Friday, October 26, 2012

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater


SYNOPSIS:  Grace finds herself drawn to the wolves that live in the woods by her house, even after a severe attack by them.  One wolf, especially, draws her to him, and she discovers that he is a werewolf, who transforms into a boy she quickly falls in love with.

AUNT SHARON'S TAKE:  It's the same old story:  supernatural boy falls in love with ordinary girl, followed by several chapters of teen angst and lust.  Honestly, I checked this out of the digital library as an audiobook, thinking it looked interesting, but it ended up being more of a bad copycat of Twilight.  Also, it had some violence in it, and some strong sensuality.  I wouldn't recommend it, since I spent half the book rolling my eyes, and the other half cringing back from the content.

RATING:  PG13 for Violence and Strong Sensuality

AUDIENCE:  Young Adult

STARS:  1

BOOKS LIKE THIS:  Twilight, Fallen

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