My experience with "Wardens of Eternity" by Courtney Moulton
I’ve apologize beforehand because, English is not my main language, but I know that all the readers of this book speak English, even better and fluid than me. It’s been quite long since this amazing story was announced… I was craving to read more of the stories that are crafted in Courtney Moulton’s mind… And this specific one, was intriguing me because it had something to do with Egyptian mythology. After 2 years, and days before my Birthday, the preorder for the book was available in Amazon, and had a dateline: January 21st 2020… I’ve preordered months later, and finally, I was certain that the book was so close to be in my hands, and under my sight to be devoured with infinitely curiosity and expectations. When it finally arrived, I’ve almost cried (I was in the office, so) and the excitement filled me. My collection was again complete. The Book cover is beautiful!! Everyone keep asking me in the bus and the office what I was reading, because the cover was attractive to them. Under the beautiful cover full of Egyptian paraphernalia, a really simple book with aged gold color and the same font engraved with the title. It could pass as an ancient book… so I’ve made myself a book marker with a golden ribbon, a gemstone, a feather and a golden tablet, so it can match the beautiful book in an aesthetic way.
This story doesn’t disappoint at all… surely, it’s completely different in timeline and development than the Angelfire Series, and you can see that the author has grown meanwhile working in this story. But never losing her characteristic side: To pick fearless and strong female characters. As a woman, I felt identified and proud of this girl, who grow up as well, with a final chapter that I will never, even in my wildest dreams, have think of… and that’s what makes the book, even cooler.
_Without giving much spoilers, I’ll talk about my experience with “Wardens of eternity” and how this story makes me feel. _
_Ziva Mereniset was a 17 yr old orphan girl, who, from the very beginning, never felt like she could fit, is living (or surviving) in New York. Always lonely, always starved, always tired, she develops a great instinct for survival, and a pure heart. She had only one memory of her parents, who left her when she was 3 yrs old. A girl who’s the vivid portrait of the mixed-race girls who feel like, cannot fit into the world… She keeps repeating to herself that she was nothing, that she doesn’t feel beautiful, because the society where she grows up, was telling her so. I’ve started to thing in all those girls around the world, who doesn’t feel pretty because they don’t have what the stereotypes shows to the society. I cried every time I read those lines when, this young girl, with so many potentials, felt lesser that garbage. No one in the planet deserve to feel that way. Then I remembered the 15 yr old me, who hated who she was, because fate was being cruel with me. Courtney put so many feelings in this book, reflecting what she felt, what other girls like her and me felt every time people criticize and push us aside because of how we looks. _
_Ziva had an encounter with this boy and girl, who look like her, and they were giving her a chance to find herself and fulfill her destiny. These Brother and sister, proved to her that it was more in the world that what she saw everyday in NY, and the most important thing: That she belonged to a place, that she was born to a purpose, bigger than her. This gave her the Strength to continue, and became a better version of herself. I loved how the author gave different personalities to this siblings, who complemented perfectly to each other. _
_Then, we have the Medjai, a tribe of warriors who’d been defending and guarding the world for thousands of years. This is the part when we started to see the supernatural and mythological side of the story, with all those spells (who I’ve memorize and keep it in my mind to understand the story) and weapons (Courtney is good writing action stories, specially when this involved weapons) and very well detailed places and things that made you feel like you were into the story. There’s also, a great vibe of Diesel punk mixed with Egyptian beauty. _
_One of the things I love in this book, was how it was written. Not only you can see Ziva’s perspective, also, you can see other significant characters taking place in the book as main ones. The accuracy of many situations and backgrounds made me realize how meticulously good, the author investigated about Egypt and their mythology. _
Once you start to read the chapter 30, everything is mind-blowing… I got the chance to read only in my lunch break and in the bus when I was way home. Can you imagine the face of the people around me every time I hit one of those plot twists? And me, being a very expressive kind of person, was even more noticeable for the others. I must admit that I yelled at the book in public more than once (Sorry, people on the bus!) Is a story that traps you and keep you focus in an unnatural way.
_To give a proper finish (and not keep spoiling it any more) The book has a big moral lesson to teach us all: no matter where we are from, or how we look, or our backgrounds and social status, no one can stop us from shinning. We have very bright futures, but we can only reach then, if we put our heart and soul into make it real. No one is perfect, but all of us can be the best version of ourselves! _
_Everyone go and check out “Wardens of Eternity”, I assure you, you’ll love it! And remember: You are beautiful, magnificent and powerful, don’t let anyone to tell you otherwise. _
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