Tag: Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater | Review

Posted December 21, 2016 in Reviews / 4 Comments

Oh dear oh dear oh deer (no pun intended.) There seems to be something peculiar about my relationship with this series, which is that I absolutely love and am consumed by the odd numbered installments, but the even numbered volumes are a bit harder for me to get through. I’ll admit I held off on reading this book for months because 1) I have to be in the right mood to appreciate Maggie Stiefvater’s paranormalcy and magical realism, and 2) because I was scared it wouldn’t live up to how much I adored Blue Lily, Lily Blue. I finally decided […]

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater | Review

Posted February 1, 2016 in Reviews / 10 Comments

“You can be just friends with people, you know,” Orla said. “I think it’s crazy how you’re in love with all those raven boys.” I think I am about as short as Blue and this makes me identify with her on a spiritual level (no pun intended). That’s the beauty of this series: Maggie makes you feel so intricately connected to the characters in small, intimate ways, and sometimes silly ways, whether it’s through a Ronan’s cynicism and snarky remarks, Gansey’s obsessive behavior and paralyzing fear of bees, or Adam’s deep and dark desire to be better, stronger, to matter. While […]

Wrap Up: Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long & Giveaway Winner

Posted January 2, 2015 in Readalongs/Readathons / 2 Comments

This fall I hosted my first Read-A-Long with the two wonderful blogs CK’s Reading Corner and She Reads She Blogs! I wanted to extend a HUGE and heartfelt thank you to everyone who followed along and/or participated, as organizing something like this for the first time can be daunting! It was great to revisit Maggie Stiefvater’s beautifully written series and connect with others who enjoy her writing as much as we do! Post Round Up Maggie the Magnificent Werewolves 101 Favorite Resident of Mercy Falls Shiver Review & Discussion Linger Review Forever Review And the Winner is…. To end the […]

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater- Reread Mini Review

Posted December 22, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 4 Comments

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 3/5 Stars Publisher: Scholastic (2011) Length: 388 pgs Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls (#3) Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction/Romance Format: Hardcover, purchased Goodreads Synopsis: then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their loved moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. now. That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be […]

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater- Reread Mini Review

Posted December 15, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 6 Comments

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 3/5 Stars Publisher: Scholastic (2010) Length: 360 pgs Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls (#2) Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction/Romance Format: Hardcover Goodreads Synopsis: In Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, 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 […]

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Review & Discussion

Posted December 7, 2014 in Books, Discussions, Readalongs/Readathons, Reviews, Uncategorized / 13 Comments

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 4/5 Stars Publisher: Scholastic (2009) Length: 390 pgs Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls (#1) Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction/Romance Format: Paperback Goodreads Synopsis: For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without.Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy […]

Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long Post #3: Favorite Character

Posted November 30, 2014 in Readalongs/Readathons / 5 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog this past month you’ll know that I’m hosting the Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long over the next month and a half with She Reads She Blogs and CK’s Reading Corner! We’ll have discussion posts every Saturday (mine’s a tad late this week! Life got in the way…but onwards!) and hope you’ll join in, as well as we’ll have more chances to enter the giveaway for a signed copy of Sinner! To see a list of discussion topics and sign up to participate, check out the announcement post here. This Week’s Topic: Which Shiver character(s) warms […]

Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long Post #2: Werewolves 101

Posted November 23, 2014 in Readalongs/Readathons / 6 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog this past week you’ll know that I’m hosting the Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long over the next month and a half with She Reads She Blogs and CK’s Reading Corner! We’ll have discussion posts every Saturday (mine’s a tad late this week! Life got in the way…but onwards!) and hope you’ll join in, as well as we’ll have more chances to enter the giveaway for a signed copy of Sinner! To see a list of discussion topics and sign up to participate, check out the announcement post here. This Week’s Topic: Werewolves 101: Your favorite […]

Stacking the Shelves [12]

Posted November 22, 2014 in Stacking the Shelves, Weekly Features/Memes / 12 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where bloggers share the books that they’ve added to their shelves this week, whether borrowed, bought, virtual, physical, etc! Borrowed: I’ve been on the waitlist for this book at my library for a while, and when I picked it up yesterday I was struck by how incredibly short it is! This is one I’m hoping to read in one sitting to really get the full effect of the story, and I’m really curious to read how the author tackles some tough subject matters in this novel. I also picked […]

Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long Post #1- Maggie the Magnificent

Posted November 17, 2014 in Readalongs/Readathons / 15 Comments