Shiver
by Maggie Stiefvater
Published: August 1, 2009
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
Format: eBook (392 pages)
Source: Purchased
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without . . .
Maggie Stiefvater is a great storyteller. I liked how she used smells to describe everything. A lot of it made me think of Twilight. I always thought Jake had it easy. What if you couldn’t choose to be a wolf? It was heart-breakingly sad and beautiful at the same time. The pace was calm to me – kind of like winter. It was slow but refreshing at the same time. Loved it. It even made me cry.
Content Rating: Medium, for some swearing, non-graphic suggestive scenes and very mild violence.
About Maggie Stiefvater
All of Maggie Stiefvater's life decisions have been based around her inability to be gainfully employed. Talking to yourself, staring into space, and coming to work in your pajamas are frowned upon when you're a waitress, calligraphy instructor, or technical editor (all of which she's tried), but are highly prized traits in novelists and artists. She's made her living as one or the other since she was 22. She now lives an eccentric life in the middle of nowhere, Virginia with her charmingly straight-laced husband, two kids, two neurotic dogs, and a 1973 Camaro named Loki.
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
I might have to read this. I like how you described the pace as Winter. That was interesting.
I loved this book too. So lyrical! But unfortunately I found the series become less magical as it went on, which was sad since I loved Shiver so much. I hope you fair better with the other two books than I did!
Honestly I didn’t enjoy them that much as they went on either. Losing it’s magic is a good way to describe it.