Shiver

The characters in this book were very well developed and Maggie Stiefvater made sure that the reader could vividly imagine each character. Characters were built carefully through their thoughts shared in the book, actions they took, and by how other characters reacted to them. I think a good example of character development is Isabel, “Isabel… you have to know why I’m afraid to talk to you. I know you haven’t done anything to me personally. But I know people you’ve destroyed. Just… tell me why I should trust you.” from page 256. The book has the characters I think of high school played out perfectly. The bully, popular, and strange outcasts are all woven into the book and need the help of each other. I was missing so many pieces to the story that were finally answered. I thought the suspense was great and kept me questioning to the point that I just knew the author was not going to share the info with me. The book also lends itself perfectly to the sequel which I hope provides more answers.
I also think because the characters were so strongly imagined in my head that I would not want to see the movie version. I know what each of the characters look like and their mannerisms and I do not want to have to see someone else’s ideas about them.