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darcislibrary98's review
3.0
Shiver Through the Night
This book involves a little Irish town struck down by the death of one of their own. Slaine was found dead in the woods, appearing to have walked in there and curled up to die. But strange occurrences make Aidan believe that Slaine didn’t kill herself. He must investigate her death and find out what really happened.
Murder mystery/ paranormal romance/ supernatural badass all mixed into one. The author paints the isolated rural run down town well, with enveloping forests and looming mountains. The plot of the book, if you didn’t think too much into the practicalities of it, the whole paranormal girlfriend and human boyfriend, it was easy to follow and had some tense moments that were written very well. Overall not a bad book at all and a quick and easy read.
3/5*
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This book involves a little Irish town struck down by the death of one of their own. Slaine was found dead in the woods, appearing to have walked in there and curled up to die. But strange occurrences make Aidan believe that Slaine didn’t kill herself. He must investigate her death and find out what really happened.
Murder mystery/ paranormal romance/ supernatural badass all mixed into one. The author paints the isolated rural run down town well, with enveloping forests and looming mountains. The plot of the book, if you didn’t think too much into the practicalities of it, the whole paranormal girlfriend and human boyfriend, it was easy to follow and had some tense moments that were written very well. Overall not a bad book at all and a quick and easy read.
3/5*
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woolyj's review
4.0
I saw this book a few times in the library before I decided to give a go. I wasn't too sure of what I thought about it reading the blurb on the back. So I went into it with quite an open mind. After just finishing it I'm going to say I think I liked it. Yes I did say I think. To be honest I'm not too sure. The story was good but it was a little strange to say the least. Maybe I just don't appreciate a good paranormal mystery. Give it a go and see what you think, I think you might like it.
dutchlauren's review
2.0
Read my full review with GIFs on my blog Lauren Reads YA.
Trigger Warning: self-harm
I really, really wanted to like this book, but I ended up severely disappointed. This book is so incredibly cringe-worthy, I spent at least the last 50 pages or so facepalming.
As we all expect from a typical YA paranormal (romance): our main character gets into a relationship with a supernatural creature, in this case a ghost. This has always been weird to me, especially since Anna Dressed In Blood. Can we please just stop it with these weird-ass dysfunctional relationships because I don’t want to read about that ever again.
The romance is also INCREDIBLY CHEESY. Every time they said anything remotely ‘romantic’ to each other, I rolled my eyes so hard I swear they almost rolled out of my head, all the way around the world, and then back into my head, only to do the whole thing over again with their next interaction.
I speedread through Shiver the Whole Night Through so I could get it out of the way as soon as possible and focus on something more enjoyable. It kind of felt like reading an episode of Supernatural with terribly unlikeable characters.
I don’t think I can recommend this book… Unless you are into ridiculous paranormal romances.
Trigger Warning: self-harm
I really, really wanted to like this book, but I ended up severely disappointed. This book is so incredibly cringe-worthy, I spent at least the last 50 pages or so facepalming.
As we all expect from a typical YA paranormal (romance): our main character gets into a relationship with a supernatural creature, in this case a ghost. This has always been weird to me, especially since Anna Dressed In Blood. Can we please just stop it with these weird-ass dysfunctional relationships because I don’t want to read about that ever again.
The romance is also INCREDIBLY CHEESY. Every time they said anything remotely ‘romantic’ to each other, I rolled my eyes so hard I swear they almost rolled out of my head, all the way around the world, and then back into my head, only to do the whole thing over again with their next interaction.
I speedread through Shiver the Whole Night Through so I could get it out of the way as soon as possible and focus on something more enjoyable. It kind of felt like reading an episode of Supernatural with terribly unlikeable characters.
I don’t think I can recommend this book… Unless you are into ridiculous paranormal romances.
inahreads's review
4.0
I seem to be on a pattern lately. The last three books I’ve read, including this one all have something in common: murder. Don’t worry, I’m not going crazy or something. Hahaha! I’m just a completely normal teenager enjoying mystery novels lately.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It kind of gave me the creeps while reading it. I particulary enjoyed reading this one night last week, when I was wide awake around 1AM. Really, the time added some effect to the story. Anyway, I haven’t heard about this book before, let alone the author but I’m really glad I had the opportunity to read this because it’s been one of the most enjoyable reads for me this year.
