
Release Me
Tahereh Mafi(Author)
Electric Monkey (Publisher)
Published on 7. April 2026
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-00-871817-6 (ISBN)
Description
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. Taking her side has cost James nearly everything-but keeping her alive 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 tension, breathless reveals, breakneck action-and a dystopian world that never stops raising the stakes:
Welcome back to The New Republic.
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. Taking her side has cost James nearly everything-but keeping her alive 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 tension, breathless reveals, breakneck action-and a dystopian world that never stops raising the stakes:
Welcome back to The New Republic.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Watch Me:"Filled with political intrigue. The balance between the suspense and dramatic action sequences feels cinematic, and the slow-burn romance shimmers" - Kirkus Reviews.
Praise for the Shatter Me series
"Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance" Lauren Kate, Fallen
"Dangerous, sexy, romantic and intense! Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures
"My favourite series of all time" Goodreads review
"Perfection" TikTok review
"Tahereh Mafi's bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love" - Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
504 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-871817-6 (9780008718176)
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Tahereh Mafi is the #1 New York Times bestselling, #1 international bestselling, and National Book Award-nominated author of over a dozen books, including the Shatter Me series and spinoff series Shatter Me: The New Republic, the Woven Kingdom series, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, and An Emotion of Great Delight. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Southern California with her husband, fellow author Ransom Riggs, and their family. Visit her online at taherehmafi.com.