It didn’t fit with the first three books and their vibe, it felt forced in since it wasn’t hinted at in the previous books, and it really threw me off and kinda frustrated me. There was this whole wild and complex backstory for the characters and the Re-establishment, there were unexpected betrayals, there was a fated love story, there was memory wiping, there were horrifying and disturbing experiments… It felt like an entirely different series from the one that was about a lovable group of rebels fighting back against an oppressive, dystopian government. Worse than that though, I feel like this series really went off the rails. We went from a higher level of intensity and tension back to a very slow-paced, “laying the foundation” kinda book for Book 4, and then Book 5 was very little action and mostly just revelations, and Book 6 was honestly a little anticlimactic. But those first three books built up into a big climax, which made this one feel almost like starting over. And I was glad she did! Because the third book ended really abruptly and left a lot unresolved. It’s my understanding that the series was originally going to be only the first three books, but then the author decided to continue. Spoiler-Free Semi-Series Review of Books 4-6 Sexual content and language make this appropriate for mature audiences.I feel like it’s impossible to talk about these books without discussing the whole series, so I’ve done quick thoughts for each individual books, plus a spoiler-free semi-series review with this review and a spoiler-filled discussion with my review of Book 6.

With a short synopsis, the author could have started on page 200 and moved forward with what appears to be the new conflict, namely, the identity and purposes of Juliette's parents as it is, many YA readers will bail long before getting to that point. Juliette's powers raging out of control? She's got it figured out.

Much of what drove the previous novels forward is lacking here: Resistance fighters? They're now in charge.

Their weapon of choice? Juliette herself. But there's a lot Warner has never gotten around to telling Juliette, and when the children of other Reestablishment leaders worldwide show up for an impromptu conference, it's really a signal that their parents are planning to move in and reassert control over both Sector 45 and the American continent. His son-and Juliette's lover-Aaron Warner stands by her side to help her not only in navigating the treacherous political waters, but in keeping her powers under control. The Unnatural known as Juliette has put a bullet through the head of Supreme Commander Anderson, leader of the Reestablishment government of North America, and has named herself Supreme Commander in his stead. Gr 9 Up-Mafi returns to the world of Shatter Me, Unravel Me, and Ignite Me.

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