Friday's post was postponed. Sorry about that, I had to travel and figure out where Shelby-con was at and I don't think I would have been able to properly review anything last night. Before we get reading I do want to say a few things about today, I entered my first Cosplay Contest and I won first place which was amazing! I will be posting the review of said con tomorrow so if you want to come back and look at it then feel free and I have also been inspired to talk about Con Etiquette and that will probably not be a passing thing because I was strongly affected by some things from today. I am going to leave that at that for now. Lets go read! (Chapter 10)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~
**********Warning! I am in a good mood so there might be a little bit of hope, happiness and kindness in the review, sorry about that.*******************
This chapter speaks to me on a deep level. The first thing I see is "Where am I? How long have I been here? Who am I?"
Is the answer Kull for $200? We don't find that out in this chapter but that's where I am throwing my chips in.
Funny thingy, so um.. Nameless can taste the Blackness..?
What exactly does Blackness taste like? Can I have some? I think that might be what my soul or heart tastes like...
No, in all seriousness I do think that that detail and section where Nameless is all disoriented is very important to help with the setting.
What is this setting? Well, like everything this is up to interpretation to everyone. I am sure the authors have their own view for it but what I saw in it was Heaven and Hell, or at least Purgatory.
Aleph is The Almighty and, I am going to make a new word, The Beast is The Unmighty. Satan. Evil incarnate, the great no-no. Whatever you want to call him it doesn't change the resemblance.
This place where Nameless has ended up seems like Purgatory.
I don't mean to go all "learning" on you but its happening so buckle up, butter cup. What exactly is Purgatory? I am glad you asked because like many things in relation to the past and religions it has a wide variety of meanings. The noun version of Purgatory is defined as "(In Roman Catholic Doctrine): a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven"
So it is basically like a holding cell or torture chamber in that sense.
But wait! There's more!
The Adjective: having the quality of cleansing or purifying: Now that sounds totally different, doesn't it?
Another definition, ":Severe anguish or suffering."
That one is pretty good.
And another "Purgatory, according to Catholic Church doctrine, is an intermediate state after physical death in which those destined for heaven "undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. " Now that sounds very close to the first version except it doesn't sound like a torture chamber! That combines versions 1 and 2 and makes it sound a little sweeter...
But the perfect version that I think fits this story is the version used by the wildly popular show Supernatural.
"Purgatory is a realm where the souls of supernatural creatures go after they die. Its physical location is separate from both Heaven and Hell. Crowley estimates there are 30-40 million souls there.[1] It was originally created by God to contain the oldest creatures, Leviathans, for fear they would destroy the rest of creation" (Courtesy of the Supernatural Wiki )" OR the more colorful version, " It's like the backside of your worst nightmares. It's all blood and bone and darkness. Filled with the bodies and souls of all things hungry, sharp, and nasty." (Courtesy of Bobby Singer- Supernatural Wiki )
I think that version compliments the Candor world very nicely. Not the whole "Full of nasties" thing but I do think that it is a special realm made for the "Essences" that The Serubs Excuse from existence. There you go, you learned something... Sorry....
We have Rank and File, those names compliment each other so nicely. Okay, We have these two vile creatures/people that are the harbingers of essence and hold them captive for manual labor to keep themselves away from The Beast.
This is actually a disturbingly wonderful thing for the plot because now Nameless is surrounded by people who are probably from the last time the Serubs were free which means there is a good chance that they will know how to stop them. Remember how the Serubs usually only Excuse people who do something awful to them or their kin? Obviously the people on that boat are not innocent and know something about the Serubs. This is going to be another wonderful element and I looking forward to see how it alters the story.
One more thing about Rank and File... If this series did get turned into a movie or television series I think that the "dusting" scene would have to be altered a little... We literally have a bright light of a person that they go and rub dust all over that turns into a bare human body. That wouldn't be camera friendly but I would laugh like crazy because that would be so awkward for the actors to do and for me to watch.
