jnikolova's review
3.0
I really liked "Shiver", it gave me this strange feeling, like I was there when the story was taking place. Then with "Linger" I couldn't feel the vibe like in the first book. With "Forever" everything's changed. I just didn't feel it at all. It's a decent book, as far as YA goes nowadays, but compared to the first one it kind of blows. The characters seemed underdeveloped, the ending didn't present me with real closure. I've grown tired with star-crossed lovers such as Edward and Bella and the likes, who ALWAYS end up together, but I can't quite wrap it around my finger how to take in the ending of "Forever".
bluenicorn's review
2.0
Meh. I started getting annoyed. And I still don't know how I feel about the ending. It just wasn't very satisfying for me.
juliahoermayer's review
1.0
I usually never ever give books less than three stars but this one was just SO bad! It was not only boring, it also annoyed me immensly. The plot was weak, the logic non-existent and the love story bad, cheesy and dramatic like nothing else. I hoped that we would at least get to know what the real trigger for the shift is but nope, this book was basically about nothing else than moving the wolves which wasn't even kind of thrilling. I'm questioning if Maggie even knew herself what the trigger is. She probably couldn't come up with a satisfying idea, so she just left it out. I mean, we know a little bit about it but not all and not more than in the second book.
stephanietutt1's review
4.0
While the book was good , it wasn't flawless...
It cleaned up a little too nicely at the end. There was almost no mention about what will happen to any of the characters.
Also, it was slow in the middle which made me lose some interest.
However, I did read all three in the series so there was some good. The writing is fantastic and interesting to read. Also, the book is so romantic it kills me.
It cleaned up a little too nicely at the end. There was almost no mention about what will happen to any of the characters.
Also, it was slow in the middle which made me lose some interest.
However, I did read all three in the series so there was some good. The writing is fantastic and interesting to read. Also, the book is so romantic it kills me.
madelinefmcguire's review
4.0
Sam is now firmly human, thanks to Cole's cure but Grace is stuck with shifting into a wolf when the weather gets cold. The town believes that Grace is missing and all eyes are turned to Sam. But that's the least of their worries when it's decided by the town that the wolves are a problem. There's plans to get rid of all them, including Grace. Now it's up to Sam and Cole to find a way to save the wolves from the town, and figure out a way for Grace to remain human.
This book isn't as good as the rest of them, I love the moments between Sam and Grace. It feels fulfilling to let Beck and Sam have one last talk, and for their to be no more danger to the wolves. But there weren't as many sweet moments with Sam and Grace as there were in Shiver. None the less, this series has a special place in my heart.
This book isn't as good as the rest of them, I love the moments between Sam and Grace. It feels fulfilling to let Beck and Sam have one last talk, and for their to be no more danger to the wolves. But there weren't as many sweet moments with Sam and Grace as there were in Shiver. None the less, this series has a special place in my heart.
charthegoose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
3.5
misdawnty's review
2.0
Boring, anti-climactic, predictable. Meh. I only read it (listened to it) to finish the series and it wasn't even a decent ending. Don't waste your time.
sheilabookworm3369's review
4.0
Well done, Maggie Stiefvater! I'm going to miss looking forward to the next book in this series.
heisereads's review
5.0
Review originally posted on Heise Reads & Recommends in July, 2011.
I fell in love with Maggie Stiefvater's writing when I read SHIVER, the first book in the trilogy. Of course, the fact that I had heard Maggie speak at a conference, and her personality engaged and entertained me from the start, helped me realize that I needed to read her writing. As soon as I read it, I knew I loved it - and promoted it to all of my students as better than Twilight (and for 8th grade girls, that was a big deal!) The things that I loved most about the start of the series was the unique mythology of the wolves, the plotting of the building tension of the book, and the beautifully lyrical way in which Maggie writes - along with the sweet honesty of the love between Grace and Sam.
