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Format: Audiobook

This was almost perfect. As a reader who generally didn’t care for the novellas in this series, there have been a couple that I would recommend to future readers if they are specifically looking for which ones enhance the plot. After the ending of the series, this was the cherry on top. What made this lacking for me was the content. The whole series was written YA with fade to black or suggestive writing when it came to intimacy between the characters. The author made this one a little more open door and it gave me the ick. It was not what I was expecting after having completed the series. Getting to see the aftermath and what happens next with all our favourite characters was a highlight for me, I loved seeing Aaron embrace new routines and Juliette showing her undoubtable love.

Format: Audiobook

It’s over… With one final novella, I have immersed myself into the entire Shatter Me series. I can’t believe I completed it within the first quarter of the year. This was a great series to bring back the nostalgia of the dystopian YA era. I have seen a lot of readers criticize the length, saying it should have stayed a trilogy. I don’t agree. I would have been disappointed with the ending if it hadn’t continued.

A lot happened to wrap up what has been being set up for the last two books. Were some of the plots wild and unhinged… Sure. But I felt it followed and understood the assignment of being a dystopian series. I wish we had more chapters from Aaron’s POV. I wasn’t a fan of how Juliette was portrayed in this one. Often it felt like she was nerfed and her chapters were bordering on uncomfortable. I would have preferred getting a war or large scale fight instead of the route taken with Juliette’s character. I wish we got a novella or POV chapters from Emmaline, it could have enhanced the feelings at a particular part in this book that would have brought up a lot of tears.

Aaron and Juliette’s love and continuing magnetism is what carried this series. If you are a big fan of Kenji then you will love this one as well, he has a lot of POV chapters. I had a really good time with this series and I understand why the masses love Aaron & Juliette, this book wasn’t one of my favourites.

I really wanted to like this one. I really wanted it to pull me in. My brain felt like the translation was very simple, making it difficult to keep my attention. I felt like a book with the description this one carries would have an amazing storyline. The beginning was interesting and I was looking forward to finding out any possible connections between the two women. Having made it 20% in, I was hoping for it to progress and keep my interest. The brother gave me some weird vibes and the family was odd, but I couldn’t keep interested enough to continue on.

** Thank you to the author and HarperCollins Canada Audio for providing the Audio REVIEW COPY in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

I spent a lot of time debating whether or not I should continue with listening to this book. I got roughly 70% of the way through.

I thought the narrator did a great job. She made listening far better with the pronunciations of names and clans. If I had chosen to eye-ball read this one, I know I would have ended up confused very early on and it would have lost me right out of the gate.

As a reader the length is what started to impact my enjoyment. If the book had been divided up into two books I believe I would have finished it with a decent rating. At 70% I realized that I was no longer entertained or enjoying the progression of the book. The farther I got the more I noticed things that didn’t sit right with me. I didn’t find any of the characters overly impactful. There were some characters that stood out for me, specifically because I thought their deaths would have lasting and changing impacts on the FMC.

I didn’t feel any relatability or connection to the FMC. Her character had so much potential. With the cataclysmic events that happened to her, she could have been a beautifully layered character. However, nothing about her stood out to me. At this point in the book, I don’t fully understand the magic system which has me stumped because I’ve made it through 3 clan changes, 2 wars and her moving up multiple ranks in an enemy army.

If the book was shorter I would have enjoyed the experience of the plot and gone along for the journey whether I fully understood the magic system or connected with the characters.