Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by: Tahereh Mafi

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Dystopia
Published: February 5, 2013 by: HarperCollins
Pages: 461
Rating: 5/5 stars
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Unravel Me is the sequel to Shatter Me, a story about tortured teen Juliette, as she escapes the corrupt Reestablishment in search of a revolution against the man who terrorized her. Juliette contains a gift, or more like a curse, that allows her touch to be lethal. As Juliette joins the rebellion, she must face coming to terms with her love Adam, and new love Warner, which pushes Juliette to put her trust to the test. 

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL. I had some troubles with Shatter Me, I found it to be kind of a let down. Ironically, a girl at my school who has read the entire series told me to keep going, as it would get better. AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT SHE WAS RIGHT! This book was suspenseful, cunning, romantic, and one big thrill-ride! I'm glad I put my trust in the sequel.

 I don't know why, but this book was just so much more interesting! We get to see Juliette in a form like never before, where she is more stable and aware of her actions. I loved how Mafi this time didn't include too many repetitive words; (that drove me insane) and instead gave a more developed character. I loved the introduction of new characters; (Kenji being my favourite) and I even grew a soft spot for Warner; (and began to hate Adam's guts). Overall the character development in this book was INSANE.

I loved how this book did a love triangle, but in a good way. The romance was descriptive but not cheesy, and I actually enjoyed reading about the romantic conflicts. I found this love triangle to be done a lot better than in the first book, and I feel as if the characters had a lot more chemistry with each other. WILL SHE PICK ADAM? WILL SHE PICK WARNER? I DON'T KNOW!!

Basically, I would say that even if you didn't like the first book, you should still give it a try. I found it a lot more organized and put-together than the first, and I also really liked the romance, which is weird for me because love triangles aren't normally my forte. It almost seems like this book put me under a spell.

So give it a go!!! I'm so happy that I went along with reading this book because it proved to me for the first time that sometimes you can't just give up on a series.

Have you read Unravel Me? What did you think?

Emily @ Paperback Princess

Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by: Tahereh Mafi

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Dystopia, Paranormal
Published: November 15 2011 by: Harper
Rating: 3 Stars

I wanted to read this book for a long time, because a lot of people said that it would be like the Divergent series. I have to say, that the book was a great, easy read. However it could have been a lot better due to some things that were very annoying.

The book is about Juliette, a teenage girl who was born with a terrible curse: she cannot touch anyone or she will quite literally, break them .Her strength is greater than anything. She was sentenced to be locked up in an asylum for her entire life, while her futuristic town starves due to corruption and environmental problems. Then in comes Adam, a cellmate willing to help her in anyway possible. Soon Juliette finds herself being caught up in luxury, after the government tells her to be on their side. Juliette must fight the government's bribing, and find out how to protect others from her lethal touch.

This book was what I like to call: a 50-50 book. This means that there were equal parts that I liked, to disliked. I was torn. I started off really loving the book. I was immediately caught on to the plot pretty easily, it was very easy to follow. Mafi also wrote the characters beautifully. They way she described her characters, was wonderfully thought out. I could really picture in my head what they looked/acted like. There were a lot of metaphors in this book. I don't mind metaphors, sometimes they can be annoying, but they didn't really annoy me in this book. However if you REALLY don't like metaphors, I would leave this book on the shelf.

Now to the negatives. The repetition! Juliette does this thing where she repeats every word about 5 times. I understand that Mafi was trying to convey what Juliette was thinking in her mind, but reminding the reader 5 times that: "I'm not insane". "I'm not insane". "They'll find me". "They'll find me". Makes you lose interest. It made it sound like an echo. The book could have been a bit too descriptive too. Describing characters is perfect for me, but describing the detail of rain, is a bit much. I want to know as much info about the characters, not the rain. The book was also written in the sense that Juliette was writing in a journal. Meaning, words in the book were crossed out as if Juliette had written them, then decided she didn't want to say it. It was okay once in a while, but I think that it was overly used.

Overall I rated this book 3 out of 5 because it was a very easy to follow book, but the writing could have been really annoying. I loved the description of characters, but to inanimate objects, not so much. If you're looking for a dystopia with a lot of content: romance, paranormal etc. then I would really recommend it. However I would not recommend this for someone who doesn't like a lot of description.

Have you read this book? What did you think?

Bye For Now!
Emily @ Paperback Princess