Ignite Me (Shatter Me Series #3)

by Tahereh Mafi

Overview

One day I might break
One day I might break free

Nothing will ever be the same.

The fate of Omega Point is unknown. Everyone Juliette has ever cared about could be dead. The war could be over before it ever really began.

Juliette is the only one standing in The Reestablishment's way. She knows that if she's going to survive, The Reestablishment cannot.

But to take down The Reestablishment and the man who very nearly killed her, Juliette will need the help of the one person she never thought she could trust: Warner. And as they work together to bring down their enemy, Juliette will discover that everything she thought she knew—about Warner, her abilities, and even Adam—was wrong.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062085573
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Shatter Me Series , #3
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	14,634
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Tahereh Mafi is a girl. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Orange County, California, where the weather is just a little too perfect for her taste. When unable to find a book, she can be found reading candy wrappers, coupons, and old receipts. Shatter Me and Unravel Me are the first two novels in a trilogy about Juliette.

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE SHATTER ME SERIES:“Tahereh Mafi’s bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young adult literature—or any literature!

Ransom Riggs

Dangerous, sexy, romantic, and intense. I dare you to stop reading.

Kami Garcia

Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I’m envious. I couldn’t put it down.

Lauren Kate

The story and character arcs are glorious and well thought out. Tahereh Mafi has proved herself a masterful plotter and storyteller.

New York Journal of Books

Fans of Cashore’s Fire, Oliver’s Delirium, and, yes, Twilight will find this addictive.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books on Shatter Me

Compelling and bittersweet.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books on Unravel Me

Rip-roaring adventure and steamy romance scenes, with a relationship teens will root for as much as they did for Bella and Edward. Inventive touches propel the story, such as strikeouts that reveal Juliette’s inner thoughts. The final chapters leave Juliette, Adam, and Warner well poised for round two.

Booklist

Ready for round two? The war between the Reestablishment and its citizens is ramping up in this sequel to the steamy dystopia Shatter Me. Fans will be thrilled with the secrets unveiled in this one.

ALA Booklist

It’s time for war in the edge-of-your seat sequel to Tahereh Mafi’s dystopian Shatter Me. Mafi creates characters that readers feel invested in. The lyricism of the first book carries over in this installment.

Shelf Awareness

In this final book of the Shatter Me series, Mafi concludes the story of Juliette, a girl struggling to harness her own power, one that has prevented her from being able to touch people without inflicting pain. Juliette’s dystopian world is controlled by The Reestablishment, a regime whose supreme commander has just shot her. Warner, the Supreme’s son, whom Juliette has long mistrusted and despised, rescues her and tells of the rebel defeat, which he believes has killed her boyfriend and closest friends. Juliette wants revenge, and Warner offers his help. Secretly, they train to defeat the Supreme. Miraculously, Juliette finds that her friends have survived the battle, and they join her and train at Warner’s facility. A love triangle involving Warner, Juliette, and her boyfriend, Adam, is central to the novel. Warner is demonstrably in love with Juliette, and she wrestles with her growing feelings for him, yet she is torn by her loyalty to Adam. The author delves into relationships and emotional expression on a level uncommon in teen dystopian literature. An occasional distraction from the pace of the narrative, it is so well explored as to be a true asset to the novel. This book should be well received among both male and female readers, especially fans of the series. A lengthy and explicit sex scene may make Ignite Me unsuitable for certain readers, and the book is perhaps best for older teens. Reviewer: Johanna Nation-Vallee; Ages 15 to 18.

Voya Reviews, April 2014 (Vol. 36, No. 1) - Johanna Nation-Vallee

Fighting an oppressive regime is an afterthought in this conclusion to Mafi's romantic trilogy.

Unravel Me (2013) left the resistance thoroughly trounced. Juliette barely escaped death at the hands of Warner's father, and she's rescued and hidden by Warner on the base. In a refrain familiar to the series' readers, Juliette again vows to fight back, for real this time, and to destroy the Reestablishment. But first, she must romance Warner and find out what's become of her Omega Point friends. Romancing Warner is easy: Warner's early, frequent, lengthy monologues explain how Juliette misinterpreted nearly every villainous thing Warner has ever done. It's even easier after Juliette reunites with the Omega Point survivors, finds Adam and gets a taste of his new, jerk personality. Broad strokes destroy any complexity, mystery or tension in the love triangle. Many of the most interesting and difficult moments, such as a conversation between Adam and Warner about their parentage, are glossed over in favor of the repetitive sharing of emotions. A high page count gives the novel physical if not psychological weight and includes such padding as Juliette's lengthy musings on a bar of soap. After all this, the end is all too easy, for characters anyway.
Well, most people are probably reading these books for Warner anyway. (Science fiction. 12 & up)

Kirkus Reviews