Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) in Never Too Old For Y.A. & N.A. Books

Oct 03, 2011 ♥ Rebecca ♥ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, own-physical-copy, sci-fi, favourites, dystopian, young-adult, romance, reviewed, to-reread

This was fascinating. I loved the story, and the characters, and the writing, and the message. I loved how the writing mirrored Juliette's state of mind and her image of herself. As her life became more stable and purposeful, so did she and the writing. It was a unique insight into the MC's mind which we dont usually gain through traditional narration. And I would not be surprised if Juliette was actually OCD or bipolar. I dont know much about those two conditions, but Juliette does seem to str

This was fascinating. I loved the story, and the characters, and the writing, and the message. I loved how the writing mirrored Juliette's state of mind and her image of herself. As her life became more stable and purposeful, so did she and the writing. It was a unique insight into the MC's mind which we dont usually gain through traditional narration. And I would not be surprised if Juliette was actually OCD or bipolar. I dont know much about those two conditions, but Juliette does seem to struggle with something besides her surroundings.

"Hope is hugging me, holding me in its arms, wiping away my tears and telling me that today and tomorrow and two days from now I will be just fine and I'm so delirious I actually dare to believe it."

Juliette is a remarkable person. Being mistreated, abandoned, and imprisoned at such a young age, I am surprised she didnt turn out more like Warner, although they do have far more in common than she seems willing to admit. They have both been written off by their parents (in Warner's case just his father), are feared for who or what they are, they both have remarkable power of some kind, and they are both prisoners in their own lives. It seems clear to me that they are also both looking for love and acceptance.

"All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart."

I enjoyed Adam's character in the beginning. I found it really interesting how he used to know Juliette when they were children, and that he joined the military to find her. Its an interesting backstory. And he was a sweetheart. But as time went by and we saw more of him and met other, more interesting characters, I realized that he was just a Gary Stu. There wasnt really anything special about him.

"In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together."

The story seemed to be a lot about identity. About learning who you are, not letting other people tell you who you should be, and also not labeling others, or judging them by the face they show the world. I suspect as the series progresses, we will also see a lot of growth, from Juliette as well as other characters, as their true identities continue to be revealed to us, as well as to themselves. ...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Marla rated it really liked it

Shelves: short-stuff, zz-team-2013-challenge-wild-blue-d, young-adult, series, romance, paranormal, science-fiction, book-about-books, dystopia, challenged

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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Mar 23, 2025 Kami rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2025-rrrc-reading-challenge, paranormal-romance, young-adult, sci-fi, psychic-abilities, dystopia, may-yc-villains

Juliette can kill with her touch. She doesn't want to and she didn't mean to hurt anyone. She is locked up for a murder she didn't mean to commit. Then the government decides to use her power. This is a dystopia. People are starving. The Reestablishment has taken over but they are corrupt and cruel. And Juliette doesn't want to be their weapon. I liked this book so much that when I was halfway done, I ordered the next book in the series. ...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Ami E. Bowen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 100-books-in-2013

I would recommend this book for people interested in a first-person romantic dystopian that reads like breathtaking metaphorical poetry. So many negative reviews. At least they're honest, which is positive in and of itself. Mine will be, hopefully, as positively honest as I can write it since I've continued to enjoy what I've read, and be gently critical for what I did not. Since finishing I found the prose is very creative and pretty and story, especially near the second half, to be exciting an ...more

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Sep 17, 2011 Monica Millard rated it really liked it

Shelves: to-buy, own-electronic, heavy, sci-fi, character-love, dystopian, cover-love, 2014-reads

I didn't really know what to expect coming into this series. I really liked this first installment. The writing, punctuation and style were a bit hard to fall into at first. But it really does lend to the voice of the character and once I was a few chapters in it was easy to handle.

I'm really conflicted about the whole series, since I've finished all three books and the two novellas.

I have to say that I have serious respect for Tahereh Mafi. She is a genius. I'm conflicted for reason that I can ...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Devon rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Jul 17, 2012 Katie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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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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