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Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Okay so let me preface this review by commenting on the fact that if I read this book back when it first came out and dystopian/love triangle YA was still the hot thing, this would have been a five star read for me. But unfortunately I've read this type of story so many times that some of the wow factor as well as some of the swoon factor, was lost on me. Either way I was still incredibly entertained and pleasantly surprised by this book!
The writing is so beautiful. Tahereh Mafi uses a lot of repetition and poetic comparisons that paint a really beautiful picture while reading her work. I was honestly so mesmerized by the writing style, I highlighted SO many quotes on my kindle while reading this!!
The plot was super fast paced, the beginning was a bit slow while we were learning about Juliette, but I think it was handled in a way that kept me interested rather than feeling bored. I prefer a slow start over an info dump literally any day, and when that slow start leads into a fast moving plot I'm pretty much in book heaven!!
Juliette as a character has SO MUCH potential!!!! In this book she was really hyper focused on the whole touching thing and super obsessed with Adam, but like I can't hold it against her? Girlfriend has gone through so much with feeling unwanted, like yes girl please embrace the cute boy just please hopefully as the series progresses realize that you don't need a cute boy to make you feel human. I think my feelings on this will be very much impacted on how her character development goes as the series continues...I might one day come back to this. (idk if that was confusing but my point there was I get why she focused so much on a boy in this book I just hope she grows and focuses on other things as well)
Umm Kenji was the gem of this book for me. I'm bummed we didn't see much of him but I'm hoping we see more as the story continues! I thought he was hilarious and can't wait to see what he brings to the table.
Warner. Ughhh. I appreciate his character SO MUCH. He is so complex and the complete opposite of Juliette. Both feel alone/unwanted (or so he says) and while she uses those feelings to be selfless and hopes to one day find approval, he is past the point of hope. Its so interesting to see the other side of it, and because of the similarities in the two its so hard to hate him? Idk at least it was for me. I didn't like him because he was kinda bossy and creepy and controlling and it made me uncomfortable but like also...idk I feel bad for him.
Adam was boring and lame AF. I am 100% convinced he is up to something SHADY AS HELL. But I do like that he is helping Juliette feel more comfortable, and giving her something to look up too. *shrugs* I just don't like him.
At this point I don't ship Juliette with anyone. Some of the moments in the book with made me go awwwww but nothing really hooked me on anyone.
In summary: Loved the plot, can't wait to see what happens next. The only reason I couldn't give this 5 stars is because Warner and Adam are both so clingy and weird, I don't understand the obsession with either of them. HOPEFULLY I will, but not yet, and that kind of took away from some of my enjoyment of the book.
The writing is so beautiful. Tahereh Mafi uses a lot of repetition and poetic comparisons that paint a really beautiful picture while reading her work. I was honestly so mesmerized by the writing style, I highlighted SO many quotes on my kindle while reading this!!
The plot was super fast paced, the beginning was a bit slow while we were learning about Juliette, but I think it was handled in a way that kept me interested rather than feeling bored. I prefer a slow start over an info dump literally any day, and when that slow start leads into a fast moving plot I'm pretty much in book heaven!!
Juliette as a character has SO MUCH potential!!!! In this book she was really hyper focused on the whole touching thing and super obsessed with Adam, but like I can't hold it against her? Girlfriend has gone through so much with feeling unwanted, like yes girl please embrace the cute boy just please hopefully as the series progresses realize that you don't need a cute boy to make you feel human. I think my feelings on this will be very much impacted on how her character development goes as the series continues...I might one day come back to this. (idk if that was confusing but my point there was I get why she focused so much on a boy in this book I just hope she grows and focuses on other things as well)
Umm Kenji was the gem of this book for me. I'm bummed we didn't see much of him but I'm hoping we see more as the story continues! I thought he was hilarious and can't wait to see what he brings to the table.
Warner. Ughhh. I appreciate his character SO MUCH. He is so complex and the complete opposite of Juliette. Both feel alone/unwanted (or so he says) and while she uses those feelings to be selfless and hopes to one day find approval, he is past the point of hope. Its so interesting to see the other side of it, and because of the similarities in the two its so hard to hate him? Idk at least it was for me. I didn't like him because he was kinda bossy and creepy and controlling and it made me uncomfortable but like also...idk I feel bad for him.
Adam was boring and lame AF. I am 100% convinced he is up to something SHADY AS HELL. But I do like that he is helping Juliette feel more comfortable, and giving her something to look up too. *shrugs* I just don't like him.
At this point I don't ship Juliette with anyone. Some of the moments in the book with
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Juliette & AdamIn summary: Loved the plot, can't wait to see what happens next. The only reason I couldn't give this 5 stars is because Warner and Adam are both so clingy and weird, I don't understand the obsession with either of them. HOPEFULLY I will, but not yet, and that kind of took away from some of my enjoyment of the book.