This book is, hands down, beyond the slightest shred of a doubt, the most breathtaking, beautiful, solemn, heartbreaking piece of literature gold that I have ever beheld in my entire life. More so than Harry Potter, Maximum Ride, Silverwing, Julie of the Wolves, and Warriors put together. It has struck me to the core, more moving than any melody, lyric, or song that I have heard. In its entirety, this book is beyond comprehensive thought. I cannot express in words how I feel about this book. The writing has a smooth, lyrical flow, but the story in itself is complex. Fans are calling it the "new Twilight", but it is so much more than that. Twilight was literature junk - Shiver is the most beautiful book I have ever had the pleasure of reading.
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Shiver
(2009, Fiction - Horror, Written by Maggie Stiefvater)
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Does for werewolves what Twilight did for vampires.
Themes in this book include: dating/crushes, growing up
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for Ages 13 and Up
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Parents need to know that although this is a werewolf story, there's more romance than horror. It's a love story between a boy and a girl; the boy just happens to be a werewolf. The passion between the characters grows throughout the story, and they do have sex once in a tastefully written fade-to-black scene. Compared to other paranormal romances like the Twilight saga, this novel stands out in the genre. The writing is fresh and lyrical, and the characters well-developed and credible.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what it is that makes Grace and Sam so drawn to one another. When Sam transforms from human to wolf, will he retain what it is that makes Grace love him?
- What is unique about humans that sets us apart from other animals?
- What can we learn about ourselves from observing and interacting with animals?
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Beautiful, enthralling piece of literature.
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Terrible.Pointless.Hormonal Teens.
Ok. With all due respect, THIS IS THE MOST TERRIBLE BOOK I HAVE READ. I have read Twilight and that compared to this is a masterpiece. Sorry but there is NO chemistry between the two. It seems like normal teenagers who cant control their hormones and I got extremely bored with it. I read up to where they made "love" if you can even call it that and then I seriously threw the book lol.
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a great read
i loved this book!!!!!! its so good. twilight lovers(like me) would love this book. you can relate to the charaters.
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Perfectly paced romance story! Never read anything like it!
I'd really loved this book because it's not one of those books that's got loads of action and you can't keep up with everything. It's nicely paced but not that there's nothing going on. A really lovely, kinda sad, romance story. Not the average, boy meets girl story. Grace has been watching the wolf in the woods behind her house for years. But then she meets Sam who reminds her of her wolf. The struggle that they go through is what makes the book brilliant! They don't have much time together either which makes you fall in love with the character fast! Well worth the read.
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