Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2)
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One of the best book I've ever read
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If you thought Shatter Me was something special, wait till you read Unravel Me. Tahareh's writing style just amazes me. How she merges poetry with prose. It's just so beautiful. If, by any chance you still haven't read Unravel Me, or dare I say Shatter Me, please, do because there is no way you won't like what this woman has to say. It's an emotional bomb. Ovaries were exploding every time Warner showed up.
Unravel Me starts of with Juliette and Adam discovering he isn't immune to Juliette's touch. So they try to stay away from one another which only brings out almost 200 pages of relationship drama. Don't get me wrong, I was enjoying it because it was all working out the way I hoped it would. In the middle of this drama Warner appears and we see the amazing dog scene from Destroy Me in Juliette's POV. She can't get Warner out of her head because he seemed so different from the cruel and heartless guy she met in the first book.
Warner! How much I love him! He was the villain which I don't actually see as one. He's just got a lot of daddy issues like pretty much anyone in this book. I was a huge Warner fan since Shatter Me, he made me fall in love with him in Destroy Me and I was totally crazy after I got to know him even more in Unravel Me. He is smart, good-looking well trained soldier. He loves to read and whenever he speaks he does seem better than others, in spite of his flaws. And yet, there are so many things we don't know about him. Tahereh is a smart lady. She's not going to reveal all her card till the final round.
Chapter 62 deserves to be mentioned too for I feel there hasn't been a chapter this emotional and hot, well, since forever. It gave me so much joy and yet I wanted more. Since I have both hardback and the audiobook of Unravel Me I had to listen so I can experience it in another, totally different way. And let me tell you, the way that Kate Simses narrates is just unbelievable. You can feel the longing and restraint.
Juliette and Warner are going to end up together in the final book because there is no way Tahereh wrote all that in Unravel Me and say 'Oh, that wasn't anything special. Juliette and Adam are endgame.' I refuse to believe there is even a small chance it won't go my way. I mean, after so many of my teams lost, I at least deserve to get this one! I deserve to be happy and so do these characters. Even Tahereh's mum is on Team Warner. :D
I don't care much about Adam. He can be unhappy for the rest of his life. LOL I did like him in Shatter Me and yet there was Warner. Warner steals every scene. Adam, the stoic guy who walks in thigh shirts just seems unrealistic. There's just something that rubs me the wrong way whenever he's there. And even Juliette doesn't think he can handle her deepest secrets but she can confide in Warner. A & J just aren't compatible enough.
There was one character I need to mention. He saved our Juliette from being a big mess after she faces every small obstacle. It's Kenji! He is an epithet for what it means to be a friend, even though he was just doing his job. He was Juliette's rock, while Adam was out sulking and dealing with his problems. Kenji, the guy who always makes us laugh with his roguish charm has some secrets of his own. He doesn't share a lot of his true feeling but it was obvious he cares about a lot of people. I'm sure Tahereh will write a novella in his POV so we'll finally understand why he is the way he is.
And last but not least, Juliette. She went through a transformation. She still cries, pities herself and apologizes to everyone for every single thing people don't approve about her. After she talked with Warner I believe he gave her some insight how to overcome those things and by the end she was fierce. That last page was shocking, at least to me it was. She is done playing nice and I wanted to scream because I can't wait to see what is her next move. Will she join Warner to help take down his father, will she be on her own, or will she go back to save her friends? Where is the third book? I want it now!
Unravel Me starts of with Juliette and Adam discovering he isn't immune to Juliette's touch. So they try to stay away from one another which only brings out almost 200 pages of relationship drama. Don't get me wrong, I was enjoying it because it was all working out the way I hoped it would. In the middle of this drama Warner appears and we see the amazing dog scene from Destroy Me in Juliette's POV. She can't get Warner out of her head because he seemed so different from the cruel and heartless guy she met in the first book.
Warner! How much I love him! He was the villain which I don't actually see as one. He's just got a lot of daddy issues like pretty much anyone in this book. I was a huge Warner fan since Shatter Me, he made me fall in love with him in Destroy Me and I was totally crazy after I got to know him even more in Unravel Me. He is smart, good-looking well trained soldier. He loves to read and whenever he speaks he does seem better than others, in spite of his flaws. And yet, there are so many things we don't know about him. Tahereh is a smart lady. She's not going to reveal all her card till the final round.
Chapter 62 deserves to be mentioned too for I feel there hasn't been a chapter this emotional and hot, well, since forever. It gave me so much joy and yet I wanted more. Since I have both hardback and the audiobook of Unravel Me I had to listen so I can experience it in another, totally different way. And let me tell you, the way that Kate Simses narrates is just unbelievable. You can feel the longing and restraint.
Juliette and Warner are going to end up together in the final book because there is no way Tahereh wrote all that in Unravel Me and say 'Oh, that wasn't anything special. Juliette and Adam are endgame.' I refuse to believe there is even a small chance it won't go my way. I mean, after so many of my teams lost, I at least deserve to get this one! I deserve to be happy and so do these characters. Even Tahereh's mum is on Team Warner. :D
I don't care much about Adam. He can be unhappy for the rest of his life. LOL I did like him in Shatter Me and yet there was Warner. Warner steals every scene. Adam, the stoic guy who walks in thigh shirts just seems unrealistic. There's just something that rubs me the wrong way whenever he's there. And even Juliette doesn't think he can handle her deepest secrets but she can confide in Warner. A & J just aren't compatible enough.
