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Written by Nicole, who more often than not, goes by the name of Keeziegirl (drop me a comment on shelfari). She is a teenager that really should be doing her school work to get into a great college, but spends more hours in escapist young adult novel reading. When it comes to choice reading Keeziegirl loves nearly all young adult fiction, especially the guilty fluff reading that too often involves the supernatural.

Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

As a teenager constantly on the search for new original books, I was smiling the moment I noticed that “Shiver” (which I found to be a bit lacking in the plot department) was not “Stiefvater’s” only novel.

Skimming through the general synapse, it did not seem that wonderful, but I decided to give it a read anyways.

Diedre–the main character– is instantly likable, I was immediately drawn-in from the first page with the nice touches of music lurking in the seems from time to time mixing in with the fairie aura.

Then Luke comes into the picture, too often the male characters in teen romance books are too frustrating to say the least, but Luke simply adds to the plot, guiding Diedre as she slowly realizes the world around her is changing.

Among the pages of “Lament”, I was amazed to find none of those dull filler chapters which leave my eyes skimming through the sentences hoping for the plot to pick-up again. The entire book was nearly impossible to put down until the last page had been read.

(4/5), and a guarantee that I will read the sequel as soon as I can find a copy.

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It’s not often that I pick up a book and am pleasantly surprised by sarcastic humor. It’s not often that I finish a book in 1 day, and it’s also not often that I rewrite the beginning of a book review 5 times before finally settling on telling everyone that I rewrote it 5 times, but alas… that is just what I did.

“Shiver” was a good book. Epic? no, Enjoyable? yes! It was a nice read, no twisting confusing plots, wonderful character development and…ta da… funny. As a matter of fact it was laugh out lout funny in several parts.

But…with great happiness will inevitably come great pain, and I will be honest with you… I did cry. It was brief and yes I hid it from my husband who makes fun of me every time a book gets to me, but sadness to me… in a book anyways… is a good thing. It tells me that the author was good enough to evoke realistic emotion and make me believe in what I am reading.

This book was about a wolf…not a werewolf…but a wolf…who turns into a boy…a boy that saved a little girl and then stood watch over her for 8 years until one day a sad twist of fate left him naked and bleeding on her back patio.

It is also about a girl…who was attacked by wolves as a child, who has parents that are oblivious to her,and her unhealthy obsession with the creatures that tried to end her life.

You as a reader will experience what happens when obsessed morphs into compassion…into love…into a desire to shelter and protect regardless of its personal cost.

There are “pack” rifts, a best friend who spends her free time hopped up on coffee, German poetry, and a set of yellow eyes that will shock even the most stable of people.

What you get…is a story that stands by itself. There is no need for a book 2, there is no need for an upheaval of other mythical creatures, all that is needed is a wolf, and the girl he falls in love with. It’s a simple as that.

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(4.5/5)