Ignite Me

I read Shatter Me, the first book in the series, two years ago. I ate it up. Although I was on vacation at the time, my nose was constantly jammed into that book. It was a fantastic read, and I have rarely found a book that encapsulated me so. Juliette’s heartbreaking story, and her new-found solace in Adam, made it a beautiful and compelling story that I quite literally could not put down. It was a simply fantastic book. At the time I read Shatter Me, no other books in the series had come out yet, so I finished the book and moved on with my life. Only recently did I even learn that it had become a series, and I was reluctant to get back into it because of my reservations about the originality of the story. However, I was convinced to give the series another try, and so I did. I was instantly blown away by the writing style the author used. It was powerful and moving, getting the point across in a way that was interesting and thought provoking to read. The author has a very strong voice, although at times it was overly dramatic (but this was mostly when Juliette was dealing with Adam.) The story line was brilliantly paced, and there was never a point where the book was slow or boring to read. However, it wasn’t constantly in motion with action on every page. It was a good balance at a comfortable pace. The character development throughout the series was perfect. We watch Juliette go from a scared little girl to a strong, brave, powerful, independent young woman. We watch Adam go from a kind, gentle, affectionate boyfriend to a hateful, relentless, and eventually submissive ex. We see Warner, in Juliette’s (and our own) eyes, go from a sick, evil captor to a misunderstood, broken but still loving man who saved Juliette’s life even after she broke his heart. But like in all stories, there are characters who change, and ones who stay the same. Characters like James, Kenji, Castle, and Anderson are static characters, and their presence in the story is just as powerful as the dynamic ones. The author brilliantly found the perfect balance of static and dynamic to create a cast of characters that get our emotions flowing. The evolution of the relationships in this story is gold. First we have Juliette and Adam. As mentioned before, their relationship turns toxic and she realizes that he is no longer what she needs, and vice versa. Then there is Juliette and Warner. She doesn’t want to admit her feelings for him because she is still confused about Adam; but she knows deep down that Adam was her past, and Warner is her future. When she finally admits that she loves him, it is a beautiful thing that they create, and I don’t know about other readers, but it left me wanting more about their relationship. Aside from romantic relationships, there is the relationship between Juliette and Kenji. He was the main comic relief in the series, and it was much needed. The story would have been much less fun to read if he had not been a part of it. Kenji and Juliette’s friendship was such an adorable thing, and the fact that they become closer in Ignite Me makes it even better. Not to mention that Kenji was totally hilarious and had me laughing out loud at several points in the series. And then there was James and his relationship with everyone. With Juliette, he was always loving, as children often are. He was loving to everyone, but his love was of special significance to Juliette because she had spent her whole life knowing that she terrified people. The fact that James, young and vulnerable, so openly accepted her was a beautiful thing. His brotherly bond with Kenji was very touching and brought out the softer and less foul-mouthed side of Kenji. James wasn’t innocent to the world, but he didn’t let it make him hateful. Instead of harboring the pain inside him and letting it rot there, he chose to be resilient, as children often do. When you see James and Warner together, it is very interesting to see how he reacts to James’ blunt questions. Warner isn’t irritated or offended, and he answers honestly to every question. James seems to bring out the best in everybody, even Warner. But perhaps the most interesting relationships to study would be between Warner and the other characters. With Juliette, he is openly affectionate and willing to do anything to make her happy. With the remaining group from Omega Point, he is honest about the fact that he cares nothing for them; but he harbors them anyway, because he cares for Juliette and she cares for them. Warner’s relationship with Adam is filled with hate on both sides, until the end of the book when Warner learns of their shared blood. Then, he is willing to let down his pride and anger in order to bond with the only family he has left. But the most important relationship to the story is between Juliette and herself. She grew up believing that she was a monster, that she deserved to be locked up in her cell. When she meets Adam, she begins to see herself as more than that, but her self-esteem is entirely built on him. After they discover that she can hurt Adam, she begins to see herself as a monster again, and she starts to spiral back down to what she used to be when she was in the asylum. But then she trains with Kenji and discovers what she’s capable of and you see her confidence rising again, this time not based on another person. She has relapses of insecurity whenever Adam tries to get her back, but she stays strong. From then on, she is powerful and confident, and she begins to see her powers not as a curse, but as something she can use to her advantage. We finally see her step into her full self, the person she was always meant to become. And that is the lesson we can learn from Juliette. We all have our demons. The ones that chase us, make us afraid and vulnerable and the ones that make us question whether we even deserve to live. The ones that demean our self-worth, make us see ourselves as nothing more than a sorry waste of oxygen. Just like Warner’s tattoo says, Hell is empty and all the demons are here. But Juliette made a choice, and we can make the same one. We can choose to not become our demons. We can choose to make them our powers, to use them for our advantage. We can use them to make ourselves strong. And when we do, and the whole world seems to want to come down on us, we can quote Juliette and say, “’I’d like to see them try.” That is what a great author does. They give us characters that we can relate to, and that make us think about our lives and the things we can do to change everything. That is why I believe that this series is one of the most brilliant ones that I have ever read. So kudos to Tahereh Mafi for not only giving us a great story, but giving us a story with meaning that we can take into our own lives. This series will forever be close to my heart for that very reason.

