Review: Intensely gripping and full of electric tension that sends chills down your spine, this is the most exciting YA series ever!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2012
Wow. I was left breathless after reading this short snippet which co-insides with Amber Garza¡s series, and which also contains two follow on chapters. I can honestly say that ¡Shiver¡ not only exceeded and surpassed all expectations but from what I have read I am now desperate to read more by this incredible author, whose writing is second to none and which will delight many fans of this genre.Full of intensity you are drawn into the main character¡s life instantly, finding out about Kenzie through her own eyes in regards to her home life and social life. The difficult and tense relationship with her mother is emphasized through comparisons between her friends and her Grandmother, as she seeks out that love which only flesh & blood can give and which she is lacking. In regards to high school Kenzie is your typical seventeen year old teenager who loves to party and drink, and fantasizes about boys including Caleb whom she has had a crush on for years. With best friend Hayley averting her attention towards her boyfriend and with her mother hardly ever being at home, within the emptiness and the dark there is something more sinister that lurks beneath the surface. Constant nightmares since a child, Kenzie hears a creepy voice that urges her to release all this pain inside by self-harming and cutting. She also senses that she is being watched and that she is never really quite alone, as this feeling of foreboding comes to the surface and eventually out into the light. With the lack of communication between herself and her mother, their strained relationship comes to a head so that Kenzie escapes from all she knows to a place of safety and calm (you would think).Full of beautiful descriptions that paints a vivid and clear picture within your mind, and which adds to the atmosphere this stunning narrative draws you in so that you loose yourself within the main character¡s story and the absorbing storyline. Exciting and mesmerizing I was taken by this girl whom I could easily empathize and relate to, including her school life with the ¡popular crowd¡ and those that want to party, drink ect. Which reminded me a little of ¡Skins¡ television drama or other similar teenage observations that is perfectly converted by the author into realistic literature.  Once I had read the first ¡teaser¡ I just had to read on, with chapter 2 ending on such a dramatic and shocking cliffhanger as to make me grip the pages tightly, hence making you want to read on and find out what happens.I am so impressed, astounded and awestruck by such a fantastic storyline that is inspired, original and spectacular and which I guarantee will have you sat on the edge of your seat wanting to read more. If I could rate this higher than five stars I would, for the reason that it blew me away ¡V AMAZING!!!