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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

10 reviews

fanboyriot's review

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This was like a Twilight wanna be but with a focus on wolves.

I hated the characters.  Genuinely really couldn’t care about them.  Grace treated her friends and family like shit, all of her attention is on her wolf.  She is incapable of empathy apparently.  Sam is so whiny and nearly has insufferable as Grace.  And their romance was giving nothing, they was zero chemistry between them.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: n/a

POV: Duel, First Person

Release Date: 01, August 2009

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mookayla's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This was a re-read for me! My first time reading it, I was in high school at the peak of my Twilight phase, and I gave it 5 stars. I was worried that it wouldn't hold up now that I'm 27 (and somehow still at the peak of my Twilight phase); but it absolutely did! I'm honestly surprised that this series isn't still talked about more. The writing is beautiful and really transports you to the enchanting woods of Mercy Falls. (Most) of the characters are impossible not to love (they could never make me like you @ Shelby). And the story... the story has me so scared because this book was perfect, and I never finished the series, so what do you mean there's MORE?!? 😅 I feel like I also have to mention that some of the things in this book blew my mind due to it being a YA with no TW's (2009 was a different time) 😅 but this is one of the books that made me who I am. It helped shape my interests as a reader and fall more in love with reading. Forever grateful, and if you haven't read it- I highly recommend! ♡ 

Spice:
• Fade-to-Black

If You Liked That, Read This:
• Fruits Basket
• Twilight
• ACOTAR

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

walkingcha0s's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

helenakarmen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Gun violence and Kidnapping

lizgriffinwords's review

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

On a reread, knowing more about the context and the target audience, I see how this book accomplishes what it set out to - provide a teen romance for Team Jacob readers, with all the angst befitting a paranormal romance. I can understand it on a craft level without understanding it on an emotional level.
CW: parental abuse (including cutting), parental abandonment, guns

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Gun violence

bes13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Medical content

Good book if you’re in reading about a paranormal romance story with a twist of mystery and action

mwintersss's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Blood, Vomit, and Car accident

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

I enjoyed The Raven Cycle books by Stiefvater, but this book was an absolute bail by 15%. It had all the qualities of YA lit that I hated as a teen, the same qualities that made me avoid Twilight. If you like werewolves and romance and don't mind teen drama that makes no sense, horrible friends that are supposed to be childhood best friends (???), weird responses, unexplained obsessive attraction, and awkward descriptions, pick this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Blood

Child neglect, obsessive romance, animal attack

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

This review is totally biased. I read this book in middle school and I absolutely fell in love, so it's my comfort series. Is it objectively bad? Maybe, but it holds a place in my heart, just like Twilight. There was nothing more I wanted to do than avoid my problems and disappear into the golden wood like Grace. I mean... who wouldn't want a hot werewolf boyfriend to show up at your door? I love the imagery and prose, to be honest. I love the way the wolves communicate through mind pictures, and I thought their shape shifting being triggered by the heat was unique. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Car accident

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.0

oh I forgot that Isabel isn’t in this one til the very end :( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Fatphobia, Racism, Kidnapping, and Classism