Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi - Restarting April 18th 2024

[Rachael]

Chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ So he was her only friend she ever had and she didn't think it necessary to address that when he was mysteriously thrown into her cell and wouldn't tell her why he was there? I guess they're having a cute aha! moment right now but this all could have been figured out so long ago (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I thought it was (view spoiler)[ odd that he didn't think she'd recognise him, although I suppose that was explained later. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

@Sarah - It's totally shocking to me too! All my friends on twitter are huge fans of this book and this series. Oh well! It's totally interesting to hear your thoughts

[Rachael]

Chapter's 28-30 were boring, I was like just get on with it. Then we meet James! I love James

[Rachael]

Irish wrote: "Page 27: I feel bad about her childhood. [spoilers removed] :(("

Except Adam! But she never really took advantage of that.

[Rachael]

James tells it how it is

[Maria]

Rachael wrote: "Irish wrote: "Page 27: I feel bad about her childhood. [spoilers removed] :(("

Except Adam! But she never really took advantage of that."

It's a bit unbelievable that he's been lurking/observing her for the past 8 years.

Anyway, I already read reviews about the third book and I regret it a bit. I now see why other people "like" the series. TBH, I kinda see that coming and now I'm just curious on how the story will really go toward "that" ending. So I guess I'll be reading the whole series too.

[Rachael]

It's a fun journey IMO :)

[Christina]

@Rachael
Can't lie, I enjoyed reading it but I didn't think the story was that good lol

[Maria]

Christina wrote: "@Rachael
Can't lie, I enjoyed reading it but I didn't think the story was that good lol"

are you finish reading the series?

[rachel, x]

@Abbie + @Sarah I 'll finish Shatter Me (and maybe Destroy Me) tonight. Let me know when you want to buddy the rest. I am not sure they are going to be very good but, you're right Abbie, they need to be read. :)

[rachel, x]

100% - (view spoiler)[Not good. Not good at all. I really disliked this one. I didn't like the characters or the plot. The writing was so bad I cannot even comment. What a disappointment! After all the amazing reviews I have read, I cannot believe I disliked this one so much!! I am going to try out the rest of the series but am not holding my breath that they will be any better. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yikes! 1 star! You must have not liked it! I thought it was a disappointment too really.

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "Yikes! 1 star! You must have not liked it! I thought it was a disappointment too really."

Well, 1.5 stars if I am to get technical!! :P I just didn't like at all. The only redeeming features where (view spoiler)[once they left Warner's place the action turned up a bit and Kenji. (hide spoiler)] I honestly didn't like anything else about this. The writing seriously gave me a headache - literally. I had to pop two Ibuprofens after this!! :/ I am glad that some people on here didn't like it too because ALL of my other friends absolutely loved this.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I thought the most ridiculous thing was (view spoiler)[ both Adam and Warner being immune to her touch. I mean really?? (hide spoiler)] I have read worse though.

[Abi]

I've heard a lot of good things about this too, so i was really let down by it. :(

I can do the other two anywhere after the 15th. :)

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "I thought the most ridiculous thing was [spoilers removed] I have read worse though."

(view spoiler)[Yeah, it was ridiculous! Don't forget Kenji. He's immune too! (hide spoiler)]

Oh, and I have a theory about that: (view spoiler)[think its something to do with that tracking serum that Warner uses on his soldiers!? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Abbie wrote: "I've heard a lot of good things about this too, so i was really let down by it. :(

I can do the other two anywhere after the 15th. :)"

Yeah, everyone seems to love this one!

Okay. Choose a date. I am pretty free. :)

[Abi]

Sarah is pretty booked up, so i'll see if she can fit it in first. :)

If not, do you want to do it sometime next month instead?

[Maria]

You're all done already. I still have 1/4 till I finish it

[rachel, x]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah is pretty booked up, so i'll see if she can fit it in first. :)

If not, do you want to do it sometime next month instead?"

Sure. I don't mind at all! :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

We could always push back again. they don't count for the challenge so it wouldn't be too bad if we delayed them a week.

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "We could always push back again. they don't count for the challenge so it wouldn't be too bad if we delayed them a week."

