Unravel Me is a continuation of the story of Juliette Ferrars, a teenage girl with the power to kill anyone with her touch. After the events of Shatter Me, Juliette finds herself at a rebel base/sanctuary called Omega Point with her friends Adam, Kenji, and James. While she is free from Warner and the Reestablishment, it is clear they are not willing to let her go that easily. Also, Juliette has no experience with being part of a team and is also reluctant to use her abilities as a weapon to fight back against the Reestablishment. On top of that, when Warner is captured by the Rebels and it’s Juliette’s job to interrogate him, Juliette has to deal with the conflict of her growing feelings for Warner and her relationship with Adam. Will she be able to overcome her fears and become part of the team, or will she revert back to the broken girl she was at the beginning of the series?
In my opinion, this book was good, but it could have been better. I liked the idea of a previously isolated character learning to work with a team and I really enjoyed seeing Juliette going from an emotional, weak character at the beginning to a stronger, more focused one at the end of the book. I also loved Kenji in this book; his witty quips and characterization made the experience of reading it much more enjoyable. Furthermore, I thought the scene at the end of Unravel Me was very well-written, making it a great ending for the book by being a cliff-hanger that leaves readers wondering what just happened. However, there are some things I didn’t like about the book. For example, I thought the pacing was pretty slow until the end, since it mostly focused on exposition and the introduction of new characters. I also found Juliette and Adam’s relationship annoying to the point where it was unbearable to read about it. Next, Juliette’s personality at the beginning of the book was so pathetic that I had to resist the urge to cry along with her. While it is understandable that the author needed a basis for her characterization, it also made it very difficult to keep reading after the main character’s third time wallowing in self-pity. Finally, I feel like the book could have been more emotional. Some of the issues addressed were things that weren’t made to be as emotional as they should have been in my opinion, such as Anderson’s treatment of his sons or Adam’s realization of his father’s identity. Overall, I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy action and the supernatural with some romance sprinkled in. I rate this book three out of five stars.