What type of book is shiver by maggie stiefvater

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. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

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A lot or a little? The parents' guide to what's in this movie. Positive Messages. Positive Role Models. What parents need to know Parents need to know that although this is a werewolf story, there's more romance than horror.

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Report this review. Parent Written by Ema J. August 26, Mother of a 14, 11, 6 year old girls. Brought these for my eldest, she loves the types of books I loved at a similar age, what I find hard is finding a 'safe to read book' I don't wan Teen, 14 years old Written by Veldori November 8, Beautiful, enthralling piece of literature.

This book is, hands down, beyond the slightest shred of a doubt, the most breathtaking, beautiful, solemn, heartbreaking piece of literature gold that I have ev Deirdre, a teenage, twenty-first century musician, discovers her supernatural Celtic background and finds she can see faeryfolk - but there are dangers ahead The second novel in the projected Mercy Falls trilogy reintroduces us to Sam and Grace, and concentrates on the relationship developing between them as humans.

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Epic couples Here are the teen and YA read with the most epic of couples. Read this book? Leave a review…. But still. Tangent: Look, I wasted one of my audible credits on this piece of trash. I can't resell it, or even trade it for something better. I'm pissed. Speaking of the audio book: like I said earlier it was horribly cast. The female narrator sounds like a fourteen-year-old girl. And the male narrator sounds like my old elementary school gym coach.

The one that sorta looked like a child molester--you know what I'm talking about, everyone had a coach like that. Needless to say, the audio book gave me heebies from the get go. I couldn't help but picture some ninth grade girl--because, like I said, she sounds quite young--flirting with her disgusting teacher who has a mustache and wears tiny gym shorts.

I'm still traumatized. So yeah, I advise you don't read this book. And definitely don't buy the audio book. If you do, don't say I didn't warn you. That is all. View all 92 comments. Nov 18, C. Drews rated it it was amazing Shelves: paranormal , read , audio-books , 5-star , read , reread , young-adult , read Sam's sweet softness will never stop breaking me into pieces, and just the themes of holding onto yourself, your humanity, being shaped by circumstance and being a product of your environment are intricately explored.

I fully love it. It is so slow and thoughtful and loving. And the sensory elements! It has me craving winter and peppermint [read 4 ] Reading this book is like being swallowed whole by winter. It has me craving winter and peppermint and woodsmoke and sweaters. I also listened to the audio this time and really loved both the narrators! On 2 x the speed, because my brain needs things fast. I'm definitely glad Stiefvater's later books have grown. Which means my sieve-brain and I remembered next to nothing.

I have so many feelings. She just has a way of totally drawing you into the story. I was just absorbed by werewolves and book lovers and grief and wanting and the excitement of life and the fear of lose. And it was so so beautifully written. Also Sam is the softest and I love him. And shout out to the food scenes, which I didn't pay attention to until this time.

But there is so. And it's all so symbolic in how it's portrayed. Sam and Grace having candies and peppermint hot chocolates together as their first "real date" Grace cooking for herself in a lonely cold house vs Sam making Grace porridge. Let's just say food is important here and I love love these scenes.

I'll be honest: mostly Isabel and Cole Second time round, my thoughts? I noticed, compared to Maggie Stiefvater's writing now, Shiver was a lot thicker on description and action-less prose.

And I also noticed that Sam and Grace literally ran into their relationship. They knew of each other, but not really each other. Sam is so sweet and unassuming. And Grace is so black-and-white and Vulcan. Plus they have the best banter in the world. I want to read the second two again now Ah, if I had to answer the question "what's your guilty pleasure reading", it'd probably be rereading this series.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and was only skimming a few pages because I wanted to get back to the dialogue. It's definitely the strongest part. The characters all just shine in this book. Like even the briefest mentions of Isabel she's already popping with personality, even before she comes over to make quiche. They felt like cookie cutters: the introvert and the extrovert, and Grace's need to make them stick But hey, it's Sam.

It's understandable. View all 15 comments. Feb 07, Cory rated it did not like it Recommends it for: Idiots. Trolls: You are welcome to comment on my review. I won't delete your comments. Curse my name, curse my mother, I don't care. But please, don't forget to leave a comment. And make sure to send my review to all of your friends.

