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azileotulp's review against another edition
fast-paced
- 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
When the LOML, Aaron Warner, said that Adam had the personality of a lamp, he wasn't wrong. I can't express how utterly boring and pointless I found this novella. When I found out it was in Adam's POV, I thought about skipping it, but I didn't want to possibly miss anything. I can now say that, yes, it was completely unnecessary.
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.Also, the way he refused to go after her when she's captured because she's "safe with Warner." I'm sorry, but do you actually love this girl? I get the concern for your brother but... the flat out refusal to try to get her is so icky to me. I guess it was slightly interesting to see the way he thinks at first, but it got old far too quickly for me. I was over it after the first five pages.
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).
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, and Murder
aysha_blake's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Gun violence, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Vomit, Child death, and Cursing
Minor: Mass/school shootings and Death of parent
abicaro17's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Fuck Adam like fr. "She needs me" Fuck off and die. Lord I can't fathom why Juliette even acknowledges his presence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Death, Gore, Confinement, Death of parent, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse
rokinjaguar's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Most of this novella is plot we’ve already read, just with a different, but equally melodramatic, POV. There was really nothing interesting in this novella except that apparently when Adam’s brother is in danger he doesn’t care about Juliette anymore. He’s just a lot, and the prose was boring bc it didn’t have any of Juliette or Warner’s quirks to keep it lively. If I had to read a whole novel from Adam’s perspective, I don’t know if I’d make it, but thankfully this was super short.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Minor: Cursing
akane_readsyt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Death, Cursing, and Genocide
Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping
jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
adam’s kinda overhated imo
i love his love for james, sibling love is so important to me and even though i think he *is* awfully clingy to juliette, i can’t blame him.
as usual, i devoured this and i need to buy ignite me really soon.
i love his love for james, sibling love is so important to me and even though i think he *is* awfully clingy to juliette, i can’t blame him.
as usual, i devoured this and i need to buy ignite me really soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Gore, and War
Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, Child abuse, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
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