Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi
Published by HarperCollins on March 31, 2020
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
Pages: 464
“Imagine me
master of my own universe
I am everything I ever dreamed of”
I’m truly ashamed of how long it took me to read this. With COVID-19 and working from home, I have no excuse for reading 2 books in the last 4 months of WFH. Still, I’m glad I got this finished before I head back into a new normal daily grind and put this beloved series to rest.
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Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi
Published by HarperTeen on April 2, 2019
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult, Romance, Sci-Fi
Pages: 352
“It’s not insane to imagine that sometimes even horrible people are searching for a way out of their own darkness.”
After spending the better part of the last year moping since the release of Restore Me, I’ve been anticipating reading this. I needed answers for the excruciating cliffhanger Tahereh Mafi left us with and Defy Me had all the answers.
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Published by HarperCollins on February 5, 2013
Genres: Dystopia, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 461
“Hope.
It’s like a drop of honey, a field of tulips blooming in the springtime. It’s a fresh rain, a whispered promise, a cloudless sky, the perfect punctuation mark at the end of a sentence. And it’s the only thing in the world keeping me afloat.”
“The moon is a loyal companion.
It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.
Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.”– Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Published by HarperCollins on November 15, 2011
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult, Romance
Pages: 338
“You can’t touch me,” I whisper. I’m lying, is what I don’t tell him. He can touch me, is what I’ll never tell him. Please touch me, is what I want to tell him.
This book is full of personifying things that have never really been personified before, so many lines striked through, and the overwhelming feeling of loneliness and self loathing. Continue reading
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