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Synopsis
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
Is Shatter Me appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teen romance set in a dystopian world features a protagonist with deadly touch powers, moderate violence, kissing and romantic tension (no explicit content), and themes of captivity and psychological trauma.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, captivity, and mental illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Juliette's struggle to belong and her romance with the one person who sees her as human despite her dangerous abilities.