Linger

By: Maggie Stiefvater

Narrated by: Jenna Lamia

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

in Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past...and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves...and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love - the light and the dark, the warm and the cold - in a way you will never forget.

Listen to the previous book, Shiver.

©2010 Maggie Stiefvater (P)2010 Scholastic

A surprisingly good sequel

What made the experience of listening to Linger the most enjoyable?

The story was still really rich and well thought out. The performance by Jenna Lamia was still fantastic. The addition of the other characters and narrators was amazing! It made the story so incredibly rich, I couldn't believe! The story was full and meaty and left me extremely happy that I'd already downloaded Forever so I could go right into the next part of the story!

The story was really such a nice pace for me. It kept rolling forward but lingered in places where I felt like was warranted. I would have liked a bit more intimacy between Sam and Grace--not necessarily sex scenes, but I felt like it was lacking at times (though it was warranted at other times).

The addition of Isabelle and Cole's voices were great and I really enjoyed their development and tension to the story.

Wow!

This was a fantastic story! I love the love and devotion between Sam and Grace.

But I didn't enjoy this one as much as Linger. For one thing, Grace's parents who never cared now ONLY cares about the boyfriend, not the illness? And turn completely unreasonable about Sam? Like why don't ANYONE tell them off? Grace? Sam for them neglecting her? A friend for how they are treating Sam?

And I didn't like Isabel. Or Cole that much.

And Sam doesn't defend himself, ever! He's so passive in this one!

But the story was great!

Love Maggie sm

I adore Maggie’s writing so much, I was unsure of the voice actor change for Sam at first but I grew to love him very quickly.

Oh poor emo kids.

The narration in this book is so much better than the first. SO MUCH BETTER. I was on the fence after reading Shiver and I think because the author decided to live in that mindset that we as young adults have. This is the first time we are feeling or understanding this so it is a big deal. A huge deal in fact. Grace and Sam have fallen in love and no matter what her parents say she feels like she will die if she is not with him. That is the intensity that Maggie Stiefvater kept going through out these stories. It becomes a little exhausting after a while, but if you connect to the characters i think it is worth the credit. So if you enjoyed Shiver i think you should get this.

An Amazing 2nd Book Of A Great Series!

Any additional comments?

Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) is proof that the second book in a series can be better than the first. A fact I never would have believed after finishing Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1). When I read Maggie Stiefvater's writing, I'm amazed at the way she describes the tiniest things...instantly conjuring up images making the unbelievable story suddenly believable.

I love the way she allows the readers to fall in love progressively with the characters. Even when two people are instantly bonded (Sam and Grace), she takes us through everyday situations giving us - unknown/unseen bystanders - the chance to watch them fall in love. She understands how the characters' interactions during those innocent moments are more powerful at proving 'forever love' than dozens of passionate encounters. Because of this, readers will dream of someone who folds paper birds for them, commemorating every special occasion.

The introduction of Cole's and Isabel's turmoil and chemistry were the perfect way to add a whole new - and phenomenal - dimension to the storyline. In fact, the two of them are such strong characters they easily could have been carved out and given their own series.

I'm always envious of writers who are talented enough to embed poetry and songs perfectly within their stories. Doing so adds another fantastic aspect to an already special (and poetic) tale. Between Sam and Cole, I expect this style to continue throughout the series, and I can honestly say it's one of the reasons I've become a fan.

The The Wolves of Mercy Falls is a series that I would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a great paranormal romance series.

T. R. Graves, Author
Warriors of the Cross (The Warrior Series, #1)
Guardians of the Cross (The Warrior Series, #2)
Enemies of the Cross (The Warrior Series, #3)

Great Multi-Voiced Production

I really enjoyed this audio the multi-voice was just perfect all the narrators were spot on.This was a great story that you didn't want to turn off .Just wish I didn't have to wait till July 2011 for the next in the series and I hope that the next one has all the same voices.

the music took away from story i

it's hard to follow the story when the music hits. otherwise amazing and easy to finish. the original readers were far better

linger

I was on the edge of my seat wondering how it was going to end for the young couple!!!

Audio voices aren’t as good as first book

Story is strong. Voiceovers aren’t as good as last book. Please don’t put music over the voice. It makes it very hard to hear and process.

Fantastic sequel!

After listening to Shiver in a matter of days, I was thrilled when I had Linger ahead of me to listen to. The storyline was fanastic and had some really wonderful scenes. I especially liked the transformation of Cole. I'm looking forward to the final chapter, Forever, due out in July. Thank you Maggie for such fun reads. :)