Name: Destroy Me
Rating: 3.962209767814251 (1249 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062208194

Tahereh Mafi

Set after Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me and before Unravel Me, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can't stop thinking about her—and he'll do anything to get her back. But when the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner cannot allow.

Destroy Me

Nataly

Torture is not torture when there’s any hope of relief. 

Sina

🌞Laur🌞

tinica

A girl who has spent the last year in an insane asylum. A girl who would try to shoot me dead for kissing her. A girl who ran off with another man just to get away from me. 

Of course this is the girl I would fall for. 

fc ♡

Kaele Perkins 

Avery

chloe torres

I see her every day and manage to maintain some semblance of dignity

I’ve developed a reputation as a cold, unfeeling monster who fears nothing and cares for less. 

Because the truth is, I am nothing but a coward.

 And now, all I’m asking for is another chance. An opportunity to see her again.

Hannah Williams

I met the exception to this rule. There has been one person who’s ever looked me directly in the eye. The same person who’s spoken to me with no filter; someone who’s been unafraid to show anger and real, raw feeling in my presence; the only one who’s ever dared to challenge me, to raise her voice to me—

And suddenly this small, battered notebook means more to me than anything I’ve ever owned.

I almost forget that she still hates me, despite how hard I’ve fallen for her.

Amelia

The movement is so rough and violent I'm almost relieved. Done part of me always goes he'll go through with it; that maybe this time he'll actually let me die. But he never does. It never lasts.

I sat there, transfixed, nerves stretched thin, as she touched one hand to the wall and counted.

Only afterward did I realize she was counting her breaths.

So I open the book, and turn to the next page. Day three.

Sophia

My mind is a warehouse of carefully organized human emotions. I can almost see my brain as it functions, filing thoughts and images away. I lock away the things that do not serve me. I focus only on what needs  to be done: the basic components of survival and the myriad things I must manage throughout the day.

I have an extremely low threshold for disorder; it offends my very being. I shower regularly. I eat six small meals a day. I dedicate two hours of each day to training and physical exercise. And I detest being barefoot.

Now, I find myself standing naked, hungry, tired, and barefoot in my closet. This is not ideal.

His POV is always so sad with the many coping mechanisms he needs just to live like normal people do :(

I build walls until they begin to crumble, and then I force another set to take their place. I build and build and remain unmoving until my mind is clear, uncontaminated, containing nothing but a small white room. A single light hanging from the ceiling.

I blink back the flood of disaster pressing against the small world I've built; I swallow hard against the fear creeping up my throat. I push the walls back , making more space in the room until I can finally breathe. Until I'm able to stand.

How does nobody ever talk about this? This is heartbreaking.

He cocks his head. "Are you ready?" A pause. "Are you scared?"

He lifts his arm. Smiles a little. "Don't worry," he says. "It's almost over now."

"Just a little longer and I'll leave," he says, pointing the gun directly at my forehead.

My palms are sweating. My pulse is racing.

"You'll be all right," he lies. "I promise."

I did not bring her on base to exploit her ability. And I certainly did not expect to fall for her in the process. 

michelle

<blockquote>“She is a soft, deadly creature. Kind and timid and terrifying. She's completely out of control and has no idea what she's capable of. And even though she hates me, I can't help but be fascinated by her. I'm enchanted by her pretend-innocence; jealous, even, of the power she wields so unwittingly. I want so much to be a part of her world. I want to know what it's like to be in her mind, to feel what she feels. It seems a tremendous weight to carry. And now she's out there, somewhere, unleashed on society. What a beautiful disaster.” </blockquote>

Jess

Damn it all! Warner is seriously messing with my heart!

Yulez

Warners POV after the events of book one really paints him in a different light and now I don’t know how to feel. 

Jessica Saunders

It was good to read things from Warners POV. At times I felt like he was starting to become more understandable and relatable but then I remembered what he is trying to do to Juliette. Which is psychotic. 

Mia Lorene Rau

It gives a nice and more in depth look of Aaron Warner. I would recommend reading the novellas as well. Excited to start the next book! 

Ps. I loved Shatter Me so much I bought this novella and Unravel Me today and I think I’ve never been so addicted to a book series. 

Sienna Prins

It gives a nice and more in depth look of Aaron Warner. I would recommend reading the novellas as well. Excited to start the next book! 

Ps. I loved Shatter Me so much I bought this novella and Unravel Me today and I think I’ve never been so addicted to a book series. 

elinabel hidalgo 

this is all I needed bc I had so Many questions. And 
Not me in the middle of a date reading Aaron's perspective, everything got boring here, so Warner is my only escape. THIS MEN IS EVERYTHING!!

ang 

they're so "pretty gf / obsessed bf" coded.

nany

I was like "wow, this is Warner" and then I started to get curious about him. He's the complete opposite of what he shows and I'm liking that

vvnmigde

i threw up multiple times reading this horrid monstrosity

Anjorin Molayo 

This one was so much better than book 1. Entering Warner’s mind and seeing how obsessed he is with Juliette?? I can’t 😭. 
My love for Warner started growing here and i’m enjoying every bit of it.
The writing style here was also better and actually readable. 
 
A 5/5 🤞🏾

Ellie M.

“𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥.”

3.75 ⭐️. I enjoyed Warner’s POV more than I expected and I understood the depth of his character more. That he is just as shattered as Juliette. I misunderstood how morally grey he is and I never realized he loved Juliette and had different intentions than he showed her. I’m starting to like this series!

julliete obsessed aaron is so endearing, we need more girl obsessed bfs irl!!

Chloé

i love Warner. The parents in this world sucks. that is all.

Emily

** spoiler alert **
           Seeing Warner's side of the story is important. I still don't like him, but I don't think I'm supposed to at this point. I can see he's got issues, like most characters in this series. I just think he's still too obsessed with Juliette for me to reasonably call it "love." Not yet anyway. I'm still waiting for him to get his shit together and actually see past her lethal touch.

kait

i feel like i know aaron warner so much better now and i like that we get so much more insight to his character so i am definitely excited to see how what we learn in this novella will tie into the books

buny

im very sexy and smart and perfect and i also didnt know of destroy me (#1.5, aaron's pov after getting shot)'s existence until i was almost finished w unravel me (#2). yes and what about it

Julia

Sidney Schaffner

chloe rae

Re-read 2018:
I will say that I didn’t enjoy this quite as much as the first time around. I’m still so intrigued with Warner (although his love/obsession? with Juliette is a BIT much at times) and I still find him so incredibly interesting. This does add some background that we don’t really get in the first book, which is great for getting to know Warner and why he is the way he is. But I guess I just wanted/ remembered there being more?
I don’t remember anything about the second book so I’m PUMPED to begin reading it again!



Original review: 
UGH WARNER WHY ARE YOU SO DANG FASCINATING?!
Dude, I loved this novella. I couldn't put it down! And I absolutely loved reading from Warner's perspective! It was so...interesting. He's such a dynamic character and this just proved to me that he's not everything he's cracked up to be. I thought I knew what team I was on (Adam melted my heart in the first book) but this novella has totally made me re-think everything! It's a super fast read and most DEFINITELY worth the 3 dollars. I hope you enjoy it half as much as I did!

Madison Keiran

3.5 stars. I seeeeeee. They’re going to make him have a change of heart. “Well he fed a starving dog so he can’t be THAT bad!!!”

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