A review by sandraagee
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
4.0
You know what I love about this trilogy? Each of the three books is different from the previous one as the story evolves. At the heart of the story arc, of course, is Sam and Grace's story and the deep love that connects them. But over the course of [b:Linger|6654313|Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1292482391s/6654313.jpg|6848948] and this final installment, [b:Forever|6068551|Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312474550s/6068551.jpg|6244926] the story turned into something bigger than young romance. And I love that.
There are perhaps fewer moments of breathtaking romantic beauty in Forever than were found in the previous books, and readers who fell into this series for these romantic moments will have to be content to explore other aspects of the wolf pack and their struggle to survive in the face of human scrutiny. But honestly, the trilogy needed this. Forever certainly did not suffer as much from the nothing-happens-in-the-middle-of-the-book syndrome as its predecessors did, and I think that this is because the story was able to branch out to deal with other relationships. Instead of getting the wolves in the context of Sam and Grace's love, we get their love in the context of the bigger picture. I like that.
Stiefvater's writing alone makes it more than worth it. It's just lovely, and every word is powerful.
My one complaint -
When I first read [b:Shiver|6068551|Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312474550s/6068551.jpg|6244926] I believe that I said that you could give this book to fans of [b:Twilight|41865|Twilight (Twilight, #1)|Stephenie Meyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307515757s/41865.jpg|3212258]. Now that the series is concluded I would amend that statement: Give this trilogy to fans of Twilight who also want something more.
There are perhaps fewer moments of breathtaking romantic beauty in Forever than were found in the previous books, and readers who fell into this series for these romantic moments will have to be content to explore other aspects of the wolf pack and their struggle to survive in the face of human scrutiny. But honestly, the trilogy needed this. Forever certainly did not suffer as much from the nothing-happens-in-the-middle-of-the-book syndrome as its predecessors did, and I think that this is because the story was able to branch out to deal with other relationships. Instead of getting the wolves in the context of Sam and Grace's love, we get their love in the context of the bigger picture. I like that.
Stiefvater's writing alone makes it more than worth it. It's just lovely, and every word is powerful.
My one complaint -
Spoiler
I never really understood what Cole was doing to try to help the wolves. Something science-y, of course. But what? What the heck was in those syringes? This part of the story was sadly never as well-defined as similar situations had been in the previous books.When I first read [b:Shiver|6068551|Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312474550s/6068551.jpg|6244926] I believe that I said that you could give this book to fans of [b:Twilight|41865|Twilight (Twilight, #1)|Stephenie Meyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307515757s/41865.jpg|3212258]. Now that the series is concluded I would amend that statement: Give this trilogy to fans of Twilight who also want something more.