Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi · 2011

Seventeen-year-old Juliette Ferrars possesses a lethal touch that can kill with a single contact, leading her to be ostracized and eventually incarcerated in an asylum. In a postapocalyptic world ruled by a dictatorship known as The Reestablishment, Juliette is suddenly freed on the condition that she use her horrific power as a weapon. As she navigates this new reality, she encounters Adam, a figure from her past who offers a glimmer of hope and affection, forcing her to choose between her role as a tool for the regime and the possibility of a different future.