Unite Me (Shatter Me) Paperback – February 4, 2014

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Book Review: Unite Me - Destroy MePg 75- Is it weird, am I the only one. I'm sure I'm not. But somehow, even thought I was curious through Shatter Me, I'm now certain. As I am finicky, I'm probably not devoted either. Very gullible to words on the pages and the emotions I read that I start to fall for a broken man who seemed so put together in the first book. No, it's not "I love you at "hello,"' but rather up to chapter fifteen I realized he's not so perfect, the soldier, this leader. Cold on the outside, super soft and guarded in the inside. His full past will unfold but so far he's got my hands at an arms length and I'm longingly looking at him with eyes of longing, sympathy, or just loathing. Who knows..Julliette's journal is so depressing. Even though it's fiction, it's still a feeling, feelings, thoughts, that someone out there in this world is actually feeling this way. Abuse can be a game changer neither it breaks you or makes you stronger. But Julliette holds on to her humanity, she consistently searches for a friend, a companion, someone to acknowledge her, to laugh and cry, to whisper and dream. Her journal is untold emotions bottled up on pages and words leaving no empty corners to even leak ink.If there's a word to describe Warner, his hot and cold exterior? It's UNBREAKABLE! Although, his insides, his emotions and damaged mental conscious, it's INTENSE.The one thing that brought Juliette and Warner together is her journal that Warner stole. So much in common, it's like looking into the your very own soul and peeking out to see it's someone's else's entirely. If you say Warner is lucky to be brought up alive and given his position right now, I'm saying there's much to be read into his life. To digest it, absorb the enormassity of it and understand it inside out. He wasn't loved but broken, he was cherished but expected of. Poor guy. I've come to love a broken fiction guy. Is he the male lead now of Shatter Me?Unravel Me:My heart broke for Adam. So many ways not just one. I tried grieving with him and being there for him. And Kenji, he's tried his best and nothing bad can be said about that. He is the stone, the rock that keeps people around him steady. For Juliette she barely found herself and being new to fighting, it was hard for Adam as well. And James, poor James, he's what that's keeping Adam sane. And if anything were to be said about his braveness, it's that it's saved his life and Adam's.Juliette's journal:Most of the passages were read and made appearances throughout the series. I did grow bored of the repetition but because Tahereh Mafi's writing is so intense for me, I keep reading to the end pulling myself together to move one. Bc Juliette was broken and shoved and stomped all over. Her body broken, her mind damaged but she held on tight to her humanity and that saved her life and brought her closer to her heart and soul.

This little novella changed my point of view of Warner completely. This book gives you a very insightful as to how Warner thinks and what his motives are. I learned to understand Warner a little bit better to where my opinion of him changed a little. Warner has still done some inexcusable things, but after you read this book it is really hard to dislike him. I think Warner has some real feelings for Juliette that don’t relate to power, I honestly think that he loves her.I don’t like Warner’s father at all. I don’t blame Warner at all for going slightly nuts however it isn’t an excuse for the actions he committed. For a villain, Warner is very interesting and compelling, however when you read “Destroy Me” it can be a total game changer for some people. The original thoughts that I had about Warner were completely wrong. I thought he was a cynical insensitive jerk who was always power hungry. Oh, how I was completely wrong. Warner lives by his own code of honor which you didn’t get to see in “Shatter Me.” Warn is self-loathing and so broken, he is just a scared son that just wants his father to be proud of him. He is exactly what his terribly cruel father made him to be and Warner hates it. I don’t think Warner really wants to hurt Juliette, however he doesn’t understand what love is like either. I kind of wish this was a full size book because Mafi could have really given us a lot to think about when it comes to Warner.Oh my goodness gracious! Where do I start? I thought I was on Team Adam before but after “Fracture Me,” I am not sure what I want to happen. I was quite disappointed with Adam’s attitude regarding everything. I would have to say that the only time I even liked Adam was when he was caring for his little brother. I was just really disappointed about how Adam reacted to situations. Adam talked about how much he loved Juliette and all of the things that he would do for her, it was disappointing to read about his inner thoughts and how they didn’t match with the words that he would speak.With all of that being said, I still think that Mafi did a fantastic job in writing this novella. It was great to see inside Adam’s head and to find out a little bit about how he ticks. I think that the character development is great. I just have to rethink my opinions on who I think Juliette should be with. Definitely check out this series if you haven’t had the chance yet.