Shatter Me: The New Republic · #2

Release Me

Tahereh Mafi

9.8 / 10
15 expectations

The searing second volume in a new series set in the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.

Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. Now she wants revenge. To save her sister she needs to get back home and destroy the system that created her. Rosabelle’s greatest strength is her ability to deaden her mind and body; it’s the only way to survive the surveillance state of Ark Island. But lately her heart has been beating harder; her thoughts are spiraling; her defenses are coming undone.
And there’s only one person to blame.
James Anderson had a plan. Now he has nothing but problems. Rosabelle might be the ally they need in a fight against The Reestablishment, but no one wants to trust an enemy assassin. It doesn’t help that Rosabelle’s not much of a talker, doesn’t work well in groups, and kills people on instinct. Falling for her has cost James nearly everything—but keeping her safe might help save his world.
If only he could convince his older brother.
Aaron Warner Anderson has a headache. Something dark is coming, and Rosabelle’s arrival is just a prelude. In her, he sees shades of himself he can’t trust, and worse: he can no longer get a read on the girl. She’s a dead battery, emanating no emotional feedback. At least not until James walks into a room…
Volcanic romantic tension, breathless reveals, breakneck action—and a dystopian world that never stops raising the stakes:
Welcome back to The New Republic.

Published
April 7, 2026
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Tahereh Mafi

Tahereh Mafi’s writing is a force of nature—lyrical, emotional, and impossible to ignore. Born in Connecticut to Iranian immigrant parents, she grew up as the youngest of five children in a family where storytelling became her refuge and form of expression. As a child, she found herself drawn to the written word, using it to navigate a world of complexity and change. This early connection to stories and their power would shape her journey as an author, one where her unique voice would ultimately make a lasting impact on the literary world. Mafi’s debut Shatter Me series, first published in 2011, introduced readers to a dystopian world where…