shiver by maggie stiefvater

shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

390 pages

Gateway Nominee

(from jacket cover)

the cold.

Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf-her wolf-watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.

the heat.

Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves. and then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace...until now.

the shiver.
For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once it's spoken, it cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human-and Grace must fight to keep him-even if it means taking on the scars of the past, the fragility of the present, and the impossibility of the future.

I know that I am definitely in the minority that didn't care for this book. I don't know if it was the short choppy chapters, which would be a plus for reluctant readers, or simply the fact the Sam isn't Jacob, but whatever...