Review: Shatter Me

* 1st in a trilogy *

Juliette's touch is fatal and because of that she's been locked away. One day, she gains a call mate. At first, he's horrible taking her bed and her little comforts. She doesn't pay him any attention. She doesn't answer his many questions, but she does show him the ropes.

He begins to realize he's been a jerk and apologizes to her. They begin to talk, it's not much but it increases daily. As their talks get more personal, Juliette begins to view him as a friend. That's when Adam is taken away.

Before long, Juliette's taken too. What she learns could be the death of her...

My Thoughts: I enjoyed this dystopian book with a side of X-Men powers. I felt sorry for Juliette through the entire book - for the time she spent with her parents, to the time she spent in the cell, to the time she spent as a prisoner. 

I liked her interactions with Adam - and how she knew him from before her life turned upside down. 

I liked Adam, especially his interactions with his brother.

I liked the issue of trust and loyalty - I was never quite sure what was a lie and what wasn't. It kept me guessing and turning the pages.

The government propaganda, the horror or war, and a person as weapons plot lines were well done. They were horrible, convincing, and made me cringe. 

Cover Thoughts: Not a huge fan - it doesn't tell me much about the book

Final Thoughts: I've been wanting to read this book for a long time - the idea of X-Men powers hooked me. Even though I'm late to the party, I'm glad I read this and I'm looking forward to book 2. 

Teen Review Thursday: Shatter Me

This book takes place in a futuristic world where everything has fallen apart. There is little food and everything is controlled by a group called “The Reestablishment”. “The Reestablishment” promised people a better future and told them they would fix the problems of the people. However, once they took power they did nothing to help the people at all. The book’s main character is a girl named Juliette. In the beginning of the book she is locked in an insane asylum but she isn’t insane. She has an ability that allows her to kill people just by touching them. This ability makes a person in a position of power in “The Reestablishment” interested in her.  This book follows her from the insane asylum onward and is written in her perspective.

I liked the book for many reasons. First, I thought it was interesting to hear the story from Juliette’s point of view rather than a third person point of view. It allows the reader to know what Juliette is thinking at all times. Also, I liked the author’s writing style. They had an interesting way of describing things. For example they used a lot of numbers and counting to express things which I thought was interesting. One thing I didn’t like was the fact that the end of the book was a cliffhanger. While I assume there will be a sequel it was still rather upsetting that the book just cut off during, in my opinion, a really important part. Overall, this was a very good book that I would recommend to other teenage girls

Kelly -   Age 16

Rating: 8