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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Lo único que puedo decir es que son las 4 AM, lo acabo de terminar y el final me dejó con ataque. Estoy sufriendo porque necesito el siguiente libro YA y no lo tengo💔
Ay, no sé que tienen estos libros pero me encantaaaan, siento que podría pasar 24 hrs seguidas leyéndolos. Ah, y como siempre yo amando a Sam😍 es que no puedo con él, es hermoso.
Ay, no sé que tienen estos libros pero me encantaaaan, siento que podría pasar 24 hrs seguidas leyéndolos. Ah, y como siempre yo amando a Sam😍 es que no puedo con él, es hermoso.
I really liked Shiver the first book in this series. It didn't really need a sequel, it stands well on its own. In Linger Sam was sad most of the time and Grace was sick. This made the book slow, depressing and not very interesting to read. The point of view constantly switched in the middle of scenes which at times was confusing and I had to page back to remind myself who was speaking. I usually like when the point of view shifts between the different characters but I don't like when I have trouble remembering who is narrating. I didn't like Cole. My book had an excerpt of Forever, the next book in the series and that book started off much more interesting. So I am reading it now. I hopefully I will appreciate Cole more in this book and Sam will stop moping so the story will become more interesting.
If it wasn't for the fact that I still enjoyed the story of Sam and Grace (I REALLY liked Shiver) this would have barely earned 2 stars. Hated the constantly changing POV, never connected to the Isabel/Cole stories and found the ending more frustrating and contrived than heartbreaking. Some stories are not meant to go on and on. I hope she wraps this up before the original joy I had in reading Shiver is lost.
I read the first book in this trilogy, Shiver, in the summer of 2014. That book was given to me by a friend, along with a ton of others, but it caught my eye from the day I received it. It's sort of the book that got me back into reading after a 6-ish month slump. I enjoyed it, finished it in a couple of days, and I'm not sure why I didn't pick up the other books sooner.
This book was good enough to keep me up until nearly midnight on the night that I started it. It's well paced, the action isn't cluttered but there's also never a dull moment. It's a good continuation of the original story, though I almost wish that it didn't end in such a cliffhanger, because it will probably be a little while before I get my hands on the next book. At the same time, though, I really enjoyed the ending. It gives something to look forward to upon starting the next book.
Due to so many negative reviews of these books, I guess you can say it's become my guilty pleasure series.
This book was good enough to keep me up until nearly midnight on the night that I started it. It's well paced, the action isn't cluttered but there's also never a dull moment. It's a good continuation of the original story, though I almost wish that it didn't end in such a cliffhanger, because it will probably be a little while before I get my hands on the next book. At the same time, though, I really enjoyed the ending. It gives something to look forward to upon starting the next book.
Due to so many negative reviews of these books, I guess you can say it's become my guilty pleasure series.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Upon finishing Shiver, I wasn't so much left wanting more as I was left curious as to what else the story could do. After all, the first book was wrapped up so well by the end that I hardly saw the need for a sequel. I picked up Linger thinking that it was an unnecessary attempt at dragging things out to make more money. I am pleased to say that I was very much mistaken.
In fact, not only did I enjoy Linger but I actually thought it vastly improved upon the first book. My main issues regarding Shiver were with how difficult it was to warm to Grace and with how the side characters seemed a little flat. Both of these are fixed wonderfully in this book. Isabelle gets her own little subplot involving my favourite character of the series, new addition Cole. This both fleshes out her character and introduces another, more intriguing one, injecting some much-needed life into the beautifully told but admittedly rather dull Grace/Sam relationship.
And what about Grace herself? Well, this book is really about her coming to terms with possibly changing into a wolf, a twist which is obvious in hindsight but I genuinely didn't see coming at the time. I like it a lot as far as plots for the sequel could have gone and it shakes up the standard paranormal romance thing of 'one partner is human, the other is mystical'. The ending is an obvious sequel hook but it doesn't bother me as much as it would if the first book had ended that way.
I guess upon reflection that this book still suffers from one of the issues of the first one-that is again, nothing much particularly happens in it. But the characters were a lot stronger which helped disguise this fact and it felt like a more varied and interesting plot on the whole. Another issue I have with it is the disappearance of Shelby but I'm guessing she'll be saved for the third one, like Victoria was in Twilight.
Are my hopes high for the third one? After reading Linger, I'm definitely more intrigued than I was. Whether the conclusion can live up to it or not will remain to be seen.
