Friday, December 23, 2022

Unite Me (novella) by Tahereh Mafi - HIGH

Unite Me (novella) by Tahereh Mafi
, 197 pages. Harper Collins, 2012. $12 (paperback)

Language: R (70 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (High amounts of domestic abuse and depression/anxiety/suicidal thoughts); Violence: PG-13 (mention of lots of death)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

In this short novella, we see a glimpse into both Warner and Adam's worlds. The first short story, Destroy Me, picks up immediately after Shatter Me and the second story, Fracture Me, begins during the last few pages of Unravel Me. In this we see Juliette through the eyes of the respective characters and gain new insight regarding the mechanics of this futuristic America.

I loved the opportunity to see the world through these different characters; however, the author's writing style, while complimentary to one character, was absolutely awful for the other and it felt cheap and cliché. Further, while not imperative to the trilogy, I highly recommend it. Readers may want to watch out for sensitive themes of domestic abuse and suicide especially in the first story.

Sierra Finlinson 

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