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Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

130 reviews

claire_fitzgibbon13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this, i’m definitely going to continue to read the series. I couldn’t put this down and literally read it in 2 days. I love Juliette and Adam and also love Warner despite him being an ass.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content

joselyn475's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Gore

ravensandlace's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

4.0

Title: Shatter Me

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Genre: Young Adult Dystopia

Format: paperback book from the library

Series: Shatter Me

Star Rating: 4 stars

tw: injury, beatings, murder, gun violence, child death, child abuse and neglect, torture

I get it. I totally get the hype surrounding this book and the series as a whole. I was so hooked the whole time. I couldn’t read fast enough. All I wanted to do was read this book because I had to see how it ended and I had to see what happened next. I stayed up far too late reading this book. It was so worth it though. 

The three main characters, Juliette, Adam, and Warner, were so fleshed out and well-developed. Seeing Juliette’s progression of character was so lovely. She still has a lot to learn but I’m happy with how well she grew. There were times when I was annoyed with her but then I remembered how neglected she was and so I forgave her for annoying me. I also adored Adam and Warner. My liking Warner was surprising. I don’t care much for morally grey characters but Warner was different. I understood where he was coming from. The love triangle was surprisingly well done. Normally, love triangles annoy me but this one was great. I didn’t know who to root for it. Both were equally great and awful for Juliette at the same time. 

I do have one complaint about this otherwise awesome book. It’s a small complaint, really. There were far too many metaphors. The whole book was just one metaphor right after the other. The only time there weren’t metaphors was when the characters were talking. I don’t know if that’s the way Juliette thinks or what, but wow, they got to be annoying. It may be the way she has been neglected for years but I’m not sure. Just tell me how it is and move on. I don’t need all the fluff. 

Overall, this was a great book. I absolutely love it and managed to get my library to stock the whole series for me. Of course, I’m still going to buy it but it was still awesome for the librarian to do that for me. I think it would be an awesome movie if they got a good director, like the one from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, or the other director as well. I’m so glad that I read this book. I’m always so late when it comes to hyped-up books. I’ve been burned so many times so I was nervous. I can’t wait to read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Confinement, Sexual assault, Murder, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual assault, War, Torture, Grief, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Sexual harassment

themoodreader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

chloelj27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, and Torture

soyboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Murder

oh_roudha_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective tense

• 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

4.75

I love it it would get 5 stars but IT NEEDS TO BE LONGER like I felt it was very rushed (even though their is like 8 more books ) I felt it was too short for my liking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Bullying, and Chronic illness

Minor: Slavery, Animal cruelty, Racism, Gaslighting, Blood, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Misogyny, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Genocide, and Abandonment

emilija_l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Rape

jen1804's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed this read, it was fast paced and kept me engaged. I also really love the unique writing style with the singular POV of this broken 17 year old girl Juliette, and the use of the various strike through thoughts really gives you an insight into her mindset. The similes and metaphors in this book are beaut and again I think really give an insight into Juliette’s head. The plot is nothing spectacular at this point but it sets up the dystopian world and the characters decently enough. It gives explanation to Juliette’s mental state and the second half of the book sets up the beginning of such an interesting plot line, I’m excited to see what happens next. I’m assuming the next book will answer some of the ‘why?’.
I’m confused about the hype online about Aaron Warner because so far he just seems like an insane person used to getting his way by any means necessary and kinda scary. But we’ll see, enemies to lovers is my faaave trope and there were moments between Juliet and Aaron in amongst his insanity when I was like omg yes this is giving me possible enemies to lovers vibes. Just right now I don’t understand how he could redeem himself.
Adam is such a cutie and yet I’m trying not to let myself get too attached to him,  because I’ve not heard his name online before, but have heard Warner’s… suspicious, and I think I’m trying to protect myself from potential future heartbreak by not letting myself get too invested in this love story.
James is adorable, and Kenji provides the light relief character with a good sense of humour that we love.
At present Juliette is probably one of my least favourite characters because although it’s cool that she has this dangerous but impressive power, at this stage in the series she’s also pretty weak. I’m here for her journey of growth into (hopefully) an all powerful boss babe though, and am looking forward to her character development, so bring it on.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture

Minor: Death of parent