I cannot believe that I just admitted that the remake shouldn't be just like the book! Oh how I have fallen....
Alright I will leave you with the meaning of 4 wonderful words that were used in this chapter.
Detritus: waste or debris of any kind
Despondent: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Cur: an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel. (I actually didn't know that one)
Dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.
Okay, I didn't get into my feelings on the literary masterpieces above because I know that this post is very "Fact heavy" and I do apologize for that but sometimes it really helps to be able to dig into the meaning of things and figure out what you are looking at or doing. Rethink this chapter where Nameless, Rank and File are all just in pitch black. It doesn't have the same depth or emotion behind it, its a meaningless fact that we brush past and forget. That is why I tortured you for what has been almost an hour to write.
I hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow, I wont see you but that doesn't mean that I don't want you to be happy. Lets all look forward to resuming our reading on Monday!
I am honestly going to need your reassuring presence and normalcy in my life on that day because that is the day I take the test.
See ya!!! :)
~Aki Ame Okami
Thursday, July 14, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 9 "Sea of Souls" by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 9
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
Hey guys, obviously I am late today as well! I will try to work on that.... I hope everyone is doing good and that you haven't read ahead without me! I would understand if you did but it would make me a little sad.. Lets go read!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Some time later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seam is losing it. He has developed such a "god complex" that I thought for a moment that I was reading a *Manga or Light Novel*!
*= Historically the majority of anime/manga/light novel villians and pretty much every villain in history has had a major god complex.
"Nyx would only need remind him of his debt to her, and he obeyed, praying that his compliance would prevent Abtren from saying anything-" Abtren? shouldn't it be Nyx? I could have sworn that
Bronson was thinking about, talking about and had made the deal with Nyx. It is a little confusing this way but I am probably just not reading it right or missing something.
Bronson's term, Zookeeper of Nightmares, has inspired me to write a story... I am very much into that plot.
Bronson, drinking and drugs are never the answer. How my favorite cinnamon roll has fallen. :/
*Cinnamon roll generally refers to the sweet innocent characters that don't deserve whatever fate they have.
Authors, good jobs depicting the different ways that people use to cope with severe stress, regret and self hate. This is probably the best description of a depressed person that I have ever seen.
Bronson is to the point where he doesn't feel like he deserves Aleph's grace. I have been there, felt like that and I can promise you that this reaction is accurate. I don't know if the authors have ever felt that way but major respect to them for this accomplishment. I hope that we see Bronson's struggle have a good outcome but that would be too much of a happy ending...
I am happy to know what Abtren does for the creepy trio. So far we knew that Arakiel and Nyx made the morels, or at least the undead armies, but I wasn't sure what Abtren had to do with it. Apparently she is useful for trapping which I think compliments her seductive abilities quite well.
That entire process with the baggers and the serubs got me thinking... The authors did such a wonderful job creating a disposable population. The baggers are really essential to the environment and government in this book and I don't think it would flow as smoothly with out them. So lets just take a moment to appreciate our sacrificial citizens.
Seam.. tone down the control issues O.o
I don't know what was going on with that last thing. I have honestly mulled over the interactions and the trains of thought but I cannot piece it together. Good job Casey and Seth, you have stumped me and I love it.
That is all I have on todays chapter. I would like to tell you guys that I am about to go curl up in bed and get some sleep (Since its 2 AM) but I have been watching the "Wrong Turn" movies on Syfy and I doubt that I will be sleeping tonight.
I also have good news, I will be helping with props for the short film A Many A Moon and we are setting to film from the 11th-15th of next month!!! That's super exciting!
Can't wait to see you all tomorrow, or later. Whatever you wanna call it, I will still be here!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
Hey guys, obviously I am late today as well! I will try to work on that.... I hope everyone is doing good and that you haven't read ahead without me! I would understand if you did but it would make me a little sad.. Lets go read!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Some time later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seam is losing it. He has developed such a "god complex" that I thought for a moment that I was reading a *Manga or Light Novel*!
