Publisher: ScholasticPages: 434
Format: Paperback
Released: October 2009
Grace and Sam share a kinship so close they could be lovers or siblings. But they also share a problem. When the temperature slips towards freezing, Sam reverts to his wolf identity and must retreat into the woods to protect his pack. He worries that eventually his human side will fade away and he will left howling alone at the lonely moon. A stirring supernatural teen romance.
A beautiful paranormal romance
Maggie Stiefvater has written a haunting, chilling, but above all beautiful novel about love, loss and longing.
When Grace was a little girl, she was attacked by wolves. She survived the attack, and ever since that day she has felt a special bond to the wolf that saved her. When she discovers that her wolf is actually a werewolf, her fight to make him stay human begins.
I have read countless ravings about this book online, and I understand why. Shiver is captivating from the first page on.
The story has some similarities with Twilight: Girl meets boy, eh wolf. Girl discovers that boy is a supernatual creature. Girl and boy longs to be together, but it seems like that is not an option. Girl dreams about becoming a wolf in order to stay with boy/wolf forever.
But if the story is a like, the writing is not. I am no fond of Stephenie Meyer's writing, which I think is pretty poor. Stiefvater on the other hand really knows her way around words. She uses them to make beautiful pictures. Sometimes it feels like your are reading a poem.
I was a leaking womb bulging with the promise of conscious thoughts: the frozen woods far behind me, the girl on the tyre swing, the sound of fingers on metal strings. The future and the past, both the same, snow and then summer and then snow again.
The main focus of this story is the relationship between Sam and Grace, and we hear the character's thoughs as the chapters are divided between them. One chapter is from Sam's point of view, the other from Grace's. This ensures that all the feelings they both experience is well described, and the reader feels for them both.
I loved this story, and can't wait to continue with Linger. If you like great lovestories with a supernatural twist, this is the book for you.
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The Book Smugglers
Linus's Blanket
Website for Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater on Goodreads
Fanpage for the trilogy
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2 comments:
Shiver is one of the few YA paranormals available out there that I enjoyed reading. I agree with what you said that it has some similarities to Twilight but that the writing is better. I liked how this one ended so I haven't picked up Linger.
OMG! This story is good. I loved how Maggie let us be in Sam's and Grace's head all the time. We never had to wonder what the other person was thinking. Truly a good love story. This is the latest craze among some of us Twilight fans. I am expanding my reading to other authors and this story is just wonderful.
It's cute, adorable, and I just want to give Sam a warm hug.
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