Tahereh Mafi

The explosive finale to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series. Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie? Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control. The day of reckoning for the Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.

Imagine Me

Emma Hak-Kovacs

To the world, she is formidable. To me, she is the world.

Lea Labat 

This. My bones against his bones. This is my home.

alexys <3

"This better be good, Kenji, or Warner is going to kill you, and I'm going to help him do it." 

"You know my name," he says softly. You've always known me, love. I've always known you. And I'm so-I'm so desperately in love with you"

“Here," he whispers, pressing my hands to his heart. "Home.”

the girl who shocked herself by surviving, the girl who loved herself through learning, the girl who respected her skin, understood her worth, found her strength

I imagine love, I imagine wind, I imagine gold hair and green eyes and whispers, laughter

But I know Warner wasn't trying to do anyone around here a favor. He doesn't give a shit about being a hero. He was only trying to save J's life.

Maybe because the stakes were higher. Maybe because we've never lost J before. Maybe because I've never seen Warner this lost or this broken. Angry Warner was better than this. At least angry Warner had some fight left in him.

That's all I ever was, I realize. A spare part kept in captivity. A backup weapon in the case that all else failed.

it’s giving rapunzel but god bless this man 

"I will stop fighting you," Warner says. "I will do exactly as you ask. Whatever you want. Just let her live." 

Scars all over his back, blood smeared across his front. He looks insane. But he's still moving, his eyes hot with rage and something else- Something that scares the shit out of me.

Leen

tinica

And then she turns to look at me, the animal still yipping in her ear, and I realize there are tears in her eyes. She is crying over a dog. 

Juliette Ferrars, one of the most feared, most lauded heroes of our known world, is crying over a dog. Perhaps no one else would understand, but I know that this is the first time she’s ever held one.

He startles. I didn’t think he would startle. But when he turns to look at me, he seems confused. 

I explain: “You are unusually beautiful.” 

His lips part, press together, tremble into a curve that surprises me. Surprises him. 

I stand stock-still for a moment, letting the shock of everything settle around me, and when it finally hits me that Nazeera is really here, really awake, really okay, I pull her into my arms. Her defensive posture melts away, and suddenly she’s just a girl—my girl—and happiness rockets through me. She’s not even close to being short, but in my arms, she feels small. Pocket-sized. Like she was always meant to fit here, against my chest. 

“Fine,” Anderson says angrily. “Seize him.” 

Six supreme guards begin advancing on Warner, and he doesn’t so much as flinch. I exchange glances with Winston and it’s enough; I throw my invisibility over Winston just as he throws his arms out, his ability to stretch his limbs knocking three of them to the ground. In the same moment, Haider pulls a machete from somewhere inside the bloodied chain mail he’s wearing under his coat, and tosses it to Warner, who drops the machine gun and catches the blade by the hilt without even looking. 

The ending was pretty anticlimactic and very rushed, it felt as though in the last chapter it all just became a happy ending and there was no insight into what happened next 

Also there were so many parts unfinished like Adam basically sold them all out and then they’re all just happy with him at the end? And also Warner basically saves Juliette from the reestablishment by kissing her like a fairytale 

Pretty disappointed with the whole story and gutted I’ve spent so many hours reading this 

Holly Lake

The ending was pretty anticlimactic and very rushed, it felt as though in the last chapter it all just became a happy ending and there was no insight into what happened next 

Also there were so many parts unfinished like Adam basically sold them all out and then they’re all just happy with him at the end? And also Warner basically saves Juliette from the reestablishment by kissing her like a fairytale 

Pretty disappointed with the whole story and gutted I’ve spent so many hours reading this 

Sarah

i feel like the ending could have been done so differently and it felt a little bit rushed because it didn’t even feel like i was reading the last book of this series, something was just missing but i was still invested in the story and the plots but still not full 5 stars for me !

micki

vvnmigde

ts was so unnecessary cuz who asked for it

georginawarde

Sara Marton

it was so emotional. i cried for like 5 minutes straight.

