Yet, El is constantly comparing herself to their abilities and often doubts whether she has what it takes to fix a problem that she feels is her fault.Įl’s plight is a great example of the Imposter syndrome that researchers have explored, especially when it comes to young women who are flexing skills that they are unfamiliar with. It is interesting that her male peers have either been trained to lead their whole lives or have taken on responsibility over time so that leadership is familiar to them. El is only one of the leaders that we see in this series and is the leader who has most recently come into power. Her journey towards regaining self-confidence is tied to her and people’s diminishing powers but it is also a vehicle for the reader to examine the issues faced by women in leadership positions. She has always been a loner and when she feels other’s expectations, she wants to avoid disappointing them. However, the largest obstacle in her newfound role is the frightening changes occurring to people’s Callings, and those plotting to use this to their advantage.Īs Eliyana, or El, as she prefers to be named, works to solve why the Callings are disappearing, one by one, we see her revert back to the self-doubt she exhibited in the first book. The lead character, Eliyana, is facing difficulties with her new leadership responsibilities and has conflicting feelings about the guy she’s pined for during the past few years and a guy she’s only recently met. Unraveling begins approximately two months after the ending of Unblemished. You should definitely read book one, Unblemished first - it would be quite confusing otherwise.
A few things that you should know about Unraveling from the onset: My love for fantasy YA novels knows no bounds, as my Harry Potter addiction can attest, so when I received the opportunity to review a fantasy YA novel with a female protagonist, I jumped on it.
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