Hyped is the word for this book. Hyped and utterly poetic to the point of redundancy. What book is this you might ask? This book, recently read, is Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.
Summary:
I have a curse
I have a gift
I am a monster
I'm more than human
My touch is lethal
My touch is power
I am their weapon
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.
I really enjoyed this book. However, I expected much more due to the fact it's hyped up so much. Besides the expectation, I really liked it. Yes, the poetic writing grated on me towards the end and during some points. But I enjoyed it nonetheless. I liked the plot and concept of the story. I found it fascinating. Although I wasn't the biggest fan of Juliette, I liked Kenji, James, and occasionally Adam. Unlike many others, Warner didn't bother me all that much. I plan on doing a video review on my YouTube channel, so I won't go into depth.
Overall, I liked this book a lot and awarded it a 3.5/5 stars and 8.8/10. I'd definitely recommend this book to someone.
Thanks for reading! I hope you think about checking this book out if you haven't already.
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