Lorna answers “Is this book any good?”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1):

Is this book any good?

Lorna As others have said I think it really depends on what you look for in a book; themes, writing styles, development...
I liked the concept and the possib…moreAs others have said I think it really depends on what you look for in a book; themes, writing styles, development...
I liked the concept and the possibilities but found the writing style really off putting, it didn't flow right for me reading it. I understand some of this was to help express the main character's personality & POV, I just don't think it was necessary to be so jam-packed like that throughout.
There is great material in there, i.e some of the metaphors, the problem is the amount used to describe every little thing.
A case where less is more could have applied to the abundance of styles & techniques used.

I liked the characters, the witty dialogue and the storyline.
I'd say give it a go, you'll know pretty early on whether or not it's for you, because as I said it's strong presence of language techniques start from page 1 and only end when the book does.(less)

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Lila I LITTERALLY CANT AGREE MORE
May 25, 2021 12:32PM · flag

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