*= Historically the majority of anime/manga/light novel villians and pretty much every villain in history has had a major god complex.
"Nyx would only need remind him of his debt to her, and he obeyed, praying that his compliance would prevent Abtren from saying anything-" Abtren? shouldn't it be Nyx? I could have sworn that
Bronson was thinking about, talking about and had made the deal with Nyx. It is a little confusing this way but I am probably just not reading it right or missing something.
Bronson's term, Zookeeper of Nightmares, has inspired me to write a story... I am very much into that plot.
Bronson, drinking and drugs are never the answer. How my favorite cinnamon roll has fallen. :/
*Cinnamon roll generally refers to the sweet innocent characters that don't deserve whatever fate they have.
Authors, good jobs depicting the different ways that people use to cope with severe stress, regret and self hate. This is probably the best description of a depressed person that I have ever seen.
Bronson is to the point where he doesn't feel like he deserves Aleph's grace. I have been there, felt like that and I can promise you that this reaction is accurate. I don't know if the authors have ever felt that way but major respect to them for this accomplishment. I hope that we see Bronson's struggle have a good outcome but that would be too much of a happy ending...
I am happy to know what Abtren does for the creepy trio. So far we knew that Arakiel and Nyx made the morels, or at least the undead armies, but I wasn't sure what Abtren had to do with it. Apparently she is useful for trapping which I think compliments her seductive abilities quite well.
That entire process with the baggers and the serubs got me thinking... The authors did such a wonderful job creating a disposable population. The baggers are really essential to the environment and government in this book and I don't think it would flow as smoothly with out them. So lets just take a moment to appreciate our sacrificial citizens.
Seam.. tone down the control issues O.o
I don't know what was going on with that last thing. I have honestly mulled over the interactions and the trains of thought but I cannot piece it together. Good job Casey and Seth, you have stumped me and I love it.
That is all I have on todays chapter. I would like to tell you guys that I am about to go curl up in bed and get some sleep (Since its 2 AM) but I have been watching the "Wrong Turn" movies on Syfy and I doubt that I will be sleeping tonight.
I also have good news, I will be helping with props for the short film A Many A Moon and we are setting to film from the 11th-15th of next month!!! That's super exciting!
Can't wait to see you all tomorrow, or later. Whatever you wanna call it, I will still be here!
~Aki Ame Okami
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 8 "Sea of Souls" by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 8
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hey everyone and sorry about the title slip up yesterday, I promise you that today is the official day eight review! It is about midnight right now and I am super sorry about that. As you can tell I am obviously a night owl and that throws off my timelines. Anyways, lets get reading! I will try to not rush the review portion ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~oh so many minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, like most of her chapters, this one was all about Willyn!
The authors and her earned some brownie points this chapter when they showed her gaining respect or at least some understanding for the Baggers. I feel like in the her last chapter she really looked down on the Baggers for their dirty and unstable lifestyle but in this chapter when they easily adjusted to their forced allegiance I think she saw a new aspect of their life and that caused her to think of them a little differently. Or I could be totally wrong and she could have over looked all of that...
Willyn you can't do it alone. I know you want to but you can't. That isn't how life works.
Her decision to go into the mine alone and unarmed was not only risky but stupid as well. Her life isn't just hers anymore, she is one of the few people who can help stop The Dominion so she needs to be a little more careful.
BUT because of that decision we are put in an interesting position.
The Serub in the mirror can potentially save her or kill her and she thinks she is hearing Hagan telling her to trust him even though she knows better. That is a wonderful cliffhanger. I am interested to see what choice she makes because it will certainly speak leagues about her character.
I think the person descending from the gap is Bri. That is just my personal opinion but I refuse to believe that Wael would have sent Willyn out without a capable body guard so I have the utmost faith in Bri.
