I went into "Shatter me" by Tahereh Mafi with some prior knowledge on the plot and even more on it's generous amount of praise from the YA community. Everyone believed this series was worth while. Although I came across many 4-5 star reviews, as always I decided to check this book out for myself. Let me tell you, the hype is defiantly justified.

I decided to give this book 3 stars, but please hear me out. Your feelings towards this book will rely solely on your preferences in a good material. Personally, If I give a book a 4/5 star rating, you could assume that book included:
-character depth or reliability
-good plot and execution
-consistency
So please listen to me when I say "Shatter Me" IS WORTH THE READ. Even though I gave this book 3 stars, the plot is nothing short of genius. Tahereh Mafi, effortlessly created this world were a girl can kill a man with the simple touch of her bare skin. Doesn't that sound extremely intriguing? And talk about girl power to the extreme! Of course I had to read this series eventually!

Now why did I give this book 3 stars? Although I loved the storyline and the book was fantastic... The characters were just okay. In order for a book to completely blow me away, I must absolutely fall in love with at least one character (what can I say? I'm a character kind of gal). In "Shatter me" the characters were good, but not 5 star worthy. Our main character, Juliette, is obviously hard to relate to.. She's been isolated for three years! Although this is true, I found it extremely fascinating to read from her point of view. As for Adam, I'm not going to lie in the slightest: I DID enjoy his character. Seeing that he was incredibly sweet, kind, and protective of Juliette. I saw everything expected of a typical love interest in Adam. Ultimately his personality wasn't too bad. Now I had mixed emotions about Warner... Sometimes I loved him, and sometimes I hated him. I'm intrigued by his intentions and I would love to find out about his early life/parents. I did really like Kenji! He had a great way of lightening up the book with a bit of humor. Over all, I feel the characters could have been improved. If you are not big on characters, you will most likely rate this book higher than I did.

If you have trouble getting into slow books, this series might not be for you. Most of the best scenes (in my opinion) are towards the middle and the end of the book. I believe getting through the slower parts of the book are absolutely worth it in the end. The book was honestly entertaining and I hope that in the following books, there will be plenty of action in early chapters.

I enjoyed the unique writing style, that Tahereh Mafi created for the voice of Juliet. Through out the book you can find crossed out ideas, thoughts, and dialogue. Some may find this annoying, but I loved it! Very cool to see into Juliet's thought process while reading.



Overall, I enjoyed this book and do plan on continuing the series. (I've already bought the whole series lol). I would defiantly recommend this book to all of you reading this, don't let my 3 star rating confuse you. Check it out and let me know what you think!