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  • Shatter Me

  • By: Tahereh Mafi
  • Narrated by: Kate Simses
  • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (3,754 ratings)

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Shatter Me

By: Tahereh Mafi
Narrated by: Kate Simses
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Publisher's summary

"You can't touch me," I whisper. I'm lying, is what I don't tell him. He can touch me, is what I'll never tell him. But things happen when people touch me. Strange things. Bad things.

No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon.

But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time - and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever.

©2011 Tahereh Mafi (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers
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fantastic!!!

I could have read this cover to cover. I can't wait to read the next book

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Different and Engaging

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Overall Rating: 3.75
Story Rating: 3.50
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Audio Rating: 4.00 (Not part of the overall rating)

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First Thought when Finished: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi was different, interesting, and engaging! Bring me the next one please!

Part 1 Thoughts:

I picked up Shatter Me for 2 reasons:

1: Most of my friends (even the non-YA readers like myself) enjoyed it
2: It was on sale at Audible

I have to say that overall I found the world different, interesting, and engaging. The story was slow to start but once it got moving, I was invested. The world building was fantastic! I could picture the world in my mind's eye and while I have no desire to travel there, had no problem picturing the characters maneuvering around. The characters are what drew me to the story though. I thought Juliette was equal parts fascinating and damaged. Her life experiences made her both wise and foolish. I was intrigued by Warner and what made him tick. Was he just this bad ass nut case that was truly evil or is there more there? Adam was a little one dimensional to me but he did fulfill an important role: he gave Juliette someone to count on. That role is significant because she could begin to bloom. The pacing and action were a little uneven in the beginning but once the story hit it's stride the speed, urgency, and desperation of the characters was on par with the action. For a first book in a trilogy, it was fantastic!

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Narrated By Kate Simses / Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins


This is the first book I have listened too narrated by Kate. I thought she did a great job with Juliette, Adam, and Warner. I was a little surprised there weren't two narrators for this book (as the guys got as much page time as Juliette) but Kate (for the most part) pulled it off pretty well.

Final Thoughts: Interesting and engaging I will be continuing this series.

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I’m into it.

It’s a great story and I’m into it…I’ll move on to the next book. There is a lot to learn yet and I’m interested where the story is going. I had feelings of The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson. Ha!

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Great book, audio needs work

Whatever the scratching noise is, is extremely annoying. And also Juliette sounds like she is 12. Otherwise the book itself was fantastic.

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Overly dramatic

Not sure what to say about this story. I want to like it. I really do. There's not much explanation about the time period or what the world is like outside. There's not much explanation about why people are the way they are or the power struggle that has everyone fighting. There's so many holes in this story, I was merely struggling through the heroines constant whining and childish exaggerations just to find out what in the world is going on. The problem is that it's never explained and I'm still confused about where things are supposed to be going. All the twists in the end made me have to rewind and listen again wondering if I missed something. The main characters constant freak outs and obliviousness to the obvious and annoying questions make this novel a tough read. Uneven tone shifts in the writing make me uncertain on what to feel about different scenes. Hoping the second book has some answers or I'll be passing on this series.

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Thrilling

This book was unexpectedly amazing!! Make sure to check this out, you won't regret it.

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Absolutely Intriguing!!

I loved this!! And the narrator was brilliant as Juliette!! Her voice made we want to skip reading and just listen. I think Juliette was extremely likable and my heart quickly went out to her. I can't wait for more!!

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Heartbreakingly beautiful

The heartache within this character is so realistic. I felt there should be a trigger warning due to the severity of depression. Beautifully written.

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Wait it out

This book was really hard to get into and I heard that going in. I was bored to tears until at least the last 3rd of it. But now I gotta read the next one to see what I think for sure

But the music over the credits is beautiful. I wish I had a copy of that

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yes!

great story! takes a little bit to get used to the narrators voice, but she has great range with the different characters.

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