by Tahereh Mafi
Part of Shatter Me: Series Two by Tahereh Mafi
First published 2025
James Anderson sits in a prison cell on Ark Island, but he considers his capture a victory. He has accomplished what his famous brother Aaron Warner Anderson never managed: breaching the final stronghold of The Reestablishment. Ten years have passed since Aaron and Juliette Ferrars toppled the authoritarian regime and founded the New Republic of the West. The world has enjoyed a decade of peace, but The Reestablishment prepares to strike back from their island fortress. Rosabelle Wolff operates as their perfect weapon. The trained assassin lives under constant surveillance disguised as protection, where synthetic intelligence monitors her every action and even her emotions require careful control. When her handlers issue a kill order, she executes without question. Now James and Rosabelle find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that will determine the future of their world. Their paths converge in a deadly game where trust seems impossible and attraction threatens everything they believe about duty and survival.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, romance, thriller, action, young-adult
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: duty-vs-desire, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Ark Island, New Republic of the West
368 pages · Hardcover · Storytide
Content warnings: murder, violence