Unite Me

Shatter Me #1.5, 2.5

by Tahereh Mafi, James Fouhey (Narrator), Dan Bittner (Narrator)

Destroy Me tells the events between Shatter Me and Unravel Me from Warner's point of view. 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.

Fracture Me is told from Adam's perspective and bridges the gap between Unravel Me and Ignite Me. As the Omega Point rebels prepare to fight the Sector 45 soldiers, Adam's more focused on the safety of Juliette, Kenji, and his brother. The Reestablishment will do anything to crush the resistance... including killing everyone Adam cares about.

Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me trilogy, this also features an exclusive look into Juliette's journal and a preview of Ignite Me, the third installment of the series.

Genres: Fantasy, Dystopia, Young Adult, Romance, Fiction, Novella, Science Fiction

5 pages, Audible Audio

First published February 4, 2014

About the author

Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California with her husband, fellow author Ransom Riggs. She can usually be found over-caffeinated and stuck in a book. Shatter Me is her first series, with television rights optioned by ABC Signature Studios; Furthermore, her first middle grade novel, is on shelves now, and Whichwood, its darker companion, will be on shelves November 14, 2017.

Reviews

[Emma]

I'd like to vote Adam off the island

[Cookie]

Mafi said there will be "A ton of bonus content" DID YOU MEAN CHAPTER SIXTY TWO IN WARNER'S POV

[Emily Hong · Rating 4 out of 5]

This...isn't about Kenji. That disappoints me greatly. Otherwise I'm excited to have these two novellas in my grubby hands ;D

Mostly, I just want hot sexy Warner in my grubby hands. Forget Adam.

Adam who??

EXACTLY.

[✧✧tanja✧✧ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This really made me love Aaron and dislike Adam. Mostly the latter because now I truly understand how he was holding Juliette back. He basically thought of her as a wounded dog he needed to protect. It was always "Juliette's gonna cry" "Juliette will probably puke" and "Juliette is locked inside her own world today" and the love Aaron has for her is nowhere near Adam's heart or mind.

This is a must-read for the trilogy to be whole.

[chloé ✿ · Rating 3 out of 5]

warner’s pov >>> adam’s pov

(by a landslide)

[P · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Because these words I write down are the only proof I have that I'm still alive”

Well ... This book was quite enjoyable for me. Since Warner is my main ship, I adored every minute I read his stories which surprised me no end about how deep his character is. That being said, Warner compared to Adam made me see the big differences even though I shipped Adam so hard in Shatter Me. Warner hasn't judged Juliette by her power or capability, being totally in love with a girl whose power is lethal. Adam is too good to be true, suffice to say, he could be with Juliette if there aren't those problems throwing in his face in Unravel Me. But I know that Mafi intended to make Warner a hero of this series.

Unite Me includes two stories of Adam and Warner. You won't see much about their lives in this one, alas they're just short stories completing the gaps between book one and two and book two and three.

[Whitney Atkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLD THE PHONE

DO WE GET A PAPERBACK THING OF SHATTER ME STORIES LIKE THEY DID FOR DELIRIUM

HOLD

THE

FREAKIN

PHONE


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[Giselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Warner!!! I knew there was more to him. I just knew it!

Can't fault Adam for wanting to protect his brother but what about Juliette? He thinks so little of her. That's she's incapable of protecting herself. Not cool Adam

[♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I usually don't enjoy novellas all that much. They usually bore me, still, I read them anyway because they are quick to read. I am so happy I read this.

Destroy Me (Shatter Me #1.5) Warner's POV ★★★★★

“Watching her talk to someone else made me crazy. I was jealous. Ridiculous. I wanted her to know me; I wanted her to talk to me. And I felt it then: this strange, inexplicable sense that she might be the only person in the world I could really care about.”

If I thought I was intrigued by Warner in Shatter Me, I have fallen so completely for him now. Just like I thought, there is just so much more to him then what meets the eye. He is not all malice and heartlessness, it's what he was taught and molded into. But if given the chance, people might just surprise you. I loved that we got a chance to be inside Warner's head. It's always refreshing when we get insight into another character's mind and a look into their soul. I love complex characters so much and I love Warner even MORE!!! :D

Warner... *sighhh


“This girl is destroying me. 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. I close a hand over my mouth. I am losing my mind.”



