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Litha's Constant Whim (Green's Hill #1)
by
Amy Lane (Goodreads Author)
Whim believes himself to be the least powerful sidhe at Green's Hill: he is as constant as a bumblebee in a hurricane and as faithful as a stray breeze. Whim's prince believes there is more to him than that and on Litha, the night of the summer solstice, sends Whim into the mortal world where he strives to give a piece of himself to others. It is on Litha that Whim meets C...more
ebook, 106 pages
Published
June 23rd 2010
by Dreamspinner Press LLC
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OMG!!! Someone bitch slap me! I can't stop crying!!! 
So beautiful!! OMG this book is so wonderful, and the end??? Is more than a HEA, it's a burst of joy that made me cry like a crazy!
BTW, my hubby is not funny... He saw me and ask me if I was checking my credit card bill
Anyway... my review...
Few words just to tell some important aspects of this book:
1)It's an independent story. I know Amy Lane wrote more books with the Green Hill theme, but I didn't read them. The only book of this writer I r...more
So beautiful!! OMG this book is so wonderful, and the end??? Is more than a HEA, it's a burst of joy that made me cry like a crazy!
BTW, my hubby is not funny... He saw me and ask me if I was checking my credit card bill
Anyway... my review...
Few words just to tell some important aspects of this book:
1)It's an independent story. I know Amy Lane wrote more books with the Green Hill theme, but I didn't read them. The only book of this writer I r...more
) and his human lover, Charles.
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This book was recommended to me by someone who said “it’s a great series!” Well this is the first book I’ve read and no doubt it’s a good series. This is clearly meant to be a tie in to an ongoing series about the area, Green Hill. The other books seem to be m/m/f/m or some variation of that, yes *gasp* there is a chick but you don’t have to read those books to follow this one. Litha’s Constant Whim is set nicely in the atmosphere but skims over the issues and events likely highlighted in the ot...more
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I waltzed into Litha's Constant Whim on a well... whim and didn't know what to expect. I wasn't forewarned or even told in copy that there was more to the world of Green Hill. I read it for what it was.
That said, the worldbuilding is massive but in this book it reads like a rough summary. It's kind of like Whim or Charlie is standing off to the side with the reader and saying 'Okay. Here's what you missed and this is what's going on.' Kind of like the opening to a TV show like say Glee and one o...more
That said, the worldbuilding is massive but in this book it reads like a rough summary. It's kind of like Whim or Charlie is standing off to the side with the reader and saying 'Okay. Here's what you missed and this is what's going on.' Kind of like the opening to a TV show like say Glee and one o...more
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Really *really* liked this. The writing is wonderful, and the characters just kind of walk into your heart and drag you into their world(s). The style in which it's written--almost fairytale-style; whimsical, to borrow from the story itself--makes it that much more engaging, sometimes juxtaposing the atmosphere with laugh-out-loud irreverence while not backing down on some of the more unpleasant happenings. A very talented author and a very satisfying read.
This is an absolutely lovely story that I enjoyed immensely. It's one of the best things I've read in quite a while. Whim as a character is a real treat as he ventures out on Litha to learn about the world. He meets Charlie, who he instantly wants to form a bond with, but he can't steal Charlie's life from him, and he wants Charlie to have the opportunity to experience life and become a man. So, for the next several years, Whim and Charlie meet only once a year, while they look forward to the ti...more
Whim lives on Greens Hill, in the Little Goddess fantasy world that Amy Lane has painted to all she has enchanted with this “place’ tucked away in the foothills of Northern California…For those who are impressed by what wonderful stories Ms Lane pens, this will certainly not disappoint.
