Juliette: honestly, she isn’t my favorite fmc but i will say her development is something truly important to this series. ![]() the 1st and 2nd books weren’t that good imo (warner was a creep and juliette was insufferable) but when i read ignite me and restore me, i was restored. i will say, after shatter me it got more dystopian because the 1st book felt more romance. overall i liked the plot it had and the characters were well done (even though i wanted to shoot them sometimes). Juliette and Warner are in an abusive relationship.īefore anyone comes at me with the “oh u haven’t read the books”…why do you think i’m giving my opinion on it in the first place?įor starters i want to say i genuinely enjoyed this series. But at least like them knowing the facts: Warner is abusive. Nevermind that time and time again his love is portrayed as selfish and only insofar as she benefits him. Warner may hurt Juliette and be forgiven for it time and time again all because, beneath his terrible acts, his motives are supposedly based in the fact that he loves her. In this way, I see these books as being very poorly written.īut the worst thing of all is the fact that abuse is lauded as romantic in these novels. She creates characters and then manipulates them into unrealistic actions in order to push them in the direction she wanted, even if it doesn't actually make any sense to do so. Mafi manipulates her readers to try and force them to like Warner. There are plenty of people who suffer abuse and do not lash out and abuse the people they "love." His brokenness does not mean that he deserves your forgiveness. His brokenness does not make it okay for him to hurt you. To any girl who meets a boy who was "broken" by the way someone in his life treated him, who gets treated horribly by this boy - run. And once I've finished annotating all of these books, I will share with you all why that is. He did not deserve or earn her forgiveness. As if the fact that they love this person makes it okay that they hurt them in these ways. ![]() I am deeply saddened by the fact that "broken" characters somehow are given the okay to horrifically damage their partners in the name of love. I am baffled by the fact that people find their relationship romantic. And I haven't even truly scratched the surface yet. Warner's obsession with Juliette is terrifying. To have Juliette degrade herself and regress entirely in her character development to the point that she falls for her abuser was disturbing on a number of insane levels. And honestly? If Warner genuinely wanted to develop himself and become a better person, it should have been with someone else. There are some things that are unforgivable. ![]() Never in my life had I expected that the author would try to manipulate me into liking the despicable Warner.įorgiveness is important in life, for sure, but I don't think it plays a role here. It's interesting, reading this book again. As of this moment, I have only annotated the first nine and a half chapters. I opened Shatter Me last night and began. I ordered physical copies of the first three books and the short stories that exist in between them. Well, I'd started but eventually lost track due to life and my desire to read books that were more deserving of my attention. It must have been over a year ago now that I said I was going to be rereading the Shatter Me series in order to shed some light on the deeply problematic aspects of abuse romanticism that exists within the series. There are those who are hungry for it and wield it to control others, and those who have innate power and show restraint and reverence for others.The Shatter Me series romanticizes abuse click here for an ongoing, in-depth commentary about abuse romanticism in this series and others. At the core of Shatter Me is the idea of power. ![]() Swearing is prevalent, but doesn't go beyond "s-t." Characters kiss, grope, and remove clothing with talk of wanting to have sex. Violence includes gunfire, with one death and injuries, a brief sexual assault, and talk of children hurt or killed. The story begins in an asylum where Juliette is starved and isolated. The main character, Juliette, as well as two other characters grow up with abuse and neglect. Two common dystopian themes combine in this series: what the world could look like after humans wrecked the environment, and what could happen if a totalitarian government took over. Newer editions of Shatter Me come with the first novella, Destroy Me, which tells much of the story from the villain's perspective. There is also follow-up trilogy with the same characters as well as four novellas. It's part of a trilogy that includes Unravel Me and Ignite Me. Parents need to know that Shatter Me is the first book in a dystopian romance series by Iranian American author Tahereh Mafi.
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