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Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi
4.0

I think there is not much to say except that I was waiting for this to be published, and as soon as it was I hated myself again for my impatience since I devoured it right away.

I was thrilled to read from Kenji's POV and I think I must not explain myself to why that is. Kenji has always been a character that deserved more spotlight, and he already got lots. I was so happy to see how his life takes a new path in Restore Me, so I definitely squealed from excitement to be know if more happens to it.

What took me by suprise is that the story we read about is not taking place between the events of Restore Me and Defy Me. If you have read the novellas, you'd know that they perfectly function as a bridge between the single installements. Not this one, it rather takes place during a certain time in Restore Me. We get to see many scenes we already know (and have probably screamed or wept at) in this book, only told by Kenji instead of Warner and Juliette. This has definitely caused me to decrease my excitement by a little.

However, I still enjoyed this novella. I mean, I enjoyed every single Shatter Me-related page out there (or have felt all the feels about it). I just love Tahereh Mafi's way of writing, I love the characters, and I will cherish this series forever. So of course, I enjoyed this one as well. I wouldn't have expected anything less.

But... it made me even more impatient for Defy Me. Tahereh, you already pulled that ending to make me suffer until the release day of Defy Me. And now you do it AGAIN????

Guys. I am not ready for the next book.