Good morning everyone!!! Today's book review is This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. We hope you enjoy this mini review!
The brand new world is so amazing. It's more lively than These Broken Stars, as you'll know if you've read our review on it; there's so much to explore because it's a new planet, new world, new characters and new awesomeness. 🌠🌠🌠
Review:
This book’s writing seems to float since it is slow and languid. When reading, you’ll get a sense that it’s so dream-like, despite there being a lot of action (as the story is set against a backdrop of war). We love how the writing is so beautiful that you can just dive right into it. The brand new world is so amazing. It's more lively than These Broken Stars, as you'll know if you've read our review on it; there's so much to explore because it's a new planet, new world, new characters and new awesomeness. 🌠🌠🌠
The writing is great, but the plot is really, really slow - to the point it’s a fault. Nothing much happens, except that romance blossoms between Flynn and Lee. There are bloody deaths, excessive fighting and an underlying feeling of doom, but it all feels muted. There’s no fear clinging to the heart of readers that the beloved characters are in mortal peril.
None at all.
Also, despite knowing This Shattered World is the sequel to These Broken Stars, it’s more like a companion novel. There are a different set of characters and the link between the two books is only stated at the very end of the novel- which is pretty annoying. We went through the book saying “Huh?” a lot because many subplots seem so irrelevant. But don't worry, it all makes sense in the end. It was a nice touch to the book.
However, something I (Saturn) found a bit jarring - sweet, but jarring - is Lee’s past. A page about her life always appears at the beginning of each new chapter, or a change in point of view. This page is so at odds with the book’s main plot as it is often a dream and ruins the book’s climatic battles and fights. And even more irksome is the reason as to why these pages are included doesn’t appear until the very, very END of the book. We understand these pages are scattered in the book so THAT the when the big reveal happens at the end, readers don’t feel cheated, but maybe there is a more subtle and discreet way of dropping hints? And maybe trying to link these pages with the entire novel, not just the very end? (This is just Saturn's opinion, Luna absolutely LOVED IT)
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We feel this review is a negative review but it’s not. We really like the book but it, but not as much as These Broken Stars. We picked it up thinking it’s going to be an action-packed sci-fi with undertones of romance. Instead, it’s the other way round. A romance with undertones of action packed sci-fi. If you like romance, by all means READ THIS BOOK. Or if you’re bored, try out this book. The writing is real nice and pretty, and the plot is actually stunning.
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You know, I read the first one, and I liked it, but it felt more NA than YA to me. I probably wouldn't have minded if it was labeled for an older audience, but hey, we all have our hangups, eh?
ReplyDeleteHi Crystal,
DeleteThanks so much for coming over here! <3
Yes, we can see why it's more NA than YA, but it's one of those books that's really hard to classify - sort of like Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Fangirl seemed way more NA than YA, but agreed, we all have our hangups.