There was one character I need to mention. He saved our Juliette from being a big mess after she faces every small obstacle. It's Kenji! He is an epithet for what it means to be a friend, even though he was just doing his job. He was Juliette's rock, while Adam was out sulking and dealing with his problems. Kenji, the guy who always makes us laugh with his roguish charm has some secrets of his own. He doesn't share a lot of his true feeling but it was obvious he cares about a lot of people. I'm sure Tahereh will write a novella in his POV so we'll finally understand why he is the way he is.
And last but not least, Juliette. She went through a transformation. She still cries, pities herself and apologizes to everyone for every single thing people don't approve about her. After she talked with Warner I believe he gave her some insight how to overcome those things and by the end she was fierce. That last page was shocking, at least to me it was. She is done playing nice and I wanted to scream because I can't wait to see what is her next move. Will she join Warner to help take down his father, will she be on her own, or will she go back to save her friends? Where is the third book? I want it now!
*drool*
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Ah! I Need the 3rd one now!
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WOW! Part of me felt like we got more action, but it just wasn't enough. (Wait, not that kind of "action" I mean like fighting!) I want Juliet to just not care anymore and just live and to stop apologizing for everything!
I LOVE KENJI!!!!
Adam, learned stuff about himself, maybe stuff he didn't want to. In more ways than one.
James is still cute!
Warner, Hello! Saw him in a new light... I've somewhat softened up to him.
Absolutely can not wait for the 3rd book!
I LOVE KENJI!!!!
Adam, learned stuff about himself, maybe stuff he didn't want to. In more ways than one.
James is still cute!
Warner, Hello! Saw him in a new light... I've somewhat softened up to him.
Absolutely can not wait for the 3rd book!
Awesome sequel, enjoyed Juliette even more in this one!
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When the synopsis says that she has to make some hard choices, it is not exaggerating I thought it was just being fancy, but she is faced with a twist that I didn't see coming. And it makes her have to make choices about love that can kill, or breaking her own heart... and his?
I love the first book, and the second doesn't disappoint. We get to see more about Omega Point, and we get more of Kenji, who quickly became one of my favorite secondary characters. In Unravel Me, we see more of the day to day operations and Castle's research. The action is well written and the character development is superb. Juliette learns so much about herself and about stepping up, but she of course is still not perfect. She makes some mistakes that hurt to read about, and she literally couldn't make some of her decisions without hurting someone.
Besides the above mentioned twist, there are others that left me reeling. I finally began to see the appeal of Warner to an extent (this part of the review was written before I read Destroy Me) but I still go a little crazy for Adam He makes me happy just how much he adores her and how loyal he is to his family and what he believes in. Speaking of his family--James has grown up a little in this one and he is one of my fave characters besides the obvious choices.
Although I still think that Adam is the best for Juliette, I know that between what I have learned in this and Destroy Me, that I don't want Warner to get hurt. I don't know how that is going to happen, but I know I don't want it. Where Shatter Me was Adam's book, and it made me love him, and it seems like the main character always picks the first love, Unravel Me is Warner's book. We get to see more of that deep, emotional and scarred side of him. And we see more connection with Warner, because Juliette is afraid of hurting Adam. My mind doesn't even know what to think, and that is good writing when I can't make up my mind.
As usual, the pacing is great. There is always some sort of action going on, whether battles or character development. Or some scenes that will break your heart, or make you sigh because of the romance. The sequel is hot and I absolutely can't wait for the third.
Bottom Line: Awesome sequel, enjoyed Juliette even more in this one!
I love the first book, and the second doesn't disappoint. We get to see more about Omega Point, and we get more of Kenji, who quickly became one of my favorite secondary characters. In Unravel Me, we see more of the day to day operations and Castle's research. The action is well written and the character development is superb. Juliette learns so much about herself and about stepping up, but she of course is still not perfect. She makes some mistakes that hurt to read about, and she literally couldn't make some of her decisions without hurting someone.
Besides the above mentioned twist, there are others that left me reeling. I finally began to see the appeal of Warner to an extent (this part of the review was written before I read Destroy Me) but I still go a little crazy for Adam He makes me happy just how much he adores her and how loyal he is to his family and what he believes in. Speaking of his family--James has grown up a little in this one and he is one of my fave characters besides the obvious choices.
Although I still think that Adam is the best for Juliette, I know that between what I have learned in this and Destroy Me, that I don't want Warner to get hurt. I don't know how that is going to happen, but I know I don't want it. Where Shatter Me was Adam's book, and it made me love him, and it seems like the main character always picks the first love, Unravel Me is Warner's book. We get to see more of that deep, emotional and scarred side of him. And we see more connection with Warner, because Juliette is afraid of hurting Adam. My mind doesn't even know what to think, and that is good writing when I can't make up my mind.
As usual, the pacing is great. There is always some sort of action going on, whether battles or character development. Or some scenes that will break your heart, or make you sigh because of the romance. The sequel is hot and I absolutely can't wait for the third.
Bottom Line: Awesome sequel, enjoyed Juliette even more in this one!
A great sequel
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It was a highly anticipated book after the tome 1 - Shatter Me. And I really appreciated!
The writing Tahareh Mafi was, as usual, amazing. Her imagination, the plot and the way she writes, is the promise of a great time in these pages.
The first tome ended with the arrival of Juliette, Adam and James in Omega Point, where stay the resistance and people "like" Juliette. I like the "power" side of story. It reminds me Heroes!
Juliette tries to evolve with his power. By learning about it, she learns about herself, she discovers her personality in society, in the Omega Point. The evolution of the heroine is what I like the most in trilogies. Doubts, questions, choices.
As we learnt in Shatter Me, Point Omega welcomes people with power, as Kenji, which I enjoyed - even if he is always where he souldn't.
We see those people with power learn to be more or less collaborative in the use of their power together, and then I totally want the imagination of Tahereh Mafi. Damn, how can she build such an original story, moving!
