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Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

Imagine Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“In the pain, I imagine bliss. My thoughts are like wind, rushing, curling into the depths of myself, expelling, dispelling darkness. I imagine love, I imagine wind, I imagine gold hair and green eyes and whispers, laughter. I imagine … Me” 

Finally free from the grasp of the Reestablishment, but with the weight of the truth of their past, what will Juliette and Warner choose to do with their new freedom? 

Teen Review
Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

Defy Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“It's not insane to imagine that sometimes even horrible people are searching for a way out of their own darkness.” 

This book picks up directly after Juliette and most of her friends have been captured by the Reestablishment. Not knowing who to trust after having her world turned upside down, Juliette must find a way to escape while maintaining her sanity, which seems to be harder than she initially thought. 

Teen Review
Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

Restore Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“Idiots are highly flammable, love. Let them all burn in hell.” 

“People are idiots, love. Their opinions are worthless.” 

Teen Review
Reveal Me

Reveal Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“I do not function properly. I am nothing more than the consequence of catastrophe.” 

The next part of the Shatter Me series, this novella is yet again narrated by Kenji Kishimoto. 

Teen Review
Shadow Me

Shadow Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“It’s not the pain that’s unendurable. It’s the hopelessness. It’s the hopelessness that makes you reckless.”

 Another novella in the ever-expanding Shatter Me series, this novella showcases a new perspective. Following the events of Restore Me, this novella is told in the fan favorite, Kenji’s, perspective. 

Teen Review
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Ignite Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Swords may cut and kill, but words will stab and stay, burying themselves in our bones to become corpses we carry into the future, all the time digging and failing to rip their skeletons from our flesh.” 

Teen Review
Fracture Me

Fracture Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“Save your stupid for later!” 

Another Shatter Me novella, this time focusing on the original love interest Adam. Similar to Destroy Me, this novella is set simultaneously to the actual book, just shown through a different perspective. 

Teen Review
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

Flipped

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 27, 2024

The moment Juli saw Bryce for the first time, she flipped. She fell in love, and she was not subtle about it. Bryce did not feel the same. He would do anything to keep Juli away from him. That is, until Bryce’s grandfather moved in with his family. After seeing how wonderful and kind Juli really is, Bryce flipped too. Will Juli and Bryce finally see each other? Will their middle school romance bud into something more? Read to find out! 

Teen Review
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Unravel Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 27, 2024

“Loneliness is a strange sort of thing. It creeps on you, quiet and still, sits by your side in the dark, strokes by your hair as you sleep. It wraps itself around your bones, squeezing so tight you almost can't breathe. It leaves lies in your heart, lies next to you at night, leaches the light out of every corner. It's a constant companion, clasping your hand only to yank you down when you're struggling to stand up.” 

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