#tbt: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. 368 p. Shatter Me #1. HarperCollins, 2011.  

Happy Thursday! #tbt features Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. This dystopian series starter is narrated by seventeen-year-old Juliette from solitary confinement, where she has spent nearly. year. She's there because her touch is lethal and the Reestablishment wants to use her as a weapon of terror. She's confused when she suddenly receives a roommate. Adam was a friend. He's also immune to her touch. Can she trust him?

This plot-driven first-person narrative is fast-paced, suspenseful and violent. The romance between Juliette and Adam sizzles with tension. The ending is not a cliffhanger, but leaves enough unresolved that readers will demand the next book.

Shatter Me is Ms. Mafi's debut. It was published in 2011. Five sequels were published between 2013 and 2020.