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Windy
Windy has the power to control the wind. However, since her dad passed away she has been trying to forget everything he has ever taught her, including being able to use her powers. Windy soon realizes that forgetting her lessons aren’t as easy as she expected. Her journey begins when she finds out that her boyfriend isn’t who she thought he was, and she may need her powers in order to stay alive and keep the ones she cares about alive as well.
In a fight against death, will Windy realize who she is and accept her powers she tried so hard to forget, before it’s too late?
In a fight against death, will Windy realize who she is and accept her powers she tried so hard to forget, before it’s too late?
212 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2013
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A. Kennedy
5 books7 followersMy name is Amanda, and I hate adulting. Honestly, I don't know what I'm doing with my life and my books, but I'm trying. Never give up! Even if my stories only reach the eyes of family and friends, that's all I need.
My passion is writing. My hobby is reading. My kids are my drive. My husband is my biggest supporter. And my dog thinks I rule the world.
I'm just a dreamer stuck in the place we call life.
My passion is writing. My hobby is reading. My kids are my drive. My husband is my biggest supporter. And my dog thinks I rule the world.
I'm just a dreamer stuck in the place we call life.
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September 29, 2013
So, I entered the lovely book giveaway for Windy, thinking that there was no way I'd win anyway, because I never do.
Of course this is the first time I actually get a book, and of course it comes the DAY my super squished, slightly intense classes start, so that I can't properly read it the way that I wanted. That said, the book looks so pretty and the author signed it!
Now, because it's a new book and it probably wouldn't be nice of me to give out spoilers all over the place (I love spoilers), I'll try to keep my review simple. The basic story is that Windy (pronounced Wendy) is a wind manipulator--a trait passed down by her father--which makes life complicated enough, especially since she tries not to use these super awesome abilities. The bad news is that there's a group of people who want to kill everyone who has the ability to manipulate. The good news is that Windy's not alone, and she has friends who help her stay alive and train her to use her powers for good. Of course, she should probably try and outwit the manipulators who don't like Windy having so much power (for the author, PLEASE MAKE GINGER SUFFER AT SOME POINT IN YOUR FUTURE WRITINGS!).
What I liked about this book....well, I'm not actually much for fantasy stories these days, but the basic plot line is intriguing, and developed over a few novels in a series, it could prove to be really good. It's a good start.
What I didn't like so much...Windy feels a bit....depthless. She's in a relationship with this guy, for example, who turns out to be...not such a good guy after all. In fact, let's say he proves to be hazardous to her health fairly early in the story. She discovers this, quite abruptly, is then kidnapped, quite abruptly....makes a run for it....quite abruptly....and she immediately notices and starts falling for the cute guy with the six pack abs (not that I don't get it, I'm a big fan of six pack abs, but it's too fast). The entire novel happens over a short period of time, but by the end of the book, she's practically in tears at the idea of not ending up with this guy she just barely met, after being totally excited about her boyfriend proposing to her. She adjusts to the situations she finds herself in entirely too easily--there needs to be more to her emotional or character development for the readers to experience everything with her. I don't want Windy to spend the entire novel brooding or angst ridden (Twilight more than delivered on that), but Windy's story moves from danger to safety and sort of upset to happy too quickly.
All in all, a good start, a story line that's worth exploring, and I'll probably keep an eye out on the future books to see how they go (but please, at least get somebody to punch Ginger in the face or get killed off or something...). But definitely please keep writing--this is a good story, and it deserves Windy deserves a a chance to save the world and get the guy!
Of course this is the first time I actually get a book, and of course it comes the DAY my super squished, slightly intense classes start, so that I can't properly read it the way that I wanted. That said, the book looks so pretty and the author signed it!
Now, because it's a new book and it probably wouldn't be nice of me to give out spoilers all over the place (I love spoilers), I'll try to keep my review simple. The basic story is that Windy (pronounced Wendy) is a wind manipulator--a trait passed down by her father--which makes life complicated enough, especially since she tries not to use these super awesome abilities. The bad news is that there's a group of people who want to kill everyone who has the ability to manipulate. The good news is that Windy's not alone, and she has friends who help her stay alive and train her to use her powers for good. Of course, she should probably try and outwit the manipulators who don't like Windy having so much power (for the author, PLEASE MAKE GINGER SUFFER AT SOME POINT IN YOUR FUTURE WRITINGS!).
What I liked about this book....well, I'm not actually much for fantasy stories these days, but the basic plot line is intriguing, and developed over a few novels in a series, it could prove to be really good. It's a good start.
What I didn't like so much...Windy feels a bit....depthless. She's in a relationship with this guy, for example, who turns out to be...not such a good guy after all. In fact, let's say he proves to be hazardous to her health fairly early in the story. She discovers this, quite abruptly, is then kidnapped, quite abruptly....makes a run for it....quite abruptly....and she immediately notices and starts falling for the cute guy with the six pack abs (not that I don't get it, I'm a big fan of six pack abs, but it's too fast). The entire novel happens over a short period of time, but by the end of the book, she's practically in tears at the idea of not ending up with this guy she just barely met, after being totally excited about her boyfriend proposing to her. She adjusts to the situations she finds herself in entirely too easily--there needs to be more to her emotional or character development for the readers to experience everything with her. I don't want Windy to spend the entire novel brooding or angst ridden (Twilight more than delivered on that), but Windy's story moves from danger to safety and sort of upset to happy too quickly.