I know that is a pretty short review but this was a pretty short chapter and the time was stressed...
I can't wait to see you all tomorrow and read about what horrible thing Seam is doing next ^_^ Good night friends!
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes.
Hey everyone and sorry about the title slip up yesterday, I promise you that today is the official day eight review! It is about midnight right now and I am super sorry about that. As you can tell I am obviously a night owl and that throws off my timelines. Anyways, lets get reading! I will try to not rush the review portion ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~oh so many minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, like most of her chapters, this one was all about Willyn!
The authors and her earned some brownie points this chapter when they showed her gaining respect or at least some understanding for the Baggers. I feel like in the her last chapter she really looked down on the Baggers for their dirty and unstable lifestyle but in this chapter when they easily adjusted to their forced allegiance I think she saw a new aspect of their life and that caused her to think of them a little differently. Or I could be totally wrong and she could have over looked all of that...
Willyn you can't do it alone. I know you want to but you can't. That isn't how life works.
Her decision to go into the mine alone and unarmed was not only risky but stupid as well. Her life isn't just hers anymore, she is one of the few people who can help stop The Dominion so she needs to be a little more careful.
BUT because of that decision we are put in an interesting position.
The Serub in the mirror can potentially save her or kill her and she thinks she is hearing Hagan telling her to trust him even though she knows better. That is a wonderful cliffhanger. I am interested to see what choice she makes because it will certainly speak leagues about her character.
I think the person descending from the gap is Bri. That is just my personal opinion but I refuse to believe that Wael would have sent Willyn out without a capable body guard so I have the utmost faith in Bri.
I know that is a pretty short review but this was a pretty short chapter and the time was stressed...
I can't wait to see you all tomorrow and read about what horrible thing Seam is doing next ^_^ Good night friends!
~Aki Ame Okami
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 7 "Sea of Souls" By Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
A Chapter A Day: Day 7
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
Hello everyone and welcome back! Today has been a very progressive day for me and I hope that it has been for you as well!
Lets kick back relax and endulge in our achievements as we celebrate with another chapter of Sea of Souls!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~45-ish minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Queen without her King? Historically, better.
This time it has a little twist though.
What is a Queen without her kid? Currently, better.
At this point in the story it is very refreshing to have the leader(s) of the resistance exposed. I was not expecting Aleigha to have anything to do with that so it was a nice twist.
The amount of strategic war planning and complicated plans and procedures gives the impression that at least one of the authors or a close friend or family member has had military experience. It feels very authentic and detailed which greatly increases the ability to dive into the story.
Lets talk about Grift. I am certain that he had to have been one of the best and well trained soldiers that ever existed. That means he had to have been trained to emotionally and mentally cope with the loss of loved ones and friends! I don't want to belittle his character, because the struggles that he is going through are certainly tougher than anything in our world, but come on man! You can't just back out of a rebellion!
"Welp, everyone I love has died. Guess I am just gonna go hide in a cave and wait to die." No! Just no. Go get your flipping revenge! Make them rue the day the were born, show them what true fear is and just when they think you will free them from the suffering and pain of this life, make them experience a fate worse than death. Don't just give up...
I adore the use of the word Rend for a name. I absolutely love it and it is something that I would name a child. It gives the impression of attractive, strong and edgy.
I have one typo, sort of, to report and one funny thing.
So the typo..... When Grift was talking about leaving Rose he got all chocked up... Yep. Chocked. I am almost 100% sure the authors were going for Choked but hey, they could have been suggesting that Grift had a "block or wedge placed under something else to keep it from moving" that was breaking his sentences caused by severe emotions.
By the way, that is the definition of a chock. It is an actual thing used to stop tires and such. See, you are always learning when you come here to read. (Page 92)Now the funny thing!!! "Ewing's hands shook. He nodded his hands, his tongue licking his dry lips. "I understand.""
