Forever
by Maggie Stiefvater
Book 3 in the Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy *SOB*
publication: July 12th 2011 by Scholastic Press
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In Maggie Stiefvater’s SHIVER, Grace and Sam found each other. In LINGER, they fought to be together. Now, in FOREVER, the stakes are even higher than before. Wolves are being hunted. Lives are being threatened. And love is harder and harder to hold on to as death comes closing in.
*FOREVER SPOILER FREE POST, BUT I’M ASSUMING YOU HAVE READ SHIVER AND LINGER*
To say I was looking forward to this book was something of a complete understatement. I signed up for Linger when it was first released on our library’s hold list and was certainly going to be one of the first for Forever as well. However, I got to cancel my hold because the most awesome Pushy Fox scored me a SIGNED! AAHHHHH! copy over at BEA in May. I stared at Forever longingly on my nightstand…but was afraid to read it.
No one wants good things to end, right? Even though Linger left us with one heck of a ginormous cliffie – I wasn’t ready to start on Forever. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Sam and Grace, and Cole and Isabel. I didn’t want the series to end!
Quite simply, I just wasn’t ready.
And then we were asked by Scholastic to review the book and since I had a brand spanking new ARC and had already read Shiver and Linger, I bit the bullet and started.
*heart thuds and swells with joy*
I’m going to try to write this Forever spoiler free because that’s how I roll, but I just want to say Maggie Steifvater delivered! I have to borrow from one of the comments of our Shiver/Linger post, but she writes with such grace! I was trying to figure how she writes so effortlessly – or what exactly it is she does to make storytelling so easy…and I can’t quite figure it out. But it’s something like this. When you start reading, you forget you’re reading. You just dive in and watch these characters do their thing. Most of the time the events that unfold are unexpected, and every now and again she writes a sentence or paragraph that I have to reread because it takes my breath away. That is the only time I remember that I’m reading a story and not just experiencing it.
So back to our friends at Mercy Falls. Grace is off wolfing it up and Sam is alone – except for a rather neurotic, and completely smitten with Isabel, Cole. The back and forth of Grace phasing and trying to get back home might be one of my most favorite parts of the book. Once again Stiefvater uses small chapters with individual points of view, so we get to see what’s going on in Sam, Cole, Grace and Isabel’s head. While Sam and Grace are trying to work it all out and find each other, Cole is trying to figure out a cure and cause of the Wolf, while Isabel is trying to figure out a cure for Cole. And looming all over them are mysterious wolf attacks that are the last straw for Isabel’s dad and his lawmaking cronies.
The romantic and coming of age story between Sam and Grace puts that butterfly feeling right in your gut, and made me weepy hoping that they get their happy ending. But again it wasn’t just what happened throughout the book that made me sigh or freak out and even put my book down for a minute to chill out (though no throwing!) it all went back to the magnificent storytelling that made me believe without a doubt that there might be wolves pacing in my backyard.
Grace said about Sam, “When we kissed, it didn’t matter that I had been a wolf hours ago, or that I would be a wolf again. It didn’t matter that a thousand snares were laid out for us as soon as we left this moment. All that mattered was this: our noses touching, the softness of his mouth, the ache inside me.”
I loved the story, the unfolding of secrets, the adventure, and growing up and changing that the characters went through but it always come back to Sam and Grace for me. What can I say; I’m a big ol’ softy.
2 winners will receive:A copy of Forever and a Forever keychain!Just post a comment (include a contact email) and make sure you are a member of our blog. Winners will be picked randomly by Wednesday, July 20th, 2011.
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I can't believe Forever is here! I must get a move on with Linger!!! Thanks for the review and giveaway, bookworms! 🙂
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Great review. So glad you enjoyed it.
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I've been waiting forever (ha!) for this book! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Great giveaway! I would love it! Thanks!
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I already read it on my Kindle and seriously, the scene with Beck and Sam made me cry so hard. ;___; *teary eyes again*
Is this Giveaway open internationally?
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Hiya! Thanks for the giveaway! I am so excited that this book is finally here!
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All I can say is big freaking SQUEE DIDDLES!!!
I adored FOREVER!!
That is a most awesome review for it!! Good job!!
I sooo want one of those keychains!! I saw them on the Shiver Lady's blog yesterday and said "WANTS!" Ok.;.. I screamed it.
So sign me up buttercup!
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But omg! Isn't the imagery of the Shiver World just the most fabu ever? Isn't it!! Did it make you long for the days where you would eat breakfast for supper and lounge in your boyfriend's favorite rock shirt? Where you wanted to throw paint on the walls and write secret stories on your closet walls?!! EEEEEEEE!! I super duper mondo meganoid loved it!! So perfect!!