Ellie M.

“You know my name,” he says softly. “You’ve always known me, love. I’ve always known you. And I’m so—I’m so desperately in love with you—”

2.5 ⭐️ I honestly don’t know where this book was headed to. The plot went crazy and it just felt poorly-written and I definitely consider it my least favorite out of the series. It felt anti-climactic and open-ended. My heart hurt for warnette and I legit thought they wouldn’t end up together because of the stress. There’s so many unanswered questions about The Reestablishment that I hope will get answered in the novella, but I wish this was resolved in a much better way. Nevertheless, I love these characters as much as I broke for them despite the frustrating turn the events went I almost burst a blood vessel.

did i finish this series or did it finish me



p.s prayers for this to get adapted into a show with 6 seasons with perfect casting and sets AMEN

Helena Herruzo

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/5 

the ending was just so rushed and the epilogue was the worst thing of this series only after the fact that Juliette was attracted to anderson. ew.

warnette tho 💛

buny

oh my god. oh. my. god. OH MY GOD? i finally finished the shatter me series and im so full of feels. despite my complaints w this book and the former books and the plot as a whole DESPITE THEM ALL.. this series is gna be one of those things ill look back at in one two three years with pure fondness for sure ㅜㅜ it has made me feel such joy and passion and strong feelings and while its not perfect nor it ever claimed to be, its just. that. perfect to me 💞💓💘💗💞💗😖💗💞💕💞💓 ohmygod how am i gna live life from here on without aaron sniping at kenji for simply breathing how am i gna make do without their banter and forced begrudging friendship that was the most wholesome of all to me 💔💔💔💔💔💔 im 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 how do i leave them 💔

I don’t like the end the last few books were so good and this end just does not do it justice 

Pia 

Originally I wanted to rate this 4 stars, but now I want to give it a 3-3.5 rating due to lack of action building. A few major scenes felt anti-climatic to me when I expected to read a whole battle scene. The first scene I expected more from was Warner fighting Juliette and trying to get her back. It felt uncanny to read that Warner was fighting with Juliette, led her away to corner her, and then had a make-out session which was how he brought her back. The way he brought her back didn't seem fitting to me when I wanted to read a battle between them and Warner expressing his feelings for her to inspire a change in her mental state and bring various memories in and out of her mind that would lead to Juliette taking back her mind again. This change in the scene would've highlighted how difficult it would be for Juliette to get her mind back, considering that her mind was wavering for only brief moments throughout the entire book.

Another moment that felt very anticlimactic was how easily the Supreme Commanders were falling one by one. I understand that Juliette is meant to be an overpowered character, but there were moments where she was successfully subdued/contained for a few moments that rendered her powerless. That said, there could have been a more prolonged battle between her and Max. Max's character is not as strong as Evie's, but he was still willing to fight/contain Juliette to continue with Operation Synthesis. The battle could have lasted longer if the weapons imbued with Adam's power had been utilized more or on a larger scale. The book emphasized the urgency to prevent Adam's ability from being weaponized since all of their powers would be rendered useless. But Max and the rest of the scientists had successfully weaponized Adam's power (and Anderson injected a vile of it in his own body) that it felt disappointing that we didn't get to read how those weapons would have been strategically used against Juliette. Subduing Juliette's powers for even a limited of time would have allowed the readers to understand a new side to her and watch her excel in hand-to-hand combat.

While I do think the weapon wasn't used as much throughout the book due to their plan becoming more faulty from the time constraints and stress; it still felt upsetting not to read a proper fight scene that would have enhanced Juliette's character and brians. Overall, I still enjoyed the book but wished for more developed action scenes.