That is a uh.. nice habit that you have there Ewing. What exactly does the nodding of hands express? Now it is entirely possible that this is what they meant to put and that it isn't an error. One of the definitions of Nod states: "signify or express (greeting, assent, or understanding) in this way:" and that could have been his expression of understanding. A Nod means to understand, regardless of the body parts used to do it.
Okay, that is all that I have to report on the chapter but before I go I want to give you a little "heads up" on this weeks schedule.
I will be doing the reviews through Saturday but on Saturday I will be attending Shelby-Con in Shelby, NC and will be reviewing it. Because of the conflict of review schedules I will be posting the review on Sunday the 17th even though it will have been written on the 16th. I also have a really important test for college sometime this week so I don't yet know how that will affect the schedule.
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!!! Stay safe out there :)
~Aki Ame Okami
Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor series, Sea of Souls, by Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
Hello everyone and welcome back! Today has been a very progressive day for me and I hope that it has been for you as well!
Lets kick back relax and endulge in our achievements as we celebrate with another chapter of Sea of Souls!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~45-ish minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is a Queen without her King? Historically, better.
This time it has a little twist though.
What is a Queen without her kid? Currently, better.
At this point in the story it is very refreshing to have the leader(s) of the resistance exposed. I was not expecting Aleigha to have anything to do with that so it was a nice twist.
The amount of strategic war planning and complicated plans and procedures gives the impression that at least one of the authors or a close friend or family member has had military experience. It feels very authentic and detailed which greatly increases the ability to dive into the story.
Lets talk about Grift. I am certain that he had to have been one of the best and well trained soldiers that ever existed. That means he had to have been trained to emotionally and mentally cope with the loss of loved ones and friends! I don't want to belittle his character, because the struggles that he is going through are certainly tougher than anything in our world, but come on man! You can't just back out of a rebellion!
"Welp, everyone I love has died. Guess I am just gonna go hide in a cave and wait to die." No! Just no. Go get your flipping revenge! Make them rue the day the were born, show them what true fear is and just when they think you will free them from the suffering and pain of this life, make them experience a fate worse than death. Don't just give up...
I adore the use of the word Rend for a name. I absolutely love it and it is something that I would name a child. It gives the impression of attractive, strong and edgy.
I have one typo, sort of, to report and one funny thing.
So the typo..... When Grift was talking about leaving Rose he got all chocked up... Yep. Chocked. I am almost 100% sure the authors were going for Choked but hey, they could have been suggesting that Grift had a "block or wedge placed under something else to keep it from moving" that was breaking his sentences caused by severe emotions.
By the way, that is the definition of a chock. It is an actual thing used to stop tires and such. See, you are always learning when you come here to read. (Page 92)Now the funny thing!!! "Ewing's hands shook. He nodded his hands, his tongue licking his dry lips. "I understand.""
That is a uh.. nice habit that you have there Ewing. What exactly does the nodding of hands express? Now it is entirely possible that this is what they meant to put and that it isn't an error. One of the definitions of Nod states: "signify or express (greeting, assent, or understanding) in this way:" and that could have been his expression of understanding. A Nod means to understand, regardless of the body parts used to do it.
Okay, that is all that I have to report on the chapter but before I go I want to give you a little "heads up" on this weeks schedule.
I will be doing the reviews through Saturday but on Saturday I will be attending Shelby-Con in Shelby, NC and will be reviewing it. Because of the conflict of review schedules I will be posting the review on Sunday the 17th even though it will have been written on the 16th. I also have a really important test for college sometime this week so I don't yet know how that will affect the schedule.
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!!! Stay safe out there :)
~Aki Ame Okami
Monday, July 11, 2016
A Chapter A Day: Day 6 "Sea of Souls" By Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes
A Chapter A Day: Day 6 Reviewing book two in the Keys of Candor Series, Sea of Souls, by Casey Eanes and Seth Ervin
Hello everyone! I am happy to be back after an unexpected 2-day weekend break. I hope that I didn't make you wait too long to review chapter 6. Lets end the waiting and get reading!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A hop, skip and a jump later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This chapter started with a bang! Or 4 to be more specific. Referring to humans as disposable is a mix of despicable and exhilarating. Seams villainous appeal has been majorly upped in this chapter. He is hardly comparable to the man who had trouble killing his assassin.
