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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
I enjoyed this more than I expected. I was intriqued with the disease/cure confusion and solution.
I eagerly awaited getting Linger by Maggie Stiefvater from the library (there were a lot of holds) after really enjoying Shiver . I can’t say it filled the big shoes of its predecessor.
At first I found the 4 perspectives to be too much. I just wanted Sam and Grace, and Isabel and Cole were getting in the way of where I expected the story to go. As the book went on I was grateful to have Cole’s storyline happening because not enough was happening in the Sam and Grace one.
There was a section in the book where it seemed all the narrators were just saying “Grace is sick, I suspect it has to do with the wolves” in their own way, and I was getting bored with it. I felt like her illness was dragged out longer than it needed to be. To be fair I have been really sick this week and the last thing I felt like reading about was someone being sick, it only made me hyper-aware of my own problems.
Cole’s guilt about his mistakes with Victor, Isabelle’s guilt over her brother’s death and Sam’s confrontation with his past were all interesting but depressing. I was glad to see Grace finally express herself to her parents, but I don’t think she handled it very well.
The only thing that kept me really into the book was Sam, or rather the way Stiefvater writes in Sam’s POV. I love the lyrics he writes, the poetic way he speaks, and the way he somehow seems innocent and jaded at the same time. I found Grace’s chapters dry but Sam’s were so full of life that I kept reading looking forward to the snippets of lyrics. I wish the book came with a soundtrack.
Overall I was a bit disappointed, but there were parts I liked and I enjoyed the ending
At first I found the 4 perspectives to be too much. I just wanted Sam and Grace, and Isabel and Cole were getting in the way of where I expected the story to go. As the book went on I was grateful to have Cole’s storyline happening because not enough was happening in the Sam and Grace one.
There was a section in the book where it seemed all the narrators were just saying “Grace is sick, I suspect it has to do with the wolves” in their own way, and I was getting bored with it. I felt like her illness was dragged out longer than it needed to be. To be fair I have been really sick this week and the last thing I felt like reading about was someone being sick, it only made me hyper-aware of my own problems.
Cole’s guilt about his mistakes with Victor, Isabelle’s guilt over her brother’s death and Sam’s confrontation with his past were all interesting but depressing. I was glad to see Grace finally express herself to her parents, but I don’t think she handled it very well.
The only thing that kept me really into the book was Sam, or rather the way Stiefvater writes in Sam’s POV. I love the lyrics he writes, the poetic way he speaks, and the way he somehow seems innocent and jaded at the same time. I found Grace’s chapters dry but Sam’s were so full of life that I kept reading looking forward to the snippets of lyrics. I wish the book came with a soundtrack.
Overall I was a bit disappointed, but there were parts I liked and I enjoyed the ending
I'm really intrigued with this series. Looking forward to how the author will end this trilogy.
I'm still wrestling with if this sequel was necessary. the read was for the most part enjoyable, thought I didn't love the direction the plot went in. I've just started the last book in the trilogy, and I think my opinion of the lot of the second book will depend on how the final book is mapped out and eventually concluded.
In most trilogies or series, the second book is usually not as good as the first, and is almost always my least favorite. And so far this series is living up to that expectation. Of course, I will have to wait until the third Wolves of Mercy Falls book comes out to mete out my final judgment. That's not to say I didn't mostly enjoy this book. But it seemed like the whole book was just one big waiting game - it wasn't until the very end that things started to pick up and there was more action. The ending was pretty predictable (in fact, I knew how it would end before I even read it, as soon as I found out Shiver was the first of a trilogy). But it was the best part of the book. I like that the author continues to write from the different perspectives of the main characters, and adds a couple of new ones. I am looking forward to this summer, when the third book comes out.
I liked the first book but in this one I found all of the charaters annoying. Going to skip the 3rd.
The beginning was boring AF. Seriously. Every time I had to read from Graces or Sams POV, I wanted to just stop reading it.
The only thing that had me continuing were Isabels and Coles chapters, even though I wasn't even enjoying all of those. Especially the kind of love-story between them.
But once I actually got past the 3/4 mark of this novel, I was really enjoying it. The ending was suspenseful and left off with a pretty decent cliffhanger, so that I am looking forward to the last installment of this series, but I am also glad, that it will be the last one.
The only thing that had me continuing were Isabels and Coles chapters, even though I wasn't even enjoying all of those. Especially the kind of love-story between them.
But once I actually got past the 3/4 mark of this novel, I was really enjoying it. The ending was suspenseful and left off with a pretty decent cliffhanger, so that I am looking forward to the last installment of this series, but I am also glad, that it will be the last one.
this was amazing i like cole a little more but i don't know what to fell right now words cant describe what i feel
Book Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Narrative Rating: ☆☆☆☆
I enjoyed this book even more than the first book in the series but I think that is mostly because I was able to build a connection to the Grace & Sam in the first book – as well as some of the other folks, and that connection carried over to book 2. In trying to keep my review short & sweet – to the point – and not give too much away about the story, here are my top 3 reflections from reading [b:Linger|6654313|Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292482391s/6654313.jpg|6848948]:
• I enjoyed getting to know Isabelle and Cole better and learning more about their background and thought processes. I felt both of these characters showed quite a bit of growth through this sequel and ending up really liking them!
• Grace’s parents were extremely frustrating. On one hand, I understand parents wanting to lay down some rules for their children to help keep them safe and ensure they are on a good path to become successful and contributing adults… However, Grace’s parents seem to be more about putting rules down for rule’s sake. In my opinion, I was frustrated they never really tried to talk to or understand their daughter, nor did they take the time to get to know her boyfriend before making up their minds they didn’t like Sam and starting putting down fairly harsh and unwavering rules. Keep in mind, these are the very same “parents” who totally neglected Grace and forced her to raise herself while they were off doing their own thing up until this point. It’s crazy the parents thought it reasonable to stampede themselves back into Grace’s life and start ruling her with an iron hand, without trying to understand anything. Uh, who didn’t see Grace rebelling at that??
• The ending. Wow. Even though I finished this book yesterday and have pondered the ending ever since, I’m still not sure how I felt about it. I’m very eager to get to [b:Forever|9409458|Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1285771367s/9409458.jpg|6961290] to hopefully sort through some of my thoughts and questions…