Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)

by Tahereh Mafi

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I loved this book from the first chapter. I love [a:Tahereh Mafi|4637539|Tahereh Mafi|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1299027546p2/4637539.jpg]'s sense of language. I love the unorthodox verbs she uses and the way she shapes metaphors to describe emotions and the world around Juliette in poignant ways.

And I love insane Juliette. I love the way Mafi completely decimates grammar in the most beautiful ways. The fragments and the run on sentences and the simple incorporation of numbers and thoughts linked with so many consecutive ands were lyrical. If I liked nothing else in this book, I would have liked the way it's written.

But I do like other things. I like the characters a lot. I feel like they weren't quite developed as much as I wanted which makes me more interested to read the sequels and get to know these people better. I liked Juliette's power and the way she struggled with it and the way her perspective evolved through the story.

The plot was kind of sparse. All of the time in the asylum didn't bother me because I enjoyed the writing so much. And then it was interesting as the world expanded. Though in places it reminded me of [b:Taken|12866426|Taken at Dusk (Shadow Falls, #3)|C.C. Hunter|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320918098s/12866426.jpg|17575444] (which was published after Shatter Me but I read first) and in places it reminded me of [b:Mind Games|12578294|Mind Games (Mind Games, #1)|Kiersten White|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1342210560s/12578294.jpg|17589076] (again published after) but the comparisons in setting or dystopian set up didn't bother me. But then at some point it was Adam and Juliette almost have sex then things happen - then they almost have sex - then things happen and then... But again, the writing and the characters really eliminate any criticism because even though the plot was thin, it was so much fun to read.

And I'm really looking forward to reading the next book in the series.