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spicycronereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The writing takes some getting used to as there is an interesting narrative convention where a lot of text is crossed out. It kind of seems like you’re reading her notebook, but not all the time. Sometimes it just seems like her thought process is impacted by all of the trauma she’s been through. The characters are sweet together, even if the Insta love is not my favorite thing. This is a YA book so, as to be expected, it’s not really spicy. There’s a little bit of kissing and lots of swooniness. 💖💖💖
Going in, I knew it was the first in a rather long series. So I wasn’t really surprised when it ended at a point where things were just getting started. In fact, the digital copy of the book includes a novella about one of the other characters and the actual book itself is only 75% of the kindle file.
Interestingly, you get really far into the book before Juliette is ever described. There’s a compelling narrative reason for this, but the descriptions of other characters are also pretty thin. So from a diversity perspective, there’s lots of wiggle room for you to impose your own vision. But for readers who default to imagining white characters it means this will end up not seeming very diverse. There’s one person who has a clearly Japanese name and another person with dreadlocks, but whose skin tone is never described.
Overall, the book kept me entertained. I will likely read the next one in the series but I don’t feel compelled to rush out and download it right away. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 / 💖💖💖
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
kalyn_c's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture
mariareviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
also, why was the suit purple? considering her abilities are supposed to be used at a close range -that i know of- why is she looking like a walking highlighter? ‘cause i’m imagining the shade of purple is like #7600bc or #7f00ff which is… rough.
anyways, i’ll keep reading because warren is the epitome of delulu is the solulu
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and War
mcloysmom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
irenemayblack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"I hate you."
Now that I have finished the Shatter Me trilogy, I am coming back to write my thoughts on each book.
I put off reading this series for so many years because I was concerned that it would not live up to the hype it gets. MAN WAS I WRONG. These books were every bit worth my time, even being outside of my usual genres. While the writing style initially threw me off, once I got used to it the book was great. Juliette was a little annoying in this book at times, but I enjoyed her growth throughout the next two books. Just hang in there. It's worth it.
Juliette and Kent are an interesting couple, but their relationship is just not for me. I think we can all agree Warner's mysterious vibes are far more intriguing than Adam Kent.
Please give this series a chance. If you enjoy YA fiction and romance, you won't regret it. If you're looking for a dystopian specific series, keep in mind this is more romance plot than you may enjoy. (which is EXACTLY what I loved about it)
⭐️ 3.5
🌶 0/5
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking
Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, and Abandonment
lillllyyyy33's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
tabea1409's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
notbambi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked a lot about the protagonist and the erratic voice of her narration (I know that this is apparently a polarizing aspect of the book, but it really worked for me!). I preferred the early chapters where she is dealing with her isolation and loneliness, something that I feel like isn't addressed in a satisfying way later in the book - she just sort of feels better because she's got Adam. On the other hand, he is the first person to be able to touch her, and this is the first in a series, so maybe something will happen later to make her realize that being in love doesn't magically fix trauma.
I know from the TikTok stans how this love triangle is going to play out, and I'm very curious to see how Mafi is going to play it.
Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
apolen's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kathleenn224's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Suicidal thoughts