Tested Tales- Shatter Me
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- 3 min read
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Title | Shatter Me |
Author | Tahereh Mafi |
Series | This is the first book in the series. It was originally a trilogy, and has expanded to like 9 books. But some of them have 2 novellas, etc. |
Age Rating | 14+ |
Content Warnings | Suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, murder, attempted murder, parental neglect, parental abuse, attempted sexual assault, isolation. |
Reading Guidance | You may have heard of Aaron Warner as the end game love intrest. You will hate him here. Also, I recommend reading when you don't know ANYTHING about it. I recommend skipping the blurb on this review. |
Time Read | 18th Aug-20th Aug. But it took me way too long to go from 'I want to read' to 'reading'. |
Blurb |
I have a gift
I'm more than human
My touch is power
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. |
Plot | 3/5 (a bit predictable) |
World | 5/5 (just my opinion) |
Main Character | 4/5 (annoying at times but quite cool) |
Concept | 4/5 |
Quality | 4/5 |
Romance | 3/5 (honestly, neither love interest is that great, but Adam is nice enough) |
Ending | 3/5 (she just puts on a suit. Nothing special) |
Re-readability | 3/5 |
Choices | 4/5 (she's not like some who just constantly do stupid things for the sake of the plot) |
Twists | 2/5 (not really a plot twisty book) |
Themes | 4/5 (getting rid of languages + books, government control. Real issues addressed!) |
Bingability | 4/5 |
Chapter Length | 5/5 (6-7 pages each) |
Cover/Edition | 5/5 (mine was gorgeous. The original is quite cool, but after 5 covers it's a bit... odd. The eyes!) |
Side Characters | 3/5 (loved James and Kenji. Everyone else... I didn't need them) |
Emotional Involvement | 3/5 |
Genre | 4/5 (I love a good dystopia) |
Execution | 4/5 |
Writing Style | 5/5 (love the strikeouts and repetition. It feels so relatable!) |
Wildcard (Juliette's power) | 4/5 (such a cool idea) |
Total: | 76/100 (Very enjoyable, but not one of my favourites). |
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