A review by lostcoffeemug
Shiver by Giuliana Victoria

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
 
Giuliana Victoria was able to hit it out of the park with 'Shiver'.  'Shiver' is the fourth and last book in the Philia Players series and tells the story about Samara Perez-Allen and Luca De Laurentiis.  This story right from the start has everything anyone could ever want.  If you have read past books from Giuliana Victoria you will already know that each book she has is always filled with emotion and the tidal wave emotion will just keeping you from the moment you pick up the book.  Well if that is what you are looking for with brilliant writing and emotion 'Shiver' is that book for you.  This book was a great way to say good-bye to the characters we have grown to love with each book in this series.  But like all good things everything has to end at some point. 
 
Each book that Giuliana has written for the Philia Players series deals with some sort of hard issue that either we have all dealt with or know someone who has dealt with it.  ‘Shiver’ is no exception to this and just like her past books she has dealt with these medical issues with so much respect along with respect for the culture that the characters are from.  Having an author pay attention to detail like this is great to see and really helps add to the feeling of the story to another level. 
 
Since ‘Shiver’ is the last book in the Philia Players series it was nice to see that Giuliana was able to write herself in the book towards the end.  The way she did it was so perfect and made a lot of sense and it was great to see her self being included in the story.  With this being the last book in this series that means a new one is going to be coming along.  While reading ‘Shiver’ you will read excerpts of the new book. So really this is one book that is wanting to leave you wanting more. 
 
‘Shiver’ is a solid Four star read and I can’t wait to read this book again.  It also wouldn’t be a Giuliana book if there wasn’t spice and boy did she deliver with this one.  The Spice Level is a total of Four Chili Peppers. 
 
Don’t waste any more time getting this book.  It is available wherever you get your books and if you are a Kindle Unlimited member ‘Shiver’ is included in your membership.