Fracture Me (Shatter Me #2.5) Adam's POV ★★★

“All I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see it.”


Ugh... I wonder how I ever like this guy? Seriously how?? Adam is so broody and is an annoyingly negative ass, who whines way to freaking much. He doesn't believe in anything, NOT in the people of Omega Point, NOT in their cause and he sure as HELL doesn't believe in Juliette! I can't stand how much he underestimates Juliette all the time, or the way he acts like she's a porcelain doll that can easily be broken, and the way he doubts the control of her powers and how deep down he's afraid of what her touch could do. I swear he acts as if he's better and could do a better job then everyone else and yet... he does nothing!! There are a few sad bits like the parts with Adam and his little brother James, and the loss of so many people and the loss of Omega Point. Things quickly go from bad to worse, and there were so much destruction and devastation in the wake of the battle against the Reestablishment. This really didn't do much for his character. My feelings for Adam aside, I am glad I read this because it was nice getting insight into what happened after Juliette was taken by Anderson's men but I wish it was in Kenji POV instead. I do NOT like him! Adam is all kinds of wrong for Juliette.

“Every day we feel further apart. And sometimes I think the harder I try to hold on, the more she tries to break away.”

[sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved destroy me better than fracture me..I mean who wouldn't?

Destroy me: 4.5/5⭐
Fracture me: 3/5⭐

Overall rating: 3.75/5⭐

[Warda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Think I prefer and enjoy the perspectives of the other characters more than Juliette's...

[Isa Cantos (Crónicas de una Merodeadora) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unite Me es la recopilación de las historias cortas Destroy Me, contada desde el punto de vista de Aaron Warner, y Fracture Me, contada desde el punto de vista de Adam Kent. Y, además, incluye todo el diario de Juliette que hemos ido leyendo por pedacitos a lo largo de toda la trilogía.

Destroy Me: ★★★★★
Fracture Me: ★★★
Diario de Juliette: ★★★★

Aunque los apartes del diario de Juliette que aparecen al final ya han ido saliendo en Shatter Me y Unravel Me, verlos todos juntos como un pequeño libro es genial, pues vemos la lucha que tiene ella misma para tratar de no volverse loca, de convencerse de que es humana y que no merece estar abandonada en un asilo y que, algún día, alguien vendrá por ella. Este diario es una de las mejores cosas de toda la trilogía porque se siente absolutamente personal, como un flujo de conciencia, con tachones, palabras repetidas y momentos delirantes.

[han · Rating 2 out of 5]

destroy me; ☆☆☆
warner’s obsession with juliette is intense but so fascinating to watch unfold.

fracture me; ☆
adam’s pov made me like him less. this novella makes it clear that juliette and adam are not it and lack emotional depth and mutual understanding. he constantly second guesses her, underestimates her and treats her like a fragile thing instead of someone who’s grown and changed.

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thoughts on Destroy Me:
I understand Warner more now. I don't think he is a monster, but as I remember some of the things he said to Juliette in Unravel Me, I still don't like him.

Thoughts on Fracture Me:
I am so frustrated! Adam, what the heck?! Acting like Juliette's a burden, something to take care of because she can't take care of herself, instead of caring for her! Juliette's the weak link, Juliette's too trapped in her own head, Juliette can't protect herself...ugh!! I'm so peeved. This isn't the Adam I've grown to love! This sounds more like the Adam Warner imagines in his head, not the real one. I understand him doubting whether they should be together, with everything going on and Juliette breaking up with him but he's acting like he only loves her because she needs him, not because he needs and wants and loves her for who she is. I got the sense that he knows nothing about Juliette from this novella, which is not how I ever pictured him. Again, this is how Warner imagines Adam. Did Mafi do this on purpose? Make us turn away from Adam completely so everyone will be happy when if Warner and Juliette end up together?

On the upside, I love James more and his nickname for Adam. I love Kenji and how he sees strength in Juliette but I also like him just because he's the best. He might be one of my favorite supporting characters ever. I liked seeing what Juliette is like from an outside perspective when she closes herself off and lives in her mind, and how some things trigger her to come back to life. It was interesting to learn that she actually does repeat her words out loud like how she does in her head.

Thoughts on Juliette's Journal:
We already get the chance to see most of her journal entries between Shatter Me, Unravel Me, and Destroy Me, but I liked seeing them all in one binding and simply rereading them all again. It's a very peculiar thing to be in Juliette's mind when she's at the lowest points of her life.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tahereh tiene una capacidad impresionante para contarnos una historia, y mi personaje favorito de esta saga es y será Warner.
Por eso tener la oportunidad de leer una historia narrada por él es una oportunidad que no pude dejar ir, y me hice con este libro.
El otro chico me es indiferente, pero este villano con ese corazón y esas emociones, te llega.

[Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

2nd Reread: February-March 2023

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Destroy Me

Can I be objective when it comes to Warner?

Of course not!

I just love him so much, he's probably my favorite book boyfriend. And I still can't get over the fact that I fell for Adam at first!

About this novella, it was really good to (re)read about Warner's thoughts and his past and I absolutely loved the ending so I have to give it 4 ⭐.


Fracture Me

Having read all the books in the series (minus Believe Me) I can say that Adam is not my favorite character. I really liked him the first time I read Shatter Me but then I fell for Warner (can you really blame me?). What I'm trying to say is that I wasn't particularly interested in his pov but I liked how much he cared for James. Also, I'm really glad we got to see more of James in this book because in Unravel Me there weren't many scenes with him. 4 ⭐, mostly for James, not Adam 🤭

Overall rating 4 ⭐

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

January 7th 2018:

Juliette's diary is just too real sometimes.

And even when you're ready to let go. When you're ready to break free. When you're ready to be brand new. Loneliness is an old friend standing beside you in the mirror, looking you in the eye, challenging you to live your life without it. You can't find the words to fight yourself, to fight the words screaming that you're not good enough never enough never ever enough.
Loneliness is a bitter wretched companion. Sometimes it just won't let go.

January 7th 2017:
Destroy Me made me fall in love with Warner a little more (if that is even possible, with all the love I already have for him), Fracture Me made me like Adam a little less and Juliette's Journal was a great insight into Juliette's mind and everything that she's been feeling!

[✨sofia✨]

So here’s the difference between Adam and Warner


Adam is “amazing” in Juliette’s point of view. Because, as Warner has stated in Ignite Me, he’s kind to her.
That’s it.
Adam basically sees Juliette as a child not capable of getting dressed by herself. In his point of view, it was all “oh, she needs me to protect her” or “she can’t do anything on her own”
Really?
I hate this guy

Aaron, on the other hand, never thinks of her as anything less than him. He sees her as an equal and accepts everything about her. He tries to understand what she’s going through and hates seeing her hurt.
He’s perfect
He knows she’s strong and can do whatever she believes she can do. He wanted her to realize it.
I love this guy

Adam=selfish little rat
Aaron=lovable delusional puppy

[Caitlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

I mean this was okay but it didn’t really add anything to the series and I didn’t particularly care for it at all 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Vaishali • [V.L. Book Reviews] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4 stars

‘Unite Me’ by Tahereh Mafi is a novella bind up, split into ‘Fracture Me’ (From Adam’s point of view) and ‘Destroy Me’ (Told from Warner’s point of view). The titles themselves are indicative enough, stressing how Juliette’s departure would affect both of these men; Losing Juliette for Warner would destroy him, but losing Juliette for Adam would only fracture him.

This novella is very telling – it highlights just how much and how far each of these men will go to fight for Juliette’s love. Warner is ardent, unrelenting, unwavering and inexorable in his efforts to attain her. He will do despite the conditions. Adam is also ardent but only to an extent, and when a boundary presents itself, Juliette seems to become a secondary goal for him. His love seems provisional. Adam underestimates Juliette to such a degree, that when I read ‘Fracture Me’ , it was more than surprising to see what he actually thought of her. Whereas Warner overestimates Juliette, believing in her capabilities to the ninth degree.

Fracture Me

I was immensely bothered while reading Adam’s POV; it took me longer than a week to gain some kind of a reprieve from what I had just read. His take on Juliette was deprecatory; he has little to no belief in her, his thoughts rather insulting and critical, and such a contrast to what actually comes out of his mouth. I really didn’t want to dislike him, but after reading ‘Fracture Me’ it was undeniably foreseeable. The only facet worth of value is Adam’s relationship with James, and his friendship with Kenji.

