Tahereh Mafi

The gripping first installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series.

One touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can leave a fully grown man gasping for air. One touch, and she can kill.

No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. It feels like a curse, a burden that one person alone could never bear. But The Reestablishment sees it as a gift, sees her as an opportunity. An opportunity for a deadly weapon.

Juliette has never fought for herself before. But when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, she finds a strength she never knew she had.

Includes a special sneak peek for This Woven Kingdom, Tahereh Mafi’s new epic, romantic fantasy trilogy inspired by Persian folklore!

Shatter me

The gripping first installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series. One touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can leave a fully grown man gasping for air. One touch, and she can kill. No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. It feels like a curse, a burden that one person alone could never bear. But The Reestablishment sees it as a gift, sees her as an opportunity. An opportunity for a deadly weapon. Juliette has never fought for herself before. But when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, she finds a strength she never knew she had. Don’t miss Restore Me, the electrifying fourth installment of this New York Times bestselling series, available now!

Shatter Me

Leen

“all i ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart” - juliette ferrars

Juliette must make a choice. Be a weapon. Or a warrior. Combining a crumbling dystopian world with a compelling heroine who has inexplicable powers, Shatter Me is a mesmerising thriller. 'Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance.' - Lauren Kate, author of Fallen.

tinica

I pull back and he stops me. Rests his hand on my thigh. “Don’t go,” he says. “Your touch is the only thing keeping me from losing my mind.”

the true enemies to lovers but the enemies part is one sided.

“I will never,” I breathe, broken. “You’re sick—you’re a sick, twisted monster—” 

“That’s not the right answer,” he says, and seems genuinely disappointed. 

“It’s the only answer you’ll ever get from me.” 

His lips come too close. “But I love you.” 

His eyes close. He leans his forehead against mine. “You have no idea what you do to me.” 

He shakes his head very slowly. Dips down. His nose brushes the nape of my neck and I stifle a horrified shiver that he misunderstands. His lips touch my skin and I actually whimper.

“You know, I could’ve sworn we used to be cool,” Kenji says, leveling his gaze at Adam. 

Kenji bristles. “Is there something you want to say to me?” 

Kenji turns to look at me. He manages a goofy smile. “Aw, you trust me?” 

“As long as I have a clear shot.” I tighten my hold on the gun in my hand. 

His grin is crooked. “I don’t know why, but I kind of like it when you threaten me.”

“If any of you hurt her I will shoot you myself,” Warner barks. 

I’m clutching a fistful of gravel and a fistful of fabric at Warner’s neck and there are 50 different guns pointed at my head. The air is heavy with cement and sulfur, the glass falling in an agonized symphony of shattered hearts. 

“Don’t you dare shoot her,” Warner wheezes at the guards. I haven’t touched his skin yet, but I have the strangest suspicion that I could smash his rib cage into his heart if I just pressed a little harder. 

“I should kill you.” My voice is one deep breath, one uncontrolled exhalation. 

“You—” He tries to swallow. “You just—you just broke through concrete with your bare hands.”

 “God, Juliette, I’d follow you anywhere. You’re the only good thing left in this world.”

“When the troops are ready to deploy, you and I should be ready to run. It’s the only way out that will give us time to disappear. Everyone will be too focused on the attack—it’ll buy us some time before they notice we’re missing or can get enough people together to search for us.” 

“But—you mean—you’ll come with me . . . ? You’d be willing to do that for me?” 

He smiles a small smile. His lips twitch like he’s trying not to laugh. His eyes soften as they study my own. “There’s very little I wouldn’t do for you.”

My words are slow and steady when I speak. “I value human life a lot more than you do, Warner.” 

He opens his mouth to speak before he stops. Laughs out loud and shakes his head. 

“What?” I ask before I can stop myself. 

“You just said my name.” He grins even wider. “You’ve never addressed me directly before. That must mean I’m making progress with you.”

“Either you get rid of the cameras or I will find and break every single one of them.” I’m a liar. I’m lying through my teeth but I’m angry and desperate and horrified. Warner wants to morph me into an animal who preys on the weak. On the innocent. 

If he wants me to fight for him, he’s going to have to fight me first. 

A slow smile spreads across his face. He touches gloved fingers to my cheek and tilts my head up, catching my chin in his grip when I flinch away. “You’re absolutely delicious when you’re angry.”

“I’m not afraid of you, my dear,” he says softly. “I’m absolutely enchanted.”

Possessive is not a strong enough word for Warner.

“What’s your first name?” I ask him. 

He stops. Surprised. Lifts his chin almost imperceptibly. Focuses his eyes on my face until I begin to regret my question. “You want to know my name.” 

I don’t do it on purpose, but my eyes narrow just a bit. “Warner is your last name, isn’t it?” 

He almost smiles. “You want to know my name.” 

“I didn’t realize it was a secret.” 

He steps forward. His lips twitch. His eyes fall, his lips draw in a tight breath. He drops a gloved finger down the apple of my cheek. “I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours,” he whispers, too close to my neck. 

I inch backward. Swallow hard. “You already know my name.” 

