Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3)

by Tahereh Mafi

[Angie]

If you have not read Ignite Me, do not read this review beyond this first paragraph. I am warning you. There's only one thing I want to talk about, and if you know me at all, you'll know that is Warner. Maybe I'll discuss Kenji a bit, too. Even my rating is probably a spoiler, so just leave while you can! I have way too many emotions and I can't process them all! Bestest series ender in the history of the universe! My actual rating is 318 or 335 stars, since those are my favorite pages. Or maybe I'll just combine them for a nice, round 653 stars. That works for me.

There is so much Warner in Ignite Me, and that made me beyond happy. I could barely contain my happy, since he's there from page one! Warner, Warner, Warner! He is the star of this series for me, and I wanted him and Juliette together so badly! Really, all I cared about was the romance. There is a plot, which I kind of forgot about until those last few chapters when it actually happened. It was almost like an afterthought, but it wasn't even any kind of thought for me, so I don't really care that the plot conclusion was pretty anticlimactic. The romance is it for me.

Let's discuss pages 318 and 335. HOLY CRAP! Like...what. I thought Chapter 62 of Unravel Me was hot, but holy hell. I got all light headed from the sexy and the happy and the emotions! Juliette and Warner are simply meant to be together in every possible way, and OMG. Seriously. This line concisely sums up my feelings, I think: "I feel like I've been split open and stuffed with sunshine (pg 321)." My life is now complete and eternally sunny (at least metaphorically, since real sunshine bothers the heck out of my eyes).

One of my favorite things about Ignite Me, aside from Warner, was how Juliette realized something that I wish every YA heroine would. She was not in love with Adam! He was the first person to be nice to her, and he has a hero complex, and there were heightened emotions that made them think it was love. They are not good for each other, which I first realized in Fracture Me. He's a total self absorbed ass when Juliette tries to explain her feelings, and he's just straight up mean about it all! But Warner! He's so kind and understanding and supportive! LOVE!

I suppose I'll mention Kenji now. He continued to be the most awesome best friend ever, and I enjoyed reading about a purely platonic boy-girl friendship. Even though he isn't Warner's biggest fan, he actually sat with Juliette and helped her sort out her feelings. He also cracks a lot of jokes and was generally awesome, even when he did something really mean for the greater good. But it was mean to Adam so I laughed.

Ignite Me is my favoritest. I felt high while reading it, because all of my dreams were coming true. I couldn't even focus on anything other than basic biological processes upon finishing, so this "review" was quite difficult. I loved it so much that before even finishing it made me consider doing something that I never, ever, ever, ever do: purchase a full, new, physical set. I just do not do that, but I need to because these books make me so damn happy.

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