I didn’t know if she meant the weather conditions or the world in general.
The story was told in the point of view of Aidan Flood, who lives in a small town in Ireland. Aidan has been bullied and given shit by his schoolmates and other people for months but he’s decided to keep all of it to himself. He almost decided to end his life until Slaine McAuley ended up dead. Aidan has found himself drawn into finding conclusions as to what really went down, especially after attacks happened one after the other.
Aidan was kind of the typical YA hero. I didn’t seen anything about him that may really distinguish him from the other YA heroes I’ve read from other books. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t like him though. I liked his curiosity and willingness to pursue it and find answers, even though the answers were quite peculiar and unusual, he totally kept his chill most of the time.
This book kind of reminded me of Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes because in one part of this book, the attacks were trying to be pinned down to Aiden. It was a good thing for me because I had no idea who was behind the attacks and I doubted Aiden as well. It’s one thing I love about mystery/suspense stories, where the narrator seemed to be a bit unreliable because it adds tension to the story. At one point in the story, I was really sure who the suspect was but OH I WAS TRULY WRONG.
I love how the story expanded from reality to the supernatural. It’s not often that I read books like this one so I really appreciated it, because I love horror/thriller movies. This is the kind of the story that piques the curiosity of readers as well. This book has a bit of a romance that is very unusual but I did find it adorable.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It kind of gave me the creeps while reading it. I particulary enjoyed reading this one night last week, when I was wide awake around 1AM. Really, the time added some effect to the story. Anyway, I haven’t heard about this book before, let alone the author but I’m really glad I had the opportunity to read this because it’s been one of the most enjoyable reads for me this year.
I didn’t know if she meant the weather conditions or the world in general.
The story was told in the point of view of Aidan Flood, who lives in a small town in Ireland. Aidan has been bullied and given shit by his schoolmates and other people for months but he’s decided to keep all of it to himself. He almost decided to end his life until Slaine McAuley ended up dead. Aidan has found himself drawn into finding conclusions as to what really went down, especially after attacks happened one after the other.
Aidan was kind of the typical YA hero. I didn’t seen anything about him that may really distinguish him from the other YA heroes I’ve read from other books. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t like him though. I liked his curiosity and willingness to pursue it and find answers, even though the answers were quite peculiar and unusual, he totally kept his chill most of the time.
This book kind of reminded me of Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes because in one part of this book, the attacks were trying to be pinned down to Aiden. It was a good thing for me because I had no idea who was behind the attacks and I doubted Aiden as well. It’s one thing I love about mystery/suspense stories, where the narrator seemed to be a bit unreliable because it adds tension to the story. At one point in the story, I was really sure who the suspect was but OH I WAS TRULY WRONG.
I love how the story expanded from reality to the supernatural. It’s not often that I read books like this one so I really appreciated it, because I love horror/thriller movies. This is the kind of the story that piques the curiosity of readers as well. This book has a bit of a romance that is very unusual but I did find it adorable.
ireadbooksnotminds's review
3.0
It didn't really meet my expectations.
I was expecting it would have a subtler supernatural theme to it but with a contemporary storyline: Slaine would communicate with Aiden mysteriously from the dead by writing I didn't kill myself on his frosted window and other little things like that--I didn't actually expect Slaine to appear to him as a ghost and talk to him and live in a cabin with him, for Pete's sake--and that Slaine was murdered by someone and it was up to Aiden to prove who it was.I didn't expect Slaine to be killed by some mysterious, evil supernatural force that was brought on by some deluded maniac. Although I guess, that's close enough to an actual person murdering her. I honestly thought it would go down the same route as Liars, Inc. or the Pretty Little Liars series so I was gearing myself up for that but didn't expect that the supernatural historical theme would be more prominent.
Fair enough, it's a supernatural novel, not a contemporary thriller. Okay. But the main problem this book had was it was telling, not showing. Eugh. This is what books that have so much potential tended to be flawed with. The most obvious example of that in this book was near the end.Aiden just tells us out of nowhere that he suspected it was Mr. Kinvara who was behind all this because of the clues! Wait, what clues? Aiden and Slaine just tell us all their theories and scenarios that must have happened without the book actually showing us. When they arrive at Kinvara's house, turns out it was his evil younger brother. Wait, what brother? Where did he come from? He just shows up out of nowhere. The book doesn't actually let us in to what the main characters think or speculate about by showing us, and instead tells us through the characters' dialogues and we all just somehow have to ride along with it. Sigh.
