“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.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is an Adult/ young adult fantasy that’s a mix of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Divergent by Veronica Roth, and Wings of Fire by Tui T. These three series are also some of my favorite series, so I like this book and recommend it if you’ve read any of these series.
“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.”
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.
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!
“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.”
Following the antihero of the first book of the series, Warner. This also shows unseen pages of the infamous journal from the first book. Watch as he struggles between his desire to be good and his desire to please his father.
“I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”
Set in a dystopian universe, a young girl has spent years trapped within a mental institution, for seemingly no reason. She is far more dangerous than anyone knows, even herself. Capable of killing with just touch, she begins to feel barely human. What happens when another is added to her cell, changing up what has been her life for the past several years?
Before, she was just a 16 year old rising soccer star. After, she was a rebel in denial wreaking havoc in the Merchant’s School for the Blind. Refusing to come to terms with her life after meningitis, Maggie lands herself with a parole officer. And just when things seem their darkest, she meets Ben, the only person in the world she can see. Maggie bonds with Ben, and realizes just how great life can be. The only question is: how long will it last?
Siblings Ivy and Isaac are complete opposites. Isaac is a star athlete looking to go to college on a scholarship, and Ivy couldn’t care less about her future. The two go through dramatic changes when they meet their new prescription best friends Roxy (oxytocin) and Addison (adderall). The story takes them through the twisted and toxic relationship that is formed when prescription drugs are abused. Which Ramey sibling will make it out and move on? Which Ramey will succumb to their addiction?
