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A review by kelsyer
Shiver by Giuliana Victoria
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
I have reveived an ARC copy.
I applied for a copy of this book mainly because the female main character has PCOS, which something that affects me daily. I would have loved to see a discussion about it with the male lead and some more details about it in Samara's life, because this sucker is a complex condition (e.g. how did she discover she has PCOS; did she get from her doctor 'just loose weight and everyhing will go back to normal' etc.), but I am grateful for the representation anyways and the mention of her swollen ankles.
I think this book found me at the exact right time.
I really enjoyed Samara's snark, how her and Luca's personalies developed as we get to know them, the dual POV, the family dynamics, how they both give back to their community. The author made them almost real.
I was pleasently surprised that Shiver brought up a space to talk about the harmful side of social media, how others opinions harm our relationships with ourself (even if they mean well) and how different people's trauma responses can be (and yet they are all valid).
Do I wish that we got into more details about both Samara's and Luca's past? Hell yes.
The epilogues were a nice touch, but I would have loved to see them on their healing journey as well.
I also really enjoyed the playlist and got a good chuckle from the Table of Cocktents.
All in all, this was an enjoyable, fun read for me and an excellent pallet cleanser.
I applied for a copy of this book mainly because the female main character has PCOS, which something that affects me daily. I would have loved to see a discussion about it with the male lead and some more details about it in Samara's life, because this sucker is a complex condition (e.g. how did she discover she has PCOS; did she get from her doctor 'just loose weight and everyhing will go back to normal' etc.), but I am grateful for the representation anyways and the mention of her swollen ankles.
I think this book found me at the exact right time.
I really enjoyed Samara's snark, how her and Luca's personalies developed as we get to know them, the dual POV, the family dynamics, how they both give back to their community. The author made them almost real.
I was pleasently surprised that Shiver brought up a space to talk about the harmful side of social media, how others opinions harm our relationships with ourself (even if they mean well) and how different people's trauma responses can be (and yet they are all valid).
Do I wish that we got into more details about both Samara's and Luca's past? Hell yes.
The epilogues were a nice touch, but I would have loved to see them on their healing journey as well.
I also really enjoyed the playlist and got a good chuckle from the Table of Cocktents.
All in all, this was an enjoyable, fun read for me and an excellent pallet cleanser.