Shatter Me (Shatter Me, 1)

I'm a bit underwhelmed with this book. It’s not that I didn’t like it, but I also didn’t love it. It felt very anti-climatic and I felt like I was missing so much of the story. I enjoyed the premise and the characters I was just missing some context and depth. One reason for the lack of information could be because this is the first in the series, so not all information is going to be presented right away. Another reason would be because this is from Juliette’s perspective and she doesn’t know what’s happening therefore we don’t either. I’m overall okay with it if the series as a whole is gripping. I was confused by Juliette’s “condition” for the majority of the book and I was fairly annoyed with how weak she is portrayed. I typically prefer a strong FMC so I hope she grows throughout the series because she was a bit insufferable at times. In the end what I disliked the most was actually the writing style. I understand the POV but the repetitive writing, lack of punctuation and childish narrative was tough for me to get through at times. Even though this wasn't my favorite, I’ve heard so much about this series so I am very much looking forward to seeing what happens in the next books!

I should have DNF’d I can’t do the repetitive writing. I won’t be continuing this series.

Perfect amount of romance and plot! The writing is refreshingly different from other YA books!

S: 6/10 A: 6/10

Aaron Warner, my delusional king. You might be portrayed as the villain in this book, but I think you’re misunderstood. And honestly, villains are hotter. Like 🤷‍♀️