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So far this is an adventurous read. I'm interested in it's focus on the 7 tribes. Wouldn't this festival be fun to attend!
http://www.bukidnon.gov.ph/home/index...
Oops - just realized this is a teen saga, not usually my favorite, but I'll keep reading. Perhaps I should have known from the book cover.
This book reads a lot like a video game with spells cast, etc. The characters even imagine icons in their heads for different powers they want to use. Using their powers costs them strength. Sometimes I feel like I am watching my brother play his games rather than reading a book.Having said that it is creative and I have enjoyed reading it. The name of the main tribe seems to be slightly modified version of an actual tribe. He also uses traditional Filipino villains which I hope to look do more research on.
The book definitely needs an editor. I am undecided whether the author speaks English as a 2nd language, or perhaps this is a Filipino vernacular?
The male/female pronouns are incorrent maybe 40% of the time. Also in/on and other small words are often mixed up. It could be confusing, but generally I am able to discern from the context who is speaking. It is distracting and draws some attention away from the story.
On the other hand - 2 thumbs up to anyone who writes a book in a 2nd language! I am enjoying the unpolished raw feeling of the emerging author reads much more than I had anticipated. I also feel that reading the unpolished versions helps me think of way that I could improve my writing. I notice that the emerging authors have a tendency to dive right into the action and could perhaps spend more time developing the characters and scene.
These are the names of the 7 actual ethnic tribes in the Philippine province of Bukidnon -- the Matigsalug, Tigwahanun, Higaunu, Umayamnun, Manobo, Bukidnon, and Talaandig.I'm curious how much of the story is influenced by the legends or lives of these real tribes.
images of Filipino monsters from book:https://www.google.com/search?q=baksa...
https://www.google.com/search?q=balan...
http://www.mangkukulam.com/folklore/3...
