My World To Live

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[Do Not Read this version,New FINALversion uploaded August 9th, 2021 as separate fiction, click to link here on RR.

Essairyn had never felt truly alive on Earth. It felt like something was missing ever since she was born, but even after nearly 20 years of mundane living, she could never pinpoint what this or the emptiness in her heart was.Suddenly, she awakens in a grandiose, primordial forest and encounters both demons and spirits in a parallel world called Sol'h'meyr. She befriends, in particular, a sassy fox-spirit named Akari who just reincarnated after three millennia.Essairyn is an abnormal human with elemental powers, and Akari is being chased by those of her dark past. Together, they set out on an adventure in a world of magic, danger, mystery, and intrigue.But this not a game. That simple adventure is actually the modest beginnings in a chain of disruptions that tear even the dimensional fabric of time and space. No one, not even Essairyn, was who she thought she was. And not even the gods can change the destiny of the universes...A single promise shook eternity’s existence.— Fantasy || Adventure || Romance || Action || Mystery || Drama || Science Fiction —

TheMy World To Live(MWTL) series, the alternative short name isCanaan, is comprised of three books symbolically namedMy World,To Live, andMy World To Live.

Two years prior, the entire story had been planned and detailed out from start to finish before actual writing. Thus, the story will never be dropped.

While the genre is largely Fantasy, the book is comprised of many other elements including a School Life (Magic Academy) story portion. MWTL has a lot of scattered symbolism and allusions, hence, the mystery aspect. The science fiction elements progressively become more pronounced, and the slow romance is a late bloomer. The female lead is strong and independent, and her backstory and identity unravel as drivers of the plot. Expect lots of action/fighting throughout and scattered philosophical and psychological themes arising. It's a human journey to find the essence of one's living and purpose.What kind of world do I wish to live for?

Any feedback is greatly appreciated. I hope to share the journey with you~!

Canaan's Original and New Covers: If you're curious about my art and the various covers I made for this series and other authors, I have aRR thread that makes free coversand shows art processes.

[October 1, 2020 Notice:

Hello, I aplogize to all followers for suddenly taking an extended hiatus. Life threw a lot at my face and then the pandemic happened, so I hadn't been able to write until around the last month when I decided to challenge myself and finish the first book in this series. I am ok now, and thank you for your patience and understanding. No words can express how much every reader means to me. RR was the first writing platform that I ever felt accomplished to any small degree, so I am forever grateful to it.

Multiples changes have been made since this final revision and writing of the ending, so please see the latest chapter detailing the update. This also includes my decision to submit this story to the 2020 Wattys contest (the deadline was Sept 30th). That means I will not be posting the updated version of this story on here until the contest is over (since I doubt I'll win anyway lol). And so, if you want toread the full, now completed(woohoo!)story, please go tomy Wattpad. Thank you once again, and wishing you all the very best health and happiness! <3 ]

FINAL UPDATE, March 7, 2021:

The complete story has been re-posted after the Wattys. This version that was on Wattys is the one being re-posted. However, theFinal Version(which will be on a separate book from this to remain organized, and is technically the fifth version of the story xD) will be releasedMay 2021. For more information,please read this update linked here.

Thank you to all readers for taking this two year journey with me! <3

Information

Status: Completed
Year: 2019
Author: Chryiss

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Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 356
Views: 165,046

