Ignite Me

Aaron Warner Anderson, chief commander and regent of Sector 45, son of the supreme commander of The Reestablishment.He has a soft spot for fashion.

I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. It's like it wasn't even set in the same universe as the previous books. Why? Because, first of all, Juliette is a completely different person. She stopped crying/trembling/gasping/complaining and seemed to have grown a pair, sometime in between these last two books. Basically unrecognizable.

What I liked the most about her is how she dealt with Adam. She was assertive and honest. She didn't let him manipulate her into getting back with him. And she didn't accept or justify his insults. She really didn't deserve his awful words and his hate even though she hurt his feelings. I also appreciated the fact that she admitted to herself she jumped the gun when she thought she loved Adam. And even though it was a really tense situation she didn't dramatize over it. Which is a first for her. So she cured herself and transformed into this fairly well adjusted person overnight. Not quite realistic, right? Well reality and the Shatter Me books do not really get along.

Then Warner turns out to be prince charming while we get confirmation that Adam is a total jackass. Sure I would've preferred if she didn't tell Warner she loves him so quickly, but I've forgiven her because they have this insane chemistry. Their romance got me giggling like a school girl. I was definitely rooting for them by page 60. I know, embarrassing, right? But what can ya do in the sight of tru lurv?

Everything else was just meh. The action was pretty much lacking, the fight-back plan was lame, the ending so rushed and unsatisfactory. But the book mostly focused on getting together J & W which was fine by me because that was the only part I really enjoyed. I mean I hated the fact that Warner kept calling her “love” but, overall good stuff.