Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

Here's a quick bite from Maggie's website: The sequel to Shiver follows the story of Grace and the wolves of Mercy Falls.

Maggie says: "It's about after. What happens after you discover there are werewolves in the wood, after you've fallen in love for the first time, after you've lost what you think you can't live without, after you've become someone you can't live with."

My Take
This is a book I won from Jami at YA Addict.  Please visit her awesome blog sometime.
It had been awhile since I had read Shiver.  I picked right up where it left off though, without any problems.   It was nice to see how things were going with Grace and Sam. 
I like the addition of Cole and Isabel having a stronger voice in this book too.  She's an interesting character.  I was so absorbed in the wolves of Mercy Falls that I read this over Saturday afternoon and Sunday.  The green ink was kinda' coolio.  It was a shade that had my eyes turning it to black in no time. 

I thought the character development with Cole was wonderful.  The whole thing with Victor left me sad, very sad.  I feel bad that Grace left things as she did with her parents.  While I don't agree with her parents, it breaks my heart to see things so irreparbly damaged. 

I really liked this book and it felt like coming home, in a sense.  I'm giving it 4 smacks, because it was warm, enjoyable, a bit heart-wrenching.  You know the deal.

6 comments:

  1. I've been planning to read all four of Maggie's books, both this series and the ones with faeries for some time. Every review I've read makes me wonder why I've not already done so. Upon checking my inventory and vast mountain of unread books, I was unable to locate any of hers. My daughter or daughter in law have "borrowed" these so I'm going to have to call them and fuss about not returning books that don't belong to them. And it's probably my daughter, as she is most apt to "forget". ERRRR!

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  2. I only read the 1st part and the last paragraph because I haven't read Linger yet. I enjoyed Shiver and am glad you gave this one 4 smackeroos! :)

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  3. I was fortunate enough to get to see Maggie Stiefvater when she visited Houston and she is FANTASTIC!!! I loved her, just as much as I loved her books! They were magical and I can't wait for the day FOREVER is released!

    Great review!

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  4. I haven't read Shiver yet. Sounds like I should though. And green ink? How awesome is that! :)

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  5. I liked Shiver and can't wait to read this.

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  6. I am just about to start Shiver. Now I can't wait to dive in to it and then in to the sequel. Thanks for the review.

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