SHATTER ME BOOK SERIES

Then she discovers a man who can touch her with no ill-effects. Juliette is barred from human touch but longs for it.

Mafi keeps the descriptions fairly clean, but the characters’ intentions are also wildly clear. Be prepared – this romance packs a pretty hormonal punch when it comes to sexual tension and desire. Juliette the love-starved, impassioned teenager obsessed with her new boyfriend doesn’t drive the story like the complex, writhing girl trapped in a world unprepared for her presence.įollowing the popular vein of romantic dystopian fiction, Shatter Me is likely to appeal to Divergent fans. It’s hard to say whether that opening pace would have been sustainable for the entire novel, but the change between the first chapter and the last is so stark, it’s almost difficult to believe it’s the same novel. Yet when she’s released, she seems to acclimate quickly to life outside her prison, surrounded by people, and the beautiful intense writing fades to a more romance-oriented tone. Juliette clearly stands on the brink of insanity due to her long stay in solitary confinement. Stark, powerful writing fills the opening pages of this haunting tale. A leader who will stop at nothing to bend Juliette to his will and use her curse to destroy all who oppose him. Now a soldier, he takes orders from a cruel, power-hungry commander. Juliette discovers Adam isn’t the boy she once knew. Though it is the one thing she desperately wants. She recognizes him as Adam, the boy from her former life, the only one who ever showed her kindness.Īs he begins to chip away at her outer shell, she warns him again and again that he cannot touch her. Without explanation, a young man joins her in her cell, seemingly against his will. Part cautionary tale, part juicy love story, this will appeal to action and adventure fans.Published NovemAmazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreadsįor months seventeen year-old Juliette remains locked inside a cold brick cell alone. “Fast-paced action scenes convey imminent danger vividly. “Rip-roaring adventure and steamy romance scenes, with a relationship teens will root for as much as they did for Bella and Edward.” - ALA Booklist This is a gripping read from an author who’s not afraid to take risks.” - Publishers Weekly “Mafi combines a psychological opener with an action-adventure denouement in her YA debut.

SHATTER ME BOOK SERIES

I couldn’t put it down.” - Lauren Kate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fallen series “Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I dare you to stop reading.” - Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures series “ Unravel Me is dangerous, sexy, romantic, and intense. A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young adult literature-or any literature!” - Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 'Tahereh Mafi’s bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. “The tight focus provides an emotional immediacy.” - VOYA

“ will have fans groaning aloud for the next installment.” - ALA Booklist But when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, she finds a strength she never knew she had. Juliette has never fought for herself before. And they’ll stop at nothing to shape her into what they want. But The Reestablishment sees her as an opportunity. It feels like a curse, like too great a burden for one person alone to bear. No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can bring a grown man to his knees, begging for mercy. Juliette can kill with a touch-will she wield her power for good, or will it turn her into the monster she’s always feared she truly is? Find out in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series-all six novels are now available in this paperback box set!

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