What I have to say next has to be said.
As much as I would like to refer to the authors as my friends and overlook things, I do have to keep true to my promise of an honest review. I found an error...
Page 77, "His rubbed at his wrist..."
This is the second page of the chapter and isn't as easily read over as "The Kull's hair". It does slightly effect the seriousness of what just happened in The Mine.
I personally like to interpret that as a result of how excited the authors were to write this chapter.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, almost every book has an error or type-o of some sort even though we strive for perfection.
Lets not linger there...
We met a new assassin! It appears that in Candor being an assassin is a pretty good job.
The new mystery man's name is Cyric. I am going to start with the results of a quick google search of his name. If you value your eyes I DO NOT recommend looking at The Urban Dictionary descriptions. Some DnD nerds got on there and um.. left their mark.
Speaking of DnD (Dungeons and Dragons) that was the other most frequent result. Cyric is a deity in the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting, a branch of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Cyric is known by many titles, including: the Prince of Lies, the Dark Sun, the Black Sun, the Mad God, and the Lord of Three Crowns. I also found a ton of things talking about how the DnD Cryic was self centered, powerful and more.
So his name has certainly given my a few expectations though I am sure that whatever happens will just serve to better compliment the story.
His character has appeal. He is described as mysterious, attractive, witty and dangerous which is always certain to pull in admirers.
His objective now is to capture Wael and bring him to Seam. Normally I would say that Wael could handle it and that I wasn't concerned but in a previous chapter he was described as having a limp. This does worry me but it excites me even more, that fight will be legendary.
In this chapter there was an intriguing interaction between the Serubs and Seam. I also think that this was the first time that we have gotten to see them with a more humanoid way of acting.
They expressed feelings. Arakiel, as always, expressed anger. It is no secret that he dislikes Seam. Abtren expressed concern for Arakiel after Seam sapped his energy. Nyx expressed fear of Isphet, Apparently he never shared his energy gaining secrets.
Nyx was also shown flirting, or I guess poorly seducing, Seam.
Note: He turned her down.
I don't really think that this new way of acting is vitally important but I do think it was neat.
There was a wide variety of interesting words in todays chapter but my favorite was Sable. Apparently it is a color that was named because of an animal called the sable whose fur is not only pleasing color wise but is also nice to touch and is frequently compared to or mistaken for Mink fur. Fascinating!
We learned the name of the last Serub. Bastion.
Allow me to be a polite nerd who will stray back into the literary realm of todays youth. Aki Likey.
Seriously though, with this name they have broken another stereotype! Usually the male to female ratio is pretty solid with them being even but this book checked another stereotype off the list! We have a ratio of 4-2 in favor of males! Has anyone complained about that yet? No, and they probably wont. Why? Because the female protagonists in this book are also not the stereotypical females. They have had absolutely zero boy trouble so far and they have proven themselves extremely capable in all other aspects.
It evens out.
One last bullet point and then I will leave you with a quote.
Hosp committed a no-no. This honestly wasn't that big of a shocker, we all knew he would do something stupid. If it gets him killed in a horrible way, or perhaps excused, then I am fine with this.
I wish you all the best, good luck with your Tuesdays! Stay strong :3
Here is your quote: "I was raised up to believe it was not wise to interfere with the affairs of monks." He pulled down the scarf covering his face, revealing a grin. "But for a million credits I can bend." ~Cryic The Assassin (Keys of Candor-Sea of Soul- Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes)
That was the quote that sold me on Cyric. Good or bad I am on his team.
