Shiver me timbers

Shiver is a great YA book that deserves the attention it is getting by movie producers. If you liked the Twilight series then the Shiver series will be for you. Maggie Stiefvater really took Stephanie Meyers' character ideas and ran with it to call her own. It is the perfect next book to read by tween girls who cannot get over the Meyers vampire and werewolves book empire. One must admit there is an uncanny similarity between Sam and Jacob and Grace and Bella. The book was very well written though the plot is a little to close to that of Twilight. The characters used in Shiver were easy to imagine and could easily be related to by tween girls everywhere and the struggles of high school. When the movie comes out it will be hard to keep this book on the shelf and I am going to suggest we purchase more copies for the library system. I am going to donate my copy. The next book in the series Linger, I think, will hopefully pull away from the Twilightish plot line that the media has bombarded us with. Will a YA boy like this book? No, because it is a romance from the beginning even with Sam telling his side of the story. I enjoyed reading this book because it was a quick read that only takes maybe two evenings to read and that adds to its ability to keep YA readers entertained. I will be suggesting this series to many of the YA girls who are looking for this kind "paranormal romance" especially with the new Twilight movie opening this weekend. This genre will exploded with readers as it did with the last Twilight movie.