I realized that the end of Destroy Me - Warner pov - was a part of this book - Juliette pov. And FINALLY, I understood the end of Destroy Me. And as my opinion about Warner really changed, Juliette's opinion too. And, yes, it makes me happy.
Yes.
But it means that Warner was in a huge part of the book... And no, it does not please me. I don't mean that it ruined the story. On the contrary! Suspense, interrogation, emotion ... What i mean is: WARNER-JULIETTE-ADAM!!
Soo, except for the father of Warner, I don't really hate many people.
I wonder about some characters, like Castle. I really want to know what he has in mind.
James and Adam are two characters laid aside. I would like to know more. I missed their trio with Juliette. However, I enjoyed the trio Adam - Juliette - Kenji.
The "love triangle" disappointed me. But the book is still awesome. And those fascinating words of Tahereh Mafi....
Finally, even if the book doesn't end with a real cliffhanger, I wonder what choices made Juliette in the last chapter. I really want to know what happened CONCRETELY in her head in that moment. Bring on the third book!
The writing Tahareh Mafi was, as usual, amazing. Her imagination, the plot and the way she writes, is the promise of a great time in these pages.
The first tome ended with the arrival of Juliette, Adam and James in Omega Point, where stay the resistance and people "like" Juliette. I like the "power" side of story. It reminds me Heroes!
Juliette tries to evolve with his power. By learning about it, she learns about herself, she discovers her personality in society, in the Omega Point. The evolution of the heroine is what I like the most in trilogies. Doubts, questions, choices.
As we learnt in Shatter Me, Point Omega welcomes people with power, as Kenji, which I enjoyed - even if he is always where he souldn't.
We see those people with power learn to be more or less collaborative in the use of their power together, and then I totally want the imagination of Tahereh Mafi. Damn, how can she build such an original story, moving!
I realized that the end of Destroy Me - Warner pov - was a part of this book - Juliette pov. And FINALLY, I understood the end of Destroy Me. And as my opinion about Warner really changed, Juliette's opinion too. And, yes, it makes me happy.
Yes.
But it means that Warner was in a huge part of the book... And no, it does not please me. I don't mean that it ruined the story. On the contrary! Suspense, interrogation, emotion ... What i mean is: WARNER-JULIETTE-ADAM!!
Soo, except for the father of Warner, I don't really hate many people.
I wonder about some characters, like Castle. I really want to know what he has in mind.
James and Adam are two characters laid aside. I would like to know more. I missed their trio with Juliette. However, I enjoyed the trio Adam - Juliette - Kenji.
The "love triangle" disappointed me. But the book is still awesome. And those fascinating words of Tahereh Mafi....
Finally, even if the book doesn't end with a real cliffhanger, I wonder what choices made Juliette in the last chapter. I really want to know what happened CONCRETELY in her head in that moment. Bring on the third book!
Good Points
The writing
The plot
everything
The plot
everything
Another Amazing Book from Tahereh!
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This book rocks!
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Ok, I have finally gotten my thoughts together for this book. It took a lot of thinking, too. As you can see I really loved this book, just as I loved the first book. I must say that Mafi truly has an AMAZING gift. When I closed the book after the final page all I could say to myself was, "How am I EVER going to write a review for this book?"
Blurb from Goodreads:
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it's almost
time for war.
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.
Well now, doesn't the blurb just get ya to jump right in? After reading Destroy Me I have to admit that I had a bit of sympathy for Warner. I really didn't want to. I really wanted to hate him, but my stupid heart broke just a little and allowed him to shimmy his way in there. Grr....that's what I say to you Mafi!
And as soon as I read Destroy Me, I knew my view of this entire series would turn around and I could not wait to get my hands on this book. I knew that it would blow my mind and have me questioning where my loyalties lie.
I will spare you the quotes and pictures, the little videos and ideas that constantly pop into my mind as I think about this book. It's totally turned my brain to much, and flipped my heart upside down. Instead, I'll tell you what I thought of the characters and the plot, of Mafi's writing and of the emotions that were pulled right out of my body.
Juliette, as in Shatter Me, was an amazing character in this book. She's strong, while still being feminine and maybe just a bit unsure. The self loathing she had in book 1 has fallen away to reveal a woman who is starting to understand herself more and more. Yes, she has such a struggle inside her. She loves Adam, but feels a mysterious draw to Warner. He invades her mind, seeping into cracks she thought she had long sealed. And not only does she struggle to understand where these emotions are coming from, but she continues to struggle with trusting others, not to mention herself. Yet, she becomes this stuck of dynamite, this power of change, this woman who is strong and begins to embrace who she is and uses it to her advantage.
Adam, well, he's Adam. Smart, sexy, loving, amazing. And my heart totally and completely breaks for him. I cried when I learned of his power. I cried when I learned what it would do to him and Juliette. His power actually forces him to withdraw into himself and away from Juliette. It killed me to watch this struggle. And, despite how Mafi has swayed my heart, Adam will always be my sweetheart, will always have his hold over my heart. His pain completely shattered me. He became this mushy, lumpy mess who didn't know how to handle himself. It was such a complete change from the strong manly person we met in the first book.
And then there's Warner. What can I say. He's a force to be reckoned with. And what a surprise to find out exactly why he is able to touch Juliette. I didn't expect it at all. But, my oh my, his need to have Juliette is totally overpowering in this book. And, he completely turns Juliette inside out. She doesn't know what to do with herself and her overwhelming feelings for him, or why they even exist She inexplicably drawn to him. And despite my wanting to hate him, I find him sexy and so totally hot I felt like I would burst into flames. He's such a tortured soul, and this made me bend for him.
