Shiver features a sweet paranormal romance and an interesting take on lycanthropy. This is perfect for folks who hated how toxic Twilight was, but want to experience what "Team Jacob" could've been like.
Feb 28, 2022SurreyLibraries_Teens2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Shiver is the first book in a trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater. It is a romance book that follows the love story of a human - Grace, and a werewolf - Sam. Grace was saved by Sam when he was in his wolf form, when Grace was 11 years old; she…
Feb 27, 2022SurreyLibraries_Teens1 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The writing is great, but the book generally isn’t that brilliant. Shiver is similar to Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, with the same “a teenage girl falls in love with a mysterious boy who has a paranormal secret” plot. The central conflict…
Feb 23, 2022SurreyLibraries_Teens3 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The novel Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is a heart-touching love story that tells the story of the relationship between a girl and a werewolf. The protagonist Grace is attacked by wolves when she was 11 and was dragged into the woods.…
Feb 22, 2022SurreyLibraries_Teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was an incredible, emotional, and mind-blowing read. I was captivated by the book and could not put it down, it was as if I were in the shoes of the protagonist, Grace herself. The plot starts off with a girl named Grace who, at the…
Dec 29, 2021Crave83 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 392 pages, the Wolves of Mercy Falls book 1
Genre: Paranormal Fiction, Young Adult,
Triggers: Teens with absent parents, Werewolves, Paranormal Romance (surprised it wasn't listed.
Rating as a movie: PG-13…
Jul 06, 2021luffysan_25 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
'Shiver' is a love story between a werewolf called Sam and a girl called Grace. Right from the beginning we know that as a child Grace was bitten too but never 'changed.' Ever since, though, she has been fascinated by the wolves who live…
Nov 25, 2020CMLibrary_KimUC rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a must read for fans of supernatural romance. The author takes the traditional werewolf tale, and turns it into a sensual story of forbidden love and the inevitable danger that comes with it. Grace has always watched the wolf…
Mar 11, 2020penelopegomez rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow this book was absolutely STUNNING! This book is a series and the moment that I finished book one I immediately had to pick up book two, that's how much I loved this novel. Maggie Stiefvater did an amazing job of transporting us to the…
Aug 12, 2019oak2020 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
When I started reading this book, I was thinking "uh oh, it's romance." At the time I hated romance books, but fortunately I was the type of person who finish the book rather than quit it. This is the first romance book I read and made me…
Jul 29, 2019CoralJohnson rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was a interesting book. It was a different genre then I normally read. At first in the start of the book I was bored though it got more interesting. I am glad I read it.
Nov 19, 2018jenniharb rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Started off interesting, very fluid but can be dragging as you read through. I did enjoy the novel, but this seemed a little young for my tastes-- which is to be expected as it is a YA novel. The interactions are soft and sweet, and you…
Sep 11, 2018DBRL_KrisA rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It's Twilight but with werewolves. Grace is the independent teenaged girl, Sam is her hip, sulky boyfriend With A Secret. (Psst, he's a werewolf.) Grace's parents are so not parental. Isabel is the ice queen popular girl who must befriend…
Sep 11, 2018ldcarter rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Wow. I'm surprised by some of the high star ratings on this book...
Purple prose with two protagonists that I simply could not care about nor root for. Grace is infatuated/obsessed with her wolf (aka Sam) and doesn't seem to care about…
I LOVED the style of the prose of this book, and the way the author describes things makes you feel like you are really there. Towards the end, there are a few sad parts, and the author succeeds in giving you a feeling of loss. I thought…
Grace was just the girl from the house behind the woods. She was the wolf girl and she had been ever since her algid abduction when she was young. It was said that she was dragged into the woods by a group of wolves like many others before…
Aug 09, 2016frankie_ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
this is so good. I was expecting something totally different and I was pretty impressed. At about the end I started crying and had to stop reading 'cause I couldn't see the words. I can't wait to read the next two books. So glad I read this
Jul 05, 2016mmmm0201 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed reading the book, there was something to look forward to on every page. I'm very excited to read the next 2 books in the series. Hopefully Grace and Sam will be together in the end!
Jun 30, 2016BostonPL_LauraB rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This was definitively "meh". It focused too much on the romance (I know, I can't believe I'm saying that) and frankly the romance was a little creepy. It needed to be fleshed out more. Probably won't read the sequel.
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