Whim is described by the author as Constant a bumblebee in a hurricane and as faithful as a stray breeze .We find Whim with Adrian his Prince who wants Whim to see the outside world away from the hill. Whim is a S...more
Whim is described by the author as Constant a bumblebee in a hurricane and as faithful as a stray breeze .We find Whim with Adrian his Prince who wants Whim to see the outside world away from the hill. Whim is a S...more
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This is the first story I've read of Amy Lane's Little Goddess universe, and I will be happily hunting up the others at some point. I enjoy fantasy, but I really enjoy the rich and vivid world she's created, and I know I've barely scratched the surface of it.
Whim's character is creatively expressed by his name: his mind, his hair, and his eyes all change constantly. That is until Charlie anchors him, and then you begin to see the change in Whim from flighty to focused. Though their first meeting...more
Whim's character is creatively expressed by his name: his mind, his hair, and his eyes all change constantly. That is until Charlie anchors him, and then you begin to see the change in Whim from flighty to focused. Though their first meeting...more
It's not you, Green's Hill, it's me.
I love Amy's angsty stuff, I love Amy's funny stuff, but these Green's Hill books (this is the second I've read) mostly kinda make me wanna barf. Well, that's overstating it a bit, but in any case they and I are just not quite simpatico. I don't know if they are too sappy, or too sugary, or too smug, or too oh-so-sincere....hmmmm, I think perhaps sugary and oh-so-sincere come the closest I can think of right now...but in any case, they tend to set my teeth on...more
I love Amy's angsty stuff, I love Amy's funny stuff, but these Green's Hill books (this is the second I've read) mostly kinda make me wanna barf. Well, that's overstating it a bit, but in any case they and I are just not quite simpatico. I don't know if they are too sappy, or too sugary, or too smug, or too oh-so-sincere....hmmmm, I think perhaps sugary and oh-so-sincere come the closest I can think of right now...but in any case, they tend to set my teeth on...more
Amy Lane has written a number of m/f and m/f/m fantasy books set in the faery world of Green’s Hill, a place governed by a sidhe, Green, and populated by faery folk, shifters and vampires. This story fits in and around the events of those other books. I haven’t read any of the other Green’s Hill books and it isn’t really necessary to have read them to understand the events of this book.
The story follows sidhe, or elf, Whim. He lives on Green’s Hill along with his brother Bracken. Whim’s name is...more
The story follows sidhe, or elf, Whim. He lives on Green’s Hill along with his brother Bracken. Whim’s name is...more
Litha's Constant Whim is a sweet, often sad story about the power and persistence of love. The plot is pretty uncomplicated, revolving around Whim, the least powerful sidhe in Green's Hill, Charlie, the young human man he falls for, and the romance they share one night a year despite circumstances in each of their worlds conspiring to keep them apart. At the end of the day it is a very sexy and unapologetically romantic fairytale that takes place on the periphery of a much larger world -- a worl...more
Dec 04, 2012
Tracy
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4 of 5 stars
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Powerful Emotions in a Small Package
As unique and magically peculiar as the sidhe are, none are quite like Whim. Flighty, forgetful, adorably but perpetually inconsistent, Whim isn't a very powerful sidhe. Power struggles, dominance displays, and general strife just don't hold his attention. Nothing does, really. He's the freest of all free spirits.
Nudged by his prince to step beyond his Green's Hill home, Whim passes into the mortal realm on Litha, the night of the summer solstice. Whim had no...more
As unique and magically peculiar as the sidhe are, none are quite like Whim. Flighty, forgetful, adorably but perpetually inconsistent, Whim isn't a very powerful sidhe. Power struggles, dominance displays, and general strife just don't hold his attention. Nothing does, really. He's the freest of all free spirits.
Nudged by his prince to step beyond his Green's Hill home, Whim passes into the mortal realm on Litha, the night of the summer solstice. Whim had no...more
Oct 28, 2011
Kimberly Be
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kimberly Be by:
Amanda Sings Cassandra 2011Q4GB
The aptly named elf Whim leaves his home -- sanctuary for all kinds of fae, vampires, werewolves, etc -- only once a year, on Litha, Midsummer's Night, to bring joy to a mortal in need. One year he meets Charlie, a young man with great potential but no self-confidence. The two spend the night together, talking, and Whim gives Charlie the boost he needs to keep living another year, and to explore his artistic talents and reach out to others, provided that Whim promises to met him again next year....more
4.5 stars.
