Linger
by Maggie Stiefvater
Published: July 13, 2010
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
Format: eBook (360 pages)
Source: Purchased
In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future.
The pace definitely picks up in Linger. The author switches narrators often which can be interesting and refreshing, but it was also sometimes confusing and frustrating to remember who was narrating. There seems to be two story lines going at once and you’ll find yourself rooting for one or the other.
Shiver stood well on it’s own as a complete book, but Linger has what aptly described by Logan E. Turner as “middle book syndrome.” Good thing book #3 (Forever) is already out and the syndrome has a fast cure: read book three as soon as possible.
Content Rating: Medium, for drug references, suggestive scenes, and minor swearing.
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.
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