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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Review: Linger

Title: Linger
Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls # 2
Genre: Young Adult -Paranormal/Shapeshifting
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date: July 13, 2010
Book: Bought



"This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one. Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies..."


Dangerous things begin to lurk in Linger. People are starting to suspect about the woods and that makes it very dangerous for the wolves. Let me just say that the title to the book Linger fits the book well.

Linger is exactly what happens in this book. This book is told from four different people point of views, Grace, Sam, Cole,and Isabel. I absolutely loved her. Her point of views were hilarious! Linger is one of those rare books that actually has you invloved as you read it. You feel connnected, like you are the characters watching and feeling everything that is happening. Since Maggie wrote this in four different POV's, I was able to get a great insight of the story from all sides, not just one.

So the linger is what happening. Grace is suddenly struck ill and is more than sure she is changing. Sam is waiting to see  if at any moment he will change too. Cole is waiting just for well something, anything. He was such a great character. He was someone who wanted this life, not the one he was living, but something different. He was tired of his old life and wanted a new one. Sam couldn't grasp that at all. He kept wondering why would anyone choose this. Some things are meant for people while others are not. They all seem to Linger in doubt. Linger about what was going to happen next, if and when they will be here.

Things begin to get tense between Sam and Grace in their relationship. Grace's parents step in, causing a strain in their relationship. Grace also hold secrets from Sam, while a new relationship grows between Isabel and Cole.

I like that fact that this is book is what it is, Linger. Everything is about watching and waiting to see what happens next. Maggie did such a wonderful job pulling all of this together. I enjoyed every minute of reading this. I loved getting a bit more insight in the relationship between Sam and Grace. Now I see more about their love and how they feel about each other. Maggie also writes more about Sam's past, which also give us more insight to him as well.

Linger is a great sequel. Written beautifully and simply amazing to read. I can't wait for the next installment of The Wolves of Mercy Falls. It was so good, I could hardly put it down. The book cover was a great design and the words were printed in green! Seriously? How cool is that? I never see that in a book, so thats a plus. Other than the fact that Maggie once again out did herself in writing the sequel, I couldn't be happier. *Big GRIN*

You should definitely pick up this book. It is a good read. Maggie, you definitely have me Lingered, watching and waiting for the next book :)

I give it 5 BITES!



Happy Reading!



Review: Shiver

Title: Shiver
Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls # 1
Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/Shapeshifting
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Book: Bought



"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. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl."

This is such an amazing love story. Here we have a girl, Grace who has always been fascinated with the wolves. When she was little she was attacked by one and has never grown to be angry or feared by them. Instead it drew her more to them. But there was one wolves, which she called her own, the one with yellow eyes.

Sam is our leading male. When the weather get hot Sam becomes a boy and when it get cold, he becomes a wolf. Cursed to live a double life, Sam always watches and  takes care of the one girl who watches him. Grace comes upon him one day to find him injured. Of course Grace being the lovely girl that she is, she helps him, helping him get better. Grace can't help but feel struck by the similarity between her wolf and Sam. She feels connected to him and she knows he feels it too.

Soon winter will come again, and Sam's struggles between the fight of becoming wolf or staying human.

I love this love story. Such an amazing adventure to read. The writing was beautiful and the plot line was great. Maggie did a great job writing this. I love the temperature at the beginning at each chapter. Every time it got lower, I got more nervous. Maggie did a great job writing the plot just so each time it gets even more intense and them BAM! So awesome.

I give it 5 BITES!


Happy Reading!