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Set after Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me and before Unravel Me, the spellbinding sequel, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45.
In Shatter Me, Juliette escaped from The Reestablishment by seducing Warner—and then putting a bullet in his shoulder. But as she'll learn in Destroy Me, Warner is not that easy to get rid of . . .
Back at the base and recovering from his near-fatal wound, Warner must do everything in his power to keep his soldiers in check and suppress any mention of a rebellion in the sector. Still as obsessed with Juliette as ever, his first priority is to find her, bring her back, and dispose of Adam and Kenji, the two traitors who helped her escape. But when Warner's father, the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment, arrives to correct his son's mistakes, it's clear that he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner simply cannot allow.
Tahereh Mafi is a girl. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Orange County, California, where the weather is just a little too perfect for her taste. When unable to find a book, she can be found reading candy wrappers, coupons, and old receipts. Shatter Me and Unravel Me are the first two novels in a trilogy about Juliette.
Anonymous
Posted June 3, 2012
I cant wait til this comes out!
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Posted October 12, 2012
I appreciate that we get to view scenes from Warner's perspective, and I must admit that I'm liking Warner more. I realize he's murdered people, but this novella provides the opportunity to glimpse in his life and childhood. He has good intentions for Juliette, and we learn that he truly cares for her. This is evident in his reaction to her journal entries. Warner finds her notebook and learns of Juliette's relationship with her parents, how others have mistreated her, and her experiences when her parents released her to the government (and sent to the asylum). He truly aches for her pain and fear.
If he were to leave his current position and involvement with the reestablishment, Juliette might be able to view him differently. I mean, I like Adam, but their relationship just began, and it was very rushed. We'll have to see what happens on the second book. I'm positive Warner will defy his Father's order to save Juliette.
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 2, 2012
I loved Shatter Me, and this was well-written but it was such a tease! It's only about 80 pages long and from Warner's perspective so don't buy it expecting a sequel. There was no description when I bought it so I didn't know that it was only a novella. I had a few issues with it. First, Warner's name is no where in the story and it had been so long since I had read the first one that I couldn't remember it so I actually had to look it up. Second, I get that she's trying to set something up for the next book, but no matter crappy his life was I just can't find him sympsthetic enough to think he deserves even a novella devoted to his thoughts. I would have prefered to have this as the first part in the next book. It only took me about 2 hours to read so it just wasn't worth it to me.
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 2, 2012
I absolutely loved this novella. Getting to see inside Warner's mind was incredibly fascinating. It's well written and i cant wait for Unravel Me.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 25, 2012
This book was so good. I thought Warner was a bad guy but he really is not. We see who Warner really is broken and has lived in fear of his father his whole life. His dad is the true monster. After reading this I really want warner to get a happy ending
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 24, 2012
It is only 2.99! That is great! I loved shatter me and destrou me sounds like it is going to be a great book!!!!!
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Being a huge fan of Shatter Me, I was very excited to start this short novella, Destroy Me. The best part is that, it's told from Warner's point of view! While reading Shatter Me, I definitely had mixed feelings about Warner. I didn't know whether to like him, or whether to hate him. He was just one of those characters where you end up having a love/hate relationship with! Destroy Me starts off from a certain point in Shatter Me, but what I really loved is that we get to hear what Warner thinks about whatever happens, instead of Juliett. I think this novella really got me to connect with Warner much more, and know him as a character. I don't think i'd ever understand Warner if I've never read this book, and I'm so glad I did. I think I judged Warner, without actually knowing the feelings he has inside. That's why I'm going to thank God that I read this book, because I no longer have a love/hate relationship with Warner, but a LOVE LOVE relationship! Despite this book being short, there were also moments where it almost broke my heart. Y'all probably know how Tahereh Mafi writes, but if you don't, its so, oh God beautiful. Anyways, I cannot wait to open the pages of Unravel Me, and let Tahereh break my heart once again!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 4, 2012
I gave this 4 stars because it felt unfinished. I would love to know his thoughts from ****** spoiler from first book****** when he found them and kissed her. He finally got what he dreamt about.
I also hope there is more between them, he needs to tell her how he feels. I love adam and j together but the triangle leaves us guessing.
This is my favorite book trilogy so far.! Minus fifty shades.
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Posted February 19, 2013
I'm sure to novellais great, but my friends and I have attempted to purchase this book several times and everytime all of the pages show up blank on our Nooks. Purchase at your own risk!
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Posted October 6, 2012
Ugh. Its so amazing bur uts so short (around 100 pgs) told from the view of Warner, who i am beginning to like... you really get to see everythig from his point of view, his mind his background. You learn a little more about Kenji but adam isnt in here really at all. Hes just mentioned a lott. I cant wait until unravel me coms out because these series have me in "book depression" literally this is all i think about. I cant wait, i recommend you go to the library and check it out becae its so shrt its not completely worth the 10 or whatever dollars i spent. Kwish it qas longer but oh well, still loved it
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Posted May 15, 2013
This novella that follows "Shatter Me" gives us a great deal more insight into the evil Warner, son of the supreme commander of The Reestablishment regime. While he is clearly the antagonist in "Shatter Me," this time around the block we get to see the forces that have molded him into the man-shaped creature that he is now.