I failed to find the symmetry and logic of his judgments when he was always the one to uplift Juliette, providing her with a base to realise her own strength. Adam’s affections seemed inadequate, and Juliette appeared to be a point of burden for him, only needing her because he desired the role as protector, and Juliette just happened to be the meek enabler. Adam is easily loved when we see him through Juliette’s eyes, but Adam from an objective outlook is vastly different. Adam’s psychology stems from his own personal ordeals, and I can’t help but wonder if Adam actually loved Juliette, or was his relationship with Juliette a product of his need to safeguard?

Adam has always assumed the parent role for James and in James’s life, having a huge responsibility as a provider since he was a child, and it seemed that he assumed that same role with Juliette herself. I can wholly understand that James is his priority (as he should be), but he utterly and disappointingly gave up on Juliette not just as a potential lover, but as a friend.

As impartial as I tried to be, I think the reason Adam affronted me to such as degree was because I’m invested in Juliette and her rehabilitation, and to poke around in Adam’s mind, examining his deplorable thoughts was more than dispiriting. Kenji fought much harder than Adam for his best friend. I wanted to believe that he was more than Warner’s opinion of him but that didn’t happen.

Destroy Me

Onto greener pastures!

‘Destroy Me’ is a fantastic addition to the series. Warner is exactly the laboured soul that Juliette thinks him to be. Her absence itself brings him physical and emotional pain; she simultaneously weakens and strengthens him. Reading this broke my heart, seeing Warner's relationship with his dad broke my heart, everything about him breaks my heart. Tortured people always tend to be the most interesting just because they are so much more than they appear to be. Warner endures and survives because he has to, because he knows no other way, and he hadn’t truly lived until he met Juliette - she changed everything for him.

His life is regimented, structured for organisation and compartmentalisation which opposes his chaotic thoughts and emotions – or rather that’s how he manages his highly feeling nature. He combats his pain and internal agony with uniformity and practiced control in his external environment. He very clearly struggles with mental health such as OCD, anxiety and PTSD, and just like Juliette he has coping mechanisms in place to challenge his issues. Warner’s character is illustrative – he can still fight and survive despite the weight of his mental incapacities, and coping with them is attainable.

Warner is alone in this world with the exception of Delalieu, (still don’t know how to pronounce his name) and Juliette is the one person who makes him feel less alone. His thought processes and mode of thinking is so divergent from Juliette’s own narrative. Though he is just as much at war with himself as Juliette is, he makes the best of what he was given. His thoughts are clear and concise, and I was glad to see the world through his eyes. The manner in which he thinks about Juliette is endearing and reassuring. How on Earth is it possible to not fall in love with him!

'Unite Me' was fully satiating, more so with the addition of Juliette’s beautifully written and poignant journal entries.

Favourite Quotes:

“She’s found the cracks in this cast I’m forced to wear every day, and it petrifies me. That this girl would know exactly how to shatter me.”

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

“I grieve nothing. I take everything. It’s the only way I know how to live in this battered body. I empty my mind of the things that plague me and burden my soul, and I take all that I can from what little pleasantness comes my way.”

“But there are some things I do not forgive. I don’t consider myself a moral man. I do not philosophize about life or bother with the laws and principles that govern most people. I do not pretend to know the difference between right and wrong. But I do live by a certain kind of code. And sometimes, I think, you have to learn how to shoot first.”

“I’ve come to believe that the most dangerous man in the world is the one who feels no remorse. The one who never apologises and therefore seeks no forgiveness. Because in the end it is our emotions that make us weak, not our actions.”

“I could live here, I think. Live where gravity does not know my name. Here I am unbound, untethered by the chains of this life. I am a different body, a different shell, and my weight is carried by the hands of friends.

“I almost forget that she still hates me, despite how hard I’ve fallen for her. And I’ve fallen. So hard. I’ve hit the ground. Gone right through it. Never in my life have I felt this. Nothing like this. I’ve felt shame and cowardice, weakness and strength. I’ve known terror and indifference, self-hate and general disgust. I’ve seen things that cannot be unseen. And yet I’ve know nothing like this terrible, horrible, paralyzing feeling, I feel crippled. Desperate and out of control. And it keeps getting worse. Every day I feel sick. Empty and somehow aching. Love is a heartless bastard. I’m driving myself insane.”

[lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

since this is an e-novella bind-up, this is a collective review. each novella is individually rated. overall rating is based on the average of the individual ratings.

