Archive for August, 2009

I recently moved, so today I thought I’d check out my new local library. It’s an OK one, not too big, but not too small.

I’m very excited to have been able to get Sacred Scars by Kathleen Duey, which has just been released! This is definitely one of my most anticipated sequels for this year.

I also After by Amy Efaw and Kendra by Coe Booth, both of which I have heard a lot about on the blogosphere. Look for my reviews on those and many more books this next month.

Next week I’ll also share with you my experiences in my first week of library school!

I’d like to take a quick break from my absence to recommend an excellent book, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. I just recently finished this young adult fantasy novel and can’t stop telling people about it!

The book is told from two alternating points of view, Grace and Sam. Several years ago, Grace was attacked by wolves and bitten, but saved at the last minute by one of the wolves. Ever since that moment, she has watched that wolf who saved her from her back yard, always noticing his intense yellow eyes.

Sam is that wolf, a werewolf, to be exact, and member of a pack that changes into wolves whenever the temperature drops to a low temperature (hence the title, Shiver). Ever since he saved Grace, he has watched her, and in the summer, when he is human, he has yearned to be close to her, but doesn’t know how.

Shiver is a deeply emotional, hypnotic story–grabbing and heart-yanking. I immediately fell in love with Grace and Sam. Their stories are told well, and fully. They are deep, complex characters.

The moment Grace and Sam finally meet changes both of their lives, and they know there is no turning back. Secrets, history, and violence haunt their new relationship–which they must fight to keep, and battle to remain together.

Read this. If you like fantasy, if you like werewolves, if you like young adult books. Read this now, and you won’t regret it. Simply a fantastic read. And I hope there will be more to come!