readinglemonade's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
This book captured me from the beginning, but some of the developments were too fast and different situations could have been explored longer. I feel like it had a lot of potential, but in the end I was disappointed by the resolution and the not explored conflicts.
emmastential_crisis's review against another edition
2.0
I am a notoriously slow reader, and I sort of regret seeing this book through to the end.
Maybe it’s just me, or maybe it’s Juliette’s whiny, overly poetic first-person view. I don’t like the fact that after reading this book, I still have a very limited idea of what this world is like.
And that’s why I don’t love first-person writing, because Juliette is used to this apocalyptic/dystopian world, and so are we, the readers, through her view.
All I know about the Shatter Me world is that: birds are dying/dead, crops are scarce, and weather is wacky. That is pretty much it.
I also felt as though nothing happened in this book, even though tons of stuff did actually happen. Honestly this book was constantly, oh hey, this place isn’t safe, let’s go here instead. Rinse and repeat that four times, and you’ll have finished Shatter Me.
I thought that there would be more tension between Juliette and Adam over the fact that they cannot touch. Oh, wait, he’s immune to her power. Of course he is. It felt cheap and unearned.
I know that the ending was supposed to make me excited for what comes next for the characters, but I really couldn’t care less. I hate to say it. We’re introduced to way too many characters in the last twenty pages or so, that it felt like I was getting whiplash.
I loved the beginning, with the way she would strike through her truest thoughts, but even that went by the wayside in the last half of the book.
Idk, I think I really wanted to like this series, but I’ve learned the hard way to not force myself to read more of a series if I don’t vibe with it.
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. I have no idea what to read next.
Maybe it’s just me, or maybe it’s Juliette’s whiny, overly poetic first-person view. I don’t like the fact that after reading this book, I still have a very limited idea of what this world is like.
And that’s why I don’t love first-person writing, because Juliette is used to this apocalyptic/dystopian world, and so are we, the readers, through her view.
All I know about the Shatter Me world is that: birds are dying/dead, crops are scarce, and weather is wacky. That is pretty much it.
I also felt as though nothing happened in this book, even though tons of stuff did actually happen. Honestly this book was constantly, oh hey, this place isn’t safe, let’s go here instead. Rinse and repeat that four times, and you’ll have finished Shatter Me.
I thought that there would be more tension between Juliette and Adam over the fact that they cannot touch. Oh, wait, he’s immune to her power. Of course he is. It felt cheap and unearned.
I know that the ending was supposed to make me excited for what comes next for the characters, but I really couldn’t care less. I hate to say it. We’re introduced to way too many characters in the last twenty pages or so, that it felt like I was getting whiplash.
I loved the beginning, with the way she would strike through her truest thoughts, but even that went by the wayside in the last half of the book.
Idk, I think I really wanted to like this series, but I’ve learned the hard way to not force myself to read more of a series if I don’t vibe with it.
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. I have no idea what to read next.
nvdrsype's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, my first book of 2017 is read!
In the beginning, I had difficulties getting into the specific style of Mafi. I wasn't used to this kind of storytelling, so I struggled a bit during the first chapters.
After that, I totally got dragged into the story and I just couldn't let go. During the book, we get to know more details, not only about Juliette's life, but also about Adam's and even Kenji's. For me, the fact that these characters are so intriguing, is definitely because of the way Mafi writes. She sorts of crawls under the skin of her characters and in their head, to describe (sometimes in metaphors which are a bit confusing at times) exactly what they feel or think in certain situations.
Anyways, this book and series got me hooked and I'm looking forward to the action about to happen in the next parts!
In the beginning, I had difficulties getting into the specific style of Mafi. I wasn't used to this kind of storytelling, so I struggled a bit during the first chapters.
After that, I totally got dragged into the story and I just couldn't let go. During the book, we get to know more details, not only about Juliette's life, but also about Adam's and even Kenji's. For me, the fact that these characters are so intriguing, is definitely because of the way Mafi writes. She sorts of crawls under the skin of her characters and in their head, to describe (sometimes in metaphors which are a bit confusing at times) exactly what they feel or think in certain situations.
Anyways, this book and series got me hooked and I'm looking forward to the action about to happen in the next parts!
jannat7's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Really good start to the series
liz_coats's review against another edition
4.0
The book was a little hard to get into. The first 100 pages were a bit confusing and slow. I didn’t mind the rest of the book, I’m unsure if I’d buy the next book to read it though.
emmabaldeh's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
At the beginning of this book, the writing style really intrigued me. It felt different/fresh/new (ha, see what I did there
xokarebear's review against another edition
3.0
Hmmm the book was ok. I’m assuming one of those that gets better as you get further along in the series. I just don’t know if it was exciting enough to make me commit to 5 more books (not including the novellas)
notayemee's review against another edition
2.0
despite the 2 stars, gonna give the next book a go bc of my man kenji god bless him for carrying so hard