Denise Mealy | The Children’s Book Review | September 29, 2014
Hardback: 368 pages
Age Range: 12 and up
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc (2014)
ISBN: 978-0545654579
What to expect: Dark Romance, Werewolves
Cole St. Claire is many things: a rock star, a recovering addict, and a werewolf. That, and he’s in love with Isabelle Culpepper. He’d do anything to get her back after the terrifying, haunting events back home. He can’t fix what he did in the past or who he used to be, but he’s traveled to Los Angeles to find her and convince her to be with him. Unfortunately, he’s signed up to be the star of an internet reality show that’s poised to record his inevitable relapse in all of its fiery glory.
Isabel is struggling to pretend she doesn’t care about anything—her job at a high-end boutique, her nursing school classes, or her parent’s inevitable divorce implosion. And when Cole shows up on the scene, sexy and smoldering and begging her to take him back, she wants nothing to do with him. That is, until she does. She just can’t stay away. Can these completely flawed people ever make it work? Or will Cole self-destruct for all the internet world to see, just as Isabel fears?
SINNER is the fourth book in the SHIVER series by Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of the series are treated to a beyond-the-ending look into what happens to two of their favorite characters after the original series ended. As always, Stiefvater’s writing is perfectly on-point, nailing the teenaged voice of the ever sarcastic Isabelle and Cole.
Add this book to your collection: Sinner
About the Author
Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the novels SHIVER, LINGER, and FOREVER. Her novel THE SCORPIO RACES was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, while PUBLISHERS WEEKLY selected Maggie’s THE RAVEN BOYS as a Best Book of the Year. She is also the author of LAMENT and BALLAD. Maggie lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. You can visit her online at www.maggiestiefvater.com.
Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater, was reviewed by Denise Mealy. Follow along with our Maggie Stiefvater and Teen Romance Books tags, as well as our Young Adult Books category, to discover more great novels.