Defy Me contains a lot of surprises. Pleasant surprises. While the story overall and its
events are slightly intricate, they reveal its brilliance. We, for instance, learn that Nazeera is not simply a rebellious child of a supreme commander and that Juliette is not even the real name of, well, Juliette. We also learn more about Warner and Adam and their father’s (Anderson’s) role in their relationship. In this story, not only has the setting completely changed (from North America’s Sector 45 to Oceania), but it now contains the perspectives of even more characters–more specifically, all 3 perspectives of Juliette, Warner, and Kenji. All of these elements go to make Defy Me a truly enjoyable read.
Defy Me is focused on what happens after the convention of world delegates. Juliette
(a.k.a. Ella), Warner, Kenji, and other of their allies/friends now seem screwed one way or
another, as they are now all imprisoned in some form. Their goal is to become reunited and to
try to still save the world before it’s too late.
As always the characters and descriptions of settings are wonderfully done. More importantly, though, I never felt something to be overly exaggerated or not make sense, such as a character’s reaction or their response to a certain event, making the novel seem realistic with its fantasy-like plot. I enjoyed reading the story from the perspective of different characters in this novel. Mafi, as mentioned in the previous review, is a truly versatile author, and Defy Me is definitely a great read!
Review By ~ Andrew
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