Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.
Oh , man, did I have high expectations for this book. Literally, I felt like everyone and their mother had read it and loved it so when my lovely friend sent me a copy I couldn't wait to delve in. And let me tell you, I was not disappointed.
In the beginning, I thought things moved a little too slow for my liking. Juliette had a tendency to be incredibly frustrating and very "woe is me" but after I pushed through in the beginning I liked her quite a lot! The whole novel really picked up once Juliette and Adam broke out of where Warner had been keeping them, and the action got SUPER INTENSE.
I thought the action sequences and things to that nature were great. Juliette, while coming off as a weak character at first, really begins to shine through when she begins to trust herself more and listen to herself. I also thought the world was terrifying, but it an excellent way - I mean, birds don't fly anymore? The sky falls down every day? Terrifying - but the perfect backdrop for this dystopian story.
I have mixed feelings about Adam. I mean, I like him a lot right now, but I can't help but feel like he's going to do something that's going to make me hate him. The relationship he has with Juliette - while adorable at times - gave me that insta-love sort of feel, thought admittedly it does make sense in the context of it all.
Warner, on the other hand....I hate him. I feel like there is absolutely nothing he can do to redeem himself, and I'm confused as to why everyone is on "Team Warner". Like, hello! He's a creep and completely evil! I'm guessing that the more I read into this series I'll see why everyone likes him, but honestly right now I'm really not seeing him as a potential love interest for Juliette.
I thought this book did lack humor until Kenji arrived, and he was just what I needed to see from this book! I also thought the little twist with him was a nice surprise, and how the whole twist with him was part of an ending that made my jaw drop because it really was not what I was expecting!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I still have so many questions that need to be answered and a lot more I want to see from this story, so I'm excited to pick up Unravel Me next!
Rating - 4.5/5 Stars
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