I don't mind either way. Do the Shatter Me series count for the challenge either?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

No, there's less of them though. Gallager girls is 6 books, while we only have 2 books and a novella of shatter me to read. did you read destroy me?

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "No, there's less of them though. Gallager girls is 6 books, while we only have 2 books and a novella of shatter me to read. did you read destroy me?"

Oh okay. That's a good idea then. No not yet but I am going to start it before I go to bed. It won't take me long. :)

[Abi]

I don't mind. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I thought it was worse than shatter me :(

[Christina]

Irish wrote:
are you finish reading the series?"

Not yet. Going to read Unravel Me soon :)

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "I thought it was worse than shatter me :("

Really!? Oh no. :(

[rachel, x]

Christina wrote: "Irish wrote:
are you finish reading the series?"

Not yet. Going to read Unravel Me soon :)"

If you want to wait there are a few of going to read it (and the rest of the series) during the month.

[Keara]

When are you reading Gallager Girls? That's on my to-read for this month as well.

[Rachael]

Chapter 45 (view spoiler)[ Omega Point is interesting.. An underground city with a buncha people with powers? And not living in poverty? New characters and new info to add to the story (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Keara wrote: "When are you reading Gallager Girls? That's on my to-read for this month as well."

We were supposed to be starting on April 24th but we might push it back a couple of days now to read the second and third 'shatter me' books first.

[Rachael]

Okay removing myself from this thread because sad no one likes :(

haha happy reading y'all!

[Keara]

Rachael don't go! I'm starting to like it. :(
Chapter 23-
(view spoiler)[
It’s getting more compelling, but I’m still so angry that I had to sit through 120+ pages of trash to get to this. I’m foreseeing a 2-star rating at this point. Taking nearly half the book to develop a plot is absolutely ridiculous. (hide spoiler)]

[Keara]

Sarah wrote: "...We were supposed to be starting on April 24th but we might push it back a couple of days now to read the second and third 'shatter me' books first. "

Thank you! :)

[Kamille]

Good thing that I have found this group as I am currently reading Shatter Me. I'm still at the beginning of the book. I'm already loving the metaphors though.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yay! Happy to have you join us Kamille!

[Kamille]

Reading the previous posts, I'm expecting the next chapters to be boring. :))

[Maria]

When are you going to read Unravel Me?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Kamille wrote: "Reading the previous posts, I'm expecting the next chapters to be boring. :))"

I think we might be a strange bunch because loads of people love this book, but we didn't really!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Irish wrote: "When are you going to read Unravel Me?"

I'm not sure, probably towards the end of the month now as a few of us are trying to work through some review copies ☺

[Keara]

I'm finished!
"Two Stars—I think I’m just bitter because it took so long to become interesting and there wasn’t a plot that I could tell. Things changed too often for me to see any goal for Juliette and Adam. I think the story was fine but it wasn’t good in this format. This would make a better movie than anything else. It just read like X-Men fanfic and I just didn’t like it. I will not be continuing the series."

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I thought it took a long while for anything to happen too.

[Beatrice]

Team Adam? Team Warner? Team Kenji?

Unravel Me was better.
I have to admit, I got bored on this book too. It was damn slow.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I'm not sure who she should be with! I think I liked Adam a little more than Warner though.

[Jenny]

I'm new here. Luckily, I have Shatter Me in TBR pile. I'm excited to read it and share my thoughts with you guys.

P.S. I'm happy I found this group. :) You're all awesome!!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Welcome Jenny! Look forward to reading with you ☺

[Maria]

Beatrice wrote: "Team Adam? Team Warner? Team Kenji?

Unravel Me was better.
I have to admit, I got bored on this book too. It was damn slow."

(view spoiler)[So far, I'm Team Warner. Kenji is a good good best friend. Adam, well I guess the timing was wrong. His chance was limited and feels like it's against his odds. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "Irish wrote: "When are you going to read Unravel Me?"

I'm not sure, probably towards the end of the month now as a few of us are trying to work through some review copies ☺"

I finished Ignite Me already. Surprisingly, I enjoyed reading it. I'm glad I gave this series another chance. The first book is still boring but the following books are okay.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Glad to hear that the other books were better! A few of us are reading them at the end of the month ☺