Shatter Me is a science fiction teen & young adult novel. It is the opening instalment in the Shatter Me novel series which is authored by Tahereh Mafi. She is an American author who is mainly known for writing young adult fiction. These Infinite Threads are one of the best novels of the author to look out for. Apart from this, you will also enjoy the writing of the author in Unravel Me.
The audio narration of the Shatter Me novel is done by Kate Simses. Her voice at times sounded quite whiney and it might be a struggle to get past the scratch-out noise of the narrator. But that was not always the case and as a whole, the performance was above average.
‘You cannot touch me’ was what I whispered. I was lying and that was what I couldn’t tell him at all. He could touch me was what I would never tell him. But things started to happen as soon as people touch me. By those things, I met strange things do happen. And by strange things, I mean bad things.
No one knew at all that why the touch of Juliette was so fatal. But then The Reestablishment had some definite plans for her. The plans were to use her as a weapon. But Juliette on the other side had plans of her own. After spending a lifetime with no freedom at all, she eventually found the strength to fight back for the very first time. It was also a strength to find a future with that one guy whom she thought she had lost for good.
This book tells an emotional romance story but it was somehow predictable as well. Still, young adults can try out this one and it wouldn’t be a waste of their time and money.