Shatter Me is the first book in the Shatter Me series by author Mafi. This begins a dark, dystopian series where main character Juliette is locked in some sort of solitary confinement prison for reasons we, as readers, don't yet know. A lot of her thoughts are crossed out in the book, where we can still read them but to show she is battling to block out unwanted, negative thoughts in her mind and only focus on helpful thoughts. This gives her an even more unsettled "appearance". When a new person is thrown into her cell with her - a young man, no less - she is certain this person has been put into her cell to hurt her. Turns out she is wrong...
This book and the series get great reviews across the board, so if dark, dystopian stories really excite you, give this a try! My human passed this along to an 8th grade reluctant reader not long ago and she claimed this as "the best book I have EVER read!". Myself, I didn't love this book...it was far too angsty, even for an old, angsty pug like me. But I can see how it would appeal to many middle school-aged readers, and even into high school. Check out a few other reviews, or better yet, give it a few dozen pages and see if it grabs your attention. It likely will, and if it doesn't, know you are still in good reading company with your favorite reading pug! 3 paws.
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