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Linger

Author:  Maggie Stiefvater
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In Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

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Aug 06,2012
3
Nov 28,2011
0

It's an okay book but has no subplot or extra "stuff" going on. The characters are unrealistic and I didn't really care what happened to them. (But since I read it I have desperately wanted to try Mint hot chocolate- YUM)!!!

Jul 25,2011
5

i read 'linger' by maggie steifvater and it is the best book EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can not put it down it is so good every single page you turn has a awesome new twist. maggie if you are reading this you are ledgend i love the book and can't wait to read antoher one by you again.

Jul 15,2011
5

When Sam lost his wolf skin for good it was a miracle, one too good to be true, one that he was thankful for everyday as it brought him closer to the one he loved; it brought him closer to Grace. Being with Grace was the only future Sam could see for himself, the only future he wanted. But just when he thought that future was within his grasp, everything began to fall apart.

Grace had lost Sam in the past to the cold and the woods, she had watched as his eyes watched her through the face of a wolf. But now Sam was Sam, a boy, human and going to stay that way. Now they could be together, or so they thought. Grace has to fight not only those around her but her inner wolf if she is to hold on to the boy she loves. But it is getting harder and harder to stay with Sam, and to stay as Grace.

Linger is a thrilling tale of loss, love and change. After risking all to find each other Sam and Grace now have to fight with everything they have to stay together as it seems the world is conspiring to tear them apart. Sam has taken on new responsibilities and with them new fears, while Grace is facing new challenges and deadly new dangers. For Sam becoming a wolf is all in the past, for Grace becoming a wolf is her future. A beautiful, raw and emotional look at love, wishes and werewolves.

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Mar 15,2011
0

Just like in Shiver, we get to hear the story from the perspectives of Sam and Grace and I can't think of any fictional characters or couple that I like more than sensitive Sam with a love of reading and indie music, and strong, independent Grace. What I like about Linger is that we also get to read the story from the point of view of two other characters as well, new wolf Cole and troubled Isabel, which I feel gives the story more depth.

While I don't want to spoil what happens in Linger, I will say that I was not surprised by the path the book took, nor was I surprised by the ending. That said, it did not take away my love for the book or my excitement as I went from chapter to chapter. I have quite simply fallen for the characters in this world Maggie Stiefvater has created. And my favourite line from the book?

'I never knew there were so many different ways to say goodbye'

Oct 27,2010
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5

A boy named Sam, that has been waiting for a girl named Grace to tramsform into a wolf, beacause she has been bitten by wolves. Once you have been biten and you have transformed into a wolf you turn into a human in the warmer weather and a wolf in the colder weather, but shhhhhhhhhh.......it's a secret, at least it was.

The best part of this book was...
the mystery of the cure to stay human forever, and not turn into a wolf.
This book is similar to...
Twilight and soft realation ships.
The best place to read this book is...
Alone and quiet.
The soundtrack of this book should be...
very soft and heart warming.

 

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