While it is easier to see why he behaves as he does it still does not excuse his behavior, nor his lack of backbone. By this point in his life he should at least be able to stand up to his own father, or better yet take advantage of their relationship and rid the world of such a horrible beast. That seems like it would be the ideal solution since Warner seems to have a fairly large suicidal streak running through himself, and he knows there is no way he could kill his father without being killed himself.
The way Warner relates to Juliette through her notebook that got left behind is sad and rather pathetic. He invades Juliette's private thoughts by reading and rereading her journal until he can almost recite it verbatim and decides that they are too much alike one another to be apart. He feels that they are soul-mates, and that since he understands her so well, she too must understand him. Or would if given the time according to the few semi-rational brain cells he still has firing.
That his physical disability, caused by Juliette, eases the way for his mental breakdown is somehow poetic justice. As his body heals his obsession with her spirals farther out of control, causing cracks in the facade holding all his fractured pieces together. As he frantically searches to find before his father locates her and destroys her, Juliette and Adam are settling in to the Omega Point. Their precipitous flight from the military base caused some problems, particularly when Kenji showed up at their door, leading Warner et al. directly to the home Adam had so painstakingly created for his ten-year old brother James. Kenji leads them to the safety if Omega Point, yet it still feels a bit like a betrayal to Adam, having to walk away from the safe environment he took such pains to builds for James.
Kenji, Adam, and Juliette settle in at Omega, but Juliette struggles with being apart from Adam since there is a men's wing and a women's wing, with no middle ground. Add to this only seeing Adam for a few moments each day and Juliette is beginning to fray around the edges. On top of that is the way she is treated in Omega, with parents pulling their children away from Juliette, people moving to the far side of the corridor when she walks by, and the less than friendly glances she get. So it should be no surprise that she is struggling, yet Castle puts the blame on Juliette's shoulders, saying she isn't actively trying to be one a part of their community.
Between the revelations of just how unstable Warner is when it comes to Juliette, and the trio's escape from Warner's clutches at the military compound, this made for a fascinating read. Shorter than Books One & Two of the Trilogy, it offers very interesting insight into a complex character that plays a pivotal role in the series. Easily worth the brief time it takes to read, and well worth it for the light it sheds on some of Warner's motivation. This book is actually part of the trilogy in my opinion, even if not considered a trilogy book, in large part because much of what takes place here is referenced in "Unravel Me."
VulturiClanMember
Posted May 8, 2013
My favorite book so far, I love "the bad guy" point of view. Team Warner!
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Posted May 3, 2013
Ummm, there is not much to say, other than I LOVE YOU, AND WILL YOU MARRY ME? Destroy me was epic. We got to see inside the mind of Warren (our supposed evil man) It added so much depth and layers to him, layers that i wanted to see in Shatter Me. Also, it is a must read before Unravel Me because lets face it - who can't get enough of Warren!
So you, out there...go read it!
fireflymom
Posted April 16, 2013
I am so glad I read this novella in between the first and second of the series. It helps to set up my favorite kind of love triangle in the second book! Forbidden love, dangerous love, misunderstood love! Who should she choose?! Who is really on her side?! Very good, well played Tahereh Mafi. Well played indeed!
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Posted April 4, 2013
Oh yeah
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Posted March 19, 2013
This book will shed some light on Warner and all his motivations! You'll be surprised. By the end he just may win you over!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged. So I should have started this one before I read Unravel Me, but I only realized that it was addition that gave important insight when I was 2/3 of the way through Unravel Me. But I guess better late than never. So I stopped Unravel Me, and started Destroy Me.
Mafi is as amazing story teller in this on e
At first, Warren's voice seemed to clinical and detached, but I told myself, he's just been shot. If there is ever a time... But I kept going because I wanted to see what was so great about Team Warner. And did I find out. There is so much in his past that makes him act the way he does, and it is almost as sad as Juliette's background. His voice sounds that way because that is the way his father taught him to be. He has built up walls within himself in order to lead the way he does.
But then you find out even more about his motivations, and my heart just wanted to melt. He did so many things that I thought was just downright evil, but when I discover the cause, I have to rewrite everything and question it all through Juliette's eyes.
The love he has for her, just wow. He tries all of the time to talk himself out of it, and it is sad. I still adore Adam, and I know that one of the two is going to have to get hurt, and that makes me sooo torn. Ms. Mafi definitely knows how to write a character so that they make me feel for them and connect with them.
Bottom line: Great novella that gives great insight into Warner.
Anonymous
Posted March 11, 2013
I don't have a NOOK! Can't wait for the REAL book to come out!!!!
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Posted March 6, 2013
Gtgtb. •_•
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Posted March 7, 2013
Bye.
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Set after Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me and before Unravel Me, the spellbinding sequel, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45.
In Shatter Me, Juliette escaped from The Reestablishment by seducing Warner—and then putting a bullet in his shoulder. But as she'll learn in Destroy Me, Warner is not that easy to get rid of . . .
Back at the base and recovering from his near-fatal wound, Warner must ...