Shatter Me: The New Republic - WATCH ME. Special Edition

»Watch Me« is the highly anticipated sequel for the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. When this book was announced, I had high expectations and with the first few snippets of the book being revealed months before its actual release I was hyped. I still remember reading the original series during quarantine two years ago and reading this book was the ultimate, well crafted throwback I needed right now. It takes place ten years after the grand rebellion in »Imagine Me«, the sixth installment of the popular 'YA Dystopia' book series. (slight spoiler ahead, but you really should not be checking out this review if you haven't read the original series anyway) This time however, we follow James, the youngest brother of the notorious Anderson blood line. He is now 21 and finds himself in a terribly tricky situation, while he is supposed to get information out of Rosabella, an assassin who works for the remainders of the Reestablishment. With the undeniable chemistry between them, as well as James' wit and loads of bickering between him and the now grown up Warner, Kenji, Kent and even Winston, this book was a true delight of a read and will likely be one of the most entertaining ones of this year.