Hey guys!
Just a quick update about the second installment of The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater: I am currently about a third of the way through the book, and I think it's gonna get good soon. Just letting you guys know that I am making progress.
While I dutifully devour that book, how about a review on the first book I ever read by Stiefvater? And, of course, I am talking about Shiver.
I have read the whole Shiver Trilogy, and I absolutely love it. But I have to say that my favorite is still the first installment. Something about the story of how the two main characters fell in love just smacks of innocence to me. The book alternates between the perspectives of these two main characters: Sam and Grace.
Sam is a boy who was bitten by wolves as a kid, and because of this he now turns into a wolf every winter. His parents, realizing what he was, shunned him and Sam was taken in by the pack of wolves who changed his life forever. Their leader, Beck, becomes like a father to Sam.
Grace is a girl who was also attacked by wolves as a child, and she was definitely bitten. She should have died, but she was miraculously saved. And for some reason, she never changed into a wolf. Instead she lives out her life with her two absent-minded parents. And she watches the wolves behind her house, not understanding why she feels such longing.
This longing probably stems from watching one wolf in particular. Her wolf is what she calls him. And guess who this wolf is? If you guessed Sam, you are correct. If you guessed otherwise, I'm not sure that you're really paying attention. When Sam's a wolf, he recognizes Grace. When he's human, he wants to talk to her, but is too shy to.
The problem is that as the wolves change between wolf and human, they get less and less time as humans as the years go by. Eventually, they just remain wolves. And when Sam turns human in the spring, he knows that it is most likely his last time as a human.
But when he does turn into a wolf early than usual (around autumn), something happens that forces him back into his human state. And that is how he meets Grace when they are both human. And that is how they fall in love. And that is how they begin searching for a cure.
Their only clue is that Grace was bitten and didn't turn into a wolf. And with the weather getting colder and colder as winter approaches, Sam is holding onto his humanity like a drowning man to a life preserver and Grace is desperate to keep him with her.
Will they find a cure? Will Sam stay human? If these questions are torturing you right now, do yourself a favor and read the book. And when you do, keep an eye out for my favorite scene when Sam and Grace visit a candy shop. It's so sweet! . . . Get it?
Anyway, I recommend this book for all you hopeless romantics out there. It's a good read.
Okay, so keep an eye out for another review tomorrow and (eventually) a review for Stiefvater's The Dream Thieves.
Happy reading!!!
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