He’s not looking at my eyes. “You’re right. I should rephrase that. What I meant to say was I’ll tell you mine if you show me yours.”

I inhale too quickly. A stifled cough is ballooning in my throat. 

His glassy green eyes glint in my direction. 

“Are you not hungry?” Words dipped in sugar. His gloved hand touches my wrist and I nearly sprain it in my haste to distance myself from him. 

I could eat every person in this room. “No, thank you.” 

He licks his bottom lip into a smile. “Don’t confuse stupidity for bravery, love. I know you haven’t eaten anything in days.” 

Something in my patience snaps. “I’d really rather die than eat your food and listen to you call me love,” I tell him. 

Warner doesn’t seem to understand that I grew up with nothing and I didn’t hate it. I didn’t want the clothes or the perfect shoes or the expensive anything. I didn’t want to be draped in silk. All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. I saw the world and its lack of compassion, its harsh, grating judgment, and its cold, resentful eyes. I saw it all around me. 

“You can’t touch me,” I spit through clenched teeth. 

“Wrong,” he singsongs. He tosses Adam a pair of black gloves. “You’re going to need these,” he says with a conspiratorial whisper. 

“You’re a monster.” My voice is too even, my body filled with a sudden rage. “Why don’t you just kill me?” 

“That, my dear, would be a waste.” He steps forward and I realize his hands are carefully sheathed in white leather gloves. He tips my chin up with one finger. “Besides, it’d be a shame to lose such a pretty face.”

I’ve tried so hard to stop thinking about him. 

I’ve tried so hard to forget his face. 

I’ve tried so hard to get those blue blue blue eyes out of my head but I know him I know him I know him it’s been 3 years since I last saw him. 

“So why won’t you tell me your name?” He leans forward and I freeze. 

I melt. “Juliette,” I whisper. “My name is Juliette.” 

His lips soften into a smile that cracks apart my spine. He repeats my name like the word amuses him. Entertains him. Delights him. 

In 17 years no one has said my name like that.

Sumaya Saripoa

I don't remember what it means to breathe. I never ever ever knew what it meant to feel.

saidaa<3

AHHHH OMG IM GONNA THROW UP IM SO EXCITED

Maddy T

an unmistakable tension in his arms. "You can just kill me- "Juliette," he says. "Please."

Callyn

"I'm not afraid of you, my dear," he says softly. "I'm absolutely enchanted." 

(3.9/5) pretty much an easy read, was kinda boring at first but its getting better towards the end. didnt get me engaged with the characters as i hoped but the dystopian/fantasy plot is interesting enough for me to keep reading. guess i'll continue the series next time! *the warner’s mind chapter >>>

almeera

An amazing read!! Could not put it down!!

Jasmine Dykes

Melanie Trujillo

I have a curse. I have a gift. I'm a monster. I'm more than human. My touch is lethal. My touch is power. I am their weapon. I will fight back. 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. In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroine.

I don't really have a lot to say honestly. It's different, that's for sure, but i felt like not much happened. It's good enough to make me continue reading the series but it's definitely not going to be an all time favourite.

A bit slow at first but by the end of the book i was ready to go out and buy the next one.

Mariel Kägo

elinabel hidalgo 

I found myself really invested in this book. Now, let's talk about AARON WARNER. I have to admit, NOW I CAN SEE WHY THERE’S SO MUCH HYPE SURROUNDING HIM, He's a character with depth and complexity, and I found myself falling for him (just like everyone else lmao) 

Well, Moving on to the "dystopia" aspect of the book. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed. It's marketed as a dystopian novel, but it doesn't really deliver on that front. But anyway, I really enjoyed reading this.

Rate: 3.5

I have a curse. I have a gift. 
I'm a monster. I'm more than human. 
My touch is lethal. My touch is power. 
I am their weapon. I will fight back. .

A fragile teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment, a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world. But Juliette is no ordinary teenager - one touch from her can kill.

The Reestablishment wants to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has other plans. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovered the strength to fight back - and to find a future with the one person she thought she'd lost forever...

ang 

** spoiler alert **
           3 full stars for this book !

first of all, for non-native english speakers i'm BEGGING you all to read it in english. it's sooo easy and the covers of the books are better (italians we know) 

i finished it yesterday and i've thought about what i have to write since i've put it down. SO, let's talk about the characters first !

— JULIETTE : i liked her at the beginning of the book, i think she's so pure and she definitely has a good soul, but in the middle and at the end of the book she was a bit annoying, she always said the same thing and c'mon we're tired !!! but i know that her character will be amazing in the next books !!

— ADAM : at the first i loved him, he was so careful and sweet, but then he became soooo annoying and obsessed with juliette and he treated her like she was a child :/ and that's what i hate the most

— AARON (warner) : at the first i was a bit scared of him like "who is this phyco man ???" but THEN. then he became my husband like for real. and in the parts that he wasn't i missed him like A LOT. and the way he treats juliette (😭😭😭💗💗💗) i want him I NEED HIM !!! 