This is such a beautiful story!
Whim is sidhe with a very short attention span. On Litha he goes to the mortal world where he meets men and women, seduces them, gives them a night of love and magic, takes what they have to offer and goes back to his hill.
During one of Litha's nights he meets Charlie, a young man who feels he is trapped in a life from where there's no way out. Both Charlie and Whim can't see what's good in themselves, but they can see what good there's in the other and t...more
This is such a beautiful story!
Whim is sidhe with a very short attention span. On Litha he goes to the mortal world where he meets men and women, seduces them, gives them a night of love and magic, takes what they have to offer and goes back to his hill.
During one of Litha's nights he meets Charlie, a young man who feels he is trapped in a life from where there's no way out. Both Charlie and Whim can't see what's good in themselves, but they can see what good there's in the other and t...more
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Whim is a type of Fae. He's inconsistent, his mind wanders and he blows from one thing to the next not really understanding. On the night of the summer solstice, Whim decides he's going to do one good thing, bring peace (or a piece of himself) to a mortal in need of help. That mortal in question is Charlie, a human boy who was planning on taking his own life. One kiss later and the two meet every year to exchange a night of laughter, passion and fun. Thirteen years later, and it turns bitterswee...more
There needs to be a 5stars + more button for this one. It literally took my breath away. Beautiful, poignant, both bitter and sweet... Faulkner dreamed of illuminating his characters as well as Amy Lane does. Read this book. Read it now. And then get your hands on every other Amy Lane book you can find, and make time to read them all. Because the sheer poetry of her words is capable of healing every thing within you that life may have broken...if only you allow it.
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Not my thing.
Way Way Way too graphic and not much plot either. It says it's the first in a series but it's obvious that it's part of a much larger series of series because there are background characters referred to and you know they're meant to be important but there's nothing to really make you care about them in the text.
This felt like PWP and it wasn't even characters I already knew so it fell very flat.
The writing was very amateurish at best, you are told things like "and then he grew up...more
Way Way Way too graphic and not much plot either. It says it's the first in a series but it's obvious that it's part of a much larger series of series because there are background characters referred to and you know they're meant to be important but there's nothing to really make you care about them in the text.
This felt like PWP and it wasn't even characters I already knew so it fell very flat.
The writing was very amateurish at best, you are told things like "and then he grew up...more
I bought this book after loving "Truth in the Dark." The premise sounded fine, but I quickly found myself both bored and unengaged with the characters and their problems. It probably didn't help that I hadn't read any other books from this 'verse, but the most offputting part for me was the focus on many minor characters. With intense editing this book could be good, but I do not recommend this version.
I picked this one up because after reading Rampant, I wanted more of the Little Goddess world. I loved this novella. I am not a huge fan of M/M romance but Lane's writing is beautiful and she makes you care deeply for her characters no matter their sexual preferences. The story is so swwet, I didn't want it to end. If you love Lane's Little Goddess series, you must read this.
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...I thought I reviewed this, but I guess not...
This book really is amazing. It actually made me look at the world in a different way. What Whim said to Charlie in the beginning about how his whole life was still set out in front of him...that was profound, man. Profound.
And the rest of it...the emotions are present, amazingly worked. It's incredibly poignant and profound and thought-inducing.
I reread it a while ago and I still liked it.
(Note: I have not read any of the other books nor am I inte...more
This book really is amazing. It actually made me look at the world in a different way. What Whim said to Charlie in the beginning about how his whole life was still set out in front of him...that was profound, man. Profound.
And the rest of it...the emotions are present, amazingly worked. It's incredibly poignant and profound and thought-inducing.
I reread it a while ago and I still liked it.
