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    Shatter Me

    By Tahereh Mafi

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    Stranger Things meets Shadow and Bone in this first instalment of an epic and romantic YA fantasy series – perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard. Now a TikTok phenomenon.

    A fragile young teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment – a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world. This is no ordinary teenager. Juliette is a threat to The Reestablishment's power. A touch from her can kill – one touch is all it takes. But not only is she a threat, she is potentially the most powerful weapon they could have. Juliette has never fought for herself before but when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, the depth of the emotion and the power within her become explosive …

    "Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I’m envious. I couldn’t put it down.… – Lauren Kate, New York Times bestselling author of Fallen

    'Dangerous, sexy, romantic and intense. I dare you to stop reading!' – Kami Garcia, bestselling author of the Beautiful Creatures series

    Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, and their young daughter. She can usually be found overcaffeinated and stuck in a book. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @TaherehMafi

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateMar 6, 2018
    ISBN9781780318684
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    Tahereh Mafi

    Tahereh Mafi is the #1 international bestselling and National Book Award nominated author of over a dozen books, including the Shatter Me series, the Woven Kingdom series, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, and An Emotion of Great Delight. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages. She lives in Southern California with her husband, fellow author Ransom Riggs, and their daughter. You can find her online at taherehmafi.com.

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    • 5/5
      I love this book soooooo much. This is the third time I'm reading it (more than any other book) and I still fall in love with the characters.

      I love Juliette and Warner, and even in this book Adam.

      I'm still team Warnette though.

      The book is so well written, descriptive, engaging, that every time I read it I can't put it down.

      I love your book, Tahereh Mafi!!!
    • 1/5
      I was the double-take guy meme gif the entire time I was reading this.
    • 1/5
      made me want to fall asleep, can't lie. was a bit boring.
    • 5/5
      Love it and i Know Aaron is the one not Adam that’s Why I hated Adam and really liked Aaron?
    • 5/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was engaged throughout the whole story, eagerly awaiting the next page.
    • 3/5
      3.5 ⭐
      Para mim, essa história foi uma releitura. Não é o meu favorito da série, mas ainda é um bom livro.
    • 2/5
      Kind of a neat concept, if you can stick through the main character’s never ending, dramatic whining. The second book could go so many places! Too bad I read the first one.
    • 4/5
      Okay, so honestly.....this took me a bit to actually get into. Maybe it was the writing style, which is like a journal or the inside of a person's head with crossed out thoughts and the things she replaced them with. Or maybe it was the fact that it seemed slow to build. And the end.....well the end builds so quickly and leaves you absolutely hanging with no hope of resolve unless you pick up book two.

      Do I mind that I need to read book two? Absolutely not....about midway through the book I was hoping that Adam Kent really was a good person and I was having a conflicted feeling about Warren. And still at the end of the book I am torn in whether I think Warren is completely bad or if he is just a product of his environment and nurturing. I want to see the stories of all the characters unfold and see where this series goes.
    • 3/5
      This was an interesting read and I'm glad I read it. This book has been in my consciousness for forever and I've heard from people that love it and people that hate it. I think if I had read this back when I was in 5th or 6th grade when I was reading a lot of YA dystopian books like this, I would have really liked it. I thought the flowery language was a little annoying because it's just not a style I've ever liked but everything else about this book was fine, I've just read similar plots so many times by now. I didn't care about Juliet's relationship with Adam at all. It just felt like a very typical love at first sight story. I'm just never impressed by the plot where it's like "oh no, it's not instalove because they knew each other years ago, even if you never get to see that." It's shown up a lot in books I've read recently and it never seems any less like instalove.
      The plot of this book was fine but definitely not compelling enough to keep me reading. I really doubt I'll pick up book two. I don't care about the Warren plot line, I don't care about the things we found out at the end of this book, and I don't really care about finding out the source of the powers people have. Maybe someday I'll read book two, but probably not for a long time.
    • 5/5
      Teen fiction; paranormal romance/adventure. Possibly the best paranormal romance I've read all year. The cover's all wrong (what IS that dress she's wearing? And the pose? Not appealing at all) but Juliette's voice is distinctive and interesting and edgy, and the romance is sizzling. Really looking forward to the rest of this series.
    • 5/5
      Beautiful book. I loved Juliette's voice, and how it changed as the book progressed, from fragile, scared girl to a confident woman. This is one series I'm looking forward to continuing.
    • 5/5
      Third five stars in a row, either i'm lucky picking up good books or i'm a total "5-stars-w**re"...
      anyway, i'm reading too fast and i'm way behind in my reviews (and my classes)
      hope i can catch up by the week-end.
    • 5/5
      This is such an amazing start to a great series. I love this book and I couldn't put it down. It's one of the best sci-fi books I've read in a long while. I love the world Mafi has created and I really like Juliette the main character.

