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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

9 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

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

_rowantree_'s review

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

nicosta_music's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Shiver felt like a non-Mormon version of Twilight. It's your typical human/supernatural creature romance, except at least in this book the main characters are likeable and not complete creeps. Generally an entertaining read if you want a cute romance with an interesting subplot. My biggest issue was

the whole cure method -- you're really telling me your best hope for a cure is to inject yourself with some rando's disease-ridden blood? Come on, I know lycanthropy is bad, but I think other, potentially incurable life-threatening diseases are worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Blood

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

rybass08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A very stoic book, of love pulling back and forth between two worlds. Heartbreaking and hurtful to read, wanting the change to be permanent so that they can be together forever.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

breannescott's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Is a good introduction into werewolves as a genre. It can be read as a standalone.

It made me cry and had a happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

grace_cr1's review against another edition

relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

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

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