Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

May 23, 2014 Maria rated it it was amazing

“Ignite, my love. Ignite.” Me: *explodes in fireworks*

I liked everything about this book. Character development, plot, relationships, romance – all of this was just great. This book is my favourite from this trilogy and it’s a marvellous ending to this great series.

Juliette in this book seemed to be a whole different person. After being shot, she realized she wanted to live a different life. She wanted to be free and happy, so she became determined to fight. Juliette stopped being scared, crying “Ignite, my love. Ignite.” Me: *explodes in fireworks*

I liked everything about this book. Character development, plot, relationships, romance – all of this was just great. This book is my favourite from this trilogy and it’s a marvellous ending to this great series.

Juliette in this book seemed to be a whole different person. After being shot, she realized she wanted to live a different life. She wanted to be free and happy, so she became determined to fight. Juliette stopped being scared, crying, fragile girl she used to be and became strong and brave. Her example inspired other people, gave them hope for the better future and that’s why they followed her. She also understood that what was between her and Adam wasn’t love. Both of them needed someone who would be kind to them and care about them and at that point they had each other. However, they couldn’t be together anymore because Juliette outgrew Adam and actually they’ve never loved each other in such way. Tahereh Mafi described it all so well I want to applaud her. Juliette made a really long and hard way throughout the series. This character development is truly impressive.

Kenji proved to be an excellent friend. He taught Juliette to use her power and supported her no matter what. I loved their heart-to-heart conversations and how Kenji interrogated Juliette about her feelings for Warner. He knew she was in love with him even before she realized it herself. Kenji is attentive and caring and Juliette is really lucky to have him as her friend.

~~How can I go past Aaron Warner? Right. I can’t.~~ If we compare Warner’s character from the first book with his character from this one, they’d seem like two different people as well. In the first book he seemed like a villain but it turned out he acted like this in order to survive and in this book we saw him as he is. Reminds the story of Will Herondale, doesn’t it? He too pretended to be indifferent to people around him but in fact he had a loving soul. Warner is capable of great feelings and emotions. He would do anything for Juliette and at some point he influenced her character development. He taught her to fight, thus making her stronger, he always reminded her of her immense power and what she’s capable of. So basically Aaron Warner is just a freaking amazing character.

The relationship of Warner and Juliette was the thing I loved most about this book. The development of it took lots of space and Tahereh Mafi described it splendidly. At some point these two remind me of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. Firstly, Elizabeth thought badly about Darcy – Juliette thought of Warner as a cruel villain. Both Warner and Darcy turned out to be kind and loving. Both Juliette and Elizabeth got to know them better, realized they were wrong and fell in love with them. I find this parallel awesome because both these books are amazing and I like the storyline where bad characters are actually good and the main characters go from hating to loving them. This book is full of Warnette moments (chapter 55 – just call firemen) and all in all I love this couple and I think they’re perfect for each other.

I liked the writing style of this book as it reflected the changes in Juliette’s character and her feelings towards Warner. In the first book there were a lot of twisted metaphors and some unnecessary descriptions which were absent in this one, showing how much Juliette has grown. Also her moments with Adam and Warner were described differently. The description of Juliette’s time with Adam seemed kind of artificial and unnatural, while the description of her moments with Warner implied some serious feeling.

All in all, I really liked this trilogy. The idea of it is engrossing and the storyline is well developed. It shows great development of the main character and her relationships and contains an unusual romantic plot. I spent wonderful time reading this series and I want to say “thank you” to Tahereh Mafi for her amazing job. ...more

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Dec 16, 2013 Chelsea B rated it it was amazing

Actual rating: 4.75

I am pleased to say that I FINALLY liked Juliette! She was able to get her act together, and develop into a strong female protagonist! Let me just say how wonderful Kenji is! I love his character, because he is an amazing friend, and he is just hilarious. I definitely want him as a best friend.
I was happy that we got to learn more about Warner, and why he did what he did in the first book.
I still feel like I had a few questions, and the ending was a little rushed, but I over ...more

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