Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Sep 24, 2010 Lyndsey O'Halloran rated it really liked it

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Shiver introduced me to Maggie Stiefvater’s unbelievably beautiful writing and as soon as I was done, I wanted the sequel right away. Linger must have been my most anticipated sequel of the first half of the year and it really lived up to my expectations.

Although Grace’s part of the story should have been the most interesting, it wasn’t. Well, for me anyway. I had guessed what was going to happen with her very early on so I kind of stopped thinking about it until it actually happened. That asid Shiver introduced me to Maggie Stiefvater’s unbelievably beautiful writing and as soon as I was done, I wanted the sequel right away. Linger must have been my most anticipated sequel of the first half of the year and it really lived up to my expectations.

Although Grace’s part of the story should have been the most interesting, it wasn’t. Well, for me anyway. I had guessed what was going to happen with her very early on so I kind of stopped thinking about it until it actually happened. That aside, I really liked everything else that was going on with her. Grace’s problems with her parents were a big issue for her in Linger and I thought these parts were written extremely well and realistically. Shiver really set the scene for Grace’s parents and how they acted towards her. They are never around much and up until now, have let Grace have a free run to do whatever she wants. When they began to tell her that she couldn’t see Sam anymore, I thought her reactions were exactly what they should have been. I would have probably done the same thing if I had been in her position because I don’t think that they really had any right to start telling her what she could/ couldn’t do. I was so glad to see that Grace didn’t just take it from them and did what she wanted to instead. Go Grace!

Sam develops a lot in Linger and really comes into his own. At times, he felt like a completely different character from how he was in Shiver because of what he had been through. Sam seems to take in everything that happens and each little different thing has some kind of affect on his character. This time around, Sam is a lot stronger because of what he has to deal with. Without Beck, Sam has to grow up really fast and take responsibility for the other wolves and this was a part of the story that I really enjoyed. I think there are still some secrets behind Beck and the new wolves and I wonder if we will find out more in Forever.

I completely loved Isabel and Cole in Linger, probably more than I loved Grace and Sam. To start with, I was happy to see that Grace and Isabel had become really good friends since Shiver due to what they had both gone through. The fact that they had something so huge in common brought them closer, even though they are both really different people. Isabel is still in a pretty dark place after what happened to her brother and Grace seems to be the only one who really understands what she is going through… until Cole turns up anyway.

Cole appealed a lot more to me than Sam to be honest because of his bad boy rockstar-ness. Although a lot of the bad things that have happened to Cole were all his own fault, there were other things beyond his control and I really felt for him because of that. With both he and Isabel being in dark places, it was obvious that they were going to connect but I didn’t care that it was predictable. I thought that they made a great couple, although that isn’t really the right word for what they are. The tension between the two added to their chemistry and how they acted towards one another and this gave the story a completely different feeling in parts.

In Shiver, I loved the fact that it was told from both the POV of both Grace and Sam so when I saw that Isabel and Cole were getting their own voices, I was excited. Each character had their own distinct voice so when it was their turn in the story, it was very clearly done and never confusing. I loved being able to find out what was going on from other people in the story at different times and was glad that it didn’t focus solely on Grace and Sam.

The story went to places that I wasn’t expecting at all. I thought that most of it was going to concentrate on Grace and what was going on with her but instead, there was a lot more happening. Grace, Sam, Cole and Isabel all have problems in their personal lives and I liked the fact that this gave them all their own stories that added to the main plot. Even though they all had separate things going on, they were all brought together really well.

The ending was extremely predictable but with one more book to go, I can see that Maggie Stiefvater will write something amazing that will probably shock us all. I felt like the way that Linger ended was only natural and I would have probably been disappointed if it hadn’t turned out that way. I cant wait for Forever because everything should be wrapped up nicely. I kind of don’t want this trilogy to end up but I would rather it stay a trilogy than be dragged out of numerous, pointless books. So long as Maggie doesn’t leave us with some crazy unanswered questions then I will be more than happy. ...more

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Aug 25, 2010 Texas Book Lover rated it really liked it

I immediately picked up this book when I finished Shiver (which I absolutely LOVED) because I had to know what happed with Sam and Grace! The tone of this book is very different from Shiver, while it is still extremely obvious that Sam and Grace are head over heels in love with each other there is always the foreboding feeling in the background of trouble brewing.

I did enjoy watching Cole and Isabel grow and become bigger characters I think the book would of been drawn out too long if it was st ...more

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Sep 30, 2010 Danya Bakhbakhi rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, paranormal, young-adult, ebooks

I don't know whether I liked this book or not. There's something about Maggie Stiefvater's books that I can't name, something that pulls you in. So yeah I did enjoy reading it and all, but it was nothing comparing to Shiver! Maybe it's because of my high expectation or maybe because I had to wait for too long to get it. But i think it's mostly because.. it went kind of slow.. too slow. It only got exciting in the end. and just when things were getting better it ended.

This one was different from ...more

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Sep 10, 2010 Looksie (At Looksie Lovitz: Books and Wits Blog) rated it really liked it

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didn't like it as much as the first since i thought the story was a little slow but i still really enjoyed it and i can't wait to see what happens next!

check out my book blog review here: http://looksielovitz.blogspot.com/201... ...more

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Jul 09, 2010 Lisa Langdale rated it it was amazing

Amazing. This book was just amazing. Maggie's writing style is so beautiful. The book could be one very long poem. And in this poem is a beautiful story, full of amazing characters. I could never write a review to do this book justice so: Just read it, you'll love it! ...more

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Oct 27, 2010 Jennifer rated it really liked it

This book was good. But I was a bit disaapointed. It was not as good as the first book in the series.

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Feb 04, 2011 Tasha rated it it was amazing

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Jul 21, 2010 Kate Kaynak rated it it was amazing

Shelves: great-ya

LOVED LOVED LOVED it! It's as good as SHIVER. YA paranormal just doesn't get better than this. ...more

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Aug 22, 2010 Miriam rated it it was amazing

I felt that this book dragged on and on never went anywhere. I expected so much more to come out in this one, since the 1st one was so good. :( I can only hope # 3 book answers a lot of questions that was left un resolved from #2. *crossing finger*

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