I feel as if this is a bittersweet review for me because I've so loved living in the world of The Wolves of Mercy Falls, so I'm sad to leave them, but I feel good about where things were left in the end. However, I do have to say, the end of the book is a little open-ended. Things are all wrapped up, but it's not necessarily a happy ending for all, nor is their entire future certain. The overwhelming feeling I had at the end of this final book was one of peace with each main character's place in the world and satisfaction with the choices they had made to get to where they were. And hope for their futures. There was a sense of each character knowing themselves better by the end - who they wanted to be and who they really were and how they could be happy.
There were twists in this book and with certain characters who acted differently than expected, but in a good way. It's ultimately a love story - a sweet, tragic, complicated, deep, meant-to-be love between Sam and Grace. It's a love between Sam and his adoptive father Beck. It's a love between Cole and his bandmates. It's about these characters fighting for their loved ones and struggling to find a way out of the mess that is the wolf hunt, in order to save those they love - all written in Maggie's beautiful, lyrical writing. There is a subtleness to the story, in the everyday descriptions and events taking place within the bigger context of the plot. There is also a ticking clock in the back of the reader's mind as the hunt gets closer. I have to say that I think Cole is one of my favorite characters, mostly in his interactions with Isabel, but also for the journey he makes to become the person he is at the end. There is a sense of redemption to this story for all of the characters as they face up to their mistakes in the past and figure out a way to face the future head on. The plot keeps moving and kept me turning pages. When I saw Maggie at her signing she said that she started writing in order to make her reader's cry, and you might just shed a few tears over certain characters, and the ending of this beautiful series. If you haven't read any of it yet, go get the books now, and if you haven't read this final one, do so soon!
I fell in love with Maggie Stiefvater's writing when I read SHIVER, the first book in the trilogy. Of course, the fact that I had heard Maggie speak at a conference, and her personality engaged and entertained me from the start, helped me realize that I needed to read her writing. As soon as I read it, I knew I loved it - and promoted it to all of my students as better than Twilight (and for 8th grade girls, that was a big deal!) The things that I loved most about the start of the series was the unique mythology of the wolves, the plotting of the building tension of the book, and the beautifully lyrical way in which Maggie writes - along with the sweet honesty of the love between Grace and Sam.
I feel as if this is a bittersweet review for me because I've so loved living in the world of The Wolves of Mercy Falls, so I'm sad to leave them, but I feel good about where things were left in the end. However, I do have to say, the end of the book is a little open-ended. Things are all wrapped up, but it's not necessarily a happy ending for all, nor is their entire future certain. The overwhelming feeling I had at the end of this final book was one of peace with each main character's place in the world and satisfaction with the choices they had made to get to where they were. And hope for their futures. There was a sense of each character knowing themselves better by the end - who they wanted to be and who they really were and how they could be happy.
There were twists in this book and with certain characters who acted differently than expected, but in a good way. It's ultimately a love story - a sweet, tragic, complicated, deep, meant-to-be love between Sam and Grace. It's a love between Sam and his adoptive father Beck. It's a love between Cole and his bandmates. It's about these characters fighting for their loved ones and struggling to find a way out of the mess that is the wolf hunt, in order to save those they love - all written in Maggie's beautiful, lyrical writing. There is a subtleness to the story, in the everyday descriptions and events taking place within the bigger context of the plot. There is also a ticking clock in the back of the reader's mind as the hunt gets closer. I have to say that I think Cole is one of my favorite characters, mostly in his interactions with Isabel, but also for the journey he makes to become the person he is at the end. There is a sense of redemption to this story for all of the characters as they face up to their mistakes in the past and figure out a way to face the future head on. The plot keeps moving and kept me turning pages. When I saw Maggie at her signing she said that she started writing in order to make her reader's cry, and you might just shed a few tears over certain characters, and the ending of this beautiful series. If you haven't read any of it yet, go get the books now, and if you haven't read this final one, do so soon!