They say opposites attract? Kylie Warner and Jonathan (Darwin) Kadisch are the perfect example. He is an introvert to Kylie's definite extrovert. He is a brilliant chemist, while she struggle to pass basic chemistry. She is beautiful, while he has a nerdy streak. Everything about them screams differences, but those differences are, at times, exactly what attracts them together. 
 Kylie has some insecurities she is working through. After having her (now-)ex-boyfriend cheat on her with her best friend, Kylie is struggling to focus. Her grades have slipped, as has her self-confidence. But she also has a supportive family, a great group of friends, and the help of a chemistry tutor to turn her grade around. 
 Jonathon's intelligence is obvious, and though it brings in moments of insecurity for Kylie, I never doubt for a moment that he is both brilliant and personable. He is such a closet romantic too, a bit uncharacteristic for a "nerd" character, but that bit about him just endeared him to me even more. He was that perfect mix of genius and gentleman, but with a quiet demeanor. 
 The challenges they faced were unlike any others in this series before. Not only was Kylie still dealing with the betrayal from when her best friend slept with her boyfriend, but suddenly she was dealing with an unexpected pregnancy from her chemistry tutor. Based on how that initial night of sex went, I found it a little hard to believe she would have come up pregnant, but it wasn't difficult to suspend disbelief for that single plot aspect. 
 The science jokes, the bump in vocabulary, and the closet romance made this book for me. It was like reading a less technical episode of The Big Bang Theory, with the personalities there without the complicated theories and equations (because let's face it, most people who love that show don't really understand the physics they throw out like addition -- myself included). 
 At the end of Shatter, I was feeling warm fuzzies with a silly grin on my face. Kylie and Jonathon were perfect for each other in an opposites attract kind of way. Despite the bumps in their road, this was an easy read with low angst/emotional turmoil. I loved that both characters were always (or nearly almost) straightforward with each other, forgoing games for communication and while it wasn't a smooth road, neither was it over-dramatic. 
 I had so much fun reading this book. No, Kylie and Jonathon didn't have the smoothest road, but they also knew they were attracted to each other and didn't fight it terribly hard. They had a few bumps along the way, or rather mountains to climb, but the way they each stuck true to themselves as individuals while they found themselves as a couple was refreshing and perfect. This was an easier read than some of the other books in the series, but I found it just as entertaining and satisfying in the end. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review. This review is also posted at Reviews by Tammy and Kim.