Review of Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Shiver is an original romance/supernatural story about the heartbreak that can occur when someone shifts between two natures. Ever since Grace was attacked by wolves when she was younger, she has been obsessed with watching the wolves in the woods behind her house, especially the wolf with the yellow eyes, her wolf, the one that saved her from the rest of the wolf pack. These wolves are a haunting presence in her life. Sam literally lives a double life. For a few months every summer Sam is a normal boy, but every winter he turns into a wolf and loses his ability to think as a human, except for lingering memories of the girl Grace, whom he watches from afar. One day, Grace finds her wolf injured on her back porch, and before her eyes he turns into a boy! Finally together as girl and boy, they fall in love, but complications ensue. A newly-turned wolf is wreaking havoc in town, prompting the townspeople to want to get rid of the local wolves for good. Another major complication is that Sam can only turn human so many times before he loses the ability to change from wolf to human, and his time is up. As winter gets closer and it gets colder, Sam is fighting to stay human or risk losing his life with Grace forever. To find out what happens, read Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.  Review by Lizzy Healy