I HATE those, my parents always like five times a year always drive 24 hours to the same place it is so annoying

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Am I a bad person if I like road trips?
I just like to get away…anywhere.

ANYWHERE. O_O

no your not but when you go on a long trip to the same place you have been to a million times it gets annoying

but we do have one of those huge transit so we can put beds in so that's nice

@surfaces that’s cool

Hey guys!!

I've mentioned Bryan Davis before... one of my favourite authors of all time, etc, etc.

I actually made a video review for Reapers, one of his best works so far.
(Written version below for those of you who can't do audio - or don't want to listen to my cringe voice as I've never done a YouTube video before. O_O )

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Captured My Soul | Reapers Review
Dystopia. It has long captured our imaginations no matter what form it takes – sometimes a little too personally. Serving primarily as a warning to what the world can become, dystopia is instantly a highly important art form. Combine that with the thematic powers of fantasy, and you get one of the most powerful forms of fiction imaginable. All this and more are achieved by Bryan Davis in his book Reapers, combining masterful characters with incredible writing to create a truly unforgettable experience.
The central fact of life in the world of Reapers is that souls of the dead are unable to exit the land of the living – at least, not without help. Reapers such as our protagonist Phoenix collect the trapped souls and pass them on to the Eternal Gateway. There, the centuries-old and allegedly benevolent Gatekeeper rules the world with an iron fist, ignoring his subjects who are dying from disease and radiation poisoning. Despite this evil, every Reaper obeys without question – even Phoenix, who has compassion for the dying rather than callously harvesting their souls to meet his quota. The narrative comes as more and more of his friends and loved ones are betrayed, imprisoned, and murdered, forcing Phoenix to confront the evil in the world in a bittersweet crisis filled with desperation, jeopardy, and sacrifice.
Typical tropes and standard subversions are destroyed by Bryan Davis, breathing life into this novel. For example, the heroes and villains rarely try and keep major motivations a secret from each other. The Death Enforcement Officer explains she is simply using brute force and manipulation to ensure Phoenix participates in a massive reaping. Phoenix responds stating that he wants to rescue his friends when he ultimately accepts her “offer” and uses it to barter for less observation. This, of course, is simultaneously genius and obvious. Think about it. Say your best friend was captured as a hostage so that a terrorist can make you to kill a bunch of prisoners. There are no authorities that can help you, you’re on your own. Do you just go along with everything the terrorist says, secretly planning to rescue your friend? Perhaps, but clearly explaining that you have zero motivation to kill for him without a chance to rescue your friend and arguing for less observation is easily a hundred times smarter. Simply astounding character work all around.
Bryan Davis writes the most believable heroes and villains I have ever witnessed. Every motivation is clear, everyone acts their age, and, in a unique moment I have never experienced either before or after, I read a character’s lines in her native accent completely by accident. Every piece of dialogue is realistic, every scrap of skill earned, every fraction of character fought for! No other author fashions characters that are so honest and authentic. But, in today’s world, perhaps the most impressive thing that Bryan Davis has achieved is compelling female characters. Singapore, Shanghai, Alex, Misty, Molly – all completely unique, genuine and their utter strength as characters comes from their flaws.
Honestly, I wish I could talk about Reapers for hours. The plot and characters are just that intriguing. But I’ll leave you with this. If you feel that, collectively, storytelling has long since scraped the bottom of the barrel and is now mining underneath it for the grubs of story in the offhand chance of a No Way Home, you must give Reapers a try. This was not the first book that came to mind when I sat down to write a review on one of Bryan Davis’ thirty titles, but Reapers just utterly captured my soul. Let it seize your heart as well.

Author purchase link (probably only worthwhile if you live in the US, unfortunately):
https://www.theauthorschair.com/shopping/product/1-reapers

Dang, wish i could read it 😂

@Pyro, Great review, dude! I do have that on my to-read list. 😂

Well Reapers was awesome!
After finishing the trilogy, I'm going to have to give the sequel and previous series a shot!

The Oculus Gate series is set in the same story world, a post-apocalyptic war-type story from as far as I can tell.

Author Purchase link (again, probably only worthwhile if you live in North America): https://www.theauthorschair.com/shopping/product/heaven-came-down/

@Pyro When I get the money to buy some books... XD

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@Snap, Greetings! thanks 😄 Hammy surprised me with it 😂

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Ah, wow! Also I hadn't heard that one yet 😮

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@Fireblade, That was really good!

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