A review by laurenvoice
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

dark tense fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Shatter Me was an excellent start to the series. Tahereh Mafi introduced us to this dystopian world well with a great background to how this dystopian society came about. The hype around this series is understandable.

However, I am not quite seeing why people are obsessed with Aaron Warner yet; I am guessing he improves at some point in the series; at the moment, he seems sadistic.

The reason I didn't give Shatter Me a higher rating is because there seems to be a lack of respect for consent in this book; how many times does a girl have to say to not touch her for the boys in this book to get it. The boys in this book are extremely hormonal, like they haven't seen a girl before. And both Warner and Adam seem to treat Juliette like an object that they own, which didn't sit too well with me. Considering this book is a dystopian romance for a young adult audience, having some healthier-looking relationship flags would have been good, especially around the topic of consent.

Nonetheless, I am looking forward to continuing this series. I am intrigued by what comes next with Warner, and seeing more Kenji; he was hilarious.
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