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By Zaz , Mood Minion · 29 posts · 117 views
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I was utterly intrigued by the synopis. How can a touch of a girl be fatal?? I should say I was totally let down. Let me say that I couldn't get past half the book. I usually do not give up on books, but if I do I read a good chunk of the book before deciding to give up. Yes, Shatter me series is just not the book for me.Maybe I made the wrong decision of listening the audio book. For one full minute I heard Juliette say I'm not Insane, that drove me Insane really.. It's so frustrating to hear J
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This book was really really terrible. Like one of those books that I simply can't visualize the process it must have gone through, getting approved for publication by one person after another.
It is about a 17 year old girl with a strange power that makes contact with her skin painful and potentially lethal to others. She lives in a post apocalyptic world that seems like it's supposed to just be a standard bleak projection into the future, where we have depleted all of our resources and the clim ...more
It is about a 17 year old girl with a strange power that makes contact with her skin painful and potentially lethal to others. She lives in a post apocalyptic world that seems like it's supposed to just be a standard bleak projection into the future, where we have depleted all of our resources and the clim ...more

Yup. I was good with it for the first half. But the complete lack of world development, repetitive writing and excessive amount of metaphors got to me. This is a romance. That's all there is to it. Not worth it.
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At first I wasn't too sure about this book. The writing style was different and it took some getting used to. After a few chapters I was hooked. Tahereh Mafi is wonderful. I love the voice she gives to Juliette. I enjoyed the repetition, crossing out thoughts, and the imagery.
The ending was a little flat for me. I felt like watching a fire die out. The ending is important to the story but it was just meh... I think that is why I can't give this book 5 stars. Other than that I LOVED the characte ...more
The ending was a little flat for me. I felt like watching a fire die out. The ending is important to the story but it was just meh... I think that is why I can't give this book 5 stars. Other than that I LOVED the characte ...more

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