Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Nov 17, 2011 Dichotomy Girl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-or-spec, ya, 2020, 2011

2020:

I was re-reading this series with the intent to finish the four book "Sinner" that came out several years later. However I seemed to enjoy it the first time around, thinking it the best book of the series, this time around I got halfway through and just didn't care. Too bad. I probably would have enjoyed book #4 if I'd read it 9 years ago.

Original Review 2011:

My thoughts are completely disjointed, but apparently thematically so.

I've spent a good portion of the book, trying to decide if the ...more

2 likes · Like · see review

Aug 18, 2011 Nairabell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star, teen-ya-paranormal, read-in-2011

Sam and Grace have loved each other for years. First Sam watched her as a wolf, then he held her in his arms as a boy before he lost her to the woods and wolf pack he had escaped from. Now faced with the possibility of a life without her, Sam must put his faith in genius rock-god turned wolf Cole and the potential for a true cure. However, their time is running out as a local lawyer is determined to exterminate all the wolves in Boundary Woods.

This is the third and final book in the Wolves of M Sam and Grace have loved each other for years. First Sam watched her as a wolf, then he held her in his arms as a boy before he lost her to the woods and wolf pack he had escaped from. Now faced with the possibility of a life without her, Sam must put his faith in genius rock-god turned wolf Cole and the potential for a true cure. However, their time is running out as a local lawyer is determined to exterminate all the wolves in Boundary Woods.

This is the third and final book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy (after Shiver and Linger). I loved the first two books and was really looking forward to reading this. I wasn't disappointed and I loved every minute I spent reading.

Grace and Sam's love is one of those that sticks with you long after the pages are closed, and this book raises the stakes even higher than the previous ones. When the book begins Grace is a wolf while Sam is human and it takes a while for them to reunite. I really enjoyed how their stories were told as you get to see their individual lives as well as their combined one, and their enduring love still tugs at the heartstrings.

Cole and Isabel still take key narrating roles in this book which I really enjoyed. The relationship between the two is still as complicated as before and they each have their own dramas to contend with. Cole is risking his own life and health fighting to understand the cause of werewolfism in order to find a cure, while Isabel's father is the one organising the wolf hunt.

In terms of the ending it's hard to talk about without spoiling it, so all I'll say is that while it doesn't go for the standard Hollywood-esque everything tied up in a neat bow I loved it. It's great to think about the characters going on and living their lives after the books have ended, and it fits with the more realistic portrayal of true love that these books have shown since page one.

All in all this was a great ending to an amazing trilogy which I totally recommend.

Plot: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 9/10

Overall: 49/50 ...more

Like · see review

Aug 07, 2011 Lily E rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, young-adult

It's beautiful and haunting at times, but... open-ending? I hate open endings more than I dislike cliffhangers... ie, I can live waiting for the next book to come out and explain what is happening, while I cannot be lfet standing, knowing nothing more about those characters. Unfair :( ...more

Like · see review

Jan 09, 2011 Judithe added it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2011, young-adult, pn-shifter, trilogy

It was very strange to read the UK version of this story set in Minnesota...torches & chips kind of threw me for a bit.

There was no tidy end, but I still enjoyed the read quite a lot.

Like · see review

Apr 09, 2010 Zainab marked it as to-read

Like

Apr 21, 2010 Rossy marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: series-shapeshifters, series-ya

Like

Jun 03, 2010 Kristen marked it as to-read

Like

Jul 17, 2010 Irene Hollimon marked it as to-read

Like

Aug 13, 2010 Megan marked it as to-read

Like

Sep 09, 2010 Dori marked it as to-read_not-published

Shelves: f_don-t-own, young-adult, fiction, t_t_novel, fb_unknown, romance, paranormal-romance, t_s_unfinished_doesnt-matter, age_, l_default-description

Like