September 30, 2011

Blog Tour/Review + Giveaway: Indelible By Lani Woodland

Indelible (The Yara Silva Trilogy, #2)

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.

          My Thoughts: 


     If I say that I loved this book better than the first, that's saying a lot. Because I love her first book. I heard so much about her book and Lani was wonderful enough to send me a copy of her book. So when I was given the chance to read an ARC of her sequel I jumped onto the chance. And I was drawn in immediately. Lani wasted no time to bring on the action. By page 25, she had me gripping my reader and holding my breath. Her scenes are so descriptive it's almost impossible not to visualize, they were so vividly in my head. This book was non stop action and it almost makes me wish I was a waker. Almost. The ability to see and communicate with ghosts is so intriguing to me that I could put myself in Yara's (main character) but only in the story.

     In this sequel, you get a taste of Yara, her friends and her grandmother. And I haven to admit, I really loved that part of the book. Especially the parts with Yara and her grandmother. Lani did a good job describing Yara's grandmother to the tee. You felt her grandmotherly love and bond. I didn't get that chance to meet any of my grandparents. I met my dad's stepmom and when I was around her as a child. I was glued to her. So it was nice the way Lani wrote their relationship. They have an extremely close relationship. And Yara's grandmother did whatever it took to make her granddaughter understand and come to terms with her waker gifts and abilities.

     As far as her friends, they're all very supportive and not once they bat and eye to not help her. They all knew of Yara's waker abilities and they were more than enthuse to help out, even if it meant they'd get in trouble. That's the kind of friends we all need in this world. One that would help you even if it doesn't benefit them. I love love the way Lani's writes. She writes her characters so vividly and descriptive that there is no way you can't get to know them yourselves as a person too.

     Between Yara's encounters with a distraught ghost and an evil ghost. And the grandmother's knowledge and actions towards these ghosts. And her friends all chipping in to make sure all goes well, is definitely a book you should keep up. I can't express enough, that this book is full of action, action, action. There's alot of everything. I encourage those that love a good ghost story to go out and get it. But wait, let's thank Lani because she's sweet enough to give away to ONE lucky winner a copy of her Special Edition ARC. So need I say this is a Good Choice for Reading! 5/5 Stars!



Giveaway:
Lani is giving away a Special Edition ARC of "Indelible" to one lucky winner.The rules are simple! US only! Leave a comment along with your email. Simple enough huh? Good Luck!






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Lani's Bio:

Lani began her illustrious writing career in elementary school after reading the Babysitter Club and Sweet Valley Twins series. Most of her early works were She-Ra inspired, the epitome of girl power to Lani’s school girl self.

She experienced her first romantic relationship with a guy named Gilbert whose heart regrettably belonged to Anne. Though that relationship didn't last long, the unrequited crush continues to this day. That didn't stop Lani's quest for a new love interest, but sadly Mr. Darcy’s heart was also already taken and Pony Boy died at a very young age. While she still has a bad habit of falling for the leading men she is reading about, she did find a way to ease her heartbreak and the long string of rejection. She found a man in her real life whose heart belongs only to her.

After gradating from BYU, she worked as a photographer and background artist in California and can boast two degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon. (When she worked as an extra on E.R. she walked behind Noah Wyle, who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.) She enjoys bonfires with friends at the beach, hole in the wall restaurants, chocolate as a cure all, and the word "precisely".

54 comments:

  1. I have not read this series and this book sounds great. Definitely going on my to be read list.

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  2. This series looks sooo good! I'm putting it one TBR list!

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  3. Read the first book when it came out, been waiting for this one =]

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  4. Love the cover and looking forward to reading the book! Thanks for the review.


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  5. I loved the first book and can't wait to read this one!

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  6. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  7. I read the blurb and immediatly wanted to know what happened with the dark stalker !

    Please enter me in the giveaway if it is open worldwide entries.

    Thanks.

    Carol T

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  8. I love that cover! Thank you for this giveaway :)

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  9. Count me in!! I'd love to win. I can't find Indelible anywhere right now :/ I so enjoyed Intrinsical.

    Vivien
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  10. I like simple giveaways :D
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  11. It it´s international I would like to enter, please.

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  12. great giveaway
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  13. Mary D
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    I'm so excited about Indelible - now I've simply GOT to read it!!! :D

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  14. Awesome review! I'm dying to read this series. I just never get the chance. The cover is to die for :)

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  15. I adore the cover!

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  16. Sounds like a great book and I love the cover. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  17. This book looks and sounds terrific! I would love to win a copy! Thanks for the awesome review and giveaway :)
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  18. Here's to crossing my fingers!
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  19. This book sounds wonderful! I can't wait to read it.

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  20. This book sounds amazing. I love that its a ghost story and the main character can see/communicate with them. That would be both cool and scary at the same time. I would love to read this book.

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  21. I really want to read this one! Great review, thanks for the giveaway.

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  22. Thank you so much for this!

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    -Michelle

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  23. I have this book on my wishlist, so it would be amazing to win a copy of it!! Thanks for the chance!!

    --Christina
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  24. So wait, this is part of a series?
    Oh, good! But I didn't know that. lol
    I wonder what's the first book about- I'm going to look it up! :D
    Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway!

    Name: Cindy Ramirez
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  25. SQUEE!! Yay I get a chance to win Indelible!! Thank you for hosting this giveaway!! =)
    Have an awesome and safe weekend!!

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  26. This book sounds "precisely" like one I really need to read!! :o) Thanks!

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  27. Thanks for the review. This book looks really good=)

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  28. Ooh! I've been wanting to read this! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  29. Great review! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  30. I for sure want to read this!

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  31. I would love this book, thank you so much for the generous giveaway! edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom

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  32. Great review, you really made me want to read this :).

    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  33. Sounds really good. Thanks for the chance!

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  34. Yes that is definitely a super simple entry. /bow
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  35. Thank you for your wonderful review and giveaway opportunity. I would love to read Indelible :)

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  36. thanks for the review and giveaway! i really want to start reading Lani's books!

    -Len of Musings of a Reader Happy
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  37. Love the review! This is my first time hearing about this book and your review makes me really want to read it!(:

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  38. I have been meaning to start this series for so long now. Thanks for the chance to win the second book.

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  39. Sounds like perfection on a page! Can't wait. Thanks for the chance.
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  40. I love this cover!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  41. Can't wait to read this. Sounds like a wonderful book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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  42. Great giveaway and it sounds like a great book!

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  43. Fantastic review! Thank you so much for the giveaway!

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  44. I have this on my TBR/To-Own list so I would love to win and read!

    Thank you for sharing your book!

    Michelle (@OBoyledBooks)

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  45. I have yet to buy and read Intrinsical, but i would love to have a free ARC of the 2nd book. Thank you Lani for the giveaway! Looking forward to reading this trilogy!


    -Danah
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  46. Looks fantastic! count me in for a chance.
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  47. Wow it sounds amazing I would like to be entered.

    ~Brandy
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  48. This sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  49. I have really been wanting to read this. Nice giveaway!
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  50. This book sounds great! And now even more so with your positive review. I haven't read anything from this author yet, so thanks for giving us the chance to win her book! :)

    Sarah L
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  51. This series sounds like a fantastic read...the cover is gorgeous too!

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  52. This giveaway is now CLOSED! Thank you all for your entries.

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  53. Great review! I loved Intrinsical and you said its better than that? I seriously can't wait to read it now!

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