

It felt like a flat plot point that’s a totally overused trope. not wanting to be on the basketball team.

Shirin deals with racism and xenophobia and bigotry, and Ocean deals with. The reason why I took a star off is because the relationship is melodramatic to the point of being cliche. I was rooting for her the entire book, and her transformation and self-actualization was such an engrossing journey.

I sympathized with her so much that my heart hurt. I haven’t lived a life anywhere near Shirin’s, but being in her head made sense. I can’t put my finger on it, but this book just. He was definitely my favorite side character! Their bond was endearing and I liked how he was her mentor and cheered her up and stuck up for her and was the reason she got into break dancing. I LOVED Shirin’s relationship with her brother, Navid. From powerful moments to funny, relatable moments to important moments to cute moments, I was glued onto the pages. I’m not even exaggerating when I say that probably 50% of this ebook’s text is highlighted. It’s different and it’s jarring, but it fits the story. Gone are the flowery paragraphs of images and metaphors, but they’re replaced by hard-hitting and steel edged descriptions of Shirin’s real life.

This book cuts the crap from Shatter Me & Furthermore’s writing style and says it how it is. Despite this, I was highlighting paragraphs basically every other page because Shirin’s experiences and anger born from them was so powerful. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there’s a lot of telling instead of showing. And even Juliette has been distracted by everything they need to do.Īt long last, Warner and Juliette's future together is within reach, but the world continues to try to pull them apart.Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. But with so much chaos around them, it's been nearly impossible for them to have a wedding. Since he proposed to Juliette two weeks ago, he's been eager to finally marry her, the person he loves more than anything and has endured so much to be with. Warner has his sights set on more than just politics. Life in the aftermath isn't easy, as they and their friends at the Sanctuary work with their limited resources to stabilize the world. Juliette and Warner fought hard to take down the Reestablishment once and for all. The devastatingly romantic fifth novella in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series, chronicling the events after Imagine Me, the explosive sixth novel.
