READALIKES: Under the Never Sky (Rossi) Breathe (Crossan) Students are going to love this book, and it may be just enough to convert some non-readers. For high school libraries, I think Shatter Me is a must. STATUS IN MY LIBRARY: Sexual content makes this better for high school than middle school. THE BOTTOM LINE: The weird writing style brings it way down for me, but I don’t believe my students will care about that at all. I personally don’t think they are a huge deal, but I can see it raising some eyebrows. I’ll probably end up getting it for the library though I do have some concerns about the steamy kissing scenes. Several students excitedly asked me if I have it in the library, so I can tell I will have no difficulty promoting this book with my paranormal romance readers. ![]() I booktalked this one with a class of seventh graders today, just to get a feel for their response to it. …is Shatter Me worth the time/monetary investment for teens, parents, teachers, and librarians?ĭespite my many complaints, I think it’s ABSOLUTELY worth it. I had tons of other smaller issues–insta-love, weak world-building, weak protagonist, icky love triangle, overly-convenient plot devices–but I really think I’ve made my point.
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