Layla's Reviews > Shatter Me

~ 2 stars ~

This is the most painfully underwhelming and mediocre book I have ever read in my life. If Juliette and Adam make out ONE more time, I might have to drench myself with gasoline and light myself on fire. I've read worse books. But that's not a compliment.






What I disliked:

• This book basically sidelined every important thing in this book for the romance. The romance with such an uninteresting person, that it's actually funny. They are literaly running for their lives, but somehow have time to be all lovey-dovey. There was scarcely any world-development, nor anything of substance. Like please, if you asked me what this book is about, I couldn't answer you.


• Adam: He is so bland. Someone under one of my updates said he was as bland as white bread (Credit) and dry bread (Credit). I liked both comparisons and very much accurate. I can't believe that he's so unamusing, that I want to know more about Warner Bros™, than him. Someone give this man a personality. Some spice. Please. Having blue eyes is not a personality trait.


• Warner: I don't see how he can have such drastic character development. He's possessive, arrogant, and is everything I typically dislike. But at the very least, because everyone loves him, I'll grudgingly keep an open mind. Another comparison was him to soggy bread (Credit) and yes.

• Juliette: I don't really like her either. She had moments that I liked, but all the potential she could have had, was wasted on the romance making her seem like a love-sick child. Stop with all the touching. That's all she talks about. She just obsesses over Adam. She literally threw herself at the first man that gave her an ounce of attention and respect.

• That ending was terrible. It didn't even feel like it ended. The epilogue was the same scene as the last chapter, and it added nothing. I don't feel like I read a full book, it seems like half a book.


• The figurative language: it was so out of hand. It didn't make sense, and without it, I would have really liked Mafi's writing style. Not to mention the fact that some of the dialogue was absolute cringe.

Here are some examples:

I can shoot a hundred numbers through the chest and watch them bleed decmil points in the palm of my hand. I can rip the numbers off a clock and watch the hour hand suffocate seconds just by holding My breathe. I've been murdering numbers for hours and no one seems to mind

It's 8:00 in the morning and I'm wearing a dress the color of dead forests and old tin cans

"You don't have to look away," he says. He says it with a smile the size of Jupiter.

• The eye color descriptions drove me crazy. Will Herondale has some tough competition. I don't understand the obsession. And they were shoved down my throat approximately every 5 pages or so as if it was relevant.



Final thoughts: Those were the main things I had an issue with, but there are definitely more. The only thing that made this digestible were the short chapters and pace. Overall, I don't think I can recommend, but so many people love this book, it just wasn't for me. But I will be continuing with the series for the sake of curiosity.


Buddy read this book with human who decided to graciously sacrifice her braincells in order to do this with me!