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Apr 14, 2021TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the style of this book. I thought that it was interesting how the author left so much up to the reader which I really enjoy and that technique puts you inside Juliette’s head and helps you to understand what's going on. I also enjoyed how at the beginning of some of the chapters there were flashbacks that helped you understand how the character got where she was and how every setting worked together to give you the final picture. This book is the first of a trilogy and I am looking forward to reading the other two. 5 stars @_yellow_flower_ of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board Shatter Me is a book that brings out a variety of emotions from the reader. Written intelligently through a technique known as ‘purple prose’, it almost would have worked out for me if the author hadn’t overdone it. The amount of prose used was excessive and eventually just got bleak and infuriating. Needless to say, the storyline was exquisite and I just wish it was written better. Imagine being a weapon, yet not knowing if it was a gift or a curse? Imagine not seeing, touching or knowing anyone but yourself for 264 days as you were kept in a prison? This was the life of Juliette, whose touch was fatal but nobody knew why. It wasn’t as though she was a murderer and found pleasure in it. She hated who she was, the looks her parents gave her as they called her a monster. It ruined her and everything she was, until she gets a companion in her prison cell. Finally, what Juliette has yearned for is given to her, but she worries that it is all a ploy to kill her. Initially afraid, and then reluctant, Juliette’s story broke my heart but at the same time allowed me to appreciate that her weakness was not the only aspect of her character. This may not be a series I will continue, but I may attempt to reread it again in the future despite the frolicking and random sentences that occur. If this author reconsiders her writing style, this can be the next book of the year. (Rating 2.5/5) @jewelreader of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library