Oh my Shatter Me series heart, I LOVED this book! Like I'd make out with this book... okay maybe not that, but I seriously loved this book so much. The shortened review: Oh my Warner heart! This book is AWESOME!! I have so many Shatter Me series feelings right now I don't even know what else to say other than GO GET THIS BOOK! Mafi has render me speechless right now. I don't even know what else to say at the moment without sounding like a Shatter Me fangirl who can't stop rambling about how awesome this book is. The REAL review: Do NOT read this review if you have not read the rest of the series *slight spoilers* Tahereh Mafi is a writing goddess, or maybe she has that secret talent I like to call writing brilliance. Whatever you want to call it, Mafi has it. There's no other way to explain the awesomeness of IGNITE ME! This book literally ignited all those feelings I tried so hard to keep in while reading this book, but failed miserably at doing. I snort laughed, sighed, swooned, teared up, and laughed until I was crying. This book is nothing but awesome! Literally. Juliette grows up a lot in this book. I admired the fierce, determined heroine she becomes. Tahereh does a brilliant job at showing her struggles with overcoming her preescptions of Warner, Adam, and herself, as well as situations that lead her to where she is now. The realization of how wrong her presceptions have been is a hard thing for her to accept. It was what was driving her, and now everything she thought she knew is wrong. I liked getting to see her struggle with that. Because now Juliette has to figure out where she stands, what she's going to do, and figure out her heart's desire. For the first time in her life, Juilette has never been more free to be herself. More free to make her own decisions, and to follow her heart. It's empowering to be free. Seeing Juliette accept that and embrace that freedom was bitter sweet, and oh so fabulous all at the same time. I loved that Tahereh showed me, vs telling me about her struggles. It's what emotionally gripped me with the story. If you read Unravel Me, then it's no spoiler about where Juliette and Adam now stand. Seeing her battle over her feelings of how things used to be to how things are now between the two was heartbreaking, but incredibly empowering at the same time. Anyone who's had a first love and a first heartbreak will understand exactly what Juliette is going through. I did. Along with that, you'll also understand her hope for where things can go for her and Warner. Understanding the differences in how Juliette felt about Adam and Warner were well established and discussed in this book. It was perfect. It made sense to see and understand the changes in her feelings for both guys. I loved that I got to see that. Not only with her, but with Warner and Adam as well. There's a conversation between Juliette and Kenji about the changes that I loved in this book, as well as the inner thoughts Juliette has as she sorts out her feelings, and the truths of what she's learning. I admire the fact that Mafi didn't rush these feelings and emotions. Everything that unravels in this book has been built up and hinted at in the previous books/novellas in this series. I loved how everything happens in this book. I've said this from the get go, I LOVE WARNER! I just have to say, I KNEW IT!!!! I knew there was so much more to him than we have previously seen, and now we get to see more of who Warner really is. I swear I fell in love with this Warner as much as Juliette. Like her, he's broken, stronger, fiercely determined, and totally vulnerable. Then there's the swoon worthy factor. Oh my Warner. Talk about igniting things.... Warner knows how to ignite a slow burning fire that literally melts the pages. Mafi writes these sizzling moments between Juliette and Warner perfectly! I love what she gave us on the page, and what gets taken off the page. When you read those scenes you'll know what I mean. It was perfect. Ignite Me is full of passion, tension, and action. I love it when an author can emotionally pull me into their book. Between the threat of war, the desolation that is evident at times, and then friction between a few characters I found my self fidgety and literally on edge. I felt like I was about ready to snap in two at times with the mounting tension. Leave it up to Kenji make me laugh so hard I'm crying during those times. He can make those tension mounting scenes laughable. His lines are by far the best in this book. No other character has made me laugh out loud as much as he did. I swear if Mafi published a Kenji quote book, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. He at times reminds me of the things my brothers would say. I love that brotherly love he has for Juliette. These two have such a great, real, best friend chemistry. I loved the scenes when these two were together. Who wouldn't want a best friend like him?! Kenji is by far one of my all time favorite literally secondary characters! I thoroughly enjoyed how everything that has been set up in the previous two books in this series played out in IGNITE ME. It was brilliant! Looking back at everything the has previously happened, it all made sense now at the course of action some of the characters took, and the direction the story went. Tahereh was still able to throw in some great twists, but everything from the romance, the action, the friendships, and shocking truths all made sense. Everything in the other first two books lead up to everything that takes place in this book. To me, nothing, even down to who Juliette gives her heart to, was shocking to me, because of how well Tahereh set up the over all series's plot. It was perfect! IGNITE ME is the perfect ending for a series I am so sad to say good bye to. Now that I have so many Shatter Me series feelings, you'll find me curled up on the couch re-reading Ignite Me over and over again.

