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Lani Wendt Young

Auteur van Telesa: The Covenant Keeper

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Geboortedatum
1973
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
Samoa
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Apia, Samoa
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" I am Daniel Tahi I have your name tattooed on my heart and you don't even remember who i am"...I loved being able to read the back story of pele and find out more about the modern day keawe and their protectors the olohe. "You will soar with wings my child and touch the heavens and hold the star bringer in your hands never forget you are drauki and i love you" I loved the character of Tahei and found the powers of the drauki very interesting." I was pele the daughter of Noalani the coventant keeper.I was broken . And now I am whole. I am Leila the daughter of Leila the covenant keeper.I was lost. And now I am found.I am Pele. I am Leila. I am Beloved" Great end to the series a lot of action through out.… (meer)
 
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amym53 | Jun 29, 2014 |
This was a really good read - I fully enjoyed becoming submerged into the Samoan culture and learning more about Leila's life. The characters are well crafted and truly come to life: Daniel the sexy "super chunk" with his deep and caring nature; Simone the boy/girl with his absolute over-the-top crazy charm; Leila herself - angry and confused with events as she tries to piece together the world that she now finds herself thrust in to. From a field of supernatural/romance stories, this one truly stands out as actually being original. I am now, of course, anxious to read book two.

After her father's death, Leila travels to Samoa, on a quest to learn more about her birth mother - a mother who perished soon after she was born. At first things seem pretty good - sure, she may not get on so well with her aunt and uncle, but she's enrolled in a local school and adapts to the somewhat more rigid, respectful way of Samoan life. Indeed, she even catches the eye of the sexiest boy in school - the gorgeous Daniel. But something sinister is afoot - she's finding herself suffering constantly from night fevers and tormented by strange dreams and one day a woman turns up on her aunt's doorstep and turns her world inside out, plunging her in to the dark and deceitful world of the Telesa.

This is one book that deserves more recognition - because it is self-published it will never strike the mainstream like others of this genre, but in many ways it far usurps much of the teen paranormal/urban fantasy that I have seen. The relationships seem to form more naturally, the female protagonist is a strong and willful woman who can make up her own mind and fight her own battles, she makes wise decisions even though they go against her emotions and she makes mistakes, learns from them and improves. Overall, she is a far better role model than say Bella Swan.

The Samoan culture is richly and evocatively described - from the school life to the clothing, to the respect of the young for their elders, to the food. Oh yes, the food. One can tell that Lani has a strong connection - and love, of Samoa, it shines in every compelling sentence. And whats more, she makes you love it too.
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LemurKat | 2 andere besprekingen | Sep 12, 2013 |
This follow-up to "The Covenant Keeper" is as least, if not more, engrossing at its predecessor. Leila returns to Samoa, this time a stronger, more mature and more independent woman than the one who first made the journey to the island shores. However, she is still her hot-tempered, stubborn self and still flares up at the least provacation (although not it is more emotionally, rather than literally). The courtship between her and Daniel continues to be sweet, even if he can be a brick-headed chunk hunk at times. Simone comes more to the front in this novel, taking the role of "flamboyant best friend". However, aside from these formulaic moves, the plot has a freshness absent in many teen paranormal-style novels, the folklore behind the Telesa and their convenants is more fully explained, and the delightfully lyrical nature of the writing immerses one fully in the humidity of tropical Samoa.

I look forward to reading the final volume!
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LemurKat | 1 andere bespreking | Sep 12, 2013 |
The sequel to Telesa: The Covenant Keeper and second in the Telesa series. I haven't read the first book in the series as it was unavailable but the story wasn't too hard to pick up. In the first book Nafanua and the Covenant Sisterhood were vanquished by fire goddess Leila, but if she thinks all her troubles are over, she is very wrong. A fellow Telesa is plotting her revenge and a stranger arrives on the island, one who she is strangely attracted to and who burns when they touch. Her boyfriend, Daniel, seems at one with the sea and how can fire and water mix? Her best friend fa'afafine Simone is an interesting character. Great cover.… (meer)
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DebbieMcCauley | 1 andere bespreking | Apr 28, 2013 |

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153
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#136,480
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4.0
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