Unraveled

Kate Jarvik Birch

Apr 2018 · Perfected Book 3 · Sold by Entangled: Teen

About this ebook

Ella isn’t anyone’s pet anymore, but she’s certainly not free.

After exposing the dark secrets about NuPet’s breeding program, forcing them to repeal the law that allowed genetically modified girls to be kept as pets, she thought girls like her would finally be free. She never dreamed that it would backfire. NuPet may have convinced the public of their intentions to assimilate pets back into society, but Ella knows it’s a lie.

They aren’t planning mass rehabilitation...they’re planning a mass extermination.

Now, with the help of a small group of rebels, Ella and Penn, the boy she’d give up her life for, set out to bring down NuPet for good. But when her group gets implicated in a string of bombings, no one is safe. If she can’t untangle the web of blackmail and lies that extends far beyond NuPet’s reach, she won’t just lose her chance at freedom, she’ll lose everyone she loves.

The Perfected series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Perfected
Book #2 Tarnished
Book #3 Unraveled

Ratings and reviews

First of all, a word of caution: if you have not read the first two books in the excellent Perfected series, you will be terribly lost. I have read and loved the two previous instalments, and while I remembered the gist of it, it took me a few chapters to get my bearings back. This said, obviously Ms. Jarvik Birch does not waste time needlessly recapping, we’re thrown right into the action, where an early plot twist made me gasp! Ella, our narrator and former pet, and her boyfriend Penn, as well as her friends Markus and Ian, Jane and Dave – founded the Liberationists, dedicated to the freedom of pets. Their mission was to rescue Missy first – Ella’s pet friend – and things go terribly wrong. It will be difficult to review UNRAVELED without giving away any spoilers, and so much happens, it’s unbelievable! Ms. Jarvik Birch’s descriptive voice shines as we are made to feel so elation, despair, love and friendship, and hopelessness faced with very difficult moral choices. I loved that each character is so unique, how superbly complex they are, how they grow and evolve, not always as we thought; Markus and Elise immediately come to mind. The first half of the book is terrific, but the second half blew me away! If you can, try to read the second half uninterrupted, because wow! I loved reading Ella’s POV, how she thinks, how her thought process has evolved in spite of the limitations that were imposed upon her. Kate Jarvik Birch’s writing is exceptional: she very skilfully conveys every nuance of the human experience with clarity, and at times the author’s writing is so lyrical that she effectively brings startling images to mind. I’m still unsure if I agree with Ella’s final decision, but things were wrapped up nicely and overall to my satisfaction. Unless …

About the author

Kate Jarvik Birch is a visual artist, author, playwright, daydreamer, and professional procrastinator. As a child, she wanted to grow up to be either a unicorn or mermaid. Luckily, being a writer turned out to be just as magical. Her essays and short stories have been published in literary journals including Indiana Review and Saint Ann's Review. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband and three kids.