Chapters(76 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

Carter AceRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The writing and the quality of the story is almost perfect, The details explanation, and the description of her surroundings and their activity was spot on.
RxelRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
From the very start of the first chapter, the descriptions already blew me away. The more I read, the more I sunk into this imaginary world that the author created. The vivid imagery and descripions are so beautifully written that it feels like a crime not to leave a review, so I made an account just to review this.
The dialogues between characters are cute and leave me feeling like they're like real people instead of falling flat. Particularly, I adore the main character Ess and Akari's interactions the most.
Not only that, the fight scenes also drew me in and made me root for the MC. It's not often that I get to feel something like this, and most fights usually come across as bland and unimaginative, but something about the way that the author wrote their fight scenes made me feel inspired.
As far as I can tell, there are no problems with the grammar or punctuation, which I admire a lot. The author's style of writing really suits my taste, and makes me want to read more. I finished everything in a single go (sadly).
Hoping to read more soon. Thank you for your work!
Amethyst SaphireRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a great story. In Canaan it isn't as simple as having a character that lives in a world that revolves around them where the reader feels as if they are an ultimate powerful being. It is a story with characters that have a personality which aren't robotic and flat, instead they feel alive.
Style
The story is written in a way that makes the reader able to vividly imagine the surroundings around them due to the discriptive writing style of the author. It gives the reader the ability to step into a different world.
Story
As of this review, based on the first arc of Canaan, the story is progressing at a good pace neither fast nor slow. The life of the characters are given 'life' and aren't stuck on a 2D like world. Actions done by them bring excitement and flavor to the story.
What I like most is the subtle yet very clear foreshadowing of future events that will occur in the story.
Grammer
Certainly one of the best I have encountered on rr and your use of words I have never heard of or seen used in everyday grammer, helps me imove my English a lot. English is my third language.
Character
I like this aspect the most of this story, as I mentioned before the character aren't flat and have a personality that they own and no one else. They are fleshed out, so fleshed out I would call them...Thicc.
(If you haven't noticed yet I'm not good at reviews, I suggest reading L NIMBUS his review which is really good and strikes the main points of this story as I can't clearly convey it)
BladedPenRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Overal Score: 4.5
[This is review is posted as of reading up to Chapter Five - 3]
A rich and charming beginning to what will be a long series based on the three works the author has planned. Right off the bat, we are foreshadowed to a potentially bountiful world. It does have some LitRPG elements, however, they are a far more subtle background underpinning that is more in line with fantasy novels. The reincarnation element of our lead character Essairyn is stated boldly and with boisterous confidence from our second character; Akari. The characters are all off to a good start with clear motives; Explore for one and survive for another. I found myself running to the dictionary for many of the words she used, in one case many times in a chapter. The author is well versed in good descriptive words that anyone would benefit from adding to their writing lexicon. For instance, deciduous, which is a tree that sheds annually; which also implies long-lived. While there were some POV switches that were jarring and some rough dialogue here and there but these are minor critiques that can be fixed.
An overall enjoyable story. The blooming shoot of the story has started to grow.
Style: 4.5
Our lead starts off being whisked away from her crippled sickly life on Earth to an almost heavenly world. The initial forest she arrives at paints a picture of a very mystical and almost alien world, with massive trees and serene meadows, teeming with strange spiritual and demonic creatures. The list of terms, cities, places, people, and even currency come off as foreign and mysterious. Can you guess the eleuars' value on your first go? A pynce if you can! The magic itself implies there is a deeper set of rules than what is told right away. The tension between demons, humans, and spirits also implies a complex political environment.
Grammar: 5
There are only a few POV shifts that jar me from the story and a few rough pieces of dialogue. Now the good stuff. I was forced to look up many of the
MTurnerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Note: Read the Prologue and first chapter. So not an extensive reading for sure, but I hope to bring a bit of fun and difference to things. Here goes:
Your prose, it is written with beauty
Words with such colour, so fruity
In your head must exist a thesaurus
Your word choice rings like a chorus
Such a wonderful descriptive setting
Propelled to your world my mind's jetting
Each sentence is constructed with awe
They each made me scream "I want more!"
At first I thought the story quite slow
I just needed things to GO
But then your things hastened
And I felt self chastened
They fell into place, domino!
My only negative would probably be language being a bit overly flowery in places. I think while the word choices were beautiful, simplicity has its place.
IIyaeliaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Overall, this story is very interesting in the sense that of the perspective of the charatcer. The first few chapters were using 'she', so i thought it would remain like that but it soon changed to the characters name, which is very interesting due to the difference of persepctives. The world and background setting of the novel is clearly well illustrated, especially in ch2. Nver seen a novel which actually portrayed the setting to such an extent. And this simply continues. I like the phrase "A world is like a mirror, hence the meaning of meyr", its very unique. I also enjoy the pacing of the story, as each chapter is not too long and ends on a note that will entice the readee to simply read the nxt chapter.
