Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater


A pack of hungry wolves snatch Grace from her tire swing in the back yard and drag her into the woods. Strangely enough, but this marks the beginning of an uncanny and complicated fascination that Grace has for the wolves.
Sam looks straight into the eyes of Grace and realizes that she is awake and alive. Being high up in the pack, he manages to prevent the wolves from completing their attack upon Grace. Ever since then, he has silently watched Grace from the woods.
For years, the community of Mercy Falls is conscious and apprehensive about the wolves in the wood. Who are the wolves? Where have they come from? What is the mystery that surrounds them?
The first two chapters set a chilling prologue to a novel that will keep you utterly absorbed and engaged till the very end. The chapters are alternatively narrated by the two main characters, Grace and Sam.
The novel delves deep into the psyche of werewolves and reveals their inner turmoil as they tortuously endeavour to resist transformation.
Suitable for secondary students, this book deals with human and animal relationships, metamorphosis and the supernatural.

Janice Rodrigues

1 comments:

Terry Tinkler said...

This book is rubbish, why did you waste your time publishing this. I hete this book it is sooooooo lame. It sucks!