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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i love the plot of this book and how it’s building up. all the characters are annoying me, especially Juliette. literally she’s so selfish to me. TIME AND PLACE GIRL. although i literally don’t know whether to like or hate these characters, i understand the reasoning behind adding so much depth to the characters. i like that the characters are complex, but still annoying. it kind of gives off antihero vibes like the book vicious or the show breaking bad. i also DON’T get the hype behind warner and why everyone LOVES him. literally what. he’s evil. i get that some of it is justified because of his trauma but he’s still a really confusing character to me. also, how juliette is acting annoys me to no end. i hate love triangles for a reason, and that reason is because of characters like juliette.
the only character i love is kenji <3 and im so glad he yelled at juliette.
regardless, i will continue reading the series for the plot and kenji ofc.
the only character i love is kenji <3 and im so glad he yelled at juliette.
regardless, i will continue reading the series for the plot and kenji ofc.
I‘m probably just in love with Aaron Warner and that’s why i gave it 4 ⭐️
I was waiting every chapter for him to show up and when he came and spoke I was giggling and screaming.
I needed some pauses while reading because I was screaming and giggling so bad, that I needed a break. The whole time I thought to myself: „Warner take my ❤️ and break it“. The only character I really care about are Kenji and Warner, for the rest I don’t care if they die. Juliette is just getting on my nerves. Why the fuck do you let my man Warner hanging, what’s wrong with you. She gives me I’m not like other girls and I hate that. Better let Warner be and let me have him.
I was waiting every chapter for him to show up and when he came and spoke I was giggling and screaming.
I needed some pauses while reading because I was screaming and giggling so bad, that I needed a break. The whole time I thought to myself: „Warner take my ❤️ and break it“. The only character I really care about are Kenji and Warner, for the rest I don’t care if they die. Juliette is just getting on my nerves. Why the fuck do you let my man Warner hanging, what’s wrong with you. She gives me I’m not like other girls and I hate that. Better let Warner be and let me have him.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
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Sticks and stones keep breaking my bones but these words, these words will kill me.
Snapshot:
I really do think this quote says it all. This book literally almost killed me—reading boring scene after boring scene with whining, angst-filled teenagers was not my idea of a good time. I really think this series has huge potential; there’s a definite X-Men vibe, but all the action that I was hoping for really just wasn’t there. In the end, this book just fell flat for me. Juliette and Adam were tiresome, Warner was still fairly psychotic, and the whole thing just felt like a drag.
Writing: 2.0
Characters: 2.0
Plot: 2.5
Originality: 3.0
All reviews are measured on a scale of 0 to 5.
Deep dive:
There has never been, and I hope there never will be again, a character I hate more than Juliette. Sure, there are villains that I love-to-hate and ones I actually hate, but that’s the way the author wants it. I’m assuming that was not Mafi’s intention with this book so I’m just going to say that, in my personal opinion, WHINING IS NOT ATTRACTIVE. She completely ruined this book for me.
Besides the annoying character that is Juliette, there was very little plot for me to follow. It’s almost exclusively Juliette going back and forth between wanting to be with Adam and worrying that she’s going to hurt him. Castle, the leader of the little band of super-powered people, pushes her to use her powers, telling her to train again and again. Does she do that? Of course not. She continues to whine about her life and feel sorry for herself.
In the first book, [b:Shatter Me|10429045|Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)|Tahereh Mafi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1310649047s/10429045.jpg|15333458], I didn’t mind Adam; I didn’t love him, but he seemed like a solid love interest. That’s completely turned around in this book. He starts hiding things from Juliette and starts acting super anxious. Nothing about their relationship seems to make sense or work. Honestly, it seems like Juliette was so desperate for anyone to love her that she settled almost immediately for the first guy who came along. That also seems to be the case for Adam, at least in part, since he has very little family to support him.
The one redeeming quality of this book was Kenji, which is surprising considering how annoying he came off in the first book. He provides some much-needed comedy to this book and a break from the incessant whining. Kenji, bless his soul, gets so sick of Juliette and Adam that he yells at the both to get over themselves. There’s a literal war going on and all they can think of is themselves! Then finally, finally Juliette gets it, breaks up with Adam “for his own good”, and starts practicing to use her abilities, including her newly discovered super-strength.
I don’t want to give away too many details for those of you who haven’t read this book and plan to, but let’s just say there’s a definite surprise that ends in a cliffhanger. Since I’ve come this far, and Juliette seems to be showing at least some initiative, I’m going to finish out the series to see where it ends.
Wish me luck, fellow Rad Readers!
Sticks and stones keep breaking my bones but these words, these words will kill me.
Snapshot:
I really do think this quote says it all. This book literally almost killed me—reading boring scene after boring scene with whining, angst-filled teenagers was not my idea of a good time. I really think this series has huge potential; there’s a definite X-Men vibe, but all the action that I was hoping for really just wasn’t there. In the end, this book just fell flat for me. Juliette and Adam were tiresome, Warner was still fairly psychotic, and the whole thing just felt like a drag.
Writing: 2.0
Characters: 2.0
Plot: 2.5
Originality: 3.0
All reviews are measured on a scale of 0 to 5.
Deep dive:
There has never been, and I hope there never will be again, a character I hate more than Juliette. Sure, there are villains that I love-to-hate and ones I actually hate, but that’s the way the author wants it. I’m assuming that was not Mafi’s intention with this book so I’m just going to say that, in my personal opinion, WHINING IS NOT ATTRACTIVE. She completely ruined this book for me.
Besides the annoying character that is Juliette, there was very little plot for me to follow. It’s almost exclusively Juliette going back and forth between wanting to be with Adam and worrying that she’s going to hurt him. Castle, the leader of the little band of super-powered people, pushes her to use her powers, telling her to train again and again. Does she do that? Of course not. She continues to whine about her life and feel sorry for herself.
In the first book, [b:Shatter Me|10429045|Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)|Tahereh Mafi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1310649047s/10429045.jpg|15333458], I didn’t mind Adam; I didn’t love him, but he seemed like a solid love interest. That’s completely turned around in this book. He starts hiding things from Juliette and starts acting super anxious. Nothing about their relationship seems to make sense or work. Honestly, it seems like Juliette was so desperate for anyone to love her that she settled almost immediately for the first guy who came along. That also seems to be the case for Adam, at least in part, since he has very little family to support him.
The one redeeming quality of this book was Kenji, which is surprising considering how annoying he came off in the first book. He provides some much-needed comedy to this book and a break from the incessant whining. Kenji, bless his soul, gets so sick of Juliette and Adam that he yells at the both to get over themselves. There’s a literal war going on and all they can think of is themselves! Then finally, finally Juliette gets it, breaks up with Adam “for his own good”, and starts practicing to use her abilities, including her newly discovered super-strength.
I don’t want to give away too many details for those of you who haven’t read this book and plan to, but let’s just say there’s a definite surprise that ends in a cliffhanger. Since I’ve come this far, and Juliette seems to be showing at least some initiative, I’m going to finish out the series to see where it ends.
Wish me luck, fellow Rad Readers!
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok three books in (or 2 and a half) there is enough story here to fill maybe one. I guess this is really going to be dragged out huh? And darn it I’ll carry on reading.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced