Sinner (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3.5) by Maggie Stiefvater: Review

 

RATING: 4/5 stars!

 

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Release date: July 1, 2014

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SUMMARY (from Goodreads):

 

A standalone companion book to the internationally bestselling Shiver Trilogy.
Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole's story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole's darkest secret -- his ability to shift into a wolf. One of these people is Isabel. At one point, they may have even loved each other. But that feels like a lifetime ago. Now Cole is back. Back in the spotlight. Back in the danger zone. Back in Isabel's life. Can this sinner be saved?

 

REVIEW:

 

It's no secret that Cole and Isabel were my favorite characters from the SHIVER trilogy, so when I found out that there was a book dedicated to Cole and Isabel in LA, I was ecstatic.

 

SINNER was great. Cole is so lovable, and Isabel is too, even though shetries not to be. Their banter back and forth was absolutely hilarious, and infuriating at times. The writing, like the last three books, was flawless.

But why only four stars? The reason for that, involves spoilers, so read ahead at your own risk.

SPOILERS. HIGHLIGHT TO VIEW.


The only thing that I didn't like was all of the sexual tension. I really could've done without all of it. It seemed like the only reason Cole and Isabel came back to each other was because they "wanted" each other, and they talk about how much they "want" each other all of the time. I would have liked it better if it was more of a sweet romance, and they thought about other attributes that make them like each other, and not just the sexual aspect. It felt like that was all they ever wanted with each other was just sex, and it bothered me quite a bit.


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Overall, I really liked SINNER. A great companion novel to the Wolves of Mercy Falls!

CONTENT: Lots of sexual tension, a few make-out scenes, some topless girls, and an implied sex scene. No language I can recall, and hardly any violence.



Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater: Review

 

RATING: 5/5 stars!

 

 

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Publisher: Scholastic press

Release date: July 12, 2011

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SUMMARY (from Goodreads):

 

then.
When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their loved moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives.

now.
That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be killed in one final, spectacular hunt.

forever.
Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future are about to collide in one pure moment - a moment of death or life, farewell or forever.

 

REVIEW:

 

Since this is the third book in the trilogy, I will keep my review brief to avoid spoilers.

 

FOREVER was absolutely fantastic. Cole and Isabel were great, and I even liked Sam and Grace in this one a lot too. The writing was flawless, and the ending was so good. Overall, a great ending to an amazing trilogy.

 

CONTENT: Kissing, one implied sex scene, and swearing and violence are pretty much the same as the last two books. 

Echoes of Us (The Hybrid Chronicles #3) by Kat Zhang: Early review

RATING: 5/5 stars!

 

Author: Kat Zhang

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release Date: September 16, 2014

Previous books in the trilogy: What's Left of Me,(book 1), Once We Were (book 2)

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SUMMARY(from Goodreads):

 

To change the world, I may lose everything

All Eva ever wanted was the chance to be herself. But in the Americas, to be hybrid—to share your body with a second soul—is not tolerated past childhood. Now Eva and Addie, her sister soul, are constantly on the move, hiding from the officials who seek to capture them. But the tide is changing. A revolution is brewing, and people are starting to question the hybrids' mistreatment.

Then Marion, an ambitious reporter, offers Eva and Addie a daring proposal: If they go undercover and film the wretched conditions of a hybrid institution, she will not only rescue them, she'll find a way to free Jackson, the boy Addie loves. It's risky, and Eva will have to leave Ryan and her friends behind, but if she succeeds, it could also tip the scales forever and lead to hybrid freedom.

As Eva and Addie walk into danger, they cling to each other and the hope of a better future. But the price they might pay is higher than they ever could have imagined.

 

REVIEW:

 

I have tried to write this review several times, and I'm still having trouble finding the right words to describe this book. I'm not quite sure why, but the words I am coming up with are so inadequate for describing this story and how fantastically amazing it is. So I am apologizing in advance for my poor choice of words.

 

As always with trilogy endings, I will try to keep this brief so I can avoid spoilers.

 

This trilogy is so...amazing. The way the story is crafted is superb, and the characters are molded so perfectly. Eva and Addie's development from book one to book three is fantastic. The concept is so unique, and the writing flows so well.

 

The ending was perfect. SO PERFECT. I felt satisfied with everything.

 

Overall, ECHOES OF US did not disappoint in the slightest. I highly recommend reading this trilogy is you have not done so already!

 

CONTENT: This book was very clean. Kissing is the only thing content-wise, and that isn't even detailed a whole lot.