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3 ⭐️

Okay, this novella really sealed it for me: my dislike for Adam officially grew stronger here. Reading the story from his point of view made him come across as incredibly self-focused. Yes, he cares deeply about his brother, and that responsibility obviously matters — but at the same time, his perspective felt frustrating and emotionally narrow.That said, I genuinely enjoyed this novella. Tahereh Mafi does such a great job using these shorter installments to add depth to the characters and the overall story. Seeing events unfold from a different POV adds nuance and makes the world feel more complete.I really appreciate how the novellas give insight into motivations and inner conflicts that aren’t always fully visible in the main books. Fracture Me was no exception — interesting, well written, and definitely worth reading if you’re invested in the series.

This review contains spoilers for Unravel Me and Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi. When I started reading this Novella, it became clear that this whole thing was going to be in Adam's POV. Now if you've read my last review of Unravel Me, you'd know that Adam annoyed the absolute hell out of me in that book so I wasn't too excited that I had to read a whole book from his perspective. And just when I thought I couldn't dislike a character more. In my opinion, this book didn't do Adam any favours. He sounds entitled and whiny during the whole thing. His only redeeming quality is that he cares about his brother, James. He took a gamble between Juliette and James. Yes, he thought that it was Warner who took Juliette so he gathered she was safe. That's why I can't really blame him for going after James at Omega Point instead. But it's the fact that he figured out that James was safe and Kenji and himself got everyone else to safety and he decided that he didn't want to go rescue Juliette anymore!? That he didn't know whether fighting for "a girl who broke up with me. A girl who walked away from us"  is worth it!? I get that he wants to protect James but he's safe now with the others yet he still doesn't want to go? It doesn't sit right with me. Conclusion:Just to clarify, this is in no way a bad book. The writing and everything is amazing, I just couldn't get into it because I just hate Adam so damn much! If Adam's character was more tolerable I probably would've given this book 4 stars instead of 3.