The beginning of Shatter Me read like a journal, with crossed-out portions and Juliette's staccato thoughts. As the story progresses, the book turns more into a sci-fi romance adventure I didn't see coming. The writing is very unique. Mafi ...read more
The gripping first installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series.One touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can leave a fully grown man gasping for air. One touch, and she can kill.No one knows why ...read more
I found this book a bit mediocre and confusing. The plot is fairly typical, with a secret society that the main character joins and fights for. The romance is quick and straightforward. The religious occult part of the book make it unique, yet also ...read more
In Wild Boy, Rob-Lloyd Jones excels in crafting characters who both irritate and enamour the reader; unlike the household Mary Sue, all too ubiquitous in children’s literature, neither Wild boy nor Clarissa bore the reader with ...read more
“I had a happy childhood, but it has a hole,” writes Dodd. His memoir is this love story about a four-year-old boy who loved a pet white rabbit. And that rabbit was stolen in the night or escaped somehow through the wire mesh in his hutch ...read more
Against all my reservations at first, I really enjoyed this book. It was unique and edgy, in theory, with twists and turns that kept you on pins and needles. Maud was the perfect main character—though she was a younger protagonist, ...read more
If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be….riveting. Heartbreaking. Astonishing. This book was so gritty, so daring, so direct that I felt the emotions in the story--really felt them—like a knife twisting ...read more