Destroy Me
rating: four / five
frEAKING WARNER MY ABSOLUTE BABY CHILD.
THIS WAS PAINFUL TO READ BC HE WAS SO SAD ABOUT JULIETTE AND HIS FATHER AND IT HURT AND I WANTED SOME WARNETTE ACTION FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I WILL LITERALLY TAKE ANYTHING I JUST

Fracture Me
rating: four / five
darnit, Adam, you selfish little.
like I understand we were concerned about James. that is one hundred percent okay. but we literally don't even care about anyone but Juliette, James, and ourself. like the entire freaking base blew up but after we find James we don't even care. LIKE GOSHDARNIT ADAM CAN YOU NOT.
it's not like I hate Adam or anything psh what.
(the reason this got four stars is bc Tahereh's writing is actual poetry.)

Juliette's Journal
rating: five / five
does this even count as a thing well who even cares because it was BEAUTIFUL
it was heartbreaking and sad but beautiful because Tahereh is a freaking goddess and her books are the prose of angels, I will not sugarcoat bless.

I have so much emotion with this series I just want to go back and reread it now.

average rating comes out at 4.33, which rounds down to four stars

[Etteniaj Gata · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[sally ✿ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Destroy Me: ★★★★ | Destroy Me destroyed me. I LOVE YOU WARNER.

Fracture Me: ★★ | Adam, you know I used to like you. Sure, your romance with Juliette was cringe, but I used to think you were nice. You were a bit rude in Unravel Me, but I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt. Now I am just not a fan.

Juliette's Journal: ★★ | mostly the same stuff we read in the regular novels with some extra stuff mixed in.

[Tina]

EEEEEEEH



*SCRAMBLES TO ADD TO WISHLIST*

THIS

THIS IS PERFECT.



yAAAAAAS

[Fati¹⁷ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know people say you don't HAVE to read the novellas, but I say you do. These are so absolutely neccessary to understand Aaron and Adam and I loved the two novellas so much. The journal was okay, sometimes too many metaphors.

[bingsuu · Rating 4 out of 5]

uhmmm…why am I starting to understand the hype behind Aaron Warner? he’s so obsessed with Juliette, I can’t even. But I’m starting to not like Adam even more, yeah sure he helped her break out but he didn’t even want to go back to rescue her when she got captured.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was reminded why I love t mafi so much. And those journal entries.... Sweet Jesus They're sad

First I would like to say that I'm writing this review for the whole Shatter Me series, and second that I never EVER write reviews... That being said here's my review of the shatter me series.

Breathtaking, wonderful, stunning.... I could use any of those words to describe this series but they would all be understatement.

Mafi's writing is beyond refreshing and unique. It's something so hard to describe or even put into words, and I know that my review wont do it true justice.

I found myself drowning in her words and not wanting to come up for air. I wanted the waves of her writing to crash over me and pull me further and further out. I'm pretty sure I held my breath the whole time I was reading this series (which might I add I finished in less than two days).

Since finishing this series I have found myself comparing any book I have read or am reading to it. Never has a writer made me fall so in love with characters and made me feel like whatever happened to them was happening to me. Her characters will steal your heart and soul. Juliette will make you feel empowered and brave. Adam will make you remember what love feels like. Warner will show you everything you secretly want and OH BOY WILL YOU WANT IT, and Kenji will be the friend you've always wanted.

I could go on for days... weeks... no years about this book. I would go so into detail and fine tooth comb and break down every chapter if I could, but I wont because I would never want to tarnish, or give out any details to someone who hasn't had the chance to read this masterpiece, because that's what this series is. It's the Mona Lisa of ya novels. A slight mysterious smile that you can't turn away from. It makes you want to scream out loud and kiss Tahereh's forehead and thank her for writing something so on point. so on point.

I could seriously keep going, but I'll spare you the novel of a review I could write and leave you with this.....
You know how you meet someone with such passion for what they do and all you can think is "wow, this person was born to do this" well Tahereh Mafi was meant to be a writer, and I'm SO very thankful that she is! Thanks for the permanent goose bumps, tears, laughs, and never ending book hang over that you have rewarded me with.I am forever in your debt.