And the award for worst book of goes to: Shiver What makes this book so bad, you may ask? Well, in layman's terms, I'm going to give a logical, detailed explanation as to why Shiver sucks--alliteration unintentional. Grace Grace has to be the worse heroine ever. Excuse Trolls: You are welcome to comment on my review.

Excuse this comparison, but she's worse than Bella Swan. Grace treats her friends, her parents, and her schoolmates like dirt. This isn't true, you say. Grace is caring, wholesome, and ever so devoted to Sam.

Keyword here: Sam. She cares for no-one but her wolf. Excuse me while I gag. She treats Rachel and Olivia like they're pets. She never spends time with them. She has to remind herself that they're her friends.

She ignores them in favor of a wolf. A wolf that tried to eat her. I know that many girls are offended when their best friend ignores them to spend time with a guy. How would you feel if they ignored you for an animal? Grace is unable to empathize with anyone.

Let me give you an example. Not because the attention bothered me, but because every time someone remembered I was dragged from my tire swing, they remembered it could happen to anyone.

And I wondered how many someones it would take before they decided to go after the wolves. To go after my wolf. You can say that this quote is taken out of context. It doesn't matter. The fact that she thinks like this is disgusting. This girl was attacked by wolves when she was six. Yet, for whatever reason, she's in love with one of the wolves who tried to eat her. Does this make any sense? Here's Sam's thoughts, straight from the book.

I could smell her blood, a warm, bright scent in this dead, cold world. I saw Salem jerk and tremble as he ripped at her clothing. She was so little underneath our wildness, the pack pressing against her, wanting to trade her life for ours. Very romantic. He wanted to eat his true love the first time he saw her.

And Grace, for whatever reason, loves him. It's not like he saved her from being eaten. Trolls: You want to know the reason why Shiver gets compared to Twilight so frequently? Because it pales in comparison to Twilight. Make no mistake: I hate Twilight. But this is worse. Back to Grace. She feels no sympathy for the boy who was killed by the wolves. He might have been a jerk, but that is no excuse.

Grace, out of everyone in that town, should know what it's like to nearly die. She should be consoling Isabelle, and Isabelle's parents. Instead, she continues to think about her wolf. If Sam had saved her, that would be something else entirely. But in the land of YA, preventing yourself from eating someone, or killing someone-- Edward and Patch--is the first sign of true love. How romantic. Grace is also a jerk to Isabelle--my favorite character in the god awful book.

Keep in my that: 1. Isabelle loved her brother. She doesn't want to think he's dead. Everyone knows that Grace has a special connection with the wolves. Jack's body is missing and the wolves attacked him. Isn't it reasonable to assume that Grace knows something? Instead, Grace tries to keep her out of the know to protect her wolf. Apparently, a wolf is more important than a human being. Don't get me wrong. I love dogs. But if it came down to my dog or someone's brother, that dog would be gone in a millisecond.

Even if Grace knew that her wolf was a werewolf, it doesn't matter. She's known Jack and Isabelle her entire life. She's known Sam for a few days. Not even Bella Swan is that selfish. Sam Sam is worse. I hate him. You want to know why? His existence as a boy is illogical. He's not supposed to remember his time as a wolf right? Yet he remembers Grace. I believe I started hating him the first time he appeared as a boy. He's rude to Rachel and Olivia. He's supposed to be a cashier.

He's supposed to be helpful and nice. Instead, he ignores his customers and proceeds to ogle Grace. He continues his bad customer service into book two. He's rude to Isabelle, even though her brother just died. And he survived! He's worse than Sam Uley. At least Sam Uley had no choice. He had to imprint on Emily.

It was fate. Whatever he does isn't his fault. Sam, on the other hand, is a whiny emo. He writes horrible poetry. He writes horrible songs. He sounds like the kind of boyfriend a sixteen year old girl would write into her self-insert fan fictions. Oh, and he does have a Leah. I know they aren't involved. I know Shelby is kind of crazy.

But that's no excuse to treat her the way Sam does. He ignores her. Much like Damon does Drina in Evermore, an equally bad book. The Purple Prose Cool air bit my cheeks and pinched at the tops of my ears, reminding me that summer was officially over.

I squinted at the edge of the yard and stepped off the deck, trying to look nonchalant as I did. The piece of beef in my hand felt cold and slick. I crunched out across the brittle, colorless grass into the middle of the yard and stopped, momentarily dazzled by the violent pink of the sunset through the fluttering black leaves of the trees. This stark landscape was a world away from the small, warm kitchen with its comforting smells of easy survival. Where I was supposed to belong. But the trees called to me, urging me to abandon what I knew and vanish into the oncoming night.

It was a desire that had been tugging me with disconcerting frequency these days. The Pacing This story is slow and boring. Nothing happens. What's the plot? Where's the conflict? The Romance Sam and Grace have no chemistry. If you find some, please tell me. I'm not finding any. Sam, our resident leaky womb, and Grace, our insensitive twit, share no hobbies. Heck, Sam has more chemistry with her mother. Why do they love each other? I don't know. The Characterization What characterization?

The Conclusion view spoiler [Apparently, Jack dies so Sam can live. What sort of sick shit is this? Our moral? True love is better than family. If you liked this book, you'll like The Time Traveler's Wife. It's an equally stupid, vapid piece of crap for women. And it has some child grooming action. View all 16 comments. Shelves: favorites , , paranormal , young-adult.

This is a different take on werewolves, and I really liked it. Grace and Sam first meet when she is eleven, and attacked by his pack of wolves. Grace has been fascinated by this yellowed eyed wolf ever since. Her backyard touches the forest, so she is able to observe the wolves all winter. These wolves shapeshift based on the temperature changes of the seasons.

During summer, they are human an This is a different take on werewolves, and I really liked it. During summer, they are human and during winter they are wolves. The first time he meets Grace as a human, he is 18, she is 17 she finds him shot and bleeding on her back deck. She brings him in, and helps him out and quickly realizes that this is her wolf. His yellow eyes give him away. We just have to go with the flow that this is a story and she just immediately believes in werewolves.

Her parents are pretty much absentees, so she is able to keep Sam in her room for quite a while before they even know he has been there. Sam is running out of time because this is his last season as a human before he becomes a wolf for the rest of his life. Why has she not changed into a wolf? Is she going to? Meanwhile, some other kids have been bitten by wolves, and there is a really good subplot going on with good side characters.

Ok, I'm rambling and not really saying what I want to say. I will just stop now. Check out some of the other reviews on this one. You can feel their sadness as the time ticks by. I really liked it, and I look forward to the second in this series. View all 14 comments. Sep 02, Emily May rated it it was ok Shelves: young-adult , pnr. I can sum this book up in one sentence: Beautiful writing that cannot make up for the Twilight-esque depiction of creepy love interest and boring main character.

I would, however, happily try out some of the author's other work and I just hope it doesn't focus so heavily on obsessive emo teen love. View all 5 comments. Jun 23, Maja The Nocturnal Library rated it it was amazing Shelves: all-the-right-choices , made-me-cry , role-models , books-with-soundtracks , books-that-changed-me , werewhatevers , amazing-writing , reviewed-in , favorites , own-a-dtb. Shiver left me with a feeling of complete satisfaction, joy spiced with sadness - as weird and paradoxical as that sounds.

In fact, there were only seven until today. But Shiver deserved its place, and now there are eight. Boy saves girl, girl falls for a boy and they end up living happily ever after. I was suddenly struck by how dissimilar we were. Grace is an amazing character! I love how strong and decisive she is, always scared but never really showing her fear. She reminds me of a girl I used to be know. After the way she surrendered to the wolves at the beginning, I was afraid she would be another one of those characters.

But only a few chapters later, a huge white she-wolf showed up at her window, and instead of cowering in some corner, Grace snarled back at it! Not many authors can make you feel such pride at the very beginning of a novel! I know this because it happened to me with Maggie Stiefvater. There are times when I too appreciate a very different writing style, more economical and crisp. View all 53 comments. I love this book as much now as I did back in the day!

View all 6 comments. Oct 12, Unknown Reviews rated it it was ok Shelves: ya-reads , contemporary-fantasy , magical , cute-romance-weirdly , stars. It was really only alright. So why did I pick up Shiver? Sam, an eighteen-year-old boy, shifts into a wolf each winter due to the cold. Did I get that? Eh, not really. There werewolf mythology was kind of murky which was disappointing to say the least.