      This was a definite page turner and it made me want to continue on with the next book to see what would happen next.
    • 4/5
      A very interesting book! I'm not sure if I want to finish the series, because it threw you into the special formatting right off the bat with...not a lot of explanation until about 30 pages in. Fine, whatever. It was a good book, though, fairly solid writing.
    • 2/5
      Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the Shatter Me series. I got this as an audiobook from Audible.com.Audiobook Quality (2/5): This wasn’t the best audiobook. The narrator uses a sort of “little girl” voice for Juliette and sometimes her voices for other characters were too similar to discern from each other. Additionally, they use a scritching noise to show that something Juliette is thinking has been scratched out (which is done in the book). This noise is incredibly annoying. Juliette also repeats herself...a lot. I almost stopped listening to this after listening to the narrator repeat "I am not insane" for like 5 minutes straight….it almost made me insane.Story (2/5): I wasn't a fan of this one. Not a lot happens in this story and it is incredibly predictable. Basically Juliette escapes an institution and joins a rebel group; does that sound like a million other YA dystopian novels to anyone else? Oh wait she has super powers too!!! Add to the above that this suddenly turns into an X-Men episode in the last couple chapters of the book and I was just done with it all. It was so silly and such a waste of time to listen to. SPOILER ALERTI also found it annoying that the first boy who can safely touch Juliette is the one she falls desperately in love with. It was super annoying that there is this big mystery about why some people can touch Juliette safely when it's incredibly obvious that only people who love her can touch her.END SPOILERCharacters (2/5): Our lead heroine, Juliette, is overly dramatic and the language and metaphors she uses are dramatic to the point of silliness. She just came across as completely silly to me. I didn’t really like any of the other characters any better. Setting (3/5): This is set in a sort of post-apocalyptic world where a political group called The Reestablishment has taken over. It’s pretty typical for a dystopian setting. We never find out a ton of detail about how The Reestablishment came to power. This was very focused on Juliette and her trying to adjust to her freedom and power. I would have liked to learn more about this world, especially things that would differentiate it from the many other dystopian novels out there.Writing/Drawing Style (2/5): This writing style was not for me. Juliette speaks and thinks in very dramatic and outlandish metaphors. Everything is compared to something extreme and dire. There are plenty of quotes from this book in other Goodreads reviews, so I don’t feel a need to provide more examples. There is also a lot of repetition, especially in the first part of the story. I thought the whole thing moved too slowly and, when I look back at the story, there wasn’t a lot that actually happened. I do think some people will like the metaphors and language, it is different and artistic, but was definitely not for me.My Summary (2/5): Overall this book and Mafi’s writing style were not for me. I did not like the writing style or how the audiobook was narrated. I thought the story was slow and predictable, and just didn’t offer any differences from a million other dystopian books out there. The parallels between the end of the book and X-men are incredibly stark and had me groaning a bit. I will not be reading any more of this series.
    • 4/5
      Juliette's touch is fatal. It's been 264 days since she touched someone - and that person died. Now, she's in an insane asylum. Now the government wants to use Juliette as a weapon to torture others. And Juliette doesn't know whether to go along with the plan or to fight back.

      I enjoyed this book. It wasn't the most awesome book I've ever read but it was good. Sometimes it was difficult to follow but it was good. I went into expecting a paranormal book but it wasn't. I didn't expect the kind of book it ended up being.

      I'll definitely be reading the sequel.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book! The concept is so interesting and the writing style was EXACTLY what I needed to get pulled out of my reading slump. I went out and bought the rest of the books in the series today so I can finish it sometime this coming year (I hope).

      I never got bored and I found the characters interesting and well rounded. The only reason it's not a 5 star book for me is that 1. As much as I liked the characters, I couldn't really connect with them thought that's probably because I just jumped off a book that spent 600 pages characterizing characters. And 2. I thought that the romance seemed kind of sudden but that's also probably because my last book moved so slow.

      I'm sure I'll be able to connect better with the next books once I start them.

      (Also that cover is amazing. It's like 70% of the reason I marked this book as a favorite.)
    • 3/5
      Juliette is loopy and is imprisoned in a dark post apocalyptic future. She's got a special power that fuels the books obsession with touch that segues into the not on all sides love triangle. It's overwrought but weird enough to lead me on.
    • 4/5
      3.75 stars. I enjoyed this overall, even though I found the beginning a bit slow. There were parts of the book that I found quite beautiful. The following quote is my favourite:

      “I spent my life folded between the pages of books.
      In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”

      I found her style of writing quite interesting, the strike outs were different, suggesting her desperation at the bleakness of her surroundings, the loss of freedom etc. The line a stark, black strike through, like a prisoner counting off their time in captivity. Interesting.

