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Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

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justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

3.25

“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Swords may cut and kill, but words will stab and stay, burying themselves in our bones to become corpses we carry into the future, all the time digging and failing to rip their skeletons from our flesh.”

The metaphors are really peculiar in this one. I honestly can't believe that this is where the series initially ended. It's... a conclusion of sorts, I guess. I liked the way that things unfolded, and I liked the developments of Aaron and Juliette's relationship in this book. It was a pretty good, fast-paced read. Adam did annoy me at times though, and Kenji is still my favorite character.

I also like the relationship between James and Aaron. That was cute. And the brother reveal plot line. That was also nicely done.

Even though this series might not be the best, I'm very entertained, and sometimes, that's all you want from a book.

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dramagirl2003's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

thoughts while reading

p11: i believe that he believes they’re all dead

p17: slay warner

p27: oh yeah i forgot the child wasn’t real

p57: too right she does

p109: settle in guys it’s story time!

"Do you never get exhausted being so wholly unbearable? You have as much charisma as the rotting innards of unidentified roadkill."

kenji would be the one to find that funny

p151: AH it’s just clicked with me that aaron is basically a wielder

p158: yeah this is literally what i’ve been saying this entire time. ofc she thought she loved adam, he was the only damn option

p161: kenji 😂 i love him more every minute

p169: all the adam hate? i’m getting it now, justified. obv he’s brokenhearted but there’s no excuse for that level of intensity. i’m slightly over it though since this just means she’ll run back to warner and i’m swiftly getting onboard with that ship

p194: that’s it i’m fully #juliette/warner

p199: this is incredibly healing for someone who’s brother is so scarred

p209: aaron’s cracking me up

p221: girl wants to take over the whole damn country??

p308: right i’m done making excuses for adam, he can f off. i was just rewarming to him as a human as well!

p313: i’ve never been so proud of her 🥹

p360: oh yeah i slightly forgot about adam’s extra traumatic childhood

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catiecat2_5's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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aralalala's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

First of all: a boyfie like Warner and a bestie like Kenji—yes, please.

But dang, I finished it. I finished it. And it’s not enough. I get why more books were released after it—it’s just not enough.

I loved watching Juliette grow through it all and see her story with Warner unfold—why they make more sense than she and Adam ever could. It was an ambitious move from Tahereh Mafi to pull the rug considering how there were very little moments of Juliette and Warner (compared to her and Adam) in Shatter Me, but it all came to a close here and I love that everything still made sense and that it didn’t feel like a mere PR move. Some revelations felt a bit far-fetched to me at first, but are actually consistent when cross-referenced with the previous books, so kudos to author’s foresight.

It was lighter than I expected and a bit more fast-paced compared to my usual trilogy reads. I feel like a lot of parts were sped through (or maybe I just read too fast), but all in all, I still love it.

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soph_ship's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Absolutely ridiculous how this series progresses but I love it. Mafi really knows how to keep you invested. Interpersonal conflict is pretty realistic which I find is often not the case for books like this. Focus is definitely more on relationship/people rather than action.

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taylor_1218's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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azileotulp's review

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emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I never thought I'd see the day I would give a book in this series more than three stars, but I now find myself genuinely shocked with how much better this installment in the series is. So many of my issues with the previous books (like the writing style and Adam and Juliette's relationship) have been washed away.

Juliette's character development made this a much more pleasant read than the previous installments in the series. Much fewer instances of her racing thoughts and strikethroughs. Instead of just tolerating her, I now feel like I truly like her, and I was really rooting for her throughout the book.

And Adam... my nemesis. I have to say that although he's so much worse of a person in this book, I actually found that it made his character more enjoyable. I would much rather yell at and hate a character than just find them utterly boring.

I also appreciate that by the end of the book, it seems he truly understands that he is not in love with the "new" Juliette. I would say it was a bit of a development for him too. Doesn't mean I like him though :)

Of course, I can't get through a discussion of this book without talking about the love of my life, Aaron Warner. He finally got the time in this book that he deserved and I am so grateful. He truly is the best part of this series.

As adorable as his moments with Juliette are though, I would have to say that one of my favorite moments with him was actually after he found out Adam and James were his brothers. I found it beautiful how quickly he accepted them as family despite his bad blood with Adam. In particular, my favorite quote was:

"'How can I hate his anger,' he says, 'when I know so well where it comes from?'"

That quote had me on the floor. I felt like I saw some of my own family dynamics within it. I think it's beautiful.

As you can tell though, this still was not a 5-star read for me. Why? The plot. I feel like this series does not succeed as a dystopian. There is very little worldbuilding throughout the series, and most of the story is based around Juliette's feelings about herself, Adam, and Warner.

I felt that the conclusion to the war was laughably simple to be honest.

However, the basic plot of this book didn't bother me nearly as much as it did in the other books because of how much the character interactions made up for it.

Adam and Juliette's arguments were such tense moments. Funnily enough, I found them to be more intense than the war.

Overall, I think this is a very satisfying conclusion to the series that outshines every other previous installment. I don't plan to read the other three books yet, but I believe I will one day. As of right now though, I am happy to let it end here on such a high note.

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memoirsofabooklover's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was SO good. i was audibly and physically reacting to it. by the time i finished the book i was pacing the hallway vibrating with energy. this was mainly character development over plot but it was SO GOODAMN GOOD!!!! the plot mainly happened in the last 100 pages but it was awesome and i will be thinking about this for a WHILE.

i am in love with warner and kenji, they ate everything and i love them with my whole heart. james needs to be protected with everything and i feel like i am missing a pivotal moment where james gets to hug juliette because she can be touched now and that would be such a special moment between them

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pianokeys's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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tabea1409's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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