Shiver

This book did not disappoint! I really liked how Maggie Stiefvater took the "it" topic and transformed it into an original story with beautifully developed characters. I am a HUGE fan of the "paranormal romance" series like Twilight, Sookie Stackhouse, Vampire Academy and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, so I had high expectations. It's not fair to compare Shiver to any of these because the audience in mind is completely different. The others are plot and romance driven for the adult readers (yes even Twilight which is classified YA) with a fast pace. Shiver was more of a "slow burn" in that she took time to build the plot and chapters to build the characters. By the end we knew how Grace and Sam would act before she wrote it because we knew their personalities without a doubt. I love how the narrator would switch between the two to give us a fuller understanding. I appreciate a book and the characters in it much more when they are written from multiple points of view.

I also like how this book was not action driven; we knew the problem going into the book almost immediately and could feel it building and anticipate the change to come. It was a fluid piece of work without any outside distractions. I loved this book as an adult and I'm eager to hear what a young adult has to say about it.