Some of them are weird, of course, but they make a certain sort of fractured sense, and I can totally see where her mind is coming from, which is a huge thing for me as a reader. Also, she’s in company for most of the book, which, as I observed in the previous book, tends to keep her from going off the metaphorical rails.įor the most part, though, it’s that this time, Juliette refrains from a lot of the metaphors that came out of left field. First off, Juliette is, from what I’ve heard Mafi say at an event, getting more sane, so her thoughts are a bit tamer. There are, I think, a couple of factors playing into this. Now, that’s not totally gone, of course, but there were a lot less phrases that tossed me out of the narrative. Last time, I had a LOT to say about how crazy go nuts the writing in Shatter Me was, particularly the metaphors. In fact, part of the explanation totally added to my jollies as I read the book, so I totally approve. Only, actually, I’m okay with the way that she explained that. I was judging Mafi pretty hard for the fact that both Adam and Warner, BOTH LOVE INTERESTS, just happen to be able to touch Juliette, when no one else can. So, while I’m not impressed, the book did keep me entertained, so I think there was sufficient forward motion offered by the drama to keep the minimal plot from being a huge drawback for me.Īlso, here’s where I’ll start passing out some props. Unravel Me does a bit better, but it’s mostly a bunch of interaction with the occasional battle or something as everyone remembers there probably should have been a plot in there somewhere. I’m down for powers, and the world building’s no worse than what I’ve come to expect from YA dystopian, so, as long as everything else is fairly solid, oh well.Īgain, plot isn’t necessarily the strong point of this series, at least so far. But, like with the first go-round, I really don’t care too much. What’s causing the powers? Hell if I know. What caused this world? There’s no more on that. Anyway, I really don’t feel like I know too much more about the world than I did in Shatter Me. Of course, let’s be honest, the dystopian stuff was totally not what the series is most about. The world building remains pretty minimal. Now let’s break it down.Īlright, I’m following the formatting from my Shatter Me review, which just happens to put the weaker stuff for this book up front. With Unravel Me, everything isn’t fixed, but a lot of my issues were addressed, and I had a great time reading the book.
As you all know (or can find out if so inclined), I didn’t loathe Shatter Me, but I wasn’t really impressed either. In fact, I would like to hold up this review as proof that I go into books with an open mind, and not with my decision all set. SURPRISE! You’re all (well, those of you who know me well anyway) looking at my rating and going “what the eff? I came here for a ranty review this is a prank, right?” Nope, it’s not a prank.
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