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Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)

Maggie Stiefvater

Start date: March 1, 2011

Finish date: March 31, 2011

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Sep 02, 2010 Ronyell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Oh man! I really wanted to give this book six stars instead of five stars because this book is just so brilliantly written and full of romance that make any romance fan go head over heels with this book! But I guess I will settle with a five star rating for now… “Shiver” is the first book in Maggie Stiefvater’s Mercy Falls series and this book has enough action and love making scenes that will have you all breathless with anticipation!

Grace had spent her time watching the various wolves that com Oh man! I really wanted to give this book six stars instead of five stars because this book is just so brilliantly written and full of romance that make any romance fan go head over heels with this book! But I guess I will settle with a five star rating for now… “Shiver” is the first book in Maggie Stiefvater’s Mercy Falls series and this book has enough action and love making scenes that will have you all breathless with anticipation!

Grace had spent her time watching the various wolves that come out of the woods, after she was bitten by a wolf a few years ago. However, when one of the students at her school go missing, the townspeople suspected that the wolves have something to do with it and they all tried to go out and kill the wolves. But, Grace will not let that happen since she cares so much for the wolves and after she manages to stop the hunting of the wolves, she meets an injured wolf and she realizes that the injured wolf was a teenage boy named Sam and once Grace discovers Sam’s secret, she tries to do everything in her power to help Sam stay human while sorting out her feelings for Sam!

Wow and double wow! Maggie Stiefvater has created a true masterpiece that is all about true werewolf love! When I read this book, it constantly reminds me of Stephenie Meyer’s famous “Twilight” series, except that we see hot werewolf guys in this book instead of hot vampires, which I found to be extremely enjoyable to read about. There were many aspects that I loved about this book and one of the aspects that I really loved about this book was how each chapter of the book was set up to detail the situation from two different point of views, who were Grace and Sam, which means that each chapter will either have Sam or Grace narrating the story from their point of view, which I thought made this book extremely interesting and creative to look at. Another aspect that I loved about this book was the characters, especially Sam and Grace. I loved the fact that Grace is shown to be an independent and enthusiastic teenage girl who was willing to put her life on the line in order to save Sam, the love of her life and although there were times where I knew more about Sam’s side of the story rather than Grace’s side of the story, I still really enjoyed Grace’s spirit throughout this book. Sam on the other hand, may come off as being too somber for his own good, but that is own to the fact that he really wants to be human instead of a werewolf and he is possibly the sweetest and hottest werewolf character to ever grace upon the world of paranormal romance. What I really loved the most about this book was that over ninety percent of this book was spent in Sam and Grace’s romance with each other as there are a bunch of sweet kisses and sensual hugging (though not in a R-rated way) that made this book somewhat cute yet sensual at the same time!

For anyone who does not like language, there is a good deal of language in this book, although the language is not really strong here, but I think the language in this book would be better suitable for young adults.

All in all, “Shiver” is a truly awesome book for werewolf loves everywhere and also is a great book for paranormal romance fans who love action and hot werewolf love!

Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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Aug 31, 2012 Trisha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, supernatural

First of all, this novel is very "Twilight-esque", with the high school girl and the non-human boyfriend and their star-crossed love, only it revolves around wolves rather than vampires. In comparing the two novels, I must admit that I preferred Edward from Twilight over Sam from this novel. Edward was portrayed as very....alpha, with super-human strength and incredibly protective of his lady-love. There was no doubt that he could protect her from whatever evil creature was after her. But in thi ...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Sherri Rudnick rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Oh my gosh, I loved, loved, loved this book! I absolutely loved the storyline of Sam and Grace. I don't want to give away any story but it had a lot of great classic romantic and emotional aspects to it. In the end I was crying that's how good it was! I highly recommend this to anyone who loves young adult books as well as the werewolf storyline. It was just great! ...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Tien rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, usa

Grace was attacked by wolves just over 6 years ago however instead of living in fear of them, which would have been understandable noting her harrowing experience, she loves them and defends them from others who think they are just violent animals. There is however one special wolf for her.

One day, the wolves attacked and killed a student from Grace's school. Mercy Falls was in uproar and went out to kill some wolves. Grace's effort to stop them did not bear fruit but when she went home, she fou ...more

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May 28, 2011 Tfalcone rated it liked it · review of another edition

Ok, not great. I liked the temperature concept.

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Nov 15, 2009 Trisha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

when I started it I thought "hmm, I wonder if I'm going to like it"

Before I knew it, hours had gone by and I'd read the book in one night. It sucks you in before you know it and you are a third wheel watching Grace and Sam live their dream ~ being together. But neither of them talking about the obvious....that their dream will end. And this time, for the last time.

It's a lovely little story. I recommend it for a light read. ...more

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Nov 22, 2009 Kim Benouski rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-and-youth, fantasy-and-sci-fi, series

I really liked the storyline here and the idea of werewolfism as a virus. Teens and pre-teens will like this romance novel, and I enjoyed it; however, it was a bit basic in the writing style, obviously written for the YA market.

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