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[eden ⊹ · Rating 3 out of 5]

destroy me ! ☆
warner’s novella

the first of warner’s novellas give a more in-depth look into his life, his circumstances, and an overall backstory for his former actions in shatter me. destroy me was absolutely heart-breaking, aaron warner’s story is much sadder than i originally thought. although i had a pretty good idea of his story and what had occurred to ultimately shaped him into the young man he is, i never thought it would be so intense.

warner’s father is absolutely horrific, i could not even stand him in the first three books. his appearance in destroy me genuinely made me sick to my stomach. the way he acted and talked to his own son really showed how abusive and downright manipulative he is. there aren’t enough words i could to describe the pure hatred, disdain, and scorn i feel for paris anderson. that man deserves nothing but the pain he’s forced upon others tenfold. he absolutely disgusts me.

this novella, in particular, also highlighted how important juliette is to warner. it gives an important perspective on exactly why she was so important to him. i personally feel warner saw himself in the struggles of juliette— he resonated with her more than he had ever resonated with someone in his entire life, that was something foreign to him. it was almost as if a piece of his humanity was given back to him. i really think warner saw his struggles in juliette’s which is why he was so captivated by her. aaron learned every little thing about juliette and understood the pain and pure agony she was feeling, ultimately because he had felt just the same. i honestly believe warner fell in love with juliette because of how well he understood her pain (as well as the way she’d overcome all of it, instead of taking it out on the world, juliette wanted to change for the better.)

although i do not feel like warner’s pain is overlooked as much as juliette’s is, i do really, really appreciate the added perspective on his pain. it really make the reader understand why warner is the character he is and it truly drives home the idea that the way you raise a child will affect them for the rest of their lives.

warner's portion of this book gets five stars from me-- the writing, the execution, the description of the struggles he's facing. it's devastating in such a way that you know in the depths of your soul the writing is good. however, the overall rating has to also include adam's novella so... you know how that is.

fracture me ! ☆
adam’s novella

adam’s novella honestly felt like a waste of time. although i do understand his character was a big part of the first three books, his point of view of the omega point situation was simply annoying. kenji, ian, juliette, and james honestly carried the whole entire novella, and guess what? it wasn’t even their points of view. i would pay big bucks to have adam’s novella replaced with james’, i need his point of view more than i need adam’s ceaseless whining

i will admit, i really do admire adam for how much he genuinely cares for james. his best quality is how much love and affection he has for that boy. it is one of the only good things about his character, he feels an immense attachment to james and he would and will do anything for him. their relationship is honestly one of my favourites, it’s heart-warming in a way i absolutely love and adore.

that being said, i was still relatively annoyed with adam throughout reading this novella. he constantly thinks he knows what’s best (when ultimately, he really does not, and it causes a lot of problems.) he is consistently and deliberately underestimating juliette and kenji when they are clearly able to hold their own. i understand he cares about their well-being and their overall safety, but it gets to a point where he genuinely doesn't think they are strong enough, and at that point, it’s just belittling.

i completely understand his need to worry and stress about making plans but when he makes it all about himself or himself and james, that is where i draw the line. i know adam is not exactly a purely selfish character by nature, but some of the things he says does and thinks are overwhelmingly so.

juliette’s journal ! ☆

if the first two novellas didn’t break me, these journal entries did. you could feel the pain radiating through the words and sentences on juliette’s journal pages. it was absolutely awful. she had been abused, abandoned, and left alone to ultimately die. juliette was unwanted and she felt lonely as she silently went insane, it honestly makes it even more riveting to see the change in juliette throughout the series.

these writings were ones of desperation and profound loneliness. juliette was a broken, beaten down, and incomplete soul when she wrote those things— it was absolutely shattering. warner’s reactions were completely in-line when he read those entries. she was at the lowest point in her life, in all of her seventeen years it seemed like all she felt was misery.

juliette’s journal was an outlet for her when she was in the insane asylum— it was a collection of her deepest, darkest thoughts. seeing them and reading them really shone a light on how absolutely broken she was. and if anything, these entries really display how beautiful juliette’s transformation throughout the series is. she was able to pick the pieces back up and make herself a stronger, more resilient, and braver woman. it is absolutely and positively compelling, although she may just be words on paper— i’m so proud of juliette ferrars and her personal growth.

[pauline · Rating 4 out of 5]

reread: 4 stars!

TAHEREH MAFI DID IT AGAIN! SHE BLEW MY MIND FOUR TIMES!

[kessa (taylor's version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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