Forever

Review to come..but it made me sad,this was a heart jerker for me. It had it's moments of funny , witty sarcasm but it was so sweet too. I loved it! I feel like I have parted ways with people I have known, so sad this is the last book. These characters were so welled developed and the plot and narrative were great even though it was told in a four person narrative, I was able to follow it just fine. Stiefvater does an excellent job of describing things so you feel like you are there. Her ability to write in such a way that the reading experience becomes more of a visual one. I was there when it all happened. So, overall the author did her job, she made me feel, see, and hear...she invoked all of the senses. I guess this was the review! Enjoy. ( )

'For among these winters there is one so endlessly winter
that only by wintering through it all will your heart survive.'

Forever: the final installment in the Wolves of Mercy Falls series and the final story of Grace and Sam.

Final Thoughts
Despite struggling profusely with this one there is no denying this was still a beautifully written story. Maggie's writing appears flawless and effortless... the words simply flow.

The Bottom Line
As you can see by my rating, [b:Forever|9409458|Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285771367s/9409458.jpg|6961290] didn't leave me with the warm fuzzies I had after [b:Linger|6654313|Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1292482391s/6654313.jpg|6848948] and especially after [b:Shiver|6068551|Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328839272s/6068551.jpg|6244926]. It was too jumbled for me and a bit lacking in overall focus. I think that this is primarily due to the multi-POVs that didn't work for me this time around even though there were just about as many in Linger... it just made the story feel all over the place.

Too much time was spent focusing on Isabel and Cole when I desperately needed/wanted more about Grace and Sam. It also seemed like there was too much extra information being doled out that was distracting from the main storyline. Bottom line: it felt very forced.

The Romance
I didn't feel the strong connection that I was used to between Grace and Sam like the Grace proposing to Sam scene? Could have been done so much better... it was completely unromantic in my opinion. And I found it strange how Grace/Sam would be thinking about how much they loved him/her or how much they missed him/her when separated yet they never really showed it. I realize that it was done so in a way to show that they both know and understand each other so much that actions aren't required but being a bite more vocal about it would have brought back the warm fuzzies for me. :)

Despite my issues I'm still glad that I finally read these stories and experienced Maggie's writing firsthand. Even though Grace and Sam's story is officially over it will be hard to ever forget it.

'And then I did laugh, even though the future was a dangerous place, because I loved her, and she loved me, and the world was beautiful.' ( )

First of all, I actually loved both Cole and Isabel in this book! They were both coming to terms with who they are, and what they can do with their lives, as well as being so totally honest!

Sam, Grace and the wolves found some unlikely allies when Tom Culpepper got the go-ahead to use a helocopter to chase the wolves, and the fact that a cop helped them with new woods in a secluded area, that actually belonged to him made it even better.

I loved that Sam was able to talk to Beck once more, after Cole injected him with his adrenalin-whatnot to make him human for a little while.

Grace's parents were still total asshats in this book, but she finally actually got to tell them how wrong they were, and that she really was an adult, even if she wasn't 18 yet. I am with Grace and Rachel, though, I can't believe Amy replaced Grace with a kitten! o.O that was just not right at all! Poor Grace. Good thing she had Sam in her life.

I think the most beautiful scenes in the whole series were when Sam and Grace were wolves together, and they ran with the pack towards salvation. They recognized each other, and their love was still strong, even Cole recognized that they behaved the same way towards each other as thed did when they were human.

Beautiful story, and the way it ended will probably lead to a lot of excellent fanfics :D ( )

I see so many comments about not liking the ending, and I just want to say that I think it was a GREAT ending to the series! The whole series is about hope and taking chances, and the end leaves you with a strong feeling of hope for both of your characters, but also leaving it to your imagination so you can make what you want with it. One of my favorite series that I've ever read! I recommend it to everyone! ( )

This was a DNF for me, thus no rating.

I got to page 68 before deciding not to continue. The story was going nowhere for me; nothing was happening. Very slow beginning. I still needed closure so I hit up a friend and she told me what happens. Let me just say, that if I were to have actually read the entire book myself, I would have thrown the book at the wall.

There is no clear-cut ending. It's left completely open. I don't get invested and read a trilogy for a non-conclusive ending. I need absolute closure!