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Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Very very predictable. I love reading from Aaron's pov tho. The smut was good (I've waited the entire series for that) but I didn't really like that they literally had like major trust problems and Aaron was gonna confront Ella about it but then as soon as she was naked he was like oh well let's fuck ig? However half of this books lines are quotable so in conclusion, I liked it. Also the ending was so fucking sweet and when Aaron realised he finally had friends I was so happy for him. Easy 5 star series.

trezure's review

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4.0

I liked this book, it wasn’t the best but it was very good! I am quite sad it didn’t give us the rest of the wedding but the end was good

lucylaws14's review

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fast-paced

5.0

michellegwalker's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Aaron Warner is the SIMP we all deserve. I could read a thousand pages of him loving Juliette/Ella. Give me more.

I wish it hadn’t cut off before showing more details of the wedding.

kayagoodwin98's review

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

emilymeganm's review

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4.0

The end of an era, I read this whole series in 3.5 weeks and I don’t know what to do now that it is done.

So for this novella, the first 70 pages were boring for me and I was quite disappointed but it picked up after that. I loved the love and romance between Aaron and Juliette and the intimate scene… OOP. I do wish there was a wedding chapter where we get to hear vows and all of that. And I also wish there was some closure with Aaron, Adam and James considering they are all brothers. Like where was the conclusion for them and how will they navigate their relationship being brothers?

Anyways, I just adored this series. The plot was enticing. I loved the characters. Juliette’s character development… perfect. Aaron and Juliette’s love story was beautiful to read. Kenji’s humour always made me laugh. I will miss the Shatter Me series!

norakingman's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

janeyolivia's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

The book get's a 0.1 star bump up because I was so happy when I finished it I legit screamed "yipee"

I honestly I don't understand the hype for this series. I'll give a more detailed review for the entire Shatter Me series under the first book but this novella felt like I wasn't even reading about the same characters. Like what happened to Warner loving dogs? And why tf did Juliette not tell THE GROOM of the wedding about it getting postponed. WHY? Their relationship has no communication, no meaning behind physical attraction. I just don't understand? Warner seems to go through all this character growth but the moment he's separated from Juliette (or Ella- DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE NAME CHANGE) he gets all emo. And I know I hated Adam in the first few books but I when I actually want to know more about him he gets mention like twice. The moment the actual stuff is supposed to happened (COUGH COUGH THE WEDDING) the book ends. Honestly this book deserves one star because wtf did I just read. Also I hated the smut scene, I'm a strong believer in no detailed sex scenes in young adult books and that's all that happened in this book. 💀