Overall Score: 3.5
What Everyone Else is Reading
Upon finishing Shiver, I wasn't so much left wanting more as I was left curious as to what else the story could do. After all, the first book was wrapped up so well by the end that I hardly saw the need for a sequel. I picked up Linger thinking that it was an unnecessary attempt at dragging things out to make more money. I am pleased to say that I was very much mistaken.
In fact, not only did I enjoy Linger but I actually thought it vastly improved upon the first book. My main issues regarding Shiver were with how difficult it was to warm to Grace and with how the side characters seemed a little flat. Both of these are fixed wonderfully in this book. Isabelle gets her own little subplot involving my favourite character of the series, new addition Cole. This both fleshes out her character and introduces another, more intriguing one, injecting some much-needed life into the beautifully told but admittedly rather dull Grace/Sam relationship.
And what about Grace herself? Well, this book is really about her coming to terms with possibly changing into a wolf, a twist which is obvious in hindsight but I genuinely didn't see coming at the time. I like it a lot as far as plots for the sequel could have gone and it shakes up the standard paranormal romance thing of 'one partner is human, the other is mystical'. The ending is an obvious sequel hook but it doesn't bother me as much as it would if the first book had ended that way.
I guess upon reflection that this book still suffers from one of the issues of the first one-that is again, nothing much particularly happens in it. But the characters were a lot stronger which helped disguise this fact and it felt like a more varied and interesting plot on the whole. Another issue I have with it is the disappearance of Shelby but I'm guessing she'll be saved for the third one, like Victoria was in Twilight.
Are my hopes high for the third one? After reading Linger, I'm definitely more intrigued than I was. Whether the conclusion can live up to it or not will remain to be seen.
Overall Score: 3.5
What Everyone Else is Reading
I thought this book was better than the first. Can't wait to read the next one. What beautiful writing.
First, I need to say that the voices in the audiobook version of this novel were all perfect, and I'm really glad I listened to the book this way even if I had to miss out on the green-colored text.
Second (if you're the sort of person who notices that I took nearly two months to finish this book), I didn't *want* to set this book aside, but the demand for it was lower at the library than another audiobook that arrived at an inconvenient time and so I did pause this one to listen to another. But it had nothing to do with the quality of this work. I just want that to be clear. If you have any follow up questions, don't hesitate to ask.
My favorite part of this book was the situational irony between this and Shiver, about which I will say nothing more because I don't want to spoil anything.
My single favorite scene was probably when Cole first met Grace and saw her with Sam... saw their relationship.
Speaking of Cole, I thought he was a really good addition to the book. He seemed so mysterious from the start and more and more interesting as the book progressed. To me, the Sam and Grace part of the story started a little slow. A nice beautiful slow, but... well, I'm listening to these books at 4:45 am as I drive.
One last thing: I really liked Isabelle in this book. I mean, when she demands that things be done, that people not just sit and let events unfold... if I hadn't already claimed some other part was my favorite, maybe I'd claim these parts were. For me, in these scenes Isabelle turned from interesting to great.
Oh, one more last thing: I really want to see how the situation (which cannot remain stable as it now is) is resolved in the third book.
I guess I can't tack on yest another last thing, so you'll simply have to read the book to see how beautiful the writing is.
Second (if you're the sort of person who notices that I took nearly two months to finish this book), I didn't *want* to set this book aside, but the demand for it was lower at the library than another audiobook that arrived at an inconvenient time and so I did pause this one to listen to another. But it had nothing to do with the quality of this work. I just want that to be clear. If you have any follow up questions, don't hesitate to ask.
My favorite part of this book was the situational irony between this and Shiver, about which I will say nothing more because I don't want to spoil anything.
My single favorite scene was probably when Cole first met Grace and saw her with Sam... saw their relationship.
Speaking of Cole, I thought he was a really good addition to the book. He seemed so mysterious from the start and more and more interesting as the book progressed. To me, the Sam and Grace part of the story started a little slow. A nice beautiful slow, but... well, I'm listening to these books at 4:45 am as I drive.
One last thing: I really liked Isabelle in this book. I mean, when she demands that things be done, that people not just sit and let events unfold... if I hadn't already claimed some other part was my favorite, maybe I'd claim these parts were. For me, in these scenes Isabelle turned from interesting to great.
Oh, one more last thing: I really want to see how the situation (which cannot remain stable as it now is) is resolved in the third book.
I guess I can't tack on yest another last thing, so you'll simply have to read the book to see how beautiful the writing is.