Publisher:
Harper Teen
Release
Date: 4th
February 2014
Edition:
US paperback,
purchased
Juliette
will not stand alone in a battle that will decide the fate of her world...
In
Destroy Me, Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45,
refuses to let her go.
In
Fracture Me, Adam, Juliette’s first love, will do
anything to get her back.
These
two explosive novellas are available in print for the first time. Unite Me also features an exclusive look into Juliette’s journal and a preview
of Ignite Me, the conclusion to the New
York Times bestselling Shatter Me series.
The Shatter Me trilogy is one of my favourites of the last few years so
I leaped in Unite Me when I spotted
in in Foyles at the weekend. It was so lovely to be once again ensconced in
Tahereh Mafi’s gorgeous prose.
In a collection of two novellas
from vying love interests there is bound to be a favourite, but I didn’t expect
to pick a favourite so severely! Warner’s narration is much stronger than Adam’s
and I felt like there’s just generally more to his character – I’m more
invested in his thoughts and feelings. Destroy
Me is an ode to complex, messed-up, beautiful boys.
Destroy
Me would have
been the perfect thing to read after finishing Shatter Me when Warner is still a cold, confusing monster. The light
it sheds on his actions and motivations is wonderful. He sees the world so
differently to lots of the other characters, especially in his view of
Juliette. I love how convinced he is of her power and her potential. He sees
her as an all-encompassing force of nature that’s capable of incredible things.
The stark difference of Adam’s
opinion shows in Fracture Me. Though it
begins to show in Ignite Me, here
Adam shows just how little he understands how Juliette has changed and evolved
from the scared, timid, little girl she was at the beginning of the series. He still
thinks her childish and unable to handle herself and the world around her. I really
love that this series showed that relationships evolve as people do. Very refreshing.
Unite
Me is a
tantalising glimpse back into a trilogy I love and it’s made me want to
experience it all over again!
Sophie
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