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Violence
Some
Moderate; Juliette's lethal touch; a violent authoritarian government; action sequences and captivity; disturbing imagery
Language
Barely any
Mild language; young adult register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content; emotionally intense rather than physically explicit in this first volume
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong; the psychological effects of solitary confinement; the horror of being defined by an ability you can't control; identity when the world has decided what you are
What this book is about
Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me is narrated by Juliette Ferrars, a young woman whose touch can kill and who has spent 264 days in isolation. When the authoritarian Reestablishment recruits her as a weapon, she is thrown together with Adam, a soldier from her past. Mafi's prose style is distinctive — struck-through text shows Juliette's suppressed thoughts — and the novel's YA dystopia blends romance and captivity in a highly stylized voice.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Solitary confinement
Government authoritarianism
Accidental killing in character's past
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