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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)

Tahereh Mafi

Start date: July 2, 2012

Finish date: July 31, 2012

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Sep 25, 2017 Carrie rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, young-adult

I didn't know much about this book going into it. I knew it was tagged young adult and dystopia...that's it that's all I knew. So imagine my surprise when see this girl locked up in an asylum. I think ok maybe I'm mistaken. But then I learn of how the world is, how birds are no longer there, how the world is in fact in shambles.

The feel I got over all is a dytopian feeling superhero book. Juliette is like Rogue. We have a guy like Mr. Fantastic, I'm waiting for Wolverine wanna be to make an app ...more

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Feb 28, 2015 Krissy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, cover-color-blue, read-before-2015, pgs-300-399, cover-eye

Decent. I enjoyed it for the most part. I thought the author tended to lean towards being OTT every so often. But not bad enough to ruin the book for me. Unfortunately I stumbled across some spoilers from the last book of this series and it sort of turned me off from continuing to book 2. I don't like where the author ends up taking the story so this book is as far as I'll go in this series. ...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Marla rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, challenged, zz-2013, romance, series, dystopia, paranormal, zz-team-2013-challenge-wild-blue-d, buddy, girl-power

Started slowly, but I could love Adam Kent. There were some plot issues, but I forgive them. I liked Juliette and was jealous that Adam loved her.

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Jan 02, 2024 Rachel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: libby, read-via-audiobook-and-ebook

Well, that was a wild ride.

I was tired and wanted a book to keep me awake, and this definitely did. The audiobook was better than I expected, too, since the narrator does different character voices.

I'm not usually into these dystopian novels, but this one hooked me. It helps that it's super fast-paced and there's not a TON of world building to keep track of (at least in the beginning). There's definitely some YA cliches in here, including some major sexual tension that never goes too far. And y ...more

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Jul 23, 2019 Brenda rated it did not like it

I don't know what I just read, but it was not good. Ridiculously overdramatic, with annoying strikethroughs all throughout. And the ending wasn't really any kind of ending at all. ...more

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May 20, 2012 Angie Taylor rated it it was amazing

I loved, loved, loved this book. It's a little bit Hunger Games meets X-Men, so not the most original, but it totally worked for me. The writing is beautiful in a first person narrative, pulling the reader in emotionally from the beginning. I really loved the inner workings of Juliette's mind as her narrative effectively illustrated her dilema between insane and sane. A big fan of the love story, and I loved the age old idea that Juliette and Adam were meant for each other. I'm excited to discov ...more

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