Hello, I am a sophomore at Sartell High School, and I have just finished reading the Shatter Me series, specifically Unravel Me and Ignite Me. Reading, in all aspects, is an empowering and enlightening ability to possess, and seeking to further leverage this ability I picked up one of your books and was changed for the better. Not only did this series advance my accumulation of literature but it also progressed my creativity. After picking up the first novel in the Shatter Me series, I was unquestionably addicted to reading your books. With each page came new and exciting twists that kept me sitting on the edge of my seat. The novels Unravel Me and Ignite Me truly tie the end of the series together as they explain Juliette’s last hours at Omega
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Though my second paragraph may seem to betray the points I’m about to make, I undoubtedly loved this series more than any book series I have read in a long time. One of my favorite aspects of the story is the character dynamics. There is a wide range of characters, all with different back-stories and personas. There is the seemingly antagonistic character, Warner, who is not all that antagonistic after all. He is portrayed with a very complex persona involving many family and emotional issues: "I have no one to impress," he says. "No one who cares about what happens to me. I'm not in the business of making friends, love. My job is to lead an army, and it's the only thing I'm good at”(Mafi, 169). There is also the overly serious and solemn character, Adam, who in the end balances Warner out with his own heroic and protagonist methods. It is very rewarding to watch certain characters develop over a series of novels, and I saw that many times within your writing techniques. Other than the character aspects of the book, I am also a fan of the overall dystopian theme expressed throughout the writing. These books introduced me to a new topic, dystopias, which I find makes me question the future and wonder if this could actually happen to society. Though uncontrolled governments have become a common theme in many young adult novels, I felt that this certain aspect was delivered …show more content…
Many of my complaints are extremely minor, and definitely should not be taken to the heart, as they are simply meant to pick and prod at your writing. Everyone can understand the feeling of finishing a series and feeling like something is missing, and I feel there could have been so much more done with this series. There were so many additive options for the novels; for instance, a war or a death or simply something shocking and awe-inspiring could have provided additional interest. Another problem I have is with one of the main characters, Juliette. I believe that she is just one of the most naturally monotonous character I have come to know. I feel that she repeats her feelings, and always seems to mention her power as an ailment, and cannot get over the fact that she may be a little bit different than everybody else. She acts with a pitying everybody-hates-me-I-should-be-locked-up attitude.☺ Juliette is continually digging herself into a pit of despair: “I never even tried. Because I let the world teach me to hate myself. I was a coward who needed someone else to tell me I was worth something before I took any steps to save myself” (Mafi, 353). I thoroughly feel that she drags the rest of the characters down with her somberness. My last complaint is with a very common theme among teen fiction and romance novels, and that is the all too familiar love
Though my second paragraph may seem to betray the points I’m about to make, I undoubtedly loved this series more than any book series I have read in a long time. One of my favorite aspects of the story is the character dynamics. There is a wide range of characters, all with different back-stories and personas. There is the seemingly antagonistic character, Warner, who is not all that antagonistic after all. He is portrayed with a very complex persona involving many family and emotional issues: "I have no one to impress," he says. "No one who cares about what happens to me. I'm not in the business of making friends, love. My job is to lead an army, and it's the only thing I'm good at”(Mafi, 169). There is also the overly serious and solemn character, Adam, who in the end balances Warner out with his own heroic and protagonist methods. It is very rewarding to watch certain characters develop over a series of novels, and I saw that many times within your writing techniques. Other than the character aspects of the book, I am also a fan of the overall dystopian theme expressed throughout the writing. These books introduced me to a new topic, dystopias, which I find makes me question the future and wonder if this could actually happen to society. Though uncontrolled governments have become a common theme in many young adult novels, I felt that this certain aspect was delivered …show more content…
Many of my complaints are extremely minor, and definitely should not be taken to the heart, as they are simply meant to pick and prod at your writing. Everyone can understand the feeling of finishing a series and feeling like something is missing, and I feel there could have been so much more done with this series. There were so many additive options for the novels; for instance, a war or a death or simply something shocking and awe-inspiring could have provided additional interest. Another problem I have is with one of the main characters, Juliette. I believe that she is just one of the most naturally monotonous character I have come to know. I feel that she repeats her feelings, and always seems to mention her power as an ailment, and cannot get over the fact that she may be a little bit different than everybody else. She acts with a pitying everybody-hates-me-I-should-be-locked-up attitude.☺ Juliette is continually digging herself into a pit of despair: “I never even tried. Because I let the world teach me to hate myself. I was a coward who needed someone else to tell me I was worth something before I took any steps to save myself” (Mafi, 353). I thoroughly feel that she drags the rest of the characters down with her somberness. My last complaint is with a very common theme among teen fiction and romance novels, and that is the all too familiar love