Destroy Me: A Shatter Me Novella

Intro

Destroy Me is the novella right after Shatter Me that is from Warner's perspective, and we see how he manages life with himself and especially without Juliette. His father is introduced, the supreme commander of the Reestablishment, and his relationship with the only guard that talks to him, Delalieu, plus his plans to get Juliette back.

How I came across the book

UM OBVIOUSLY I COULDN'T JUST FINISH SHATTER ME AND THEN GO ON TO UNRAVEL ME WITHOUT READING AN ENTIRE BOOK FROM WARNER'S PERSPECTIVE FIRST

Other books by the author/In the series

Tahereh Mafi has the rest of the main Shatter Me series after the first book Shatter Me: Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, and Imagine Me. She also is the author of the other Shatter Me novellas following the first novella Destroy Me: Fracture Me, Shadow Me, Reveal Me, Believe Me, and Watch Me.

The Good

• THE WAY HE SAYS IVE BEEN SHOT AND HOW THAT IS THE FIRST LINE OF THE STORY AND IT TAKES PLACE RIGHT AFTER JULIETTE SHOOTS HIM

• HE TELLS THE SOLDIER TO KEEP ADAM ALIVE BC WARNER WANTS TO DEAL WITH ADAM HIMSELF

• HE IS DISGUSTED BY HOW HE TOUCHED HER AFTER HE REALIZED KENT WAS REALLY THE ONE MAKING HER HAPPY AND REMEMBERS HOW HE TOUCHED HER AND WHAT HE SAID TO HER AND HE IS SO HUMILIATED BECAUSE HE WANTED SO MUCH MORE THAN HER BODY AND IT WASN'T JUST SEXUAL ATTRACTION

• WARNER SAYS JULIETTE HAS BEEN THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EVER LOOKED HIM IN THE EYE

• AHH HE RLY CARES SO MUCH FOR HER BUT FROM JULIETTE'S PERSPECTIVE HE JUST SEEMS EVIL BUT HE ACTUALLY MISSES HER AND THINKS SHE IS INCREDIBLE

• JULIETTE COMES BACK AND IS STANDING IN WARNERS DOORWAY OF HIS ROOM

• SHE WALKS OVER TO HIM AND STARTS TOUCHING HIM AND HE IS FROZEN IN PLACE AND SAYS HE IS HAPPY TO HAVE HER CLOSE EVEN IF IT HURTS

• AHHHFKLFJKLKFA HE SAYS THIS GIRL KNOWS EXACTLY HOW TO SHATTER HIM OH MY GODDDDD

• SHE ASKS HIM IF HE STILL LOVES HER AND HE SAYS YES AND THEN SHE TWISTS HIS SHOULDER ALL THE WAY BACK

• OH MY GOD IT WAS ALL A DREAM

• AWWWW WHEN HE IS IN JULIETTE'S ROOM HE SAYS THE WEEKS SHE SPENT HERE BECAME THE FIRST TIME HE EVER ENJOYED LIVING IN THE QUARTERS WHERE SHE WAS

• HE SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS FEELING WHEN HE WAS WATCHING HER LOCKED UP IN THE ASYLUM BUT HE WANTED HER ALL TO HIMSELF THATS SO SWEET HES TRULY FASCINATED BY HER

• HE SAYS UTILIZING HER AS A WEAPON WAS A STORY HE TOLD EVERYONE TO KEEP UP THE CHARADE BUT HE NEEDED TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO HER AND HE SAYS HE DIDN'T BRING HER ON BASE TO EXPLOIT HER ABILITY AND HE ALSO DIDN'T EXPECT TO FALL FOR HER IN THE PROCESS IM SCREAMINGGGGG

• HE IS SHAKING FROM READING HER JOURNAL AFTER REALIZING IT'S A DOCUMENTATION OF WHEN SHE WAS IN THE ASYLUM AND HE SAYS NOW THE JOURNAL MEANS MORE TO HIM THAN ANYTHING HE'S EVER OWNED

• HE REALIZES THAT A SMALL PART OF HIM DOESN'T WANT TO WISH AWAY THE THOUGHTS OF JULIETTE THATS SO CUTEEEE

• It's so nice to know Warner's point of view because we can now see how much he cares for the community; for example he provided solar panels for free electricity on top of all the civilians' homes in sector 45