And Kenji, oh my Kenji. I love him. I love his humor. He makes me want to give him a huge, and sometimes I want to smack the sense into him. But my favorite thing about him is that he's straight forward and no nonsense. He tells things as it is. I can honestly say that he truly became a friend to Juliette. Someone she could lean on and trust. I need to see more Kenji for sure!
Mafi's writing is amazing. She has such a way with work. Her prose are poetic and all encompassing. Her words flow off the page so smoothly. She made my pulse race. My heart actually hurt inside my chest, the ache was so real I found myself pressing my hand against my sternum. She made me want to devour the book and turn the page despite the hurt it might cause. I had no idea where things were going or where they would end up. And the ending, oh boy, it just put things all out there. And there were so many awesome moments in this book there was no way I could list them all here and be satisfied. I would have to paste and copy the whole book!
So, this is definitely 5 stars from me. And it makes me yearn for the next installment. At the same time, I am mad at myself that I jumped right on it and read it so fast, because now I have to wait that much longer to crawl back into this world. I will be very sad when this series comes to an end for sure. Well done, Ms. Mafi, you are a truly a genius of words!
Blurb from Goodreads:
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it's almost
time for war.
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.
Well now, doesn't the blurb just get ya to jump right in? After reading Destroy Me I have to admit that I had a bit of sympathy for Warner. I really didn't want to. I really wanted to hate him, but my stupid heart broke just a little and allowed him to shimmy his way in there. Grr....that's what I say to you Mafi!
And as soon as I read Destroy Me, I knew my view of this entire series would turn around and I could not wait to get my hands on this book. I knew that it would blow my mind and have me questioning where my loyalties lie.
I will spare you the quotes and pictures, the little videos and ideas that constantly pop into my mind as I think about this book. It's totally turned my brain to much, and flipped my heart upside down. Instead, I'll tell you what I thought of the characters and the plot, of Mafi's writing and of the emotions that were pulled right out of my body.
Juliette, as in Shatter Me, was an amazing character in this book. She's strong, while still being feminine and maybe just a bit unsure. The self loathing she had in book 1 has fallen away to reveal a woman who is starting to understand herself more and more. Yes, she has such a struggle inside her. She loves Adam, but feels a mysterious draw to Warner. He invades her mind, seeping into cracks she thought she had long sealed. And not only does she struggle to understand where these emotions are coming from, but she continues to struggle with trusting others, not to mention herself. Yet, she becomes this stuck of dynamite, this power of change, this woman who is strong and begins to embrace who she is and uses it to her advantage.
Adam, well, he's Adam. Smart, sexy, loving, amazing. And my heart totally and completely breaks for him. I cried when I learned of his power. I cried when I learned what it would do to him and Juliette. His power actually forces him to withdraw into himself and away from Juliette. It killed me to watch this struggle. And, despite how Mafi has swayed my heart, Adam will always be my sweetheart, will always have his hold over my heart. His pain completely shattered me. He became this mushy, lumpy mess who didn't know how to handle himself. It was such a complete change from the strong manly person we met in the first book.
And then there's Warner. What can I say. He's a force to be reckoned with. And what a surprise to find out exactly why he is able to touch Juliette. I didn't expect it at all. But, my oh my, his need to have Juliette is totally overpowering in this book. And, he completely turns Juliette inside out. She doesn't know what to do with herself and her overwhelming feelings for him, or why they even exist She inexplicably drawn to him. And despite my wanting to hate him, I find him sexy and so totally hot I felt like I would burst into flames. He's such a tortured soul, and this made me bend for him.
And Kenji, oh my Kenji. I love him. I love his humor. He makes me want to give him a huge, and sometimes I want to smack the sense into him. But my favorite thing about him is that he's straight forward and no nonsense. He tells things as it is. I can honestly say that he truly became a friend to Juliette. Someone she could lean on and trust. I need to see more Kenji for sure!
Mafi's writing is amazing. She has such a way with work. Her prose are poetic and all encompassing. Her words flow off the page so smoothly. She made my pulse race. My heart actually hurt inside my chest, the ache was so real I found myself pressing my hand against my sternum. She made me want to devour the book and turn the page despite the hurt it might cause. I had no idea where things were going or where they would end up. And the ending, oh boy, it just put things all out there. And there were so many awesome moments in this book there was no way I could list them all here and be satisfied. I would have to paste and copy the whole book!
So, this is definitely 5 stars from me. And it makes me yearn for the next installment. At the same time, I am mad at myself that I jumped right on it and read it so fast, because now I have to wait that much longer to crawl back into this world. I will be very sad when this series comes to an end for sure. Well done, Ms. Mafi, you are a truly a genius of words!
There are no words!!!!
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
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Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
ARC received from HarperTeen
Release Date: 2-5-2012
Reviewed by: Middle Sis Jenn
The Sisters Say: Undeniably and Irresistibly Unforgettable
It might be called Unravel Me, but I want nothing more to be tangled up in Mafi’s world! I loved Shatter Me more than words can describe, so I was just hoping that this second installment would live up to the first. Oh how my hopes were tossed to the stars when this sequel captured my heart even more than the first!!!! Laced with secrets and hidden agendas, catapulted into the void between good and evil, and filled to the brim with unwavering and unrelenting love—from page 1, Tahereh’s world will entrap you within its web.
I just love, love, love the language and metaphors that Tahereh uses in her novel. Many people find it annoying, but I think it’s breathtakingly beautiful. Poetic and truthful, it cuts to my soul. Now you might think I’m exaggerating or being too “oh my she’s awesome,” but I really have never had a reaction to writing like I do to Tahereh’s prose.