The copy i recieved was very smooth and was very beautiful until there was a slight damage/torn from the back of the book . Other than that very fast delivery plus a great book

Et bien voilà, après tant d'attente, une nuit blanche et une journée passée à lire dans l'anxiété la plus folle, c'est fini. Et je ne peux m'empêcher de me sentir horriblement triste de quitter cette histoire extraordinaire et tous ses personnages. Difficile de faire un avis sans rien révéler de l'intrigue, et surtout de la fin de ce troisième et dernier tome. Je crois bien être passée par toutes les émotions possibles et imaginables pendant sa lecture : joie, tristesse, amusement, peur, dégoût, enthousiasme, excitation, allégresse, frustration, dépit, soulagement, angoisse et j'en passe... Mon dieu, Tahereh Mafi est à la fois une sadique, un génie et un tortionnaire. Mais c'est avant tout une merveilleuse conteuse d'histoire, qui n'a pas peur de prendre des risques. Jusqu'au bout j'ai été incertaine quant à la fin de l'histoire. Jusqu'au bout j'ai espéré, j'ai pleuré, j'ai ri et j'ai aimé. Mais ce mot est trop faible je pense pour expliquer ce que j'ai ressenti pendant ma lecture. Je me suis retenue de nombreuses fois d'aller jeter un coup d'oeil à la fin, et cela m'a mise dans un état pas possible. Cela faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas vécu une histoire en même temps que je la lisais, et j'en ressors exténuée. Exténuée mais franchement impressionnée. Il y a des moments de grâce dans ce roman. De fabuleux passages qui vous transportent totalement, une histoire d'amour merveilleuse, qui n'est pas forcément celle qu'on croit. Mais il y a également des choses terribles qui sont dites, qui s'y passent, et auxquelles il est impossible de rester indifférent. Tahereh Mafi a chamboulé toutes mes certitudes. J'ai vraiment apprécié Juliette dans ce tome-ci. J'ai aimé celle qu'elle est devenue. J'ai compris ses choix, même si certains n'ont pas été faciles. Je l'ai admiré, je l'ai détesté. J'ai adoré les autres personnages secondaires présents. Kenji m'a fait plus rire que jamais, et sa relation avec Juliette est adorable. James est si attendrissant. Même Castle, Alia, Ian, Lily et les autres m'ont touché. Même Adam. Et bien évidemment il y a Warner. Warner avec tous ses secrets, Warner avec tous ses fantômes, ses états d'âmes et ses peurs. Warner avec sa volonté d'acier. Warner avec son coeur immense et ses sacrifices perpétuels. Ah Warner, il n'y a pas de mots assez forts pour le décrire. Je crois être encore plus tombée amoureuse de lui dans ce livre que dans toutes la série confondue. Il est imparfaitement parfait, et restera pour moi le personnage littéraire le plus complexe, le plus fou et le plus beau que j'ai jamais vu. Alors je ne vous dirais rien quant à la fin. Je ne vous dirais pas qui Juliette a choisi. Parce que sinon ce serait trop simple, et que ça ne l'est pas. Parce que ce serait vous gacher le plaisir, et que cette série vaut vraiment la peine d'être lue. Je crois bien qu'elle est aujourd'hui ma série littéraire préférée, tous livres confondus. Mais je peux vous dire une chose par contre : ce dernier tome était fantastique, tout comme le reste de la série d'ailleurs. C'est un énorme coup de coeur pour moi.

Edizione perfetta del mio libro preferito. Arrivato senza difetti, tutto perfetto

Very good !!! Came in great condition ! Loved it <3

This was the best one I’ve read