Defy Me (Shatter Me #5)

I really really wanted a five star rating. It pains me not to give it. But there are reasons I feel I cant ignore. I LOVE this series. I love this series so much that even if it was less than a five star review I would re read this book. I just wish it was less muddled. Things I loved: -The multiple points of view. Mostly because I didnt have anxiety wondering what was happening to my favorite peeps. Well most anyway. -The characters I\’ve loved this the begining were true to themselves and even after a year they slipped into old roles. -Aaron, still love him and will always be one of my favorite things. -That we finally get some answers! It feels like forever since we really got new information, except for the last bit in book #4 -Kenji, he doesnt disappoint. I just love him so he can like be in the corner stacking cans and talk about it the entire book and I\’d be ok with him. Things I dont exactly like but didnt hate. -The multiple points of view- yes it was great but the story progressed so slowly because of it. It was informative but dragged. -I wanted more of the sister, no spoilers no worries. I just wish we had more of her than we got seeing as she was mentioned so so much in the last. -I\’m still confused about the ending of last book, who did the illusion? Was there an illusion or did everyone just get drugged? Maybe I read the book so fast I missed it. -I feel detached from Juliette in this one and it\’s weird. Everyone is referring to her as Ella, even Juliette herself and after four books as Juliette, it\’s not something I can get used to. Which sucks because she\’s badass and now I feel like we\’re no longer friends. Like why you gotta do me like that. I thought we had something special. So yeah, really conflicted but still love this series and will reread this one as soon as I can get some sleep.

Im very torn with this review. The authors writing is amazing and the overall story and characters are exquisite. But this series really should have ended at book 3. The subsequent books all feel superfluous, this one especially. There was absolutely nothing (except for 1 characters introduction and storyline-that takes up maybe 1 chapter) that matters for the overarching story. The flashbacks are unnecessary for character development or relationship building, as that has already been beautifully done. I believe the author has done a disservice to this story by stretching storylines.

I have given it a lot of thought to this, I feel like we got a lot of information than is making things fall into plade, it was shocking, exciting and heartbreaking too BUT it left me feeling like I had read a novella instead of an actual next installment of a series. I honestly was a bit disappointed there was no cliffhanger at the end, there were some bits that required more information like how all the kids of the commanders are now on board, what\’s going to happen to Adam and James? Did absolutely love that last chapter because Warner deservers everything that is good and joy. I am anxiously looking forward to the very last book, it sure has been a rollercoaster of emotions and adventures and I surely hope Kenji, Warner and Juliet all get a HEA and survive lol

Oh. my. word!!!!! I forgot how crazy obsessed I am with this series until I dived back in. I\’ve missed Juliette, Warner and Kenji SO much. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it DIDN\’T DISAPPOINT! This series without fail always captures my heart and has me on the edge of my seat. I know it\’s not for everyone but I find the writing style so exhilarating!!!! The short chapters and dramatic writing plus I love the 3 different POVs. I will say at the beginning I was kind of bummed we were getting so much Kenji. Don\’t get me wrong, I love him but Warner and Juliette are my HEART. However, it definitely kept it extra suspenseful. Don\’t fear though, we definitely get way more amazing moments from my favorite 2 the second half. I was internally freaking out at several parts. Which sounded a little like…\”I LOVE YOU, WARNER! You\’re my girl Juliette.\” To be honest, there really isn\’t a lot going on in this book besides recovering from the aftermath of how Restore me ended with was INSANE. But hot dang are things moving along and it\’s never slow. I was glued to the pages. I swear these 350 pages are the quickest ever. It was like that with Restore me. I try to go slow and savor it but it\’s impossible. The end though. I FREAKING LOVED IT!!!! like oh man my heart was bursting out of my chest. I\’m so glad the ending wasn\’t as insane of a cliffhanger as Restore Me. I can\’t wait for the last but I\’m not ready for this series to be over. I can\’t get enough of Juliette & Warner!!!!! They\’re literally one of my all time favorite couples. I LOVE that we get to see such a different side to Warner. And this one set up their love story even more to being full blown epically romantic. Now I wanna go reread all the books. This was perfection.

This series is one of my favorites, and I was excited to see the author return to it. However, I did not care for the last book at all, and I wished I hadnt read it. I didnt want to leave that last one in my head as the ending so I got this one. Its overpriced. The first chapter is a repeat of the end of the novella that featured Kenji, and I finished the book in just a few hours. That being said, this one was way better than the last one. There are a lot of flashbacks as we see what Warner and Ella/Juliette remember from their past, which is what most of the book is about. We do get some chapters from Kenjis POV, which is where most of the actual action takes place until the end. I did see the return of some of the beautiful writing that made me fall in love with the series in the first place. Im happier having finished this book than I was after the last one. I do wonder if the final book will restore the series to the top of my favorites list…

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