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Please enter me in contest. I love this series. I can't wait to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
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I just started listening to the Shiver audiobook and I can't wait to read the next two books! I'm really into the story and can't wait to find out what happens in them. Thanks so much for this giveaway:)
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WOOOOOO!!! Omg..you have no IDEA how long I've waited for this book..okay maybe you do since this it THE book everyone has waited for..literally!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU like x100 for giving not one but TWO people a chance to win it!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Okay, so I know that spreading the word is not required for this giveaway, BUT this it such a HUGE thing that I just had to!!! AHHH!!! (can you tell how pumped I am..kind of scary..sorry…) So, since I just NEED to spread the word about this SUPER DUPER EXTRA AMAZ-ING giveaway, I tweeted!! Here’s the link, and I’ll be sure to keep spreading the word until this SUPER AWESOME giveaway ends!! http://twitter.com/#!/hargur55/status/91154231335…
Thanks once again, and I’m literally crossing my fingers, my toes, and everything else!! Now time to reread Shiver and Linger!! Can’t wait to find out who those UBER lucky two people were who won!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! =D
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I'm both scared and excited to read this last book! I cried like a baby while reading LINGER!! This series has to be one of my fave YA series! Sam and Grace are just perfect! I can't wait!
Is this giveaway open to Canada?
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If the giveaway is open worldwide, I would love to be entered.
Thanks.
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I haven't read Linger yet but I own it and Shiver. I can't wait to read Forever!
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This is am awesome giveaway!! I'm dying to read Forever because there was such a cliffhanger in Linger.
Thanks
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'She write with such grace', what a perfect way to describe it! I'm chomping at the bit for this one but am too broke to buy it! I HAVE to get it somehow so fingers are crossed that I win!
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It sounds like everyone is pretty happy with the conclusion. I'm always worried about endings. Sometimes they're such a let down, and other times they're just done so perfectly. My sister LOVES this series, so if I won the copy I'd be giving it to her. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I can't wait for this one. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Great post! The trailer is amazing!!!
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What a great giveaway I can't wait to read this book Thank you so much for the chance!
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Super jealous! I'm barely on book 2 but I really want to hurry up and read FOREVER, I need more of Sam 🙂 thanks for the giveaway, please count em in! 🙂
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I can't to read Forever! I'm a huge fan of the series.
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I can not wait to read this one… I am curious about end. Thank you for this giveaway 🙂
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I'm so glad you liked it! I read a very opposite review on a different post that left me iffy about reading it. But since I need to know what happens and I need to know about the HEA, and I'll be very upset if there isn't one, I'll have to read it!
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I have been stalking this book and would love to read it. Thank you for the fun post and giveaway opportunity today.
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I still need to read Linger. And I can't wait to start Forever too.
Thanks a lot for the chance. I hope this giveaway is International 🙂
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I really, really want this book! Thank you for the giveaway!
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This is just great …thanks for the giveaway!!!
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Fabulous giveaway! Thanks 🙂
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Yay for Forever! I'm gonna be sad when it's over.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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I absolutely love the Shiver series! I can not wait for Forever!!!
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I really REALLY want to read forever. It would be abslutly amazing to win it!!! Thank you for this oppritunity :}
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I would love to win this.Please count me in.
I can't wait to read it.
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What an amazing review, Kristen!!! I have not finished Linger yet (although I'm almost half-way through and very much enjoying it) but I don't think your review is spoilery at all (but you know how high my tolerance is). I love how you really nail how this series FEELS to you. You've made me want to run back to my iPod to listen to some more. Thanks so much for sharing and good luck to everyone who enters the give away!!! *hugs*
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Aw!!! I'm so glad to hear that you loved it. 🙂
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I can not wait for "Forever"!!! I've met Maggie and she is amazing 😀
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Thank you so much! I am reading Shiver and loving it!
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I would love to win a copy of Forever! I have Shiver and Linger but I haven't read them yet (as soon as I bought them my mom grabbed them off my bookshelf and I haven't seen them since). I am also cheating a bit because I wanted to read the entire series together!
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I would love to be entered into the drawing. I am totally jealous that you have and advanced copy! And that you have already read it!
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I would love to be entered into the drawing. I am totally jealous that you have and advanced copy! And that you have already read it!
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I would love to be entered into the drawing. I am totally jealous that you have and advanced copy! And that you have already read it!
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Please enter me in the giveaway
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Thanks! for the giveaway
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YAY! I can't believe Forever is finally out! I've been waiting forever to read it! Thanks for the great post and the Awesome giveaway!!!
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so excited to read this book.
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I can't WAIT until I get this book! I asked my mum for it and she said I had to pay for it!! :O thanks for the info and the giveaway chance 🙂
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Amazing giveaway! I love your review – it is getting me really excited to continue this series!!
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Even though I already got my copy I would love an extra to give to a friend who is unable to buy one. And I'm totally jealous that you were able to score an advanced copy!
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Thanks so much! I can't wait to get my hands on this book!
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Great Giveaway, i love this series! Thanks for the post and the giveaway. You are awesome for this
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Ohh please I hope you pick me it would be so cool if you pick me because you would be choosing the winner on my birthday (NO JOKE). It really will be my birthday on July 20 it on a Wednesday so please pick me it would be so awesome 🙂
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Thanks for the giveaway, I am in love with this series!
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I would love to read this one!
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I really want to win FOREVER!
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