~Aki Ame Okami
Hello everyone! I am happy to be back after an unexpected 2-day weekend break. I hope that I didn't make you wait too long to review chapter 6. Lets end the waiting and get reading!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A hop, skip and a jump later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This chapter started with a bang! Or 4 to be more specific. Referring to humans as disposable is a mix of despicable and exhilarating. Seams villainous appeal has been majorly upped in this chapter. He is hardly comparable to the man who had trouble killing his assassin.
What I have to say next has to be said.
As much as I would like to refer to the authors as my friends and overlook things, I do have to keep true to my promise of an honest review. I found an error...
Page 77, "His rubbed at his wrist..."
This is the second page of the chapter and isn't as easily read over as "The Kull's hair". It does slightly effect the seriousness of what just happened in The Mine.
I personally like to interpret that as a result of how excited the authors were to write this chapter.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, almost every book has an error or type-o of some sort even though we strive for perfection.
Lets not linger there...
We met a new assassin! It appears that in Candor being an assassin is a pretty good job.
The new mystery man's name is Cyric. I am going to start with the results of a quick google search of his name. If you value your eyes I DO NOT recommend looking at The Urban Dictionary descriptions. Some DnD nerds got on there and um.. left their mark.
Speaking of DnD (Dungeons and Dragons) that was the other most frequent result. Cyric is a deity in the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting, a branch of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Cyric is known by many titles, including: the Prince of Lies, the Dark Sun, the Black Sun, the Mad God, and the Lord of Three Crowns. I also found a ton of things talking about how the DnD Cryic was self centered, powerful and more.
So his name has certainly given my a few expectations though I am sure that whatever happens will just serve to better compliment the story.
His character has appeal. He is described as mysterious, attractive, witty and dangerous which is always certain to pull in admirers.
His objective now is to capture Wael and bring him to Seam. Normally I would say that Wael could handle it and that I wasn't concerned but in a previous chapter he was described as having a limp. This does worry me but it excites me even more, that fight will be legendary.
In this chapter there was an intriguing interaction between the Serubs and Seam. I also think that this was the first time that we have gotten to see them with a more humanoid way of acting.
They expressed feelings. Arakiel, as always, expressed anger. It is no secret that he dislikes Seam. Abtren expressed concern for Arakiel after Seam sapped his energy. Nyx expressed fear of Isphet, Apparently he never shared his energy gaining secrets.
Nyx was also shown flirting, or I guess poorly seducing, Seam.
Note: He turned her down.
I don't really think that this new way of acting is vitally important but I do think it was neat.
There was a wide variety of interesting words in todays chapter but my favorite was Sable. Apparently it is a color that was named because of an animal called the sable whose fur is not only pleasing color wise but is also nice to touch and is frequently compared to or mistaken for Mink fur. Fascinating!
We learned the name of the last Serub. Bastion.
Allow me to be a polite nerd who will stray back into the literary realm of todays youth. Aki Likey.
Seriously though, with this name they have broken another stereotype! Usually the male to female ratio is pretty solid with them being even but this book checked another stereotype off the list! We have a ratio of 4-2 in favor of males! Has anyone complained about that yet? No, and they probably wont. Why? Because the female protagonists in this book are also not the stereotypical females. They have had absolutely zero boy trouble so far and they have proven themselves extremely capable in all other aspects.
It evens out.
One last bullet point and then I will leave you with a quote.
Hosp committed a no-no. This honestly wasn't that big of a shocker, we all knew he would do something stupid. If it gets him killed in a horrible way, or perhaps excused, then I am fine with this.
I wish you all the best, good luck with your Tuesdays! Stay strong :3
Here is your quote: "I was raised up to believe it was not wise to interfere with the affairs of monks." He pulled down the scarf covering his face, revealing a grin. "But for a million credits I can bend." ~Cryic The Assassin (Keys of Candor-Sea of Soul- Seth Ervin and Casey Eanes)
That was the quote that sold me on Cyric. Good or bad I am on his team.
~Aki Ame Okami
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