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memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: War, Violence, Gun violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Death, and Child death
azileotulp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I feel like the difference between Aaron's POV in Destroy Me and Adam's POV in this novella really just emphasizes how unlikable Adam truly is. He treats everyone horribly, and the way he thinks of Juliette is very jarring, especially considering how much he thinks he loves her. The way he constantly describes her as being weak, whereas Aaron sees how strong she can be, just makes Adam so annoying to me. You know this girl can kill people by literally just touching them, and you think she's weak? Emotionally? Sure, I guess. But when it comes down to it, we've already seen that Juliette is capable of some serious destruction and isn't this weak little animal that Adam needs to protect.
The only reason this gets more than 0 stars is because it wasn't a completely worthless experience. I liked exactly three things. Yes, three (3).
- The writing style is much better than the two full novels before it. I think that has to do with the fact that it isn't in Juliette's POV. I suppose this isn't truly a good thing because it's not as if the writing is great or anything. It's just... better.
- Kenji is still Kenji, which is always nice. He's truly the only character I actually enjoy other than baby boy, Aaron Warner (<3).
- The ending was actually really good. I enjoyed it even more than I enjoyed the ending to any other installment in this series (so far, I've found every other ending to just be... meh).
I absolutely didn't think that they all believe Juliette is dead, and I do wonder what implications that has for the next book.
Overall, unless you're actually a fan of Adam (somehow), I don't believe you need to read this. Maybe the final chapter just because it seems like it will actually be important, but nothing other than that. I keep wondering why I continue to read this series when I genuinely dislike it so much, and the only answer I have is that a 5'9 blondie compels me to <3.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, and Murder
tabea1409's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, and Vomit
margaretwaltemath09's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment and Grief
Minor: Child death and Death
kylasmv15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, War, Gun violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, and Death
datgirllani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Grief, War, Blood, Death, and Genocide
things100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Genocide
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, War, and Death
aysha_blake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Gun violence, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Child death, and Cursing
Minor: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
tsked_off's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death and Mental illness