Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.
Review:
WARNING. This book is addictive. I was hooked right from the beginning. Its not every day you pick up a book and it just sucks you in with every word. I mean come on, you just read the summary and immediately you want to know the story. Anyone who says differently, obviously doesn't get out much.This book was another recommendation from my best friend Lysh. I remember getting this book along with Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next door, and I literally finished all three books within a week and Alysha asked me how I am finding the time to do it (being that it was my last semester at college)....But when a good book is involved...you MAKE the time. Trust me.
The beginning of the book goes quickly, but I think that is a genius idea because it makes the reader pay attention and it keeps people wanting to know what happens next. I enjoyed how Mafi takes the time to paint a picture of her characters. Her description of the setting and her characters allowed me to grasp a better idea behind the madness of this dystopian society. Juliette's character is written to shear perfection. There are not enough words to describe the intensity of what goes on in her mind, but the way that Mafi captures her story and portrays it with the right amount of emotion is pure magic.
One thing that I wasn't prepared for was the writing style of Tahereh Mafi. Parts of the story were written as one very long train of thought, but her words are so down right captivating that you don't even realize that you were holding your breath through the whole thing.
Adam. Oh Adam. Mafi's description of him literally had me sold from the beginning. Team Adam. Put a fork in it because I was done. I loved how protective he was of her and how he just wanted her to be safe. He could touch her! DUN DUN DUN. On the other hand, I had mixed emotions about Warner. I knew there was more to his story because no one is that ruthless no matter how much they want to think that they are. Every story needs a good villian. MUHAHAHA
This book is one of my favorites and my only regret is that I didn't read it sooner than I did.
