The book is written through Juliette’s perspective, like she’s writing in her journal, so there are a lot of lines that are completely crossed out. I absolutely loved the prose here and felt it was Mafi’s strongest writing. The books all have their own strengths and weaknesses, so I felt it was fair to review them individually. There were characters I couldn’t stand that everyone else loved, and it took me most of the series to finally understand the hype around those characters. I adored the writing style in most of the books, and that’s ultimately what kept me invested in the series. And I do think I would have enjoyed this more if I had read it when it initially came out, when dystopian YA was at its biggest. I’m glad to have read it, mostly because the series holds such a big place in my coworker’s heart. The truth is, now that I’m finally finished reading it, I have so many mixed emotions about this series. We all know young adult trilogies are generally not my favorite, especially when they have some type of dystopian world included, but I figured if my coworker genuinely loved this series, I would give it a shot for her. Hers to me was the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. Mine to her was The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Last month, one of my coworkers and I agreed to swap books that we love.
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