“These sticks and stones may break my bones, but these words, these words will kill me.” ARC, pg. 279
Ah! I just love it. I can feel the sorrow seeping from Juliette’s heart—knowing what people say about her—that she’s dangerous, untrustworthy, ready to explode. Juliette can take all the physical pain in the world—I mean, she was locked away for so long without any comforts or communication; but words? They can cut you more deeply than anything, and the way that Tahereh shows this…my words can never do her genius justice.
One way I know if a book is memorable is whether or not I like the heroine. Like I’ve said before, it’s easy to right a swoony guy. But a girl that will keep my attention and gain my confidence? That’s difficult to do. But Juliette had me rooting for her from the first page of the first book, and I will continue rooting for her until the very end. She’s strong and brilliant, and she doesn’t let the bleak and the hopeless break her. She stands firm and fights for her cause—even if it means she could die. She’s willing to give up everything, and for that, I admire her.
I loved that we got to know Warner even more in this book. We see a side that is so surprising and so heartfelt, and I do believe many girls will start to waver between Adam and Warner. I know I did—I was Adam all the way in Shatter Me, but now, there is a part of me that wants Juliette to love Warner. It’s like they are Catherine and Heathcliff—two souls that reach out and recognize each other, through all the pain and fear. I won’t say much more about what we learn about Warner because it is so great to get to read and discover his truth for yourself!
My only complaint—and it’s not really even a complaint, it’s just an observation, really—there wasn’t much Adam in this book. There were so many steamy scenes with them in the first book, and I loved seeing them feed off each other, but there weren’t many scenes with them together in this book. I understand why she did this, though, because this installment was more about Warner and Juliette’s discoveries as opposed to Adam’s, but I think some readers will find themselves missing him.
Steam.
Longing.
Truth.
Betrayal.
Power.
Unravel Me has it all. This is a series I will never hesitate to recommend to everyone—even the stranger in the elevator! Full of life and death, love and hate, fear and power; Unravel Me will bring you to the edge of your seat, and come the end of the book, it will kick you right over the edge! Now I just have to wait until 2014…oh, the horror!
ARC received from HarperTeen
Release Date: 2-5-2012
Reviewed by: Middle Sis Jenn
The Sisters Say: Undeniably and Irresistibly Unforgettable
It might be called Unravel Me, but I want nothing more to be tangled up in Mafi’s world! I loved Shatter Me more than words can describe, so I was just hoping that this second installment would live up to the first. Oh how my hopes were tossed to the stars when this sequel captured my heart even more than the first!!!! Laced with secrets and hidden agendas, catapulted into the void between good and evil, and filled to the brim with unwavering and unrelenting love—from page 1, Tahereh’s world will entrap you within its web.
I just love, love, love the language and metaphors that Tahereh uses in her novel. Many people find it annoying, but I think it’s breathtakingly beautiful. Poetic and truthful, it cuts to my soul. Now you might think I’m exaggerating or being too “oh my she’s awesome,” but I really have never had a reaction to writing like I do to Tahereh’s prose.
“These sticks and stones may break my bones, but these words, these words will kill me.” ARC, pg. 279
Ah! I just love it. I can feel the sorrow seeping from Juliette’s heart—knowing what people say about her—that she’s dangerous, untrustworthy, ready to explode. Juliette can take all the physical pain in the world—I mean, she was locked away for so long without any comforts or communication; but words? They can cut you more deeply than anything, and the way that Tahereh shows this…my words can never do her genius justice.
One way I know if a book is memorable is whether or not I like the heroine. Like I’ve said before, it’s easy to right a swoony guy. But a girl that will keep my attention and gain my confidence? That’s difficult to do. But Juliette had me rooting for her from the first page of the first book, and I will continue rooting for her until the very end. She’s strong and brilliant, and she doesn’t let the bleak and the hopeless break her. She stands firm and fights for her cause—even if it means she could die. She’s willing to give up everything, and for that, I admire her.
I loved that we got to know Warner even more in this book. We see a side that is so surprising and so heartfelt, and I do believe many girls will start to waver between Adam and Warner. I know I did—I was Adam all the way in Shatter Me, but now, there is a part of me that wants Juliette to love Warner. It’s like they are Catherine and Heathcliff—two souls that reach out and recognize each other, through all the pain and fear. I won’t say much more about what we learn about Warner because it is so great to get to read and discover his truth for yourself!
My only complaint—and it’s not really even a complaint, it’s just an observation, really—there wasn’t much Adam in this book. There were so many steamy scenes with them in the first book, and I loved seeing them feed off each other, but there weren’t many scenes with them together in this book. I understand why she did this, though, because this installment was more about Warner and Juliette’s discoveries as opposed to Adam’s, but I think some readers will find themselves missing him.
Steam.
Longing.
Truth.
Betrayal.
Power.
Unravel Me has it all. This is a series I will never hesitate to recommend to everyone—even the stranger in the elevator! Full of life and death, love and hate, fear and power; Unravel Me will bring you to the edge of your seat, and come the end of the book, it will kick you right over the edge! Now I just have to wait until 2014…oh, the horror!
Unravel Me
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
First I just have to say that I love the cover for this book. It is absolutely stunning! I have been looking forward to this book ever since I finished reading the first in the series Shatter Me. It was well worth the wait and did not disappoint.
I fell in love with Tahereh Mafi's writing style in Shatter Me and it was no different in Unravel Me. Her writing is so beautiful. It keeps you glued to the book page after page. The writing is so descriptive you can't help but feel like you are Juliette. I felt like I was in her head feeling what she felt and going through what she went through.
