Shattered: Book 3 (Slated, #3)

by Teri Terry

Kyla's memory was erased,
her personality wiped blank,
her memories lost for ever.

Or so she thought.

After the shocking events of SLATED and FRACTURED, we return to Kyla's oppressive world as she tries to make sense of her life and everything around her.

Set in a disturbing near-future world, this is the conclusion to an engrossing, fast-paced trilogy that establishes Teri Terry as a master thriller writer.

Book 3 in the acclaimed SLATED trilogy.

• ISBN10: 1408319500
• ISBN13: 9781408319505
• Publish Date: 6 March 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
• Imprint: Orchard Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leah]

Oh. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

What a read! I loved Slated, I enjoyed Fractured, but Shattered blew the whole trilogy wide open! So many surprises, so many reveals, so much action! I honestly had no idea this is how Kyla's story would go, but it was perfect. I'm not even sure if I should be calling her Kyla, and that's very much the heart of Shattered, as Kyla tries to figure out who the hell she is (which isn't as easy as you might think).

Shattered was also about Kyla calling people on their lies, and that was epic. Some of the scenes in the book had me cringing for her safety, but Kyla was taking no prisoners, and certainly taking no liars and I loved it. I'm all for someone finding out who they are, who they belong to and it was incredible to see the snippets from Kyla's childhood finally pay off into something tangible, something real.

What surprised me most was Aidan! WHERE THE HELL DID HE COME FROM IN THESE LAST TWO BOOKS EH? EH? EH? I was proper Team Aidan. I mean, I loved Ben in Slated, don't get me wrong, but what with him going missing and everything in Fractured, it allowed Aidan to completely wipe him away, in my head anyway. I liked that the chemistry between Kyla & Aidan was there, and it was tangible, but it wasn't forced. I liked that Aidan would look out for Kyla no matter what, because that was just the kind of guy he was.

I absolutely loved every page of this book. I read it in one sitting because I couldn't get enough and I was devastated to get to the end, because I feel like I could read about Kyla forever, although I am happy it ended, for Kyla's sake more than anything because man, did she go through some stuff. Thank you, Teri Terry, for letting me read your fantastic stories, they've kept me gripped for well over 1000 pages. BRAVO.

[Nessa Luna]

Actual rating: 4,5 - At the beginning of this year I read a book called Slated, that I had ordered from Amazon a long time before that, and LOVED it. I immediately ordered sequel Fractured which I loved too and then third - and final - book Shattered. I started in that... and put it down after reading not more than twenty or so pages. Why? I have no idea, but I think I was in a sort of reading slump and I didn't want to read a book of which I really enjoyed the two previous ones in the 'fear' of disliking the third book. So I put it down and saved it for a time when I wasn't feeling like putting down every book I picked up.

In June I finally picked up Shattered again and I kind of cheered when I got past the point where I put it down the previous time. And I kept reading, and reading and reading - because oh my god these books are fantastic! Honestly I think one of the reasons I love these books so much is because they happen in Dystopian England rather than Dystopian America which happens in I believe 90% of the YA Dystopia's, and honestly I am getting a little bit tired of that (I don't blame American authors for keeping their stories in their territory, but still).

Shattered is the third and final book in the Slated series, and honestly I am a bit sad that it's over now - but I really enjoyed reading this third book because it is full of thrilling scenes. In this book Kyla goes in search of her birthmother and ends up in a small town which awakens more of her memories from before she was Slated. But there she finds out that not everything is as it seems, and even her birthmother seems to have some secrets of her own.

I liked the fact that Kyla was going to meet her family from before she was Slated, and I really liked the house that her mother, Stella, was living in. She took care of several girls who were under twenty-one and according to law not allowed to live on their own without an adult yet. Kyla went undercover as someone who was signing up for a program they have in the town and of course could not let anyone know that she was Stella's daughter. Then her cover gets blown and she has to go into hiding with Aiden and some other MIA people. And that is when stuff starts happening that made me go 'WHAT IS GOING ON?! WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?!'. A certain character makes his/her return, or in fact multiple characters from the previous two books make their return that made me go 'OH MY GOD'.

I mean the part where Ben walks into the room, I was freaking out. Too bad later on he turned out to be brainwashed by Lorders and got several MIA people killed - I was really happy when he walked back into Kyla's life again. Though I have to say after this book I don't ship them too much anymore, I think I like her more with Aiden now to be honest, ha ha ha oops.

Honestly, the end where the 'villain' meets the 'hero' for the last time before everything goes to a 'and they lived happily ever after' ending felt a bit rushed to me. I don't know why, but I had the feeling that it all happened so quickly after each other (which I guess kind of happens in this sort of situations), and it bothered me a little bit. I reread the part twice because I had the feeling I was missing something, but yeah - that was actually the only thing that wasn't that awesome about this book I guess..

In the end, Shattered was amazing and thrilling and a very good end to a series. I really recommend this series to people who are sick of seeing all those American-centered dystopias, and just people who love good action-packed books!

My opinion on this book in one gif: 

I'm really sad to say goodbye to such an amazing series. I started this series based on a whim and I couldn't have ever believed that it would be one of my favourite series.

The main character has many names: Lucy, Rain, Kyla and Riley. Kyla is the name that I'm going to use in this review based on the fact that the main character was introduced with this name in Slated. Kyla is a hero! She is a complex character who always stands for what she believes is right. I was rooting for her every step of the way. Kyla showed growth and development as a character and she begins to understand how every single choice that she makes in her life influences her future. She has come a long way from the first novel, Slated. Basically, if Kyla existed in the real world, I would want her to be my best friend...

I was never hooked on the romance aspect in the Slated trilogy, and I was glad that it didn't become the focal point of the series. I knew that the last book would have more romance in it then the other book and I was prepared for it. The romance aspect didn't play as large a role as I thought it would. YAY! I was however, blind-sided by a love triangle that sprouted out of nowhere. I never liked the relationship between Ben and Kyla, but I felt as though the feelings and emotions that were needed to create a successful love triangle was non-existent.

Teri Terry knows how to write a trilogy that kept me wondering who is this character, is it a hero or a villain and what's going to happen next. I kept on having OMG moments as everything that I thought I knew and would happen was shattered (pun intended) by a new revelation.

Teri Terry is an amazing author who writes creative stories filled with complex characters! I'm glad that I read this trilogy.