Sunday, January 20, 2013

Series Spotlight: The Wolves of Mercy Falls

The Wolves of Mercy Falls
Maggie Stiefvater

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 whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.


Awards and Accolades
Shiver:
~Indies Choice Book Award Finalist
~ALA Best Books for Young Adults
~ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
~Amazon Top Ten Books for Teens
~Barnes & Noble 2009 Top Twenty Books for Teens
~Glamour’s Best Book to Curl Up With

Linger:
~Debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List
~USA Today Bestseller
~Wall Street Journal Bestseller
~Junior Library Guild Selection

Forever:
~New York Times Bestseller
~Amazon's Best Books of the Month, July 2011

Reviews
Shiver:
"Stiefvater leaves the faeries of Lament and Ballad for a lyrical tale of alienated werewolves and first love . . . her take on werewolves is interesting and original while her characters are refreshingly willing to use their brains to deal with the challenges they face.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review

Linger:
“This sequel’s poetic prose skillfully captures the four teens’ longings for love, forgetting, remembering, righting wrongs and life itself. The riveting ending will leave readers panting for the next sequel.” - Kirkus

Forever:
[F]illed with suspense, sorrow, and just enough romance…” - Seventeen Magazine

What I Think
This was a great series with romance and suspense at every turn.

Have you read any of these? If so, what did you think?

4 comments:

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  2. I loved the first one, shiver but as the series went on I began to lose interest... I think i hated the feeling that everything seemed to be against sam & graces romance.

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  3. I have only read the first one (Shiver), but I really enjoyed it! Now that you've reminded me about how much I enjoyed it, I'll have to pick up the next book! :D

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  4. I've read all three, and honestly... I wasn't a huge fan. I just didn't really like the characters I guess. The only one that I really cared about was Cole.

    However, I did love Scorpio Races and Raven Boys by Stiefvater. I almost didn't give those books a chance. So glad I did.

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