Ratings:
Star Rating: ★★★★☆
If This Book Was a Movie Rating: PG-13
Review:
“Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.”
OMIGOSH THIS BOOK.
THIS BOOK WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SHATTER ME.
GUYS I’M SO HAPPYYYY
Warner is rapidly discarding his toxicity and rising in my esteem, Kenji is still our favorite comedic legend, Adam became easier to dislike, and even Juliette mildly improved.
This SO exceeded my expectations and I’m positively thrilled about it *heart eyes*
LETS GET STARTED
warning: for the rest of the review, there will be spoilers for the first book (Shatter Me) but no spoilers for this book (Unravel Me).
Juliette’s made her choice. Juliette, Adam, and Kenji have escaped Warner, fleeing to the safety of Omega Point. Omega Point is the base of the most prominent rebels fighting against The Reestablishment. Like Juliette, most of them were persecuted for their abnormal abilities: telekinesis, elasticity, healing, invisibility, etc. Here, Juliette begins to learn to fight her demons, control her powers, and attack The Reestablishment on rebel missions.
Things are looking up, but there are still questions to answer.
How is their rebellion going to be able to upstage The Reestablishment?
If contact with Juliette’s skin is lethal, how is Adam able to touch her?
And for that matter, why can Warner touch her?
The plot was 100% much more lively and entertaining than the first book. One thing I loved in particular about the plot (other than all its customary addictiveness :)) was how all the plot twists and explanations for powers actually made SENSE.
Like Juliette’s breaking of concrete walls (even though her established power is her deadly skin) had a legitimate explanation that was SATISFYING.
DO Y’ALL KNOW HOW RARE GOOD EXPLANATIONS ARE.
okiee now that’s done character time.
Adam Kent.
So for starters, this man is not my fav. I tolerated him in Shatter Me, but he’s definitely gotten a tad more manipulative and possessive. Not enough for me to outright despise him, but we’re getting closer.
[post-Ignite-Me-update: WELL I NOW OUTRIGHT DESPISE HIM ADAM IS A COMPLETELY POSSESSIVE JERK SEDEFOIESDFH KICK HIM OUT THIS MOMENT]
Probably my favorite part about Adam is his love for his younger brother James. James is the most adorable child protect this precious boy at all costs <3
Kenji Kishimoto.
Here are some quotes because Isabelle just cannot do this man justice.
“Please—please get up—and lower your voice—”
“Heck no.”
“Why not?” I’m pleading now.
“Because if I lower my voice, I won’t be able to hear myself speak. And that,” he says, “is my favorite part.”
“Are you kidding?” I stop in the middle of the kitchen. Spin around. My face is pulled together in disbelief. “You’ve spoken to me maybe once in the two weeks I’ve been here. I hardly even notice you anymore.”
“Okay, hold up,” he says, turning to block my path. “We both know there’s no way you haven’t noticed all of this” — he gestures to himself — “so if you’re trying to play games with me, I should let you know up front that it’s not going to work.”
“What?” I frown. “What are you talking abou—”
“You can’t play hard to get, kid.” He raises an eyebrow. “I can’t even touch you. Takes ‘hard to get’ to a whole new level, if you know what I mean.”
“Oh my gosh,” I mouth, eyes closed, shaking my head. “You are insane.”
He falls to his knees. “Insane for your sweet, sweet love!”
*faints*
Nothing more needs to be said.
Juliette Ferrars.
My main gripe in this book was Juliette. She was soooooo reluctant to trust anyone it just became irritating. She’s being helped by everyone in Omega Point, including the leader and freaking KENJI so I was like literally stop complaining.
The sole reason her whining wasn’t a dealbreaker was because I get that everyone in Juliette’s life (including her parents) had said their actions were for Juliette’s benefit, and then treated her like trash. They hated her, abused her, and threw her into an insane asylum in the name of “helping” her.
So I understood that she had a lot of trauma and problems.
I just didn’t like her reaction to them very much.
HOWEVER, besides that, this girl was worlds better than the half-psycho we met in Shatter Me. High five for this queen-in-training.
Aaron Warner.
You know, I used to not like the name Aaron.
Ha. That opinion changed quickly.
This man has improved so much from the toxic leader from Shatter Me, I literally could not believe how good a job Mafi did with him. now I can say WARNER YOU ARE AMAZING AND STUNNING AND 100% A SECRET CINNAMON BUN WILL YOU BE MY NEW BOOK BOYFRIEND YES YES PLEASE I LOVE U SMMMM <33
I have no idea how you fell in love with Juliette the Airhead, but I can forgive the oversight mainly BECAUSE THE WAY YOU MELT WITH HER AHHHH Y’ALL GO SEARCH WARNETTE QUOTES THERE’S TOO MANY TO PUT HERE HFOSEHFIOEOSFIS
anyways.
message me more Warnette fanart because apparently I need that for life now thank you very much love you all <33
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