Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic Press (July 13, 2010)
Genre: Young Adult
Source: Library
Rating: 5/5
In Maggie Stiefvater Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret, For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past...and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves...and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.
At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.
Linger is one of the best sequels I have ever read. It really lives up to the first amazing book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy. Because even though an author writes an amazing first book, doesn't always mean the second will be as good as the first.
In Linger we see more of Sam. We learn his fears, pet peeves, and see more of his past, though his eyes. And he's more poetic, which I loved. Sam is probably my favorite fictional character of all time. Sure he can be mopey at times, but can you really blame him? He's got a lot on his hands.
One of those things is Cole. A new wolf, who was chosen by Beck. I didn't really like Cole at first. He seemed like a big jerk. But then he began to show a different side of himself, which made me like him a little bit. After I read Forever I'll make my final decision. Linger also shows us Grace's rebellious side. Before she never had to disobey her parents, because they didn't really care. But all of a sudden they switch to parent mode, and begin to watch Grace and Sam more closely. They then think she spends too much time with him.
Also, this book was told from multiple points of view, not just Sam and Grace like in Shiver. For Linger, it's told from the perspectives of Sam, Grace, Cole, and Isabel. It really made me like Isabel, and probably Cole too.
The other thing I loved was the cover. I think because it's so simple. And to match the green on the cover, the book is in green print! For some reason I don't recall Shiver having blue print, but a quick google search told me otherwise. It was navy blue, so it was probably so close to black I didn't notice. I'm wondering if Forever will be red or brown, as the cover has both on it. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
This book kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing and the cliffhanger at the end....well..let's just say that I'm VERY excited for July 12th, 2011 - when Forever comes out. Which will revile a lot of things, including the print color.
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