I have to say in the first book I really did not like Warner one bit. Then I read Warner's story (Destroy Me) and I thought eh he isn't so bad but still wasn't a huge fan. This book has changed my mind about Warner. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I am team Warner or team Adam for that matter. But I can tolerate Warner much more than in the first book.
Unravel Me had me feeling so many different emotions. I was happy, sad, angry frustrated and so many more. I felt for Juliette and the decisions that she has to make.
The characters are so well written. I loved learning about them and what makes them tick. You get to see a different side to some which was a nice surprise.
I need the next book now!! While there is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of the book. I have to say that the last two lines are amazing.
I have left this review pretty vague except for my love for the book and the characters I don't want to spoil this amazing book for anyone with a play by play of what takes place. You will not be disappointed So pick it up today and get to reading.
Review originally posted on my blog: http://www.ramblingsofabooknerd.com/2013/02/review-unravel-me-by-tahereh-mafi.html
I fell in love with Tahereh Mafi's writing style in Shatter Me and it was no different in Unravel Me. Her writing is so beautiful. It keeps you glued to the book page after page. The writing is so descriptive you can't help but feel like you are Juliette. I felt like I was in her head feeling what she felt and going through what she went through.
I have to say in the first book I really did not like Warner one bit. Then I read Warner's story (Destroy Me) and I thought eh he isn't so bad but still wasn't a huge fan. This book has changed my mind about Warner. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I am team Warner or team Adam for that matter. But I can tolerate Warner much more than in the first book.
Unravel Me had me feeling so many different emotions. I was happy, sad, angry frustrated and so many more. I felt for Juliette and the decisions that she has to make.
The characters are so well written. I loved learning about them and what makes them tick. You get to see a different side to some which was a nice surprise.
I need the next book now!! While there is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of the book. I have to say that the last two lines are amazing.
I have left this review pretty vague except for my love for the book and the characters I don't want to spoil this amazing book for anyone with a play by play of what takes place. You will not be disappointed So pick it up today and get to reading.
Review originally posted on my blog: http://www.ramblingsofabooknerd.com/2013/02/review-unravel-me-by-tahereh-mafi.html
Unravel Me
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
How can I begin to tell how much I love this book? To be honest, even though I've read a lot of good feedbacks about this book, I still worried about it. We are not new to the usual trend that happens with the second books, like it's jinxed that it would only be a big filler between the first and the last books. But after I read this particular second book, I was blown away. Tahereh Mafi, you are one helluvah genius.
In the first book, I sympathized with Juliette. In this book, she managed to annoy me at the first few parts. Omega Point reminded me of X-men's Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. If I were Juliette, I would surely feel elated to know that I am not alone. But no, she still felt lost and out of place. She chose to be with herself and Adam instead of getting to know the people living in Omega Point. And it's not only about that. She also had her moments of self-pity, too much wallowing and self-sacrificing shit that I was seriously considering the option of going inside the book and smacking her head just to knock some sense in her.
Adam was also an accessory to this crime. I know this should make us see their vulnerable part, but with Adam's current situation because of his ability, all they do is cry, feel sorry for themselves and their relationship and feel like there's nothing worth living and fighting for. Maybe it was more Juliette since Adam was willing to find some options for them to work things out. I never really got the chance to get to know him more as what I've planned to do before reading this book because it focused more on the impending war against The Reestablishment.
And of course, who can forget about the infamous 62nd chapter. To those who haven't read this, I'm pretty sure you're looking forward to this. Get yourselves ready, people because Tahereh blew my mind and my heart. The way it was written, the way the scene was written was awesomeballs. It was filled with so much emotions, you cannot avoid it whether you're rooting for the other guy.
All the characters in this book, all the discoveries and twists in plot, all the revelations blew my mind. This book made me laugh, made me want to tear my hair off, annoyed me and managed to break my heart. I cannot wait for the next book. With Juliette, super ready to bring down The Reestablishment, I'm pretty sure we're on for some action. I'm also curious and excited about the novella. We'll have another glimpse inside another character's mind and I wonder who will it be.
Let the waiting commence...
In the first book, I sympathized with Juliette. In this book, she managed to annoy me at the first few parts. Omega Point reminded me of X-men's Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. If I were Juliette, I would surely feel elated to know that I am not alone. But no, she still felt lost and out of place. She chose to be with herself and Adam instead of getting to know the people living in Omega Point. And it's not only about that. She also had her moments of self-pity, too much wallowing and self-sacrificing shit that I was seriously considering the option of going inside the book and smacking her head just to knock some sense in her.
Adam was also an accessory to this crime. I know this should make us see their vulnerable part, but with Adam's current situation because of his ability, all they do is cry, feel sorry for themselves and their relationship and feel like there's nothing worth living and fighting for. Maybe it was more Juliette since Adam was willing to find some options for them to work things out. I never really got the chance to get to know him more as what I've planned to do before reading this book because it focused more on the impending war against The Reestablishment.
And of course, who can forget about the infamous 62nd chapter. To those who haven't read this, I'm pretty sure you're looking forward to this. Get yourselves ready, people because Tahereh blew my mind and my heart. The way it was written, the way the scene was written was awesomeballs. It was filled with so much emotions, you cannot avoid it whether you're rooting for the other guy.
All the characters in this book, all the discoveries and twists in plot, all the revelations blew my mind. This book made me laugh, made me want to tear my hair off, annoyed me and managed to break my heart. I cannot wait for the next book. With Juliette, super ready to bring down The Reestablishment, I'm pretty sure we're on for some action. I'm also curious and excited about the novella. We'll have another glimpse inside another character's mind and I wonder who will it be.
Let the waiting commence...