      Will definitely read the second in the series. Great titles too, and fantastic art work on the cover - love the eye!

    • 5/5
      Another really great read! I wasn't expecting it to be so good! I have had this one on my list for a long time now. When I started to read it I realized I couldn't even remember what it was about! I was surprised to read it was a dystopian novel. I haven't read on in quite awhile so it worked out! I'm really interested in seeing where this story goes and how things develop. I especially love the relationship between Adam and Juliette. I love that they have a really great history so it doesn't make it so much of the instant love.
    • 5/5
      This book blew me away.

      Shatter Me has undertones of dystopian fiction, but it is really its own entity. How do I explain this? Imagine that your favorite paranormal, superhero, and dystopian books were put into a blender to make one single book. That right there? That would be this book.

      Now I think it's important I start off with the writing style in Shatter Me because that seems to be the one thing that might keep people from falling in love with this gorgeous book. I'll admit, Tahereh Mafi's writing style is unlike anything I've read before. It's eerily prosaic, wonderfully descriptive, and oddly disconcerting, all at the same time. Replete with strikethroughs and repeated phrases, it feels sometimes like you might be going crazy yourself. I think it's important to remember that the reader is inside Juliette's head during the story. This is a girl who hasn't seen another person, hasn't touched another person, for what seems to her to be an endless amount of time. Being in Juliette's head can be off putting, or it can be beautiful. It all depends on how much you allow yourself to be immersed in the girl, and the world, that is built here.

      Juliette's character is what really brings Shatter Me to life. Constantly fighting a battle between the madness that she thinks still might consume her, and the giving person Adam knows her to be. Juliette is equal parts strong willed and vulnerable. The knowledge that her power can harm others cripples her, and she constantly wavers between feeling like a monster and a normal girl. Juliette truly has a power that can be used for good or evil, and both opportunities are presented to her. It might sound cliche at first glance, but I assure you that the girl on the pages is anything but that. Juliette's wariness at trusting others, her need to help even if she isn't sure if she should, her constant questioning of herself even when she's fairly sure that she is right, is all the product of her past. Tahereh Mafi builds up a girl who is believable and unique wrapped into one package. Juliette isn't perfect, and I loved her for that.

      Shatter Me is definitely dsytopian, and the world that is built around Juliette's story is amazing. Cities crumble to the ground in the wake of The Reestablishment. People cower in doorways as what is left of society is patrolled, and essentially owned, by the soldiers who are loyal to the movement. The explanation as to how this came about hit very close to home for me. To say that this world is possible, well that's an understatement. I won't spoil anything, but I will say that there is a distinct possibility we really could get to that point. It made me ponder that, and that made me fall even further under the spell of this book.

      If you can't tell from my musings above, I fell madly in love with this story. Devouring 120 pages in half an hour let me know that I was in for the long haul. I admit that I know that it won't be for everyone. As I mentioned, the writing style is different and might put some people off. However I can honestly say that if you give it a chance, if you allow yourself to fall wholeheartedly into Juliette's world, you might just find a story that will immerse you like it did me. Shatter Me is a refreshingly unique read that I enjoyed thoroughly. If there is indeed a sequel coming, I can't wait!
    • 4/5
      This is an engaging read. It's essentially another one of those dystopian tales where people develop special abilities to attempt to fight back against the bad forces that have come into play. So, the plot is, admittedly, not terribly original, but it's handled in a very nice way here. The characters are engaging, there are some unexpected twists, and the wider world making the narrative into a promising series is crafted well.
    • 3/5
      3-3.5 Stars:To me, this book seemed a little bit like a cross between The Darkest Minds and X-men, which I enjoyed! I found the storyline interesting and did not expect the ending whatsoever!The only thing I did not like is the constant repeating of things 3x all throughout the book. Maybe I only found it annoying because I was listening to the audiobook and had to hear the repetitiveness out loud? I found myself needing a break every once in a while because it became too annoying to me.Kate Simses did a beautiful job narrating.
    • 5/5
      This book is not for someone who dislikes tragedies. The first book to the series is full of pain. I really enjoyed this book not only for the sadness incorporated into it, but also because of the imagination and quotes the author included.
    • 3/5
      The style of writing is just spectacular!
      Although, Juliette still gets on my nerves and Adam is still too whiny for my liking I still enjoyed reading this book.
      I especially love Kenji and James, they're just too precious!!
      *singing* Off to the next one
    • 4/5
      An unusually lyrical book. I quite enjoyed it, particularly the actual stakes (people being really killed or injured) as opposed to the more gentle approach of The Selection, which fits into the same sort of apocalyptic-romance genre.