Aiden's voice, though authentic, was a tad annoying. How he was bullied also didn't seem realistic. His girlfriend cheats on him and he's the one who gets bullied for it? No no no. That will never happen in real life. The girl would get shit for it, not him. She's going to be ostracised for cheating on her boyfriend and would most definitely get called a slut or other demeaning, misogynistic terms. The methods he was bullied with all seemed silly and over-the-top. There was one mention of someone hurling a brick or a rock through his window with a picture of his ex-girlfriend wrapped around it. Seriously? It sounds like an adult man who has never been bullied in his life's idea of what bullying is in 2014. I just really didn't understand why Aiden was being severely bullied (to the point that a Facebook hate page was made about him) because his girlfriend cheated on him while she got little to no shit when she was the one who cheated. It was just so bizarre and backwards and would never happen in real life--unless they already hated Aiden from the start, but it said no one really paid much attention to him before he was cheated on.
I also wasn't into the idea of Aiden and Slaine's insta-love. The fact that they didn't know each other before she died kept being brought up in the story, so when they somehow fall in love out of nowhere was a bit weird to me. I don't know about you, but if I ever met a ghost of someone who went to my school but didn't really know them before they died and asked me to help solve their murder,and take revenge on the people who bullied me by seriously injuring them, even though I didn't ask I'd be too busy thinking Holy shit, I'm talking to a ghost! to actually fall in love with them. But to each their own, I guess?
There were some other unbelievable things in the book, like Aiden sleeping in a forest alone near where Slaine was found dead just because he felt like it... eh. It all just sounded like a badly written horror movie.
But it wasn't all bad. Its flaws didn't deter me to want to keep reading and find out what was behind Slaine's death. The ending was also good. If you don't mind supernatural cheesiness, this is right up your alley.
If you liked this book, you might also like:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Yellow by Megan Jacobson
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
I was expecting it would have a subtler supernatural theme to it but with a contemporary storyline: Slaine would communicate with Aiden mysteriously from the dead by writing I didn't kill myself on his frosted window and other little things like that--I didn't actually expect Slaine to appear to him as a ghost and talk to him and live in a cabin with him, for Pete's sake--and that Slaine was murdered by someone and it was up to Aiden to prove who it was.
Fair enough, it's a supernatural novel, not a contemporary thriller. Okay. But the main problem this book had was it was telling, not showing. Eugh. This is what books that have so much potential tended to be flawed with. The most obvious example of that in this book was near the end.
Aiden's voice, though authentic, was a tad annoying. How he was bullied also didn't seem realistic. His girlfriend cheats on him and he's the one who gets bullied for it? No no no. That will never happen in real life. The girl would get shit for it, not him. She's going to be ostracised for cheating on her boyfriend and would most definitely get called a slut or other demeaning, misogynistic terms. The methods he was bullied with all seemed silly and over-the-top. There was one mention of someone hurling a brick or a rock through his window with a picture of his ex-girlfriend wrapped around it. Seriously? It sounds like an adult man who has never been bullied in his life's idea of what bullying is in 2014. I just really didn't understand why Aiden was being severely bullied (to the point that a Facebook hate page was made about him) because his girlfriend cheated on him while she got little to no shit when she was the one who cheated. It was just so bizarre and backwards and would never happen in real life--unless they already hated Aiden from the start, but it said no one really paid much attention to him before he was cheated on.
I also wasn't into the idea of Aiden and Slaine's insta-love. The fact that they didn't know each other before she died kept being brought up in the story, so when they somehow fall in love out of nowhere was a bit weird to me. I don't know about you, but if I ever met a ghost of someone who went to my school but didn't really know them before they died and asked me to help solve their murder,
There were some other unbelievable things in the book, like Aiden sleeping in a forest alone near where Slaine was found dead just because he felt like it... eh. It all just sounded like a badly written horror movie.
But it wasn't all bad. Its flaws didn't deter me to want to keep reading and find out what was behind Slaine's death. The ending was also good. If you don't mind supernatural cheesiness, this is right up your alley.
If you liked this book, you might also like:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Yellow by Megan Jacobson
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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