"Shiver" author Maggie Stiefvater gave all her fans the perfect Valentine's Day present today: She posted a video on Facebook of herself reading the first two pages of "Forever," the final chapter in her haunting werewolf trilogy. Book two, "Linger," left us feeling pretty hopeless and sad about Grace and Sam's future, so we'd like to think Maggie would try to lift our spirits a bit for the new one, which hits shelves on July 12. Well, not so much. But that's not a bad thing. Here are five things we'd like to note about this little sneak peek.
1. Shelby, the white wolf who was Grace's nemesis in "Shiver" and the member of Sam's pack who didn't like being human (before Cole, that is), is the narrator here. If she is, in fact, permanently a wolf now, this is the first time we've heard from someone in only their wolf form, and she's pretty articulate for an animal.
2. Maggie is a master of suspense: I was holding my breath waiting to see if Shelby would snap a twig on the ground during her hunt of an injured animal that turns out to be a girl.
3. Shelby still doesn't give a crap about humans, though she does kind of fear them. Clothing on the ground freaks her out, like the "skin of some dangerous animal, shed and left behind."
4. Then again, I take back that "still," because we have no idea when in time this prologue occurs. Is the girl a young Grace in flashback? Or some other unfortunate girl in the present?
5. Despite all those poems and songs Sam writes for Grace, I think Maggie is no romantic. This is one gruesome gift on Valentine's Day. More, please!
What else does the teaser tell you about "Forever"? Share your insight in the comments!
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