I admit, I was not keen on reading the book Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. After all the whole Twilight crazy fandom and overly annoying publicity, I was a bit tired of vampires and werewolves involved in love triangles with humans.
So after a few months detaching myself from the whole Twilight debacle, I decided to take the book Shiver from my sister’s bookcase and start engulfing in its words. And oh boy, what a trip that was.
Shiver is basically a love story between a human girl and a wolf. But trust me, it isn’t bestiality, because in reality the wolf is really a boy that turns into one every time winter comes. It is a very charming book, filled with curiosity over these werewolves, heating romance and a tinge of bitter sweetness at the realization that maybe the boy will never be hers.
I must admit, I was gleeful reading this book. I could not put it down and finished it in two days. There were moments were I would just have to bite my pillow to not scream in joy at a very romantic part. I deeply enjoyed it.
The series is a trilogy, but in my personal opinion, I would have preferred for Miss Stiefvater to just leave it at the first book. The ending was compelling and closed nicely. I did not see any lose end and it brought a smile and a bit of tears to my face.
Rating: I give it 4 sheriff stars!
Meanwhile, here is the trailer to the magnificent book, Shiver!
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