shiver linger and forever by maggie stiefvater

To be honest, I probably wasn’t going to read Linger but based on the way Shiver ended and the promise of Isabel and Cole’s characters added to the mix, I was intrigued.

Of course that changed as the series progressed but for the most part I think Sam was the reason I stuck it out with Shiver. Sam’s story I found a lot easier to sympathize with and overall, at least with Shiver, I liked him more than Grace. So it was nice to get a break with having the POV alternate between her and Sam. While I can sympathize with her situation at home and see why she may act they way she does, I just didn’t connect to her character enough to let me completely empathize with her. I just found she was a little bratty and a little too “ angsty” for me to enjoy reading her POV. She really irked me by the time I got to Linger. It was a slower paced book and I instantly disliked Grace. Shiver didn’t do too much for me overall. I don’t mind when there are werewolves in stories with other paranormal creatures, but on their own werewolves turn me off of a series. There are only a select few (and by that I mean like 2 series tops) that focus on werewolves and are books I actually liked. I’m not sure why I don’t like them but I find series that only focus on werewolves are ones I tend to not enjoy. This series really helped me reach that conclusion once I finished it. Unfortunately, werewolves don’t do much for me. I decided to pick it up and thought it was a good idea to try something that didn’t focus primarily on vampires for once. This was one of those series that seemed to be everywhere when it first came out and people seemed to be gobbling it up. Genre: Teen, Young Adult, Werewolves, Romance, Supernatural, Shapeshifters, Urban Fantasy There is a companion novel that takes places after Forevercalled Sinner. Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy The Shiver Quartet

Shiver linger and forever by maggie stiefvater