      Interested to see where this story goes.
    • 4/5
      I had been putting starting this series as I thought I was going to hate it. I was wrong! I am not normally a fan of Science Fiction and Dystopian, but I ended up enjoying the plot on this one.I was intrigued with the story right away, especially with Juliette being imprisoned. However; I was not a huge fan of the writing style or the scratch off sections. This did not come off as a journal, so to me it did not make sense. I know Juliette is carrying a journal, but the story is not written from the POV of the journal. I did not think it brought anything to the story, and I could have gone without these parts. I also do not love when words are reported over and over again in a sentence. The author did that very often.I ran through the first few chapters, then did not feel like picking it back up as it slowed down. I started reading this in physical copy and then switched to audio to help get through the middle. I ended up loving it on audio, and recommend giving it a try if you have been wanting to read this. I think the narrator for the audiobook brought the character and emotion to life, and I enjoyed her.I know others had issues with the lack of the development within the world. I actually liked that it was not complicated or something that half the book described. I did not have a hard time understanding the world. The ending reminded a lot of The Hunger Games. Hoping the rest of the series is as good and does not go downhill like the Hunger Games though.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book and I'm interested in reading whats in store next for Adam and Juliette. However, I do wish the author would have spent more time character and world building. I didn't feel myself connecting much with either of our two main characters because I feel like I didn't have much to go on with them. I wanted to learn more about this world they were living in and how it came to be the way it was. There were only little anecdotes about the world but not much detail. Granted, this is just personal preference as I always prefer more character development and world building, especially in this genre, opposed to dialogue. The love story was pretty cliche for YA: obvious and sudden. The premise of the story is interesting enough for me to go on, but not enough for me to rush to read the next installment.
    • 5/5
      I died and went to heaven. This book was awesome! So intense--first person present. We are in the characters head, in her written thoughts, in the moment. The novel is written as if Juliette wrote it, complete with her scratched out thoughts. And it was hot, so hot. Pg-13 hot. It doesn't go too far, which I was thankful for, but wow. Yes, there are a million metaphors that I know other readers did not like, but the way the author did it . . . It's how I think, how uncensored a real person would be. Perhaps, a soft, introverted soul, screaming to be heard. I devoured this book. Sucked it down, and want more. Best thing I have read in a long time. And the supernatural part increases at the end, it's not just Juliette, there's so much more. But I will be honest, plot: whatever. I didn't really care for it. For me it was just the base for the steamy, yet forbidden-ness of this mysterious boy that comes into Juliette's life. And the creepy villain--oh so manipulative and vile. I just loved the action between the three main characters--all the good, the bad, and the crazy.

      Anyway, one caution, this might not be for my LDS friends, tons of swearing and taking of the lords name in vain. So use your best judgement, if you want to assail your ears . . .
    • 4/5
      For exactly 264 days, Juliette has been imprisoned in a small room because she touched someone and that person died.


      Before I actually got around to reading this book, I had already heard a lot of bad reviews about it. Which is why I was hesitant to read it. But now that I've actually read it, I've realized that I really liked it. It was awesome, but it wasn't perfect, the book definitely had it's faults...
      Problem number 1 was this. The strike out thing annoyed me so much, I actually cringed every time my eyes over them. I understand that they were used to emphasize stuff or whatever but it was used to much, which made all of them quite annoying. And the occasional use of numbers (1,2,3...) instead of writing out the actual word was very annoying as well.
      Problem number two was Juliet. She was such a depressing person. And she was so... weak. I mean, she never even fought back. At least not until the end of the book. But most of the time she was letting people at her school, Warner, and her own parents walk all over her. I understand that she didn't do anything because she was "good" but I think its pretty unrealistic to let people walk over you, that much, and not say a word.
      Problem number three was Warner. Well, Warner wasn't really one of my problems with the book. He just confused me, a little bit. Because, honestly, I don't know if he really is an evil person or if he's just really confused. And it seems to me like he could be apart of a love triangle with along with Adam and Juliette because during the entire book Juliette never exactly treated him like he was the villain. She just sorta went along with whatever he said and went on about how cute he was. A part of me feels a little sorry for him because hes so confused but another part of me did a happy dance when Juliette shot him.
      But I absolutely, positively loved Adam. He was a pretty awesome character. Strong,hot, tall, tattooed, loyal, protective. He was just the perfect package (fans self). Adam really made the whole book worth reading. He was just awesome (did I say that already?).
      Even though, it wasn't exactly the Dystopian novel I was expecting, Shatter Me kept me interested enough to read it in all in a matter of hours and it defiantly left me wanting to know whats going to happened to these guys in the next book. Which unfortunately come out next year.