— KENJI : he is just a silly teenage boy and we love him for that !! (yeah for sure his jokes aren't always okay but we know... men)

ok that's what i think about the most important character in the first book. now the plot !!

it's cool, like i see the vision of the author but i think she hadn't written it in the right way, the book is too short for the ideas of the author; and in the epilogue it was like some pages are missing or something.

i definitely can't wait for read the novels and the other books !!

Loved it, but at the beginning a little boring but in the end it’s very addicting and interesting.

alyssa

Sarah

Definitely loved this book, it’s the first book of the series and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series, can’t wait to read more of Juliette, Warner and Adam. AND KENJI!!!! THAT MAN HAS MY HEART♥️

Linara K.S

THIS. WAS. SO. BAD.



I wouldn't have been able to finish this if it hadn't been for the audiobook and even that made me cringeeeeeee .
The writing? God, awful. I can't believe this was actually published. And the metaphors!!! The author uses so many unrelated, nonsensical analogies and similes. Some were well thought of but most of them were awkward to read.
The plot? Um... What is that? The definition of the word must've been lost in translation cause i don't think the author actually knew what a plot was supposed to be. It seems as though the whole plot was this teenage dude names Aaron Warner. And boiiiiii did he suck. Like really. How the f— is he so popular on booktok??? 
 The characters!? Juliette is a teenage babe. I can't with her. She's overdramatic, powerless—despite having a lethal touch— and whines about warner and how miserable she is. *eyeroll* I just can't stand her. Also let's talk about the fact that at many times she  asks/begs to be killed but then regrets and fears for her own life the moment Warner threatens her. Like... The incoherence baffles me. Surely, despite the plot being non-existent, the characters at least would be well fleshed out, right? Right?????
I'm sorry for the rant but these things just had to be said like gurlllll i just bingeread this cause i didn't want to deal with it anymore. Also i won't be rereading the sequel anytime soon— i promise you that.

vvnmigde

This book was extremely YA and the first dystopian book I’ve read since starting this reading journey 

I completely agree with other reviews I’ve read that there are so many convenient things that happen in this storyline and the whole thing seemed to happen really quickly in terms of the world/ plot building and the romance. The two main characters fell in love so so quickly and it just seemed so rushed, I don’t know whether I’m just used to the more slow burn themes of most fantasy books but it screamed teenage first love romance to me which is just cringey. 

I will be continuing the series to see where it goes but I can’t promise that I’ll read all of the books if they’re similar to this one 

Holly Lake

This book was extremely YA and the first dystopian book I’ve read since starting this reading journey 

I completely agree with other reviews I’ve read that there are so many convenient things that happen in this storyline and the whole thing seemed to happen really quickly in terms of the world/ plot building and the romance. The two main characters fell in love so so quickly and it just seemed so rushed, I don’t know whether I’m just used to the more slow burn themes of most fantasy books but it screamed teenage first love romance to me which is just cringey. 

I will be continuing the series to see where it goes but I can’t promise that I’ll read all of the books if they’re similar to this one 

yousr abu sboulah

Kellie Davis

I was craving a dystopian novel and this book did satisfy that craving. Though the writing seemed too poetic and forced at times to the point I was jarred out of the story. Also there were many times where something big would happen in the plot but something conveniently would be there to fix the problem. Like they need to run away but there just happened to be a jeep there with keys in the ignition and supplies in the back. It just made it eye roll worthy. It was fun while reading but not worth the hype.

ploral

I hated 90% of it. Book twitter made me read it.

Ilham

Anjorin Molayo 

I’ve been stalling this book since my friend recommended it to me last year, so i decided to start with it this year. 
I still don’t understand why people dislike Warner in this book. I mean he’s not that bad. 

The only thing I didn’t quite like in the book is the use of metaphors. Like it was a lot. 

Juliette describing Adam’s eyes;
… calm, unflappable;
… 2 buckets of river water at midnight. 
… perfect shade of cobalt, blue like a blossoming bruise, clear and deep and decided
… bottomless blue
… blue and bottomless like the deepest part of the ocean 
… a shade of blue in a midnight sky
… two pools of perfection, open honest, humble

And this is not even all. I got tired at some point but I’m glad I listened to the audiobook instead of reading. Reading it would’ve been a hassle. 
The narrator made it way better. 

A 4/5 🤞🏾

Bria

for some reason, i didn't think i would like this, but i love it

Lina Costa

I'm giving this two stars instead of one because it was mildly entertaining. Beyond that, I think I lost a tragic amount of braincells throughout the process of reading it.

arwen

this was worse than what i remembered. 2 stars for warnette crumbs

Ellie M.

3.5 ⭐️. This definitely wasn’t so bad but not what I expected. I’ve heard so much about this series that when I finally got to reading it felt so surreal. I found this enjoyable to an extent and is a quick read and has a plot that will keep you hooked even though it’s undeniable nothing much happened here. The world-building is also well-written and the characters are easily loveable. But why was Juliette speaking like she’s doing spoken poetry?

Helena Herruzo

i liked it more at 15 I guess, but original and nice overall.

Hanna Rybchynska

Could be better, a lot of romance and little world building. I think the next one will be better!

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