After being blown away by SHATTER ME, ME UNRAVEL had to live up to the very unique and excellent reading experience Tahereh's debut offered. I'm afraid this sequel did not overwhelm me quite like the first book. For instance UNRAVEL ME did not hold the original appeal Tahereh Mafi conjured by making Juliette untouchable in the first place. She is Not entirely inapproachable anymore, so some of this forbidden allure relationships between Juliette and Adam as Juliette and Warner hero simply evaporated in the second book. Where things felt almost one hundred percent unpredictable in the first book, They Appeared more pre-determined now, Juliette has an idea of what's happening around her and knows what's ahead of her, at least for a few days. In SHATTER ME Juliette what captured, in a prison cell, not knowing what her near feature would hold. Now she's living with a group of Specially Gifted People who are like her. Much of UNRAVEL ME is about explaining who and what They Their talents are, What They are doing as to organization of resistance and exploring Their group dynamics. New as old characters were all really great in Their Own Ways and Their capacity to infuriate or fascinate you. Adam and Warner continue to compete for Juliette's heart and all Warner fans will get Their money's worth, Because We learn a lot more about his past and what's on his mind. I admit, he grew a lot on me and I felt acutal sympathy for him - quite a sensation remembering what a monster he acted like in SHATTER ME. What really bothered me were Adam and Juliette distancing Themselves from eachother, Because It could be too dangerous for them to be together.Yawn! I thought we'd already overcome That hurdle. No more of this old game in book three, please!
4.5 / 5 **** / * UNRAVEL ME - A satisfactory second book in a series with minor deficiencies romantic!
Tahereh's language is as beautiful and poetical as always, silent Juliette lost a little bit of her sometimes strange and always unique voice That was only hers. Yet there's sure enough action and love to make every reader happy. And the evolvement of Warner's character is a definite plus and strong!
