Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Book Summary:
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.
(Summary from Goodreads.com)
Reactions to the book:
This is a very good book for both boys and girls. There is a ton of action and dystopian aspects that will make everyone want to read this book. All the characters have very different personalities that will make you love and sometimes hate the characters. This book will make you have all the feelings. This is the first book in the Shatter Me trilogy and will have lots of twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Appeal of Book Cover Art:
This cover is very interesting. The eye has the coolest design on the eyelashes. This cover screams read me!!!! You should never judge a book by its cover, but if you do you should pick up this book ASAP. Awards/Honors/Nominations:
2013 Arab American Book Award
B ook Review by Emily Dengler
