I really appreciated Maggie Steifvater's writing style in this book. It just flows really well and it's almost like reading poetry. Or a gentle lullaby. This is one of the main reasons I'll be reading Linger (which I hear it not as great). 
 The concept of this book is pretty original, if you ask me, which I always love. 
 I was really glad that they eventually answered the question of why the werewolves couldn't just go live in Florida if they turned when they're cold. I was wondering that for the first half of Shiver, and hoping there wouldn't be a huge plot hole. 
 I was a bit hesitant to pick this up, because I'm not the biggest fan of werewolves. Especially since Twilight, as I wasn't a fan of Jacob. But this book kind of made me appreciate these mythological creatures a bit more, lol. 
 I enjoyed the relationship between Sam and Grace, even though I thought it was a bit strange that Grace was pretty much in love with Sam before she knew he could become human. Anyway, they really loved each other and were really sweet. The only gripe I have is that, since this novel is narrated with alternating POVs, I had a hard time distinguishing Sam's and Grace's individual voices, mainly because they sound alike. I prefer my male leading heros to be a bit more...manly? Yeah, that's it.