Begin Juliette's story
Start with Shatter Me and include the novella collections at the points explained above.
Book Series · 8 Books
Shatter Me Books
In order from Shatter Me to Believe Me.
Juliette's lethal touch makes her a prisoner and a weapon in a romantic dystopian story about power, trauma, rebellion, and choosing whom to trust.
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Reading order
How to Read the Shatter Me Books
Read the six numbered novels in order from Shatter Me through Imagine Me. Unite Me collects novellas set after books #1 and #2; Find Me collects novellas set after books #4 and #5; Believe Me follows Imagine Me.
The New Republic takes place ten years later. Read Watch Me and Release Me only after completing Juliette's original story.
Sources: Tahereh Mafi's official Shatter Me guide, The New Republic series page.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
This is upper-YA dystopian romance with imprisonment, torture, lethal violence, war, abusive authority and relationships, trauma, panic, and deaths. Sensual romance becomes increasingly central, so it should not be treated like a middle-grade superpower series.
Where to start
Where Should a New Reader Start?
Continuing ten years later
After Imagine Me and Believe Me, begin The New Republic with Watch Me.
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2011
Shatter Me
By Tahereh Mafi
A touch can kill. Juliette's power is a curse or a weapon. Which will she choose?
464 pages· 72,574 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Summary: Seventeen-year-old Juliette's touch is lethal, a power The Reestablishment wants to exploit. Isolated and feared, she faces a choice: become a weapon or fight for freedom. When Adam, the only person who ever showed her kindness, reappears, Juliette discovers a strength she never knew she had. As she grapples with her deadly gift, can she find hope in a world that sees her as a monster? In a post-apocalyptic landscape, Juliette must decide if she will be controlled or if she will rise against those who seek to use her.
In reading order
Shatter Me Series
8 books · Published 2011–2021
#1
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Shatter Me
Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2011
A touch can kill. Juliette's power is a curse or a weapon. Which will she choose?
#2
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Unravel Me
Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2013
Juliette's deadly touch fails on Warner, sparking a rebellion and a quest for answers.
#3
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Ignite Me
Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2014
Juliette must trust an unlikely ally to defeat The Reestablishment and save a dying world.
#4
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Restore Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2018
A leader with deadly power faces inner darkness and external threats. Can she control her fate?
#5
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Defy Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2019
Juliette must choose: weapon or warrior, as she battles a war within her mind.
#6
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Imagine Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2020
Juliette's identity crisis blurs truth and lies as a reckoning looms.
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Find Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2019
A leader's betrayal and a resurfaced past threaten a fragile resistance.
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Believe Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2021
Can love survive in a world still in chaos?
A sequel set ten years later
Shatter Me: The New Republic
2 books · Published 2025–2026
Watch Me and Release Me begin a new story after the complete six-book Juliette sequence.
#1
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Watch Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2025
Infiltrate the last refuge of a fallen regime. Can survival outwit surveillance?
#2
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Release Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2026
A vengeful assassin and a wary ally face a crumbling dystopia's dark secrets.
Novellas between the novels
Shatter Me Novella Collections
3 books · Published 2014–2021
Unite Me and Find Me each collect two interstitial novellas; Believe Me follows the sixth novel.
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Unite Me
Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2014
Two rivals vie for Juliette's heart amidst a rebellion against a powerful regime.
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Find Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2019
A leader's betrayal and a resurfaced past threaten a fragile resistance.
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$1498
Believe Me
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2021
Can love survive in a world still in chaos?
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Shatter Me series?
There are 8 books in the Shatter Me series. It began with Shatter Me in 2011, and the newest book, Believe Me, was published in 2021.
What order should you read the Shatter Me books in?
Start with Shatter Me and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #8.
What ages are the Shatter Me books best for?
The series is best for ages 12–17, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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