Ken RaynousRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Style & Grammar
The author made a remarkable work in his prose at the time of immersing the reader in the fictitious world, using a vast and rich vocabulary that paints a universe full of life and color, although at times it can prove a bit overwhelming. At the same time, it is difficult to come across grammatical errors or typos that would get in the way between the reader and the fantastic universe.
Story & Characters
This is where the greatest strength of this story becomes its greatest weakness. The approach of the author in the construction of his fictional world from a sensory experience exposes the lack of strong conflicts that allow the plot to take flight. The characters, on the other hand, look acceptable enough for what the novel proposes. The protagonist does stand out thanks to her light-hearted nature and her connection with the world and those with whom she bumps into along her journey. In other words, it's the ideal protagonist for the story the author wants to tell.
Overall
This is one of those novels that captures you because of its mystic nature and its air of escapism rather than its plot. Those looking for a fast-paced and page-turner story should refrain from giving it a try. On the other hand, those who seek to explore a fantastic and vivid literary universe will enjoy this proposal without second thoughts.
Akirasan.Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I have to preface by saying I don't often do reviews, so it might be an incomplete version and not give a wholly full version of events.
'Canaan: My World To Live' is a Isekai-eqsue book except it's not a game. It follows Essairyn's journey as she finds herself in a new world: surrounded by new animals, monsters and creatures that are quite reminisicent of heartless in Kingdom Hearts.
I don't like first person stories, I realise that is purely my own opinion but in book it makes a lot of sense and the character is no less jarring for it: it has allowed Chryiss to write in a more affluent and emotive manner and I really appreciate that about the writing and for anyone who reads it, I think you'll appreciate it as well.
The writing is apt, but it is also very wordy in areas: using phrases that someone eloquent might use - which for a reader is great in exploring the exact dimensions of what someone is trying to describe, but sometimes it can miss out on the simplicity that words can offer in lieu of something blazé
The last few paragraphs on the first chapter I found were a bit hard to follow: whether it was meant to be the character or the author writing it, I couldn't clearly understand.
Not all is lost: Chryiss has managed to capture absolute vividty in exploring the world around the character. This is the part I've found I loved the most about the writing.
It works slowly, and follows a normal approach for 'what-if?' if someone were to be transported from one world to another.
The characters are well written, I only have the reservation is that Essairyn seems naturally reserved and seems to know a lot from the start, such as the part where she's flipping from tree to tree or suddenly being a craftsman with no explanation: I did question a bit whether it was realistic, since she'd suddenly transported from one world to another: that there would be more confusion.
That being said, I think it's an insightful introduction and likewise nice entry to the book. I will co
LIght Novel SanRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Not yet done reading it but I will take it as simple as possible.
The synopsis says it all and I like how the author put it in a general way.
Style score: 5/5
- The pace is really smooth and I love how it was written. Its vivid, almost like you were there in front of the scene, spectating it face to face. I don't know why, but it's really calming and relaxing. I'm quite amused because it's more on like appreciation of the surrounding and I don't hate it being descriptive.
Story score: 4/5
-Not much to say about this but its about a girl who was transported in another world and got a companion. I'm little curious on what they're gonna do and what conflicts will they have in their journey.
Grammar score: 4.5/5
-The author's rich vocabulary says it all. I didn't find that much major mistakes. (P. S. HAHAHAHAHAHA, REALLY SORRY ABOUT IT. MISTOOK THE GRAMMAR FROM ANOTHER NOVEL.)
Character score: 5/5
-I really like the MC's monologue on the first(?) chapter because I like rain and it really made me happy picturing herself in that rain. Haha. I can't say much about her personality because I still can't get a grip on her but I love her reactions. I'm still waiting on her character improvement.
-I love the fox but I'm still feeling wary about it.
OrionXVRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Let me begin by saying that My World To Live is one of the fanciest fantasy stories I have ever read. The story beings with our MC reflecting on her life while she walking in the rain during the night, it did not seem interesting at first glance for obvious reasons but that all is changed when she suddenly steps into another world. This is where the ball gets rolling - we are told of how she adapts to this world while discovering her elemental-like magical powers and battling demon beasts. She also befriends a fox spirit who tells her of this world and wishes to accompany her while she adventures around.
Story
The first few chapters involve intense world-building and the story has no actual direction to it except exploring the world around. Therefore, except for the world building and the air of escapism, it doesn't really motivate me to read further. But, I do think the author will introduce a conflict soon after they is done setting the stage.
As for the characters, I can't really say much. In all honesty, I find Essairyn's character not really... suiting my taste. But it is just my opinion, I like Akair and wish to know more about her.