Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi
Release: November 15th 2011
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harper
Source: Amazon
Shatter Me Synopsis:
̶I̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶s̶e̶
I have a gift
̶I̶ ̶a̶m̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶o̶n̶s̶t̶e̶r̶
I’m more than human
̶M̶y̶ ̶t̶o̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶e̶t̶h̶a̶l̶
My touch is power
̶I̶ ̶a̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶p̶o̶n̶
I will fight back
Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.
Review:
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The main thing I liked about the story is Warner. He is somewhat psychotic and commanding, but he also has a certain charm and has a fan boy quality towards Juliette. The story is also very fast paced where things happen one after the other. However, there are two main things which I disliked about the story. Firstly, it is the insta love between Juliette and Adam. Secondly, it is Juliette’s personality and not being a strong main character. Overall, “Shatter Me” has a decent plot, and the world building is decent, but the character development is awful.
