Review: Another striking story from Tahereh Mafi!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2012
You know how there are a few books a year that you squirm in anticipation for like no other? Destroy Me was one of those for me. Tahereh Mafi is brilliant. Shatter Me is one of my favorite books of all time - it is written in the most unusual, striking way and, to be honest, I was an itty bitty bit afraid to read a book from Warner's POV.I was concerned Mafi wouldn't be able to pull off such a different perspective so well, because of the unique style in which she wrote Juliette's viewpoint in Shatter Me. Ha! That is truly laughable after reading this novella. Mafi put my doubts to rest; she has proven to be an exceptional story-teller and writer. Warner's POV is every bit as suitable for his character as Juliette's was for hers.Toward the end of the first book I found it increasingly difficult to hate Warner. I mean, he's the villain, I'm supposed to completely despise him, right??? But there is just something about him that made me feel like there is more than what's visible on the surface. Destroy Me proves that this is very much true. Warner is a very complex character. He is not truly evil, but he's not a good guy either. That is all I'm going to say about him, because I don't want to spoil the story for anyone.I've read some complaints about how abruptly this story ends, but it didn't bother me in the slightest. This novella is an in-between for the first and second books. From my understanding Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) is going to pick up right about the time Destroy Me ends, so I found the ending perfectly tantalizing. I will be as patient as possible for book two's release in February.My only regret is that Destroy Me isn't available in physical form. I want so badly for it to accompany the rest of this series on my shelves! :(