Well,
here's something new! It's not just a review of one book, but of a
whole series!
I
just finished the Shiver Trilogy/Wolves of Mercy Falls Series by Maggie Stiefvater about a
week and a bit ago. It consisted of three books:
The
first review I did on here was for the first book, Shiver, and I
loved that book. I have similar feelings about the whole series. The
whole series follows the people and wolves of Mercy Falls- wolves
that turn out to be more then just
wolves. The conflict is simple, yet not. I loved how all the
characters were well-developed, especially the main characters. There
was always something more beneath the surface that what was first
showed.
Another
thing that I adored about these books is the way they switched POV's.
If done well, I really like it, but I think switching views can
easily be the sinking point for books, too. In the first book, it's
just two view points- Grace and Sam. In the last two books, it's
four- Grace, Same, Isabel and Cole. At first, I wasn't so sure about
it. It didn't take long for me to change my mind, though. Maggie
Stiefvater does an excellant job in making each voice unique- if you
weren't told who was the narrator at the moment, you would be able to
tell. All of the characters had their own individual problems, not
just the central plot. They all had their own personal issues to deal
with- family problems, emotional struggles, dealing with tramautic
pasts, to name some.
Of
all the characters, I think I liked Cole the most, but all of the
characters were pretty darn cool. I don't think there was a time that
I disliked any of them- other then the characters you are supposed to
hate, of course. And even then, I could sympathize with the 'bad'
guys.
I
think overall, the first and the third were my favourites. I don't
think I can decide between the two which I like more, I liked both in
different ways. But don't think that I didn't like Linger, either!
That was good, too. It didn't drag the series down at all. The end of
Forever couldn't have been better, in my opinion. It finished the
series well, good closure, but space to think and leave it open at
the same time.
Maggie
Stiefvater is one of my favourite authors now, I think. I love her
style of writing, it's witty and clever and funny, but still graceful
and flow-y and meaningful.
To
finish it off;
The
Good: The characters, the plot, the POVs
The
Bad: Umm... what?
The
Verdict: 5/5
I
would recommend this too: Anyone who loves werewolves, the
supernatural, romance books, witty books, clever books, small-town
settings, multiple point of views, fantasy, reality-with-a-twist,
books about teenagers, books that have people that are hiding
something, wolves, or reading.
Here's
some other sites that you might want to look at that have to do with
this series:
Maggie
Stiefvaters' own blog:
maggiestiefvater.com/blog
The
series' website: maggiestiefvater.com/the-shiver-trilogy
And
then there's this cool little website I found a little while ago, The
Merry Sisters of Fate. merryfates.com It's a website co-owned by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton and
Brenna Yovanoff. They are finished with the site now, but for three
years they posted a new short story once a week, alternating between
the three of them and then finishing with another guest author. I
haven't read all of the stories, only about as far back as last
August, but they are amazing.
-Rachel
-Rachel
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