BOOK REVIEW: Unravel Me (No spoilers!)

 

 

Title: Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2)

By: Tahereh Mafi

Rating: 4/5

 

 

Description:

 

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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.

 

 

"The truth is a painful reminder of why I prefer to live among the lies."

 

 

 

Discussion: I still love Warner, and maybe more. And yes, I liked the book as well.

 

 

It's not like it's perfect. It's not like I'm obsessed with it. It's not like Juliette didn't piss me off, because she did - a lot. The first 100 pages of the book was a drag that I almost gave up on it. Juliette's mind set is just twisted in all possible ways. She was insensitive, temperamental, and so negative about things. But hold your horses! I realized Unravel Me is all about her character development. In this book, we actually witness her change of heart. We started the trilogy (Shatter Me) with the fear-driven Juliette who is insecure and lonely. And it's amazing to see her blossom as the courage-driven Juliette by the end of Unravel Me. Talk about Redemption.

 

The writing style didn't piss me off as much as before. And I don't know if that's because I already got the dose of it from Shatter Me, or I just don't care anymore. Quite frankly, I actually enjoyed it. Tahereh Mafi's use of rhetorical figures (-ish) defining situations and emotions in Unravel Me was just breathtaking! I think her skills improved greatly on this take. No wonder Unravel Me is so much thicker than Shatter Me. (?)

 

Besides Juliette, we also see great character developments from the boys' side. We find out a lot more on Adam and Warner, even of James and Kenji. About Omega Point. About the twisted DNA's of our protagonists. And it was exciting hearing it all. It was the right edge I needed from the not so surprising Dystopian setting with the usual turn-out and plot twists. Yes, most of the events in Unravel Me was so obvious for dedicated Dystopia Book Lovers out there. However, this one stands out on some levels. Especially because Warner is the most amazing character I've read thus far this year.

 

I appreciate Warner's backstory and the reasons why he became as he is. Although I know Unravel Me didn't reveal everything just yet, it was enough to establish that Tahereh Mafi excelled in character formulation. She understood that everything must have an explanation, a root where it sprouted from, even for the most evil character in the book. After all, we are all human beings created in the perfect image of God. We can't all be evil. A gun won't fire without someone triggering it.

 

Sometimes, I get so sick of love triangles, but then I read a good one, and I say... "I don't like love triangles... just this one." Warner and Adam. Adam or Warner. Poor Juliette. (Just choose Adam, then toss me Warner. I don't care if he's evil. I'll fuel it.) XD

 

Overall, this book is still an O-KAY read, but good things pop up here and there in between the pages. So I can't really give it all the credit, but I can surely recommend it.