#BookReview: Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi

Synopsis: 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.



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Rating: 2 Stars
My Review: After finishing this the day of book club I went back and forth on what to rate it. I started out at 4 stars because I was engaged and wanted to know how the story ended.  But after really thinking about it and finishing the first novella I just really realized that I didn't enjoy the story as much as I did back 11 years ago. After that I also realized that I just was not invested enough to finish the series.  So here's to another older ya series that just isn't for me anymore.  Yes I feel sick and sad. 

So this story was slowish and nothing really happens you have this girl who is put into a kind of prison and she is trying to stay herself and not go insane.  She cant touch anyone because she will kill them and of course there is a somewhat of a love triangle and both boys she can touch.  I mean who didn't see that coming.  The ending was just weird and I just don't know.  

Overall I have to say thinking while I write this it doesn't surprise me that I didn't enjoy this as much as I was hoping. Because pretty much all of Mafi's other titles I have read I have DNFed.  So me not enjoying this one makes a lot of sense.  

Review

PRAISE FOR SHATTER ME: “Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I’m envious. I couldn’t put it down.” — Lauren Kate, New York Times bestselling author of FALLEN

“Rip-roaring adventure and steamy romance scenes, with a relationship teens will root for as much as they did for Bella and Edward. Inventive touches propel the story, such as strikeouts that reveal Juliette’s inner thoughts. The final chapters leave Juliette, Adam, and Warner well poised for round two.” — Booklist

“Mafi combines a psychological opener with an action-adventure denouement in her YA debut. This is a gripping read from an author who’s not afraid to take risks.” — Publishers Weekly

“Fans of Cashore’s Fire, Oliver’s Delirium, and, yes, Twilight will find this addictive.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Fast-paced action scenes convey imminent danger vividly....Part cautionary tale, part juicy love story, this will appeal to action and adventure fans.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Teens will feel satisfied yet wait impatiently for more.” — School Library Journal

EARLY PRAISE FOR UNRAVEL ME: “Unravel Me is dangerous, sexy, romantic, and intense. I dare you to stop reading.” — Kami Garcia, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures novels

From the Back Cover

The moon understands
    what it means to be
  h u m a n.
      Uncertain.
            Alone.
    Cratered by
  i m p e r f e c t i o n s.

No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal, but the Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon.

But Juliette has plans of her own.

After a lifetime without freedom, she’s finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time—and to find a future with the one boy she thought she’d lost forever.

In the electrifying first book in the Shatter Me series, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroine.

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