Guide to the Shatter Me Series

by Tahereh Mafi

A Young Adult Dystopian-Fantasy series

BOOKS

SHATTER ME

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This book follows Juliette, a young girl trapped in an ayslum, living in a world where a corrupt government titled The Reestablishment has taken over and controlling peoples every move. She's losing her mind locked up, until she's given a roommate, a strange boy named Adam. She also meets Warner, the boy in charge of Sector 45, and son of the leader of North America. Warner wants to harness Juliettes powers, but she doesn't want to use them for bad. With help from Adam and his friend Kenji, she escapes the grasps of The Reestablishment

UNRAVEL ME

unravel In this books, Juliette is introduced to Omega Point, where powers are being trained and people are working to fight against The Reestablishment. She meets Castle, Winston, Ian, and others. She learns about her powers and how far her abilities to go, as well as the fact her lethal touch is not only deadly to people, but also physical objects. She also discovers that Adam, despite being able to touch her, is being drained and weakened by resisting her touch, causing damage to him. She navigates her new found problems with Adam, an unwillingness to work for her powers, and Warner.

IGNITE ME

ignite In this book, Juliette learns more about the past behind Warner and his cold, harsh exterior. She learns how to control her powers, and has started forming a bond with Warner. She reunites with the group from Omega point, having belived them all to be dead, and not only has to convince the group of Warner's innocence, but also heal the rough bond with the group over. Things are rough between her and Adam, and the group is strained with tension from their fights. She realizes her feelings for Warner, and the group move to live with him after the destruction of Omega Point.

RESTORE ME

restore In this book, Juliette navigates becoming the new commander of North America, having killed Anderson. Juliette and Warner have a fight, and they both are pulled straight into a mess of emotions. She meets the children of other Supreme Commanders, Nazeera and Haider. Kenji takes a liking towards Nazeera, who doesn't seem to feel the same way. Juliette discovers a whole past she didn't know about, including a lost sister, a missing identity, and erased memories of people that were important during her childhood, all erased by The Reestablishment, with the introduction of Warner's POV.

DEFY ME

defy We are introduced to Kenji's POV, along with Juliette's and Warners, and we are learning more about the truth behind The Reestablishment and the people fighting it. Kenji is falling for Nazeera, who can't seem to make up her mind about who she's helping, Juliette is a mess. Warner proposes suddenly and out of the blue, she's still trying to fully understand her lost past, Anderson keeps coming back from the dead, and Kenji and Warner's relationship is still a little strained. Emmaline, Juliettes long last sister, seems to be in a state of pure distress, being tortured by The Reestablishment for her powers.

IMAGINE ME

imagine Juliette gets her memories completely wiped, and is now working mindlessly for Anderson and The Reestablishment. Kenji and the group are working hard to try and get her back, where Warner is struggling with his own past and painful relationship with his father. Warner and the group finally track down Juliette, ending the lives of multiple Supreme Commanders, saving Emmaline from the tank they kept her in, and giving her the calm ending she wanted. Nazeera and Kenji realize their feelings for each other are too hard to ignore, and the world is finally coming to peace, refreshing it all.

BELIEVE ME

believe In this novella from Aaron Warner's POV, they prepare for his wedding to Juliette. But they're all being secretive and Warner can't help but wonder. When the wedding is postponed, and it's revealed the idea was Juliettes, Warner feels hurt. Everyone acts like he's some cold, heartless monster, and he constantly overthinks people words about him and his attitude. He worries that Juliette is having second thoughts about marrying him. Until it's revealed that they not only are making the wedding work, but it's a hundred times better than it was planned, and everyone has been pitching in to help build them a home.

WATCH ME

watch Watch Me takes place ten years later and is told from the POV of Adam's younger brother, James. There's a single island left where the government is still powerful, and he decides to venture there himself. He gets caught, and is sitting in a cell when a small girl by the name Rosabelle comes in and kills him. Good thing he has healing powers, and he escapes. He still a flying vehicle, and ends up bringing back his killer with him on his escape from the island. Juliette is pregnant and struggling, Kenji is still suffering from the heartbreak of Nazeera breaking up with him, and now he's bringing in a traitor to base.

CHARACTERS

  1. Juliette Ferrars/Ella Sommers

    2. For the first half of the series, we know her as Juliette Ferrars, but around book four, we learn her name is actually Ella Sommers, and her memory was wiped by the Reestablishment. Juliette has lethal touch to both physical objects and people, though she learns to control it throughout the series. She is partners with Adam Kent for the first book and half of the second, and then she dates Aaron Warner for the rest of the series. She's best friends with Kenji Kishimoto.

  2. Aaron Warner Anderson

    3. Aaron, known as Warner to most, is the Chief Commander and Regent of Sector 45. He's son of Paris Anderson, the Supreme Commander of North America, and Liela Warner. He grew up abused by his father while his mother slowly died of her own powers. He dates Juliette Ferrars and ends up getting married to her in the final novella of the series. His powers are to channel other peoples powers and sense emotions.

  3. Kenji Kishimoto

    4. Kenji is best friend to Juliette, having helped her and Adam on their escape from the Reestablishment. He has a strained relationship with Warner and is the clown of the group, making it his constant goal to make people laugh. He had a rough childhood, and has invisibility powers. He dates Nazeera Ibrahim, although they part ways before the spin-off series.

  4. Nazeera Ibrahim

    5. Although she isn't introduced to the series until the fourth book, Nazeera is an extremely important character to the Shatter Me series. She has invisibility, like Kenji, but she can also fly. She is the daughter of the Supreme Commander of Asia, and has a brother named Haider. She wears a hijab to represent the people who cannot, since the Reestablishment has ruled all religious clothing illegal. She can do just about anything. Except fly a plane.

  5. Adam Kent

    6. Adam Kent is probably the most hated character of the whole series. And he's not even the bad guy. His power is to disable and mute other peoples powers. However, it drains him, and this leads to the end of Juliette and his relationship, since her lethal touch is weakening him when he has to mute it. He does everything for his younger brother, James, and gives up his own health for his brother. In the spin-off series, he is married to Alia, and has two young twins, Gigi and Roman. He is half brother to Warner.

  6. James Kent

    7. James doesn't play much of a role in the original series, since he's only ten at the beginning of the series, but he's the main character in the spin-off series, wanting to prove he's no longer a child to his older brothers. His love interest is Rosabelle Wolff, though the story hasn't progressed far enough yet to get anymore information on them.

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