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“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures.
No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence.
Swords may cut and kill, but words will stab and stay, burying themselves in our bones to become corpses we carry into the future, all the time digging and falling to rip their skeletons from our flesh.��

Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stories end when you’re shot in the heart.
It’s over.
There’s no story left to be told.
Except the person is not dead. And now she finally found her rage, her bravery, her power.
There’s nothing to stop her to kill the one responsible.
There’s nothing to stop her going to war.
But she doesn’t need to do it alone.
There are friends, a self selected family.
There is a soldier who’s heart is in her hands.
There is power to be controlled and people to be killed. And Juliette is ready.
This book is my favorite book of the whole series (but I haven’t read “restore me�� it’s coming out in a few days - so, who knows?).
There is action, there is loss and there are so many emotions. I laughed, I cried and I smiled like a crazy maniac.
Never stop at the first book, because the third one is the absolute best - a wonderful way to write a finale.

Characters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Juliette changed, she’s not the whiny, scared girl anymore. She is ready to fight, ready to give up her own life for the right cause.
She trains to control her powers, to fight and she becomes braver every day.
And with that the walls in her heart are being destroyed one by one until finally she can admit her own feelings and doubts.
She’s not afraid to be herself anymore.
I loved that about her. I was a little bit annoyed when she was useless, lonely and sad all the time. She was crying so much, but then she finally had the character development we all needed (and wanted) from her.
She finally became a strong powerful female leader. I loved it!
“I am not longer afraid of fear, and I will not let it rule me.
Fear will learn to fear me.��

Warner - first of all - calling someone “love�� will forever be the death of me.
It’s like my favorite thing ever.
Every time he said “love�� my heart jumped and I smiled dumbly.
And that’s just the first thing about him.
He is also the best partner and best love interest anyone could dream of. He has his flaws and issues, but nevertheless he is so supportive, so filled with love and concern for this special person. He’s caring, full of love and makes my heart jump every time he smiles. He never doubted her or her powers. He never saw her as a weak girl. He wanted her to use the powers that were given to her. He wanted her to fight, to be strong, to be her true self - A true leader.
He was a fascinating and powerful character and I love him so so much ♥️

Adam - well, I won’t say anything, because it will spoiler everything. But I can say that everyone changes being surrounded with war, stress and loss. He’s not the nice boy he was in the first book. He grew, he showed more and more of his character. And maybe I was mad at him for being like this, but he still was the boy who showed Juliette kindness, when no one did. He cared for her, tried to save her. Tried to be everything for her.
He is a nice guy, I never doubted that.
He’s just not the right guy.

Relationships ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh, my heart ♥️
Finally, finally I get what I craved from the moment I started the first book.
I got a happy, strong female character with a love interest that knows that she’s in no need of a hero. She needs someone who supports her, someone she can trust with her life, someone who’s caring and strong, but would never think about Juliette as a weak girl who needs saving.
And finally she found her way to him.
My heart was so happy all the time, I can’t even describe it.
After reading this book I was so satisfied with the whole story. (Even though I wanted more! - thank god we get another book!)
I was smiling the whole time reading this.
I love those two so much together ♥️
This relationship, this friendship is everything I wish for myself.
“It’s the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world.��

Did you ever read about a character that you loved from the start? A character you wished would be your best friend?
Yeah, that’s Kenji.
Do you want a sassy friend who makes you laugh? Check ��
Do you want someone who you can talk to no matter what? Check ��
Someone who supports you even though you could kill him with your touch? Check ��
Who hugs you and trains you and is just the best friend ever? Check ��
“Hey, um, sorry to bother you, but I’m looking for a friend of mine. Have you seen her? She’s a tiny little thing, cries a lot, spends too much time with her feelings...��
“Shut up, Kenji.��
GIVE ME A BEST FRIEND LIKE KENJI!
😍😍😍😍

Writing style ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh Tahereh Mafi, you talented mastermind. You were my author role model from the moment I read the first page of your book.
The writing is just so beautiful. It’s poetic and filled with metaphors from the beginning.
But the more you read the more you get to know that the writing changes.
Because the writing shows you the character change - the development of Juliette’s character. It was beautiful, it was awesome and it was the best thing ever.
I’m so glad I found this series and started it.

And I’M SO EXCITED FOR RESTORE ME 🤩🤩🤩🤩