Helpful Score: 2
SHIVER is one of the most unique takes on the werewolf-human love story that I've read. (Granted, I haven't read many of them.) The cold world that the werewolves exist in is multifaceted, fascinating, and slightly frightening too. Maggie's writing is lyrical yet accessible, making Grace and Sam's world and romance all the more poignant.
However, there was just something about SHIVER that wasn't my thing, that I couldn't get completely into. Was it how I never connected with Sam and Grace, never felt the intensity and veracity of their feelings for one another? Was it the way that all the secondary characters were drawn two-dimensionally? I don't know. I don't see anyone else having this problem. Maybe it is just me.
It's a fascinating concept and some great writing, but together, it wasn't quite working for me. I didn't feel a desperate desire to find out what happens to the characters, even though I did shed a tear or two near the end (what can I say? Great writing does that to you). I encourage you to go out and pick this one up, and then make of it what you will.
However, there was just something about SHIVER that wasn't my thing, that I couldn't get completely into. Was it how I never connected with Sam and Grace, never felt the intensity and veracity of their feelings for one another? Was it the way that all the secondary characters were drawn two-dimensionally? I don't know. I don't see anyone else having this problem. Maybe it is just me.
It's a fascinating concept and some great writing, but together, it wasn't quite working for me. I didn't feel a desperate desire to find out what happens to the characters, even though I did shed a tear or two near the end (what can I say? Great writing does that to you). I encourage you to go out and pick this one up, and then make of it what you will.
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