Unravel Me
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
N/A
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
This is the honestly the hardest review I have written. I had no words when I finished reading Unravel Me except for “All of the stars!” because really, this book deserves way more than that measly five. I actually had to sleep on it, to come down from the high it gave me, so that I could even form a coherent thought. Now I’m here, and I’m telling you all that Unravel Me is the best book of the year so far. At least for me. I don’t even care that I’m not really a fan of the flowery writing. In fact, I think it feels kind of out of place amongst all of the action and ass kicking. But Tahereh Mafi is some kind of storytelling genius. I could not get enough of this.
Unravel Me had me feeling way too many feelings. I cannot even identify them all, but one that I am sure of is giddiness. I could just feel myself getting more and more giddy the more pages I turned. I was getting light headed from anticipation, and I probably could have passed out at any time. That might be a really unhealthy reaction to have to a book, but I couldn’t control it. I received this book on a Tuesday, and read it straight through the very next day. I only took breaks to update my GoodReads and Twitter statuses. And to eat a brownie, which gave me tummy ache that I’m choosing to interpret as “Serves you right for putting the book down!”
Juliette starts out as a timid little mouse with rabies. You’re afraid she’ll bite you, but you don’t really think she will. Then she morphs into a jaguar with rabies, and you nearly pee your pants. Now she wants to bite you and she probably will, but you can’t turn away from her because she’s just so majestic. She’s scary. Juliette is so afraid of being seen as a monster and hurting someone, but she is downright terrifying in Unravel Me. I also feel like she’s quite unstable. That makes me a little happy because Warner is quite unstable, and then they can be unstable together, and everyone knows that two negatives make a positive. At least if you multiple them, but whatever. Juliette is bad ass, but I think she owes that to Kenji.
I was always oddly suspicious of Kenji, but now I adore him! He’s so full of himself and hilarious. He stole nearly every scene that he’s in. But he’s not only the jokester. He’s a great support for Juliette while she’s in emo mode. He essentially tells her to stop crying and put on her big girl panties. He’s not her babysitter. Juliette needs to take control of her powers before she kills someone, and Kenji knows all to well what her powers can do to a person.
Everything about this book is better than Shatter Me. Shatter Me does not even compare. I would say that Unravel Me is 62 times better than its predecessor, which I gave 4 stars to, so that means Unravel Me really gets 248 stars. It’s that simple. My biggest issue with the first book was quickly resolved in this one, and it made me super happy! Well, it made me kind of sad for Juliette and Adam, but I was glad that things weren’t that simple. I may not be on Adam’s team, but I still like him. I actually really enjoyed the romance, but I was really just waiting for Warner to show up…
CHAPTER 62!!! Warner doesn’t just magically appear that far in. He’s around much earlier than that making my heart flutter. But holy crap Chapter 62. Unravel Me was fantastic before I got that far. The rating in my head was hovering around 4.5 and 5 stars already, but that chapter just pushed it over the edge. I was ecstatic to get so much Warner. My feelings were floating on a warm Spring breeze beneath a rainbow and a unicorn flew by, then a tornado hit and shredded my feelings, deposited them in an abandoned field where they were promptly set on fire and turned to ash, then I inhaled the ash and couldn’t breathe. Then I died a little. That’s a pretty accurate description. There’s one quote that I really want to share, but it’s like a giant spoiler monster! It’s just so amazing! But I won’t, because you all need to go read it for yourself! It’s the bottom paragraph on page 394 of the US Hardback for those curious.
I might be rambling, but I beyond loved Unravel Me. When I finished I felt like sobbing. It’s not that the ending was particularly sad. I just didn’t want it to be over, and I was on emotional overload. I’m not even eager for the next book, because I’m still stuck in the pages of this one.
Unravel Me had me feeling way too many feelings. I cannot even identify them all, but one that I am sure of is giddiness. I could just feel myself getting more and more giddy the more pages I turned. I was getting light headed from anticipation, and I probably could have passed out at any time. That might be a really unhealthy reaction to have to a book, but I couldn’t control it. I received this book on a Tuesday, and read it straight through the very next day. I only took breaks to update my GoodReads and Twitter statuses. And to eat a brownie, which gave me tummy ache that I’m choosing to interpret as “Serves you right for putting the book down!”
Juliette starts out as a timid little mouse with rabies. You’re afraid she’ll bite you, but you don’t really think she will. Then she morphs into a jaguar with rabies, and you nearly pee your pants. Now she wants to bite you and she probably will, but you can’t turn away from her because she’s just so majestic. She’s scary. Juliette is so afraid of being seen as a monster and hurting someone, but she is downright terrifying in Unravel Me. I also feel like she’s quite unstable. That makes me a little happy because Warner is quite unstable, and then they can be unstable together, and everyone knows that two negatives make a positive. At least if you multiple them, but whatever. Juliette is bad ass, but I think she owes that to Kenji.
I was always oddly suspicious of Kenji, but now I adore him! He’s so full of himself and hilarious. He stole nearly every scene that he’s in. But he’s not only the jokester. He’s a great support for Juliette while she’s in emo mode. He essentially tells her to stop crying and put on her big girl panties. He’s not her babysitter. Juliette needs to take control of her powers before she kills someone, and Kenji knows all to well what her powers can do to a person.
