And I was curious as to how it would be resolved, my own assumption being that people who actually cared about and loved her would be capable of touching her. As I progressed through the second novel and the second novella, I began to realize I was wrong.Īn interesting thought had occurred to me in the first novel–regarding the fact that both Adam and Warner could touch her. But I was blinded by my earlier euphoria at the brilliance of the first novel that I thought it, though utterly annoying in the random and somewhat unrealistic turn around of the asshole and obsession filled character, was still worthy of a decent rating. Now that I have finished the series, I realize I was being FAR too generous with that rating. I rated Warner’s short narrative at a three. And it is here that my high opinion began to plummet. I was extremely impressed to the point that I immediately sought out not only the novellas but the other two books as well.Īnd so, due to my pestering desire to read them in order, I read Warner’s novella next. The enticing commentary the beautiful, almost poetic prose the ways the characters reacted to each other. Everything about the first book was great. Her obsession with counting was beautifully integrated into the novels in a way that I have never in my life experienced and I will admit that I was rather impressed with this new format even though it did confuse me at first. However, it did not drag in a way that made one lose interest at all but rather frustrated me into wishing things happened a little faster so that I knew what happened sooner, a factor which can have its good and bad moments. The first book, admittedly, dragged in places. It was fascinating and intriguing and left a genuine feeling of wanting desperately to know more. From the horrors the main character was forced to face from a young age up until the present moment in which the novel began, to the society the author built, to the absolutely fascinating character personalities and dynamics that were introduced.
This series had an incredibly promising start for me. WARNING: This review contains spoilers for the first three books of the series. Frankly, I’m looking forward to shedding some much-needed light on the problematic fact that this series promotes abusive relationships. But, as I am rereading the series in order to provide a more in-depth look into my immense issues with this series, I thought it would be good to begin with my initial thoughts on it as a whole as a comparison. I’d like to preface this review with the statement that this is the first thing I ever wrote about the Shatter Me series and it was written well before I’d ever actually started really reviewing books, back when I would only ever write something when I was truly infuriated.
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