Showing posts with label Lani woodland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lani woodland. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Reading Clean Giveaway Hop!


I am so excited about this giveaway. It runs from September 6th to 12th.  I love to hear of other clean reads out there. And of course to win them! Here are the clean reads that are up for grabs.

Win:
Autographed copy of Curse of the Beast by Ashley Lavering

And
Kindle or Nook E-book of Intrinsical by Lani Woodland



Both of these books will be given to one lucky winner! So enter the rafflecopter below and follow the linky for more bloggers on this giveaway hop!
A huge thanks to the bloggers hosting this event:





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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Transcendent: Tales of the Paranormal


 Transcendent: Tales of the Paranormal

by Lani Woodland (Goodreads Author), Melonie Piper (Goodreads Author), Rita Webb (Goodreads Author), Wendy Swore (Goodreads Author), Melanie Marks (Goodreads Author), Heather McCubbin (Goodreads Author), Evan Joseph (Goodreads Author)
Discover the secrets of a siren, fly with a hawk girl over the mountains of Montana, and flee supernatural party-crashers as the dƩcor comes to life in this magical journey through paranormal stories.

Along the way, watch for ghosts in a haunted house, or ride through the moonlight with a stranger. Save a comatose boy who has lost his soul, and don’t forget to bring your garlic and wolfsbane—you never know when the shadows will snag you.

Transcendent includes eight stories of magic, love, death, and choice by some of the newest names in young adult fiction.

My Thoughts:
This is my first time reading an anthology. I know sounds pathetic, but I really love long stories. But I enjoyed this collection. It was fun to read something small every now and then. My favorite has to be the heartwarming story Kiss of Death. It was so touching and sweet.  Several of the other short stores left me wanting them longer. I enjoyed the one about the hawk, and was chuckling over the story about the headless huntsman. Also, the siren story was cool as it addressed the difference between true love and lust. Very fun!
Note: PG-13, very clean. Four Stars.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Indelible by Lani Woodland



My thoughts:
Wow. If you love ghost stories with a mystery that could kill, then you will love Indelible. Plus, the romance is awesome.
 Indelible is a stellar sequel to Intrinsical! It’s packed with mystery and near death experiences. Lol. No pun intended. I really enjoyed the twist and turns and the characters. Yara will blow you away in this book. It is fun to see her grow into her powers. I really liked her Grandma Vovo.  It was fun to finally get to really experience her character and fall in love with her personality. Brent, of course, is still a heart throb and oh so endearing. Chel doesn’t disappoint, either. Her corky personality and her mad researching skills were very entertaining.  There were many times I laughed out loud, during the book, and other times that I nearly cried—such a great story.
A big thumps up to Lani Woodland for an amazing story filled with tension and romance! Can’t wait to see what the third installment will bring!

Book description per Goodreads:
            Sixteen-year-old Yara Silva has always known that ghosts walk alongside the living. Her grandma, like the other females in her family, is a Waker, someone who can see and communicate with ghosts. Yara grew up watching her grandmother taunted and scorned for this unusual ability and doesn t want that to be her future. She has been dreading the day when she too would see ghosts, and is relieved that the usually dominant Waker gene seems to have skipped her, letting her live a normal teenage life. However, all that changes for Yara on her first day at her elite boarding school when she discovers the gene was only lying dormant. She witnesses a dark mist attack Brent, a handsome fellow student, and rushes to his rescue. Her act of heroism draws the mist s attention, and the dark spirit begins stalking her. Yara finds herself entrenched in a sixty-year-old curse that haunts the school, threatening not only her life, but the lives of her closest friends as well. Yara soon realizes that the past she was trying to put behind her isn't going to go quietly.