• OH MY GOD WARNER'S DAD KNOWS ABOUT WARNER'S OBSESSION WITH JULIETTE AND HE SAYS HE HASN'T EVEN SAID HER NAME AND WARNER FALLS APART

• WARNER'S DAD CALLS JULIETTE WARNER'S GIRL AND WARNER'S JULIETTE

• OH MY GODDD WARNER SAYS HIS HEART ACTUALLY HURTS WHEN HE READS JULIETTE'S NOTEBOOK

• HE SAYS HE FORGETS HOW SHE STILL HATES HIM DESPITE HOW HARD HE'S FALLEN FOR HER AND HE'S FALLEN SO HARD AHHHHHHHH

• HE SAYS LOVE IS A HEARTLESS BASTARD WHICH MEANS HE LOVESSS HERRRRR

•  HE HAS A DREAM WHERE JULIETTE IS IN HIS ROOM WEARING A TIGHT BLACK DRESS AND TELLS HIM TO KISS HER AND SHE IS ON HER KNEES IN HIS BED AND HE THINKS THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE SEX BUT THEN SHE POINTS A GUN AT HIS HEART

The Bad

• PEOPLE ARE CHAINING WARNER TO HIS BED SINCE HE CANT FIGHT BACK AND HE SAYS SOMEONE HAS FINALLY COME TO KILL HIM SINCE ALL HIS GUARDS ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT HE DIDN'T DIE WHEN JULIETTE SHOT HIM

• I HATE THE WAY THAT WARNER'S DAD TREATS HIM JUST BECAUSE HE IS THE LEADER OF THE REESTABLISHMENT DOESN'T MEAN HE GETS TO INSULT AND BE RUDE TO HIS SON

• OH MY GOD HIS DAD SAYS THAT HE IS SO DISGUSTED BY WARNER HE DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SHOOT WARNER HIMSELF

• WHAT HE ACTUALLY DECIDES HE WANTS TO KILL ADAM

• NOOOOO HE FOUND JULIETTE'S NOTEBOOK IN HER ROOM

• WARNER TELLS HIS GUARDS THAT ADAM AND KENJI HAVE COMMITTED TREASON AGAINST THE REESTABLISHMENT AND WHEN THEY ARE FOUND THEY WILL BE EXECUTED ON SIGHT

• THE REESTABLISHMENT KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYONE IN EVERY SECTOR SO WARNER FOUND OUT THAT FLETCHER WAS BEATING HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN EVERY NIGHT OH MY GOD AND THATS WHY WARNER SHOT AND KILLED HIM

• WARNER'S DAD SAYS JULIETTE HAS COST THEM TOO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT AND THEY WILL JUST CONSIDER HER COLLATERAL DAMAGE NOOOO UGH I HATE HIM HE IS SO WRONG JULIETTE IS THE ABSOLUTE OPPOSITE OF A WASTE OF TIME

• It's so sad that Warner has all this trauma from his dad and even as an adult he still allows his dad to treat him the same way

• NO NO NO HE SEES JULIETTE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SHE LEFT AT THE COMPOUNDS AND THEY MAKE EYE CONTACT BUT THEN SHE DISAPPEARS

Who else would like this

Shatter Me fans who are obsessed with Warner and need to experience his absolute YEARNING for Juliette

Rating

9/10 WARNER'S PERSPECTIVE WAS SO SO INTERESTING AND NOW I GET WHY EVERYONE NEEDS JULIETTE AND WARNER TO BE TOGETHER AND HIS POV ALSO MADE THINGS MAKE SENSE BC WHEN I FINISHED THE FIRST BOOK I WAS LIKE I THOUGHT WARNER WAS THE ONE WE WANT WHY TF IS HE LIKE FORCING HER TO KISS HIM BUT WHEN HE REALIZES THAT AND HATES HIMSELF OH MY GODDD IT WAS LIKE THE BEST THING I'VE EVER READ however the reason I gave it a 9 out of 10 rating is bc i was just confused in chapter 16 when he makes a duplicate of himself and then the duplicate shoots him in the forehead so I thought that he might have died or gotten hurt but in the next chapter he's just talking with his dad so I thought that was kind of confusing and didn't really have a point being in the story since nothing happened as a result of him creating a duplicate.