Everything about this book is better than Shatter Me. Shatter Me does not even compare. I would say that Unravel Me is 62 times better than its predecessor, which I gave 4 stars to, so that means Unravel Me really gets 248 stars. It’s that simple. My biggest issue with the first book was quickly resolved in this one, and it made me super happy! Well, it made me kind of sad for Juliette and Adam, but I was glad that things weren’t that simple. I may not be on Adam’s team, but I still like him. I actually really enjoyed the romance, but I was really just waiting for Warner to show up…
CHAPTER 62!!! Warner doesn’t just magically appear that far in. He’s around much earlier than that making my heart flutter. But holy crap Chapter 62. Unravel Me was fantastic before I got that far. The rating in my head was hovering around 4.5 and 5 stars already, but that chapter just pushed it over the edge. I was ecstatic to get so much Warner. My feelings were floating on a warm Spring breeze beneath a rainbow and a unicorn flew by, then a tornado hit and shredded my feelings, deposited them in an abandoned field where they were promptly set on fire and turned to ash, then I inhaled the ash and couldn’t breathe. Then I died a little. That’s a pretty accurate description. There’s one quote that I really want to share, but it’s like a giant spoiler monster! It’s just so amazing! But I won’t, because you all need to go read it for yourself! It’s the bottom paragraph on page 394 of the US Hardback for those curious.
I might be rambling, but I beyond loved Unravel Me. When I finished I felt like sobbing. It’s not that the ending was particularly sad. I just didn’t want it to be over, and I was on emotional overload. I’m not even eager for the next book, because I’m still stuck in the pages of this one.
Oh My Warner
(Updated: October 25, 2013)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
UNRAVEL ME (Shatter Me, #2)
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Genre: YA Dystopia/Paranormal
Format: EBook, Print
Publisher: Harper Collins
On Sale Date: February 5, 2013
Recommended Reading: 15+
****THERE ARE NO SPOILERS****
THE GIST: Unravel Me is a strong second piece in the Shatter Me series. It’s the pay-off for the angst built into Mafi’s novella Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5), while delivering heart-breaking new degrees of devastation, realizations, twists, and yes, even more angst. There’s a third book coming so we know it can’t be relieved in book two, right?
SYNOPSIS: Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She’s finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam’s life.
BREAKDOWN: I should start by saying “anticipation” doesn’t quite cover how much I looked forward to this book’s release! Shatter Me rocked my world. It’s one of only a couple books I’ve ever read twice. Actually I read it two and a half times, I just never had time to finish reading it the third time. It was also the first book I read almost entirely in one day.
So, yeah, I was pretty stoked about this sequel! And now that I’ve finished, I can’t wait for book three!
If you saw my reviews of Shatter Me and Destroy Me, you know I thought very highly of both Unravel Me predecessors. How did this installment stack up? Quite nicely. You know an author is doing something right when she makes your heart-break (and race) for the bad guy. Even better, when you root for him. I often found myself just as conflicted as the heroine, Juliette.
Without compromising the style that made Mafi’s first book so compelling and unique, she delivered a highly emotional and visceral look into Juliette’s greatest dilemma thus far. Juliette made choices that took an incredible amount of resolve, and she grew because of them. And yes, one decision in particular brought me to tears. I like who she is becoming, and I’m excited to see how the new Juliette polishes off the war taking place in her world.
Which reminds me…Can you say cliffhanger? Said war is still raging with no resolution in sight. How do I feel about this? Not sure, perhaps a little slighted, but Mafi did her job of making me ready for the next book, as she always does. That’s not to say the book was unfulfilling, just that it took place in a very brief three-week time span, and most of the book’s central conflict was directly related to Juliette and the characters that are closest to her, while focusing less on the external story taking place in the background. I feel this book’s purpose was to set the stage for something huge in the final installment, and I certainly hope it pays off. For now, I get to (im)patiently wait for the 2014 release of the untitled finale.
(Review originally posted on GliteraryGirl.com)
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Genre: YA Dystopia/Paranormal
Format: EBook, Print
Publisher: Harper Collins
On Sale Date: February 5, 2013
Recommended Reading: 15+
****THERE ARE NO SPOILERS****
THE GIST: Unravel Me is a strong second piece in the Shatter Me series. It’s the pay-off for the angst built into Mafi’s novella Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5), while delivering heart-breaking new degrees of devastation, realizations, twists, and yes, even more angst. There’s a third book coming so we know it can’t be relieved in book two, right?
SYNOPSIS: Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She’s finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam’s life.
BREAKDOWN: I should start by saying “anticipation” doesn’t quite cover how much I looked forward to this book’s release! Shatter Me rocked my world. It’s one of only a couple books I’ve ever read twice. Actually I read it two and a half times, I just never had time to finish reading it the third time. It was also the first book I read almost entirely in one day.
So, yeah, I was pretty stoked about this sequel! And now that I’ve finished, I can’t wait for book three!
If you saw my reviews of Shatter Me and Destroy Me, you know I thought very highly of both Unravel Me predecessors. How did this installment stack up? Quite nicely. You know an author is doing something right when she makes your heart-break (and race) for the bad guy. Even better, when you root for him. I often found myself just as conflicted as the heroine, Juliette.
Without compromising the style that made Mafi’s first book so compelling and unique, she delivered a highly emotional and visceral look into Juliette’s greatest dilemma thus far. Juliette made choices that took an incredible amount of resolve, and she grew because of them. And yes, one decision in particular brought me to tears. I like who she is becoming, and I’m excited to see how the new Juliette polishes off the war taking place in her world.
Which reminds me…Can you say cliffhanger? Said war is still raging with no resolution in sight. How do I feel about this? Not sure, perhaps a little slighted, but Mafi did her job of making me ready for the next book, as she always does. That’s not to say the book was unfulfilling, just that it took place in a very brief three-week time span, and most of the book’s central conflict was directly related to Juliette and the characters that are closest to her, while focusing less on the external story taking place in the background. I feel this book’s purpose was to set the stage for something huge in the final installment, and I certainly hope it pays off. For now, I get to (im)patiently wait for the 2014 release of the untitled finale.
(Review originally posted on GliteraryGirl.com)
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