A review by vilms
Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I have a great fear of drowning in the ocean of my own silence.
In the steady thrum that accompanies quiet, my mind is unkind to me. I think too much. I feel, perhaps, far more than I should.

She’s never lived anywhere but in books and memories

I cannot let the broken girl inside of me inhale all that I’ve become. I cannot revert back to another version of myself. I will not shatter, not again, in the wake of an emotional earthquake

There’s a strange kind of freedom in giving up.

I can’t be left alone with my mind or the many frailties of my person. I feel shattered, held together by nothing but necessity

How I wish I’d ripped this heart from my chest long ago