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I can’t get into Shatter Me. Does it get better?

I can’t get into Shatter Me. Does it get better?

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Liz

Yes each book gets better especially the new 3 book arc!

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Nicole

It’s one of my favorite series for sure. She has a bit of a different writing style but I love it!

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Holly

I was the same for a while but I pushed through and just finished Restore Me. I thought it got much better. Keep going!

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Dani-Lee

Hahaha no! LOL
Actually I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads but gave the second book 1 and reread my review where I said to kill off the protagonist so clearly I hated the series (read in 2013-2104).
??‍♀️

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Megan

LOL! I couldn’t stand it either. I’m glad people are enjoying it, but oh holy moly, it’s terrible.

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Aimee

I just read most of the series (there’s a lot of novellas, which is a thing I’m weirdly not into, but they’re kinda necessary for this series) but… I didn’t love it. The main character Juliette is sorta… she didn’t thrill me at first, but I liked how she did grow a ton in the later books. I found the books to be goodish, but if they’re not thrilling you, then I’d maybe pass for now.

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Cierra

it gets SO much better

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Becca

I got through it but barely and refused to continue the series. And my book club agreed.

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NaKesha

I couldn’t get into it either. I’m thinking about trying again.

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Annie

The audio is great.

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Cierra

@Annie i’ve never read by audio maybe I should try

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Becca

Don’t do it if you can’t stand scratching sounds. They do it everytime she crosses something out. It was super hard to get through it because of that.

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Annie

True, it does have the scratching sound. I tried to read the hard copy and the Kindle for a couple of years. I couldn’t finish it. But I enjoyed the audio and actually didn’t mind the scratching.

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Krystal

I decided to give the audio a try and the scratching noise just confused the crap out of me. I just bought the books and they will be arriving tomorrow. Hoping I don’t hate it. Lol I bought the entire series so far.

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Ewa

Not really. There are better moments, but worldbuilding is still not exactly great, but heroine gets a little better after 2nd book that is a disaster.

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Suzanne

It was one of the few books I DNF.

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Candace

@Suzanne what does DNF stand for

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Suzanne

Did not finish

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Candace

@Suzanne thanks a lot.

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Taylor

Not until the second book.

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Brandy

Nope.

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Liz

Yes especially books 2 and 3

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Malika

the end of book 1 and book 2 and 3 are so good

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Liz

Aaron Warner is one of my fave characters of all time

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Mihaela

I couldn’t either… just the plot was dragging

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Shreya

Shatter me is one of the best

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Julia

imo, only the third book was good (never bothered with the fourth when it was announced ?). And the second one was worse than the first. I will admit I love Kenji and Warner though

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Eles

Yes!

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Victoria

i was the same and i was not a fan tbh

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Desiree

I finished it but hated it. You’re not alone.

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Laura

I loved it xx

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Bailey

Honestly i made it through the first one and like 10 pages of the second before i gave up on it. Was too slow and the characters annoyed me a lot lol

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Chrishel

It’s my absolute favorite series. I urge you to keep going!

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Chrishel

It’s my absolute favorite series. I urge you to keep going!

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Heidi

It took me 5 times to get through the first book but after that, I couldn’t stop reading them. Keep pushing through, it gets better 🙂

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Stephanie

I LOVE IT! Each book is better. Shes still annoying at times but love the story and her friends she makes!

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Jeannine

When I first read it back in 2011, I liked it. I tried to re-read it this year to catch up on the rest of the series… but for some reason, I ended up not liking it anymore, at all.

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Emily

It took me until around chapter 9 or 10 but then i was IN!

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Karlyn

I couldn’t either. I’m going to have to try again some other time

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Gaynor

Honestly for me, no. It’s exhausting to read and I really didn’t enjoy the direction the series went and I did stick it out for the whole trilogy – I wish I hadnt

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Emily

I couldn’t my first time around either, but when I listened to the audio last week I loved it ? it does get better for sure (at least the end of the first book, haven’t gotten farther than that yet)

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Sonya

It gets so much better about halfway in the first one

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Elinor

Yes! I loved it

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Cameron

I have only read the first book so far…. I love the premise but I hate how the plot seems to move too fast to be reasonable and the the MC I think is very childish. I’m gonna keep going because I hope it will get better

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Dharen

Yes! Keep going coz it is super good. ❤️❤️❤️

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Amber

Keep going. I loved it!

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Mandi

Yes!!! It’s one of my favorite series!!!! Get outta your head well reading it because I know people who only think of how it’s written can’t get past that to the actual story but if you can you’ll love it

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Shylo

I liked the first one but couldn’t get into the 2nd so I dnf’ed it.

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Bri

First one isn’t so bad, but the second I wasn’t liking so it was a dnf for me after like 50 pages.

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Shylo

@Bri haha same

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Michelle

Try the audiobook for it. That is what I did. And I ended up loving it.

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Amanda

I bought a box set and I regret it

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Meli

No

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Riza

Same here. I finished it and i cant even remember a thing except what is in the blurb lol

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Robin

Lol no

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Casey

I found the second one much better than the first

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Jennifer

The audiobook is really good to listen to

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Hareem

How do they work with all the crossing-out and repeated words?

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Jennifer

@Hareem there’s a scratching like a pencil crossing out a line.

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Cheyenne

I personally did not enjoy it and did not continue the series

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Joni

I couldn’t get into it. The writing style was just too much for me

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Hareem

I thought it was too contrived and the plot too amateur and rushed. I didn’t continue it either.

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Brandi

It does. I got a little bored at first but I had enough questions I needed answered to keep me going.. It for sure gets better

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Alba

First book is kinda boring but the rest of the series is so worth it.

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An-Mari

Confession. I thought the second book was the first when I bought it and I never did read the first one afterwards? so yeah? I guess it does get better since I didn’t read it and still knew pretty much what was happening

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Tirza

@An-Mari HAHAHAHAHA I ACCIDENTALLY STARTED AT BOOK THREE AND WAS WONDERING IF I MISSED ANYTHING BUT STILL UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING ???

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Phương

My favourite trashy YA, nonetheless trashy

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Stacey

I can’t handle the purple prose. Everytime someone mentions this series, I have flashbacks of “my jaw is dangling from my shoelace” and I cringe all over again.

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Amie

@Stacey it’s honestly like creative writing 101 ?

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Blarion

It will get better
But the second one is better

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Maria

So much better!!!

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Courtney

The first time I read it (years ago) I would say yes. But I tried to reread the series and couldn’t finish. Idk if my tastes have changed since then or what

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Kathryn

Kinda sorta? Action picks up but I couldn’t get into the main character. Kindve annoyed me

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Isabella

ugh yes!!!! it is one of my favorite series. i love it

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Madelyn

It’s hard to get into at first, but it’s worth it, trust me!!

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Hannah

What did you not like about it? I was hooked from the first chapter, so I don’t know if I can say it gets better.

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Amie

NOPE

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Ash

Eh ??‍♀️

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Ebonie

No doubt shatter me is one of the best book series I’ve ever read, at the start it took me a bit to get into and I was actual like to my friend wtf is this, but honestly push thru I read the series so damn fast

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Ebonie

Taherah mafi is such a good writer

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Laura

It does get better but I still didn’t like it.

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Adi

I personally didn’t like it but many others do

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Mahek

Literally me too

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Kristina

It will all be worth it when you reach Restore Me (or maybe even just making it to the 2nd half of book 2 or until book 3 might be enough). But overall, Restore Me is the book that really made me struggle when voting on the Goodreads 2018 Awards lol.

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Chelcy

Yes i love it. It gets way better

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