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Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)

Maggie Stiefvater

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 30, 2014

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May 21, 2012 Justin rated it it was amazing

Shiver was astonishingly good. Werewolves are another thing I am extremely picky about when it comes to them being included in a YA book, but Maggie truly did an amazing job with Shiver. I loved how she portrayed the Werewolves, how it wasn't extremely dark but you still had that subtle touch of darkness. And the writing... Oh boy, the writing. I can't even begin to explain how great of a writer Maggie is, even from the first few chapters I was hooked on the way she writes. Shiver is packed with
Shiver was astonishingly good. Werewolves are another thing I am extremely picky about when it comes to them being included in a YA book, but Maggie truly did an amazing job with Shiver. I loved how she portrayed the Werewolves, how it wasn't extremely dark but you still had that subtle touch of darkness. And the writing... Oh boy, the writing. I can't even begin to explain how great of a writer Maggie is, even from the first few chapters I was hooked on the way she writes. Shiver is packed with amazing, what a great introduction to Maggie's writing.

As I already mentioned, Maggie did an amazing job portraying the Werewolves in this book. Sam, in particular was written extremely well. He really felt like a huge backbone to the story, not just because of him being a main character but just because it was so easy to connect with him. I've seen so many cases where you have main characters in a story like this that are extremely hard to connect to, and understand their role in the story but that's not the case for Sam or Grace. This story is pretty straightforward, once you learn everything There are a lot of fun and even suspenseful moments throughout the book that really help make the atmosphere really great, as you're reading. I honestly couldn't find anything wrong with the story as a whole though, everything was written extremely well as I have mentioned several times now and it all flowed together very nicely.

You already know how I feel about Grace and Sam... Amazing to say the very least. But there are also a lot of other great characters in this book that really makes it all come together very nicely. Olivia, Beck and Isabel are all extremely awesome in their own ways. I am leaving out a few characters from this review, simply because I don't want to spoil anything. But trust me when I say that even down the the smallest character, Maggie did a fantastic job breathing life into all of them and making them all extremely enjoyable within the story.

I am pumped to read the rest of this series. I am really anxious to see where Grace and Sam's story goes, and what happens to a few certain side characters. I am also interested to see what characters might be introduced in Linger, and what role they will play. After the events in Shiver, it feels extremely likely that there might be some new characters that might have some very important roles in the story, guess I will just have to wait and see. Needless to say, this is an amazing book and I highly suggest that you read it if you haven't yet. ...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Trista rated it really liked it

Shelves: weres-and-shapeshifters

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really enjoyed the first book in this series. It's a take on werewolves that I haven't seen before, with them changing due to temperature and eventually staying a wolf. When Grace was a child, she was pulled off a tire swing and attacked by a group of wolves but another wolve saves her. That wolf was Sam and because of that night, Grace becomes obsessed with the wolves, especially Sam. Sam becomes just as obsessed with her.
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Mar 06, 2012 Anna rated it really liked it

Wow. What a great first book!

It had a pretty great spaced out plot line. Not too quick but slow and steady. Maggie Stiefvater wanted her readers to feel it; and feel it I did.

This first book was magical, enchanting and tortuously romantic! My favorite kind of story. A definite must-read. I'm a little worried where she's going to take the story, since it ended great but there are two more books to the series, but I eagerly wait for them nonetheless! :) ...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Amanda rated it it was amazing

For some reason I had a really hard time getting into this book, but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. It's the first werewolf book I've ever read and it was completely different then what I thought it would be. The relationship between Grace and Sam reminded me of Bella and Edward's relationship in Twilight. My heart broke when he turned back but the ending was amazing!! Can't wait to start Linger :) ...more

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