Normally I'm not that into YA books including vampires/werewolves etc. But I heard a lot of positive stories about this series by Maggie Stiefvater, so I thought: Lets give it a try.

It didn't disappoint me at all. I liked it. It was a easy reading, nice story. Different from what I'm used to read, but fun though. The story wasn't very complicated, I'll admit that, but it can by nice every once in a while to read a more simple book. It can be really enjoyable. Probably also a good read during the summer vacation.

It is the dawn of a new century and Olivia Stewart is heiress to an empire. Her family numbers among the Four Hundred—those considered the wealthiest and most distinguished in America. Unfortunately their wealth has nearly disappeared, and now their security rests upon the Stewart daughters marrying well.

 

Olivia's sister, Eleanor, was engaged to Harrison Bennett, one of the nation's wealthiest men, but has since died. Now the pressure is on Olivia to take her place, despite her suspicions about Eleanor's fiancé. Using her family's long-forgotten English title, Olivia travels to Mercy Falls, California, as Lady Devonworth, hoping to learn more before committing to marriage. There she finds that Eleanor's death was no accident. And Harrison is not the man she thought he would be.

 

When Mercy Falls holds a charity masquerade ball to raise funds for the new lighthouse, secrets—and truths long hidden—will be revealed. But can Harrison really love Olivia when he finds her true identity? Can she live with the repercussions of failing her family, or will she finally realize that nothing—not money, family, or romance—will ever compare to God's unconditional love?

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without.

Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever. (source)

Book Info
Kindle Edition, 405 pages
Published (first published July 12th 2011)
original title Forever
ASIN B004VSTP4Y
edition language English
series The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2
characters Grace Brisbane, Sam Roth, Cole St. Clair, Isabel Culpeper, Geoffrey Beck
setting Mercy Falls, Minnesota , 2011 (United States) Minnesota (United States)
other editions (52)
Source:Kindle version borrowed from Public Library

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BOOK SYNOPSIS

then.
When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their love moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives.

now.
That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be killed in one final, spectacular hunt.

forever.
Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future are about to collide in one pure moment - a moment of death or life, farewell or forever.

My Thoughts

From the first book I was invested in Sam and Grace and most especially in the plight of the wolf pack of Mercy Falls. This third book brought us pretty much full circle without actually answering for certain whether the much wanted HEA would come to pass for the couple.

Cole was a big part of this book, more so than the last one and in a much better frame of reference finally as he tended to grate a bit on me in last story.

There were more tears, more drama and of course bittersweet romance between Grace and Sam which thoroughly cemented them as a couple one wished the best for.

Not the book I hoped for but one gets the sense Grace and Sam maybe got their Forever together so at least that is something.

[Kindle version borrowed from Public Library]