by Tahereh Mafi
Part of Shatter Me: Series Two by Tahereh Mafi
First published 2026
Rosabelle Wolff survives on Ark Island by shutting down her emotions and thoughts. The surveillance state demands this numbness. Her plan was simple: save her sister and get revenge on those who made her into a weapon. But something breaks through her defenses when she encounters James Anderson. He believes this enemy assassin could help fight The Reestablishment, even though she kills by instinct and works alone. His choice to protect her costs him nearly everything. His older brother Aaron Warner Anderson sees danger in Rosabelle's arrival. She reminds him of parts of himself he cannot trust. Her emotional silence unsettles him until James appears and her dead battery suddenly sparks to life. Ten years after The Reestablishment fell, darkness approaches The New Republic. Rosabelle must decide whether to remain the perfect killing machine or risk feeling again.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, romance, thriller, young-adult, dark-romance
Vibes: brooding, dark, emotional, intense, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, love-triangle, slow-burn-romance
Setting: Ark Island, The New Republic
Period: Ten years after The Reestablishment fell
384 pages · Hardcover · Storytide
Content warnings: abuse, emotional-abuse, violence