(Note: I have not read any of the other books nor am I inte...more
I should give up writing reviews for Amy's books because I always say "Another fabulous story"!
This is a lovely story of an elf and a human, meeting once a year and watching each other change. It's a story of love at first sight, and finding someone who believes in you.
It made me smile, and it made me cry. I think Whim and Charlie are my new favourite characters.
This is a lovely story of an elf and a human, meeting once a year and watching each other change. It's a story of love at first sight, and finding someone who believes in you.
It made me smile, and it made me cry. I think Whim and Charlie are my new favourite characters.
Very well written short story about a minor character in Amy Lane's Little Goddess series. She is such an excellent story-teller, I find myself reading her words and feeling like I'm holding my breath. It was such a delight to immerse myself in her world again and I can't wait for another full length book in this series!
Reading this, I felt like I'd slipped into a beautiful dream, as the characters, the plot, the lovely descriptions were so fascinating that I forgot about reality for a few hours. When it was over, I just blinked my eyes like I'd been freed from a spell. A little cheesy on my part, but true.
I'm still formulating my thoughts review-wise, but I will share that I enjoyed watching Charlie grow up and the two big tear-jerker scenes that I won't spoil by repeating. Whim grew up over the years too, but more subtly than his mortal friend.
Cute and fun, but also with big moments of sorrow.
Cute and fun, but also with big moments of sorrow.
This was a beautiful and enjoyable story. The characters were well done and believable. The romance was sweet, sincere and strong. The only thing that kept this from 5 stars for me was the fact that I felt like I was missing a bit of the story. I realize that this isn't the first book in the series and now I'm super curious to find out what was going on outside of this story. The cover is fantastic too. I would definitely recommend this book.
I almost didn't read this book because the first 10 pages or so were confusing. The. It made sens sand made me cry a lot. However the end thing where they waited another year for that just seemed annoying so I'm misusing a star for the beginning and the almost end.
I love Amy Lane! Just needed to get that off my chest before starting the review.
Took a few pages for me to get into this, but these served to outline the world of Green's Hill to me - helpful, as I haven't read any of the previous Goddess series (m/f). It is, though, a stand-alone read, so don't worry if you haven't read them either.
It is beautifully written, full of emotion, sweet, with endearing characters who prove enduring love is possible.
Have a tissue handy; no, have a box of tissues hand...more
Took a few pages for me to get into this, but these served to outline the world of Green's Hill to me - helpful, as I haven't read any of the previous Goddess series (m/f). It is, though, a stand-alone read, so don't worry if you haven't read them either.
It is beautifully written, full of emotion, sweet, with endearing characters who prove enduring love is possible.
Have a tissue handy; no, have a box of tissues hand...more
I debated for a while what to rate this. I really didn't get into the book. There just seemed to be something missing for me. I don't know what but the story didn't grab me which is unusual for an Amy Lane book. I loved the premise of the story. The length of Whim's wait seemed longer than I expected. They both seemed to want to be together and I understand the initial wait until he got older and had more experience. I just didn't get why so long. It just seemed an unnecessarily lengthy wait. I...more
Pleasant story. Whim reminds me of Patrick from Clear Water. A little confusing with all the references to other characters in the series.
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I loved this book...amy lane's books rock!!!
I was constantly cheering for Whim and Charlie, they
were both unselfish characters that I fell in love with
I was sad to finish that pages but it was a truly beautiful book!
I was constantly cheering for Whim and Charlie, they
were both unselfish characters that I fell in love with
I was sad to finish that pages but it was a truly beautiful book!
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Amy Lane dodges an EDJ, mothers four children, and writes the occasional book. She, her brood, and her beloved mate, Mack, live in a crumbling mortgage in Citrus Heights, California, which is riddled with spiders, cats, and more than its share of fancy and weirdness. Feel free to visit her at www.greenshill.com orwww.writerslane.blogspot.com, where she will ride the buzz of receiving your e-mail u...more
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