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Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

4 reviews

the_trees_speak_latin_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Vomit

mollyalex's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Like I said for the first one, this book achieves what it set out to achieve— to be a Team Jacob alternative in a market that craved it. What this book also achieves is that sense of urgency about being a teen, where every little thing is life or death, where first love is conflated with forever love, where the concept of escapism is preferable to real life (news flash, that third part never stops, it just becomes more unobtainable.)

I do feel like Olivia dropped out of everyone’s priority somewhat suddenly. I would have expected Grace to be more concerned for her best friend / jealous & fixated on Olivia achieving what she (Grace) craved.

The intense cliffhanger ending means OF COURSE I’m picking up book 3.

TW: suicidal thoughts and threats, animal death, parental abuse (in flashbacks), medical trauma/blood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse and Medical trauma

lizziaha's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Y’all know that Taylor swift lyric that says “grieving for the living”? Yeaaaah that’s this book. There’s also grieving for the dead and the lost. And there’s love too. 
Isabel Culpepper has been one of my favorite fictional characters for more than a decade now, and she continues to be. This book truly does not have enough Cole and Isabel content. 
And the writing is beautiful, although that really goes without saying with maggie stiefvater. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Terminal illness, Murder, Drug use, Infidelity, and Body horror