Review: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Shatter Me #2
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published February 5, 2013
Hardcover, 461 pages

Overview:

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.

Review:

I enjoyed the first book in this series, Shatter Me, and I think its sequel, Unravel Me, is even better. While Shatter Me introduces readers to Juliette and the world she lives in, Unravel Me builds upon that world even more.

Unravel Me focuses on Juliette's life at Omega Point, where she lives with others who have special powers like her. In the previous book, she had been locked up by The Reestablishment because of her ability to cause harm to people just by touching their skin; in this book, Juliette is finally able to figure out more about the true extent of her powers. Juliette also learns about some of her friends' gifts, some of which add new challenges to her life and relationships.

I think one of the most interesting aspects of this story is the relationships between the characters. Many characters return in Unravel Me, and as readers, we discover more about their backgrounds, adding new dimensions to these previously flat characters. I wasn't sure where the plot was going to go in Unravel Me, and I'm very excited to find out what happens in the final book, Ignite Me.

Overall rating: 4.5 of 5 stars.