All in all, a good start, a story line that's worth exploring, and I'll probably keep an eye out on the future books to see how they go (but please, at least get somebody to punch Ginger in the face or get killed off or something...). But definitely please keep writing--this is a good story, and it deserves Windy deserves a a chance to save the world and get the guy!
September 25, 2013
What a beautiful book full of inspiration and creativity! I really enjoyed myself while reading this, I could not keep the book down. I really liked the main character, Windy. Although, there is a sad part which is when one of her friend dies, it's an exceptionally well written book. Thank you very much for sharing this. I will look forward to reading any other books or sequels to this!
December 6, 2019
Windy was a very good story that moved quickly with engaging characters. I hope to read more from this author. Goodreads doesn't have the same front cover as Amazon, but really liked the Amazon cover.
April 22, 2015
The book was okay. The best thing I can say is that the idea is there; the execution was a bit lacking. Probably the thing that is most apparent is the structure of the book. It constantly flipped between past tense and present tense, sometimes in the same sentence. It didn't have any rhyme or reason to it, and the only parts that were consistently one tense were the dreams Windy had about her dad. The other structure part was the sentences. They were extremely simplistic in nature, and held very little variety. Here's an example from the text:
I decided laying down on the bed was probably my best spot to be right now. It was better than pacing the floors like I was doing while everything was running through my head. Of course instead of pacing, I was now laying down and letting everything run through my mind.
See what I mean? It's repetitive. Thoughts "running through" her head and "laying down" were both mentioned twice. I had a flash to my childhood when I would watch Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo would recite over and over again how villainous he was. The sentences are kind of formatted in a stilted way. Oh, and almost every other sentence ends in an exclamation point, which really made the exclamations seem less exciting after a while.
Also, little errors like "might of" instead of "might have" got on my nerves, but I'm just picky about that stuff.
The things I did enjoy had everything to do with the basic idea and nothing to do with characterization. The characters were pretty flat. Jason was the snarky flirt. Ryan was the godsend beautiful boy that always takes Windy's breath away. Ginger (guess what color her hair is?) is the bitchy boss who automatically hates Windy on sight. Boa is the connector between Ryan and Windy so their relationship isn't totally un-credible (I don't think that's a word but I'm making it a word). I felt no connection to any of the characters, and didn't care when harm came to them.
But again, I did enjoy aspects of this book. And while I think I rated somewhat generously, it does deserve some commendation. It was like a cross between the movie The Fifth Element and the tv series The Last Airbender. And since I love both of those, I was pretty satisfied with reading about a girl that can do super awesome tricks with her air (wind) power. I wish she had done more of it rather than fawning over Ryan and his gorgeous blue eyes (I think Boa was the only one with brown eyes, come to think of it) but I realize that's more and more prevalent in YA books, so I can't hold this one accountable for something they all do. I wish we had gotten to see more of Ryan's and Ginger's powers as well. I want big battles between the elements! The parts I did get were greatly entertaining and what kept me reading. I think Windy's dad was probably the best part of the characterization. I think maybe I have a soft spot for the wise and nice dad, so I liked his character far better than the rest, and I wish he had played a more prominent role as well. It was for this reason that I'm rating it higher than I would have normally. And I'm in a good mood.
Oh, another thing I just remembered: it's "set foot", not "step foot".
(I received this in a First Reads giveaway.)
I decided laying down on the bed was probably my best spot to be right now. It was better than pacing the floors like I was doing while everything was running through my head. Of course instead of pacing, I was now laying down and letting everything run through my mind.
See what I mean? It's repetitive. Thoughts "running through" her head and "laying down" were both mentioned twice. I had a flash to my childhood when I would watch Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo would recite over and over again how villainous he was. The sentences are kind of formatted in a stilted way. Oh, and almost every other sentence ends in an exclamation point, which really made the exclamations seem less exciting after a while.
Also, little errors like "might of" instead of "might have" got on my nerves, but I'm just picky about that stuff.
The things I did enjoy had everything to do with the basic idea and nothing to do with characterization. The characters were pretty flat. Jason was the snarky flirt. Ryan was the godsend beautiful boy that always takes Windy's breath away. Ginger (guess what color her hair is?) is the bitchy boss who automatically hates Windy on sight. Boa is the connector between Ryan and Windy so their relationship isn't totally un-credible (I don't think that's a word but I'm making it a word). I felt no connection to any of the characters, and didn't care when harm came to them.
But again, I did enjoy aspects of this book. And while I think I rated somewhat generously, it does deserve some commendation. It was like a cross between the movie The Fifth Element and the tv series The Last Airbender. And since I love both of those, I was pretty satisfied with reading about a girl that can do super awesome tricks with her air (wind) power. I wish she had done more of it rather than fawning over Ryan and his gorgeous blue eyes (I think Boa was the only one with brown eyes, come to think of it) but I realize that's more and more prevalent in YA books, so I can't hold this one accountable for something they all do. I wish we had gotten to see more of Ryan's and Ginger's powers as well. I want big battles between the elements! The parts I did get were greatly entertaining and what kept me reading. I think Windy's dad was probably the best part of the characterization. I think maybe I have a soft spot for the wise and nice dad, so I liked his character far better than the rest, and I wish he had played a more prominent role as well. It was for this reason that I'm rating it higher than I would have normally. And I'm in a good mood.
Oh, another thing I just remembered: it's "set foot", not "step foot".
(I received this in a First Reads giveaway.)
August 8, 2013
To have my book in print is amazing! If you haven't done so, please go check out Windy. I promise you will not be disappointed in Windy's adventure with danger and death.
November 17, 2013
Finished this story in a short time. It was an easy read. It was somewhat interesting.
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