Linger carries on from Shiver, in which now Grace and Sam can now finally start thinking about a plausible future together. But Sam has more problems with new wolf Cole shifting in early Spring and bringing a whole load of his own issues in the mix. Isabel is dealing with the loss of her brother and may find companionship in equally broke Cole and Grace is finding herself dealing with new health issues. Summer is around the corner but will they make it?

I enjoyed this one a lot more than I remember doing so last time. As always, Grace and Sam just sucked me in with the depth and absolute adorableness of their relationship and I forgot how much I loved the inclusion of Cole and his own brokenness and how much repairing he needs to do, with the help of equally fragile Isabel. Linger is dealing with a load of new issues but I think it's more powerful in Shiver in showing just how complex all the characters are. Everyone is dealing with specific things of their own - Sam is figuring out what he wants for a future he never thought he'd have, Grace is realising she might not have one at all, Cole is running away from himself and his past and Isabel is dealing with the guilt of killing Jack. As for Olivia, she's all wolfy and Rachel is being Rachel.

This is very much a middle book, it mostly paves the way for what's to come in Forever. We see the start of Tom Culpepper's gun-happy hands, there's more tragedy than normal with the death of Victor and now we have the added worry of Grace on top of it all. But I do think for a 'middle' book, it's a strong one. It kept me intrigued and I just wanted to turn each page. I got lost in each character's struggle and I definitely wanted to strange Grace's parents for the entirety of the book.