The ending of 'When Water Burns'

No, I am NOT disclosing the ending. Or any other spoilers for that matter.

But OMG I loved that part when people didn't explain the ending and all the plot twists of When Water Burns on Lani's Facebook page.

Thankfully for me, I have finished reading the book. But before I did, I accidentally read someone's comment on Lani's FB author page about some of the main twists at the end. *sad face*

Come on folks. Don't spoil it for others. The books haven't even made it to Samoa yet!! I know it's hard to contain the excitement of the revelations of Book 2, but it would be nice to allow others the same opportunity to experience those first hand. And not via some Facebook comment or Twitter update.

I am, however, more than happy to discuss and OMG with you on Facebook mail, because When Water Burns rocked my socks! I loved it. For me, it was better than The Covenant Keeper. Believe it or not, Leila has grown on me (miracles do happen). Lani, how you did that I do not know.

Actually, I will say one thing about the ending. It gave me that feeling I had after reading each of the Harry Potter books. The need to do some baking, make cups of tea, and then sit down with my siblings and have discussions long into the night, about the plot, character development, all our different perspectives on what happened, and best of all, our predictions on what was to come in the next book! And I exaggerate not. So Laura and Donna, be prepared for when I see you next month. Have your PowerPoint presentations ready, and assign the tea making duties. We have serious Telesa business to attend to.

Wring wring

Currently reading When Water Burns by the fabulous Lani Wendt Young, and I find myself constantly wanting to ... well, not wring Leila's neck ... but to give her a little shake and say "Wake up, girl! Can't you see what's going on??"

Then I remind myself that she's only in UPY (7th form) and I'm as old as the hills. Ha!

Thinking back on when I was that age...well, I'd rather not, actually. So you go, Leila! You're doing pretty well in comparison (and I refer NOT to her man, either). Double ha!

By the way, so many people have finished the book, and I noticed some have started discussing the plot on social media sites. Ugh. Could you, like, not? Or at least give spoiler alerts? Coz I think I know a "twist" that will happen at the end as a result of someone's comment. GRRRR!!! Going Hulk now. Hulk reading When Water Burns. A sight to see.

Still not a book groupie

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting in person for the first time Lani Wendt Young. Exciting! Seriously, that was not sarcasm (for once).

Mental notes in the 24 hour lead up:

• Remember to remove facial hair. Seems a bit silly, as some people tend to "landscape" as they go (thanks to my sister for the term) but I usually forget about things like that until there is an upcoming event, and I look in the mirror and go "Holy smokes, there's a dude that looks just like me!" So yes, note to self: do the mo.
• Remember not to say anything silly
• Remember not to hide in the corner and then sneak out without even saying hello
• Research parking spaces close to the Vic Uni library

Mental notes post event:

• Yikes, I still have my mo! And someone took a photo too! KMN.
• I definitely babbled when I finally got to meet Lani. Most definitely. Did I really say such stupid thin? Ugh. KMN.
• Yay, I got an autographed Galu Afi book!
• OMG, I gave Lani a hug! Lani prefers her personal space. Oh wait, so do I! Oh no, what have I done?
• Did I spit while I was talking? I'm sure I did. Oh dear. KMN.
• I think the young uni guys at the back might have been mocking me. Lol. At one point, I was sitting right at the back with them because I had to answer a call (the mobile phone kind, not the one from nature). So I was sitting there all serious, listening to the presentation and nodding, and laughing loudly at the jokes. Meanwhile, they were all joking, poking, texting, etc, and probably thinking, "Check out this sneeeerious dude."
• There was a lot of talk about and comparison to Twilight. I tactfully kept my mouth shut. Lol!
• Lani did mention "Hunger Games" once and I very nearly cheered. And did plenty of other geeky things (coz the list could easily get very long).
• I stood in the line that led to Lani's signing desk. Instead of running away. Amazing, right? I'm proud of myself.
• Lani is not really a hermit (liar liar pants on fire!). She had no mo (like, who would have one anyway?). She didn't stutter or stammer or whisper when speaking. She didn't go bananas when the student panel pointed out "discrepancies" in the TELESA book. She wore hot heels. She gave hugs. And she smelt lovely. (Ok that last one sounds a tad disturbing and stalkery, d'oh!). She was really more Nafanua-esque than hermit. Thank goodness I at least did my eyebrows, or the photo that was taken of us would have been just downright unfair.

The biggest question on everyone's lips was, of course, "When is Book 2 'When Water Burns' be out?". To keep updated on all things TELESA, you can follow Lani's blog or her Facebook page. Go do it, you never know when there will be a special price, giveaways and even limited time free copies available!

This was not a paid endorsement of TELESA or Lani Wendt Young. However, any payments / donations (from anyone really) will be accepted (and then given back, as per Samoan custom, but you have to give it back, and it could back and forth a few times, but the end result is that I get to keep the donation. Got it? Thanks)