Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

Here's a quick bit from the author's website: The conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy. In Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. In Linger, they fought to be together. Now, in Forever, the stakes are even higher than before. Wolves are being hunted. Lives are being threatened. And love is harder and harder to hold on to as death comes closing in.

My Take

I had been waiting for the conclusion to this trilogy.  It was worth waiting for.  I liked the fact that we got to know more about Isabel and Cole.  There were times when I screamed out "NO!" and was saddened that I couldn't stop what happened.  (Even though most have probably read this, I don't want to let out any spoilers.)  And then so joyful at some things and hopeful for others.

Ms. Stiefvater has created a great trilogy here.  It's romance and really all types of love and relationships at their best...and worst.  Lovely stories that keep me quite enthralled.  The characters are endearing.  The writing is wonderful and keeps you turning the pages.  I'm giving this one 4 kisses!

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.