Review: Destroy Me by Shana Vanterpool

This book was one hot mess because of our hero, Bach Bachman.  Despite his boatload of issues, including his drinking, drug use and womanizing, there was something about Bach that made it hard to discount him.  Despite everything he did, it was easy to forgive him, just like Harley.

Harley and Bach seem like an unlikely duo.  As he calls her, she’s a square and he’s Bach.  Being with Harley calms the demons inside of Bach, which was something only Dylan (Bach’s best friend and Harley’s ex could do).  So begins the ugly push/pull of Bach and Harley.  He pulls her in when he’s beaten down by his demons and then pushes her away when he thinks they only way to fix him is through booze, drugs and women.

Harley has her own issues, mainly being able to trust people, but with Bach she’s willing for forgive his lies each and every time.  It’s almost as if she can see what everyone else ignores and hopes by constantly welcoming Bach to her, he’ll eventually let her in.  Of course, it’s not easy and he does break her heart more than he fills it, but she’s committed to the fight and refuses to abandon the man so many already have.

This isn’t a hard book to get through.  Bach is Bach for a very good, very horrifying reason.  He doesn’t deal with his demons well, which makes him into a huge douchebag you want to scream at.  But, like Harley, I found myself soldiering through.  I had a hard time putting this book down, when I knew I should.

This was my first Shana Vanterpool book and I’ll definitely be looking for me.  She gave me that angsty, sometimes cringe-worthy read, that I’d been looking for.