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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The annoying romance overshadows a lot of the mystery that is happening with their abilities, and I found that annoying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
"This is a love story. Twisted and messy. Flawed and screwed up. But it's ours. It's us. I don't know how our story will end, but I know how it will start."
This story was definitely not your typical fantasy/paranormal/supernatural, people with abilities saving the world from the bad people type of story. It doesn't have the black and white depiction that a lot of stories have (like some persons' perceptions of the world is depicted as).
For me, it was scary, intriguing, dark, mysterious, and beautiful.
I was scared for what was going to happen and how the series would conclude, most importantly, would it be a happy ending? In a way it was and maybe in a way it wasn't but again, it didn't have the black or white depiction. The characters come to terms with what they've been through, who they are, the choices they've made and the choices they are making by the end of the series.
A quote from the book that is a perfect description for what this series shows the reader is:
"I have seen the villainous act heroic, and men called heroes act villainous. The ability to heal does not make one good any more than the ability to kill makes one evil. Kill the right people, and you become a hero. Heal the wrong ones, and you become a villain. It is our choices that define us, not our abilities."
What I take from this is that we are people, we all have good and evil inside of us. What makes us is our choices. Are our choices done in good or in evil?
This story was definitely not your typical fantasy/paranormal/supernatural, people with abilities saving the world from the bad people type of story. It doesn't have the black and white depiction that a lot of stories have (like some persons' perceptions of the world is depicted as).
For me, it was scary, intriguing, dark, mysterious, and beautiful.
I was scared for what was going to happen and how the series would conclude, most importantly, would it be a happy ending? In a way it was and maybe in a way it wasn't but again, it didn't have the black or white depiction. The characters come to terms with what they've been through, who they are, the choices they've made and the choices they are making by the end of the series.
A quote from the book that is a perfect description for what this series shows the reader is:
"I have seen the villainous act heroic, and men called heroes act villainous. The ability to heal does not make one good any more than the ability to kill makes one evil. Kill the right people, and you become a hero. Heal the wrong ones, and you become a villain. It is our choices that define us, not our abilities."
What I take from this is that we are people, we all have good and evil inside of us. What makes us is our choices. Are our choices done in good or in evil?
This book series was filled with a lot of beauty. I picked up this book figuring it would be a contemporary young adult romance novel. I thought it would be about a girl dealing with the grief of losing her friends. I got so so much more. I got beautiful and passionate romance and tears and also I got science and humor and I also got Jamie Roth, one of the most amazing boys in existence.
Hmm. Maybe I would've enjoyed it more if it hadn't been over 2 years since I read the previous installment. Or maybe not. It had one of my pet peeves at the very beginning and I just never really felt as much for the characters as I wanted to.
Je t'aime. Aujourd'hui. Ce soir. Demain. Pour toujours. Si je vivais mille ans, je t'appartiendrais pour tous. Si je vivais mille vies, je te ferais mienne dans chacune d'elles.
holy f*ck.
easily the best trilogy i have ever read. no thoughts, just them them them them & THEM. jesus. the way this story is crafted blows my mind & i am in love with the whole story. insane. beautiful. fascinating. gut-wrenching. a masterpiece.
easily the best trilogy i have ever read. no thoughts, just them them them them & THEM. jesus. the way this story is crafted blows my mind & i am in love with the whole story. insane. beautiful. fascinating. gut-wrenching. a masterpiece.
Really?
REALLY?? I just don’t believe anything about this ending. Seems like a cop-out to me and I’m not happy. At all.
REALLY?? I just don’t believe anything about this ending. Seems like a cop-out to me and I’m not happy. At all.
I only really liked the VERY end, and even then it was kind of depressing. The rest of it was alright. I LOVED Jamie though, he was awesome. Mara.... she was so different, which was fine, but it was like COMPLETELY different, you don't really see much of the original her until the very end. Like I said, change is normal, especially after going through what she went through, but I don't know. I loved Noah, but you only get him at the very end, and even he is hella depressing, always wanting to die. Like I said, the very end was good.
Last thing, I get the necessity of the flashbacks, but there were so many it got frustrating... also, can't say I'm looking forward to the Noah series. It feels like this story is just going to be dragged on. Hopefully I'm wrong and it doesn't ruin any of the characters. Yeah, this review's all over the place
^^^ this was my "last" thing. It always ends up being last thingS.
Shit, one more thing, I wish Daniel had felt a little worse about not believing Mara. I get why her family would be sceptical, but shit, what she went through because her family wouldn't listen... that was fucked.
Last thing, I get the necessity of the flashbacks, but there were so many it got frustrating... also, can't say I'm looking forward to the Noah series. It feels like this story is just going to be dragged on. Hopefully I'm wrong and it doesn't ruin any of the characters. Yeah, this review's all over the place
^^^ this was my "last" thing. It always ends up being last thingS.
Shit, one more thing, I wish Daniel had felt a little worse about not believing Mara. I get why her family would be sceptical, but shit, what she went through because her family wouldn't listen... that was fucked.
listen this was such a rough start since noah came about halfway into the book but this was so intense in the beginning. seeing mara become a shell of herself and none of them knowing how to fix everything it was giving me a headache.
but as things started to come together, daniel helping mara, it got better. marashaw had some of the most beautiful quotes in this book, i was blown away, some of my favorite quotes had to be in this book. the love i have for mara and noah unmatched, i loved jamie and his friendship with mara, and the way daniel was there for her as her partner in crime.
i really loved marashaw and the friendships we see come to be. the ending was perfect like absolutely, the last chapters have to be some of my favorite ones of the book.
the more i understand mara’s character and how she is willing to go beyond for the people she loves, she makes decisions anyone would question but does it to avoid having good people hurt. and seeing noah and how he deals with his feelings, loneliness, guilt, and not wanting to live, their stories are so much more complex. i loved seeing mara and noah have their stories more etched out, beyond the hero and dragon stereotype, i really loved seeing everything tie in together.
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“I love you. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If I were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.”
but as things started to come together, daniel helping mara, it got better. marashaw had some of the most beautiful quotes in this book, i was blown away, some of my favorite quotes had to be in this book. the love i have for mara and noah unmatched, i loved jamie and his friendship with mara, and the way daniel was there for her as her partner in crime.
i really loved marashaw and the friendships we see come to be. the ending was perfect like absolutely, the last chapters have to be some of my favorite ones of the book.
the more i understand mara’s character and how she is willing to go beyond for the people she loves, she makes decisions anyone would question but does it to avoid having good people hurt. and seeing noah and how he deals with his feelings, loneliness, guilt, and not wanting to live, their stories are so much more complex. i loved seeing mara and noah have their stories more etched out, beyond the hero and dragon stereotype, i really loved seeing everything tie in together.
—
“I love you. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If I were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.”
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes