Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater | Perfect Example of A Certain Bookish Problem

Title:  Shiver

Author:  Maggie Stiefvater

Published: August 1st, 2009

Genre: Supernatural, Werewolves, Teen, Romance, YA


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  Synopsis:  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.

  A bookish problem I've recently discovered, is more of the phases book readers go through and how they're popular for a few years- but if you go back and re-read *cough* or read for the first time *cough* those books now... totally different story.

  I remember when I first read a YA book with love triangles, and oh buddy, did I read books with them- but you couldn't find books without them then!  Now, someone might stop reading a series because of the love triangle (which be honest, when have they ever been necessary in a book series besides Sarah J. Maas books??)


Shiver was like that, I didn't love it- but I felt like if I had read it when it came out I would have.

 The werewolves and the plot were very original and unique, and probably my favorite aspects of the book! I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would because of the originality the author had. I wasn't quite sure what the author was planning so I wasn't able to guess anything in the story really.

 Gracie and Sam were an interesting couple to say the least... though honestly, I didn't love their characters as much as I had wanted to :( They were likable though.

I wish we'd gotten to see more of the side characters as well, but sadly we didn't get to much at all. We at least heard about them from Gracie and Sam though, I guess...


 This book was a great read, but I just wish I'd found it when I was younger and would have enjoyed it immensely (unlike now).
 Does anyone else have this problem???



[My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟]


Have any of you read Shiver?? What did you think? Is this a bookish problem for just me, or do you guys have it too???


Thanks for reading!!
~Books with Noel

P. S.  Sorry I wasn't able to get a post up on Saturday, it was super crazy at work!!