Reviews - A vingança de Mara Dyer

A vingança de Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

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I was sucked into the first in this trilogy by the incredible cover art and somehow missed that it's a YA series. It became obvious fairly quickly. Gorgeous, awkward protagonist, impossibly beautiful, accented, rich love interest. Spooky powers. Etc. But it was weirdly compelling (despite the fact I was rolling my eyes a LOT) and included some pretty heavy topics (mental illness, suicide, self harm), and I hate to say, Noah and Mara's scenes together were HOT. Not sure I'd have enjoyed it as much without that aspect. No, I definitely wouldn't have! As much as I think it tried to avoid the teen tropes it just didn't. But I still enjoyed it way more than I expected to.

user7373677's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

parsleymusic's review against another edition

3.0

Oh Mara Dyer, Mara Dyer...
What shall I say about thee?

This series is special. I say that I lot, I feel, but each time it means something slightly different. It isn't [b:The Selection|10507293|The Selection (The Selection, #1)|Kiera Cass|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1322103400s/10507293.jpg|15413183] special, no, but it's a far cry from [b:Skulduggery Pleasant|284440|Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)|Derek Landy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1334279051s/284440.jpg|909082] special. It falls somewhere in the middle.

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with this series. I consider the plethora of problems with it to be ample reason not to read it, but all 3 books garnered somewhat favorable ratings. I think it's because [a:Michelle Hodkin|4126827|Michelle Hodkin|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1310706727p2/4126827.jpg] writes interesting characters, has an addictive writing style, and honestly, knows her plot. I wasn't sure going into this book that it would tie up well the way it did, that she would have such a believable explanation for everything.

Of course, she didn't escape the curse of predictability. You think I didn't know exactly who Abel Lukumi was, or that Daniel was the one at the institute?

Spoiler

Although I gotta say, I didn't see Kells being Jude and Claire's foster parents coming.

I think this book was the best of the trilogy, contributing to this was the lack of a certain Noah Shaw and a certain creepy romance between him and Mara.

A huge minus (or plus, whatever way you look at it) in the reading experience was the graphic imagery Hodkin used. 3 brutal murders, a particularly gruesome self-harm scene, and a procedure of sorts were all included in this book and all contributed to my stomach pains and near panic attack from reading this book. It wasn't even that graphic, but something about the way she described it just... triggered me. it did contribute to the overall 'realness' factor but... Definite content warning there.

I don't really think I can talk much about this book without giving a lot away. I would definitely recommend it if you loved the first two, even if you're mildly interested from your reading of the first two, but unsure if you want to continue with the creepy romance threads.

Anyway

I think the worst part was the weird sex scene that lasted for like, 12 pages with those weird cryptic metaphors and euphemisms without ever actually describing anything.

The best? The way everything wrapped up, and the characterization of Mara.

It was, overall, a decent book.

jeslyncat's review against another edition

2.0

Overall, I felt really let down by this book--especially for it being the conclusion to the series. I felt like the end of the book negated the entirety of what came before it. Also, I felt like some "connecting" details were forced, confusing, or otherwise unnecessary. If this had ended about forty pages sooner than it did, I would have been pleased, and given it four stars.

nicoledel823's review against another edition

4.0

.......2014?!

caffeineaddict980's review against another edition

3.0

'Someday had arrived.'

This novel is the finale of the Mara Dyer series, Mara is dangerously drugged up and starts to re-live moments from her past life, whilst forced to participate in torture and observation from the psychiatric hospital.
On escaping, they begin their search for Noah, who Mara doesn't believe is dead.

Wow.
This is a fast paced end to the series and it ties up all loose ends nicely.
Messed with my emotions!
Jesus.