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Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

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booklover6000's review

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emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I know that so many people of TikTok liked this book, but I didn’t. It was teen drama to the max. To which, yes, they are all basically teenagers, but I felt like I was reading a soap opera. Warner and Kenji are around the same age and they aren’t as dramatic, to which they have seen a lot (if not more). So why are they more mellow and everyone else are on emotional drugs? One character, Adam Kent, hated him even MORE this time around. He had no right to say what he did to Juliette, even though he was stressed and almost lost everything, but you just don’t say things like that to another individual. Warner, iconic as always. Kenji, lovable as always. I just wish there wasn’t so much drama. There was absolutely no plot. The ending wasn’t even that good either, because the author passed by it too quickly. Like the book was already long and she didn’t want it too long so she made what should have been the best part the least detailed. I was expecting a ton more, didn’t get it with this one.
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ladybug12793's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoy the plot of these books. However, not much happens in each book and I feel like these three books at least could’ve been combined into one and taken out a lot of fluff. It’s honestly starting to get pretty ridiculous. I think the only reason I’m continuing the series is because I can make my Kindle read it to me at two times speed because there is so much purple prose that I don’t miss anything and can get through them very quickly. Even so, I wonder if I’m just wasting my time.

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There are several things that just don’t add up. But one of the big things is murdering Anderson. Kenji stopped her from killing him previously with the reasoning that if you kill him, then someone worse might step up. But apparently now it’s fine to kill him and they’re not worried about that at all? If she had just been allowed to kill him in the first place, then they would still have their secret omega hideout, and less people would be dead. I also find it very weird that neither of his sons wanted to kill him when they both talked repeatedly about wanting to kill him.
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guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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alyyu's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Finally Warner is a bigger part of the story and turning into a second lead (and he's crazily hot)
Had me screaming in between xD
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spatterson7's review

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emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

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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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eyeleash's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • 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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