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.
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.
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.
Was This Book Worth My Time?
This was a fantastic book.
I wasn't too sure, at first. I kept thinking to myself, "Really, this girl is falling in love with a wolf?" Keep in mind, Grace has no idea that this wolf she loves is a werewolf. She has no idea he can be human. So, I was little put off.
When Sam shows up hurt on Grace's doorstep as a human, my whole perception of the book changed. I was caught up in a romantic tale that was way hotter than the tale of Bella and Edward. Stiefvater gives her readers longing and tension, and sweet quirky moments.
This story is not so much about the werewolves; although, Stiefvater does an excellent job of showing the sadness and conflict that the werewolves feel over their place in the world. Instead, the story focuses on the relationship between Grace and Sam. As a reader, I felt like I was the third wheel. I wanted to hide during their kisses and while they mumbled sweet things to each other; but, I couldn't help but "watch." Stiefvater did more than write about these characters; she made Grace and Sam into people I could imagine as my friends. I found myself smiling through most of the book.
I LOVED that the book was told from two points of view. How great is it to get the guy's POV on how he feels about a girl?! The story flows seamlessly as you read from Grace's to Sam's POV.
I closed the book and yelled out, "No!"
My husband came in and said, "What is it?"
I replied, "It's over!"
What Bothered Me?
I felt like Shelby, the wolf that wants Sam to become alpha-male so that she can become his mate, was not played up enough. She could have been way more of a danger to Grace than Stiefvater made her out to be. Of course, this is just the first book in the trilogy. Maybe she's working on Shelby and her role as a "villain."
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