Originally I wanted to rate this 4 stars, but now I want to give it a 3-3.5 rating due to lack of action building. A few major scenes felt anti-climatic to me when I expected to read a whole battle scene. The first scene I expected more from was Warner fighting Juliette and trying to get her back. It felt uncanny to read that Warner was fighting with Juliette, led her away to corner her, and then had a make-out session which was how he brought her back. The way he brought her back didn't seem fitting to me when I wanted to read a battle between them and Warner expressing his feelings for her to inspire a change in her mental state and bring various memories in and out of her mind that would lead to Juliette taking back her mind again. This change in the scene would've highlighted how difficult it would be for Juliette to get her mind back, considering that her mind was wavering for only brief moments throughout the entire book.

Another moment that felt very anticlimactic was how easily the Supreme Commanders were falling one by one. I understand that Juliette is meant to be an overpowered character, but there were moments where she was successfully subdued/contained for a few moments that rendered her powerless. That said, there could have been a more prolonged battle between her and Max. Max's character is not as strong as Evie's, but he was still willing to fight/contain Juliette to continue with Operation Synthesis. The battle could have lasted longer if the weapons imbued with Adam's power had been utilized more or on a larger scale. The book emphasized the urgency to prevent Adam's ability from being weaponized since all of their powers would be rendered useless. But Max and the rest of the scientists had successfully weaponized Adam's power (and Anderson injected a vile of it in his own body) that it felt disappointing that we didn't get to read how those weapons would have been strategically used against Juliette. Subduing Juliette's powers for even a limited of time would have allowed the readers to understand a new side to her and watch her excel in hand-to-hand combat.

While I do think the weapon wasn't used as much throughout the book due to their plan becoming more faulty from the time constraints and stress; it still felt upsetting not to read a proper fight scene that would have enhanced Juliette's character and brians. Overall, I still enjoyed the book but wished for more developed action scenes.

Sidney Schaffner

I’m honestly wildly sad that this is over. This series was amazing.

Absolutely amazing ending to the series. I wish she wouldn't have rushed the ending so much, I felt like there was a lot left unanswered. I wish we had gotten more from "Ella" at the end and seen what happened with Kenji and Nazeera. But overall, I think this became one of my favorite book series. Great read, so quick and easy to get immersed in. Love it! And Warner<3

Maggie Hotmer

destiny

** spoiler alert **
           i’d say maybe 3.5 stars but that’s mostly because i was confused, i probably should’ve read all the novellas ..anyways juliette being attracted to warners dad was weird but their reunion was great so idk how i feel about this book honestly had a lot of mixed feelings

Imagine me

💌

nuélle

maybe more things would have registered in my head if I wasn't skimming through the chapters at 3 am

Arianna

3.5, idk I just didn’t enjoy this book like the others. I missed Warners POV /:

I don't have the slightest idea on where to begin.

How did Tahereh manage to write so incredibly fast paced and page turning books for the whole entirety of the series so far, and what happened here? 

For the better part of it I was beyond confused. To be honest I still am. Throughout the first half of it- I'm not slightly exaggerating- nothing happened. People kept getting shot. The sky changed colors. Girl what?

There was some seemingly distant thing going on between kenji and nazeera, though as adorable as they are, I still don't understand when, how, or why did it happen. Then guess what...they get shot too, finally leaving us undeniably in the dark with all the hell that's been happening.

Ella fights her suicidal sister in the form of the colorful sun(?) as she's trying to invade her body. She falls into a coma, from there on, her pov is bascally her being confused (hey, same here)

Aaron's point of view ceases to exist, however understandable that is.

Kenji is freaking out (by now my boy practically owns the term), slips in and out of conciusness, he and nazeera kick and chase eachother around -literally- and you already know what happens next...that's right, they're unconcious.

Thankfully for kenji it doesn't last long (title of his sextape) and we're back on track for more confusion. We watch as kenji flipps over aaron loosing his absolute shit, because right in the middle of some much needed gunfight, ella gets kidnapped. Deja vu, deja su, deja vecu.

I'm gonna stop here for a moment to let you catch your breath with all things that have been -or rather haven't been happening, clearly something kenji did not have the luxury to afford. With ella gone there's another thing for him to be pressed about. Honesly, give my darling some rest. Please. 

