Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Pages: 388
Rating:💜💜💜💜
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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 her touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone, no one really cares.
But now Juliette has to make a choice. Be a weapon or be a warrior.

I never thought I was going to read this book. The premise didn't interest me, I'd heard some mixed reviews and it was published quite a while ago. But boy am I glad I gave it a chance!

Juliette was a little bland in my opinion; she had very little personality outside of her fatal touch. She did start to have a bit more character towards the end of the book, so hopefully she will be more interesting in the next book. Adam was a sweetheart; I loved him from the start. He obviously really cared about Juliette, and was willing to sacrifice everything for her. Warner, on the other hand, was completely crazy. He forced Juliette to hurt people, he hunted her and he became obsessed with her. He was almost the polar opposite of Adam: the crazy to his calm.

The writing style was...different. I enjoyed it for the most part, but there were times where I got bored of reading yet another metaphor for the colour of Adam's eyes or the way Juliette was feeling that day. It felt very personal; it was almost like reading a diary. There were parts that were scribbled out, parts that were repeated for emphasis, and parts that were underlined to drag your attention to them. It was like someone had opened Juliette's brain for us to look into, all her darkest secrets now spread across these pages.

I both loved and hated this book. It was a beautiful, poetic book which was basically just a romance. It had its ups and downs, like most books do, but it kept my interest long enough to make me finish it. And now that I'm done with it I can't wait to read Unravel Me!

If you are looking for a book full of description and with a slightly crazy cast of characters I would definitely recommend this book.