He has singlehandedly carried the final book; sure, in his own, pretty messy way, but let's face it he was trying his best to report any possible storyline going on for us. At least he got james back. Who is *drum roll* unconcious. 

Now james is talking, and he reminds us that adam was so lacking of personality, we all forgot about him, despite kenji's reminders. Who else was like "oh we've got james back, nothing to worry about on that end now" Because I same. 

Haha no, adam has made quite a fine prostitute of himself, his motivation solely james' safety. And not even the fact that he sold his body to the reestablishment did stop paris anderson from holding his youngest son at gunpoint. (Everyone can relax now, james is ok)

It is interesting how adam's power is the perfect equivalent to the extent he's moving the plot forward. He is able to diffuse other powers, and every damn thing the boy was trying to do was undone exactly so.

So adam is quite frankly in the posession of the reestablishment -by this point even I'm tired of announcing- unconcius. Ella is captured, unconcius. Kenji is running around. Aaron is brain dead and in a murderous mood. Of course these two (or rather aaron wants to kick some ass, and kenji follows him because maybe he grew tired of doing to quickly sum up: nothing) are planning on stealing a plane once more to save the not so damsel in distress, supersoldier, supreme guard made, now succesfully brainwashed. No, first they eat, then they escape near death-again. Aaron even has time to take a shower. Then they're stealing said plane (even though last time that plan did miserably fail)

Meanwhile ella -now back to being called juliette- befriends the canonically dilf father of his fiance, and we spends chapters reading about how she'd much rather prefer to be in incognito mode (iykyk).

The tension was concerning to say the least.

Nazeera is no longer unconcious and has also joined the journey to oceania, their plane gets taken over, and they arrive to the shores of the capital gracefully falling. All because adam had the idea of becoming a prostitute (joke aside, respect s3x workers)

They split up, nazeera chooses to play solitaire on government computers, kenji finally has the time to pee (siriously, give him a break) then he and aaron climb the wents together. I too would love to be in a small space with aaron warner.

Juliette is being prepared to have a rest-of-humanity's-future determinding kidney transplant, but paris anderson counts on god's help and he sabotages the transplant. 

The rescue team arrives to crack skulls open for lunch, with the necessery shooting of course, and juliette decides to kill them all for not letting her drool over paris, who is very mch dying-this time for good (all hail adam the prostitute)

Juliette has lost her conciousness almost completely (for once I mean mental state) the only thing she's able to admit is that aaron's hot, which for him is enough reason to get undressed. Hey aaron I also have forgotten some shit about my life, could you help me out too?

The ceeling's collapsing, the walls are collapsing, nazeera has completed all existing levels of candy crush, somehow tearing clothes has helped juliette bring back her memories and now she's going fishing.

No but really. You know that game, where the fishes are going around in...like a carousel, their mouths magnetic, and you whoever fishes the most wins? They do that.

Why? Cause Juliette's sister is still 12% alive (yes, this was stated) so they go kill her. But don't forget kids, first: consent. They explode the already exploding laboratory, the fish-sister cracks more skull open then she blurbs (???) into juliette's lap to die. Finally instead of flushing it down the toilet, they actually take her body home to bury it.

And with that...cut to aaron's pov: they're trying on wedding dresses. Call that a plot-twist.

Renata

The way these bitches put me through they literally got me thinking that Aaron and Juliette/Ella weren’t going to be together it was pure pain and again I cried like a baby but thank god they ended up together and I love them. they are my parents. 
Aaron loves Juliet like so much he loves her so intensely just since always god I love him I’m a cry now and start the last novella 

- "Come back to me, love. Come back." I'm still struggling to breathe, desperately searching
his eyes for answers. Explanations. "Where?"
"Here” He whispers, pressing my hands to his heart.
"Home.”

- “You know my name," he says softly. "You've always known me, love. I've always known you. And I'm so- I'm so desperately in love with you”

Imagine Me

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