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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
"Mi nombre no es Mara Dyer, pero mi abogado me dijo que tenia que elegir algo" :O
¿3,5? Estoy un poco indecisa con el rating... no se. Reseña mas adelante
Este libro resulto ser una decepción, no porque fuera malo, sino simplemente porque no fue suficiente. No quiero escribir una reseña larga como siempre sino que simplemente voy a decir las cosas que me molestaron. Obviamente SPOILERS DE LOS 2 PRIMEROS LIBROS.
Los primeros dos libros están llenos de misterio, esta ese aspecto de que nunca se sabe que es real y que no lo es, que le da algo especial a la historia y siempre deja con ganas de mas. Este libro no lo sentí de esa manera. Entiendo que es la ultima parte de la historia y que la autora estaba probablemente tratando de concluir con todos los temas abiertos previamente, pero no fue suficiente. De todas maneras hay varias respuestas a preguntas que se generan en los otros libros que me dejaron satisfecha.
También tuve varios problemas con el rumbo que tomo la historia. Encontré muchísimas cosas demasiado surrealistas.
En el primer libro la historia se enfoca básicamente en el stress post-traumatico, lo cual me pareció interesante y divertido pero luego cambio y se le dio una explicación mas "paranormal" a las cosas que sucedían... y estuvo bien, lo acepte y no estuvo mal. Cuando llegue al final del segundo libro y vi que quería enfocarlo a lo científico estaba bastante confundida, pero dije.. bueno. Este tercer libro demostró que esa no era el camino por el que quería que fuera la historia, no pude evitar encontrar muchas inconsistencias, cosas totalmente irreales, especialmente en el gran desenlace.
El final también me dejo como (...) preguntándome "¿esto es todo?" No se.. entiendo lo que quiso hacer la autora en esos últimos párrafos, y tuvo sentido con la historia, no es que estuvo totalmente fuera de lugar, pero me pareció tan cliché que me molesto. Y ademas me dejo con un montón de preguntas que no se que hacer con ellas.
Algunas cosas que me gustaron:
-JAMIE: Es uno de mis personajes favoritos de la serie definitivamente. Es uno de los personajes de los que es super divertido leer, humor, ingenio, es fantástico y me encanta. Y me parece que hizo bien balanceando la historia. Aparte la química con Mara es fantástica.
-Humor y referencias: Como siempre hay un poco de humor y referencias a cosas que me hicieron reír mucho. La mayoría de ella vienen de parte de Jamie jajaja así que están relacionadas. La referencia a los LJDH OMG jajajaja
-RESPUESTAS!: Las que todos esperábamos de este libro. No hubo tantas como esperaba, y algunas no fueron lo que quería. Pero como ya dije, hay muchas explicaciones a cosas que pasan en los libros anteriores que me parecieron buenas.
En conclusión: Buen libro, pero no le hace justicia al resto de la serie.
¿3,5? Estoy un poco indecisa con el rating... no se. Reseña mas adelante
Este libro resulto ser una decepción, no porque fuera malo, sino simplemente porque no fue suficiente. No quiero escribir una reseña larga como siempre sino que simplemente voy a decir las cosas que me molestaron. Obviamente SPOILERS DE LOS 2 PRIMEROS LIBROS.
Los primeros dos libros están llenos de misterio, esta ese aspecto de que nunca se sabe que es real y que no lo es, que le da algo especial a la historia y siempre deja con ganas de mas. Este libro no lo sentí de esa manera. Entiendo que es la ultima parte de la historia y que la autora estaba probablemente tratando de concluir con todos los temas abiertos previamente, pero no fue suficiente. De todas maneras hay varias respuestas a preguntas que se generan en los otros libros que me dejaron satisfecha.
También tuve varios problemas con el rumbo que tomo la historia. Encontré muchísimas cosas demasiado surrealistas.
En el primer libro la historia se enfoca básicamente en el stress post-traumatico, lo cual me pareció interesante y divertido pero luego cambio y se le dio una explicación mas "paranormal" a las cosas que sucedían... y estuvo bien, lo acepte y no estuvo mal. Cuando llegue al final del segundo libro y vi que quería enfocarlo a lo científico estaba bastante confundida, pero dije.. bueno. Este tercer libro demostró que esa no era el camino por el que quería que fuera la historia, no pude evitar encontrar muchas inconsistencias, cosas totalmente irreales, especialmente en el gran desenlace.
El final también me dejo como (...) preguntándome "¿esto es todo?" No se.. entiendo lo que quiso hacer la autora en esos últimos párrafos, y tuvo sentido con la historia, no es que estuvo totalmente fuera de lugar, pero me pareció tan cliché que me molesto. Y ademas me dejo con un montón de preguntas que no se que hacer con ellas.
Algunas cosas que me gustaron:
-JAMIE: Es uno de mis personajes favoritos de la serie definitivamente. Es uno de los personajes de los que es super divertido leer, humor, ingenio, es fantástico y me encanta. Y me parece que hizo bien balanceando la historia. Aparte la química con Mara es fantástica.
-Humor y referencias: Como siempre hay un poco de humor y referencias a cosas que me hicieron reír mucho. La mayoría de ella vienen de parte de Jamie jajaja así que están relacionadas. La referencia a los LJDH OMG jajajaja
-RESPUESTAS!: Las que todos esperábamos de este libro. No hubo tantas como esperaba, y algunas no fueron lo que quería. Pero como ya dije, hay muchas explicaciones a cosas que pasan en los libros anteriores que me parecieron buenas.
En conclusión: Buen libro, pero no le hace justicia al resto de la serie.
I have forgotten a lot of details from the prior books. I probably would have enjoyed this book a lot more if all the books had already been out when I started the trilogy.
I am having trouble deciding how I feel about this book. The ending was really confusion and felt rushed/pushed on out of nowhere. I liked the series, but it defiantly went downhill from this first book on. I still want Noah Shaw to be my boyfriend though.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m sad that Mara’s journey has come to an end. This was a dark but great book. I really missed Noah who wasn’t in majority of the book and I kind of wished there were more scenes with Mara and Noah. But I loved the journey in this book. It was great fun following a group of mutant teenagers! I’m really going to miss Mara and Noah and the love they share.
Rather than writing individual reviews for all three books, I thought I'd just review the entire series as one book.
One of my students recommended this series to me and I promptly ran out to the library to pick up the first one. And then I ignored life for six hours while I read it. And then I had to wait for the other books from the library and it was torture... though I'm sure it was more torturous for those of you who had to wait a year or two for the next book.
Mara's best friends and her boyfriend died when they went to visit a haunted asylum in their town, and Mara survived with barely any injuries, although she is suffering from depression and PTSD. As part of her treatment, she convinces her parents to move them out of their New England town so she can escape her memories. Before she knows it, they are living in Florida and she is starting at a new school. There she meets Noah, a bad boy with a British accent and a reputation for using girls and spitting them out. Bad things keep happening around Mara, and Noah helps her on a three-book journey to understanding who she is and exactly what happened in the asylum. Unfortunately, they discover answers no one believes and they both may die as a result.
I can't quite put my finger on what made these books so great. Mara was a great character, and Hodkin did a fabulous job of getting the reader inside her head. Because everyone around her is questioning her mental health, she was the ultimate unreliable narrator, and as a result, I swung wildly between believing everything Mara witnessed and doubting it could all be real. Hodkin's prose keeps you constantly on edge, requiring you to read the books in one sitting, and if you couldn't, then keeping you wondering about what was happening as you tried to continue to function in the real world. But to me, the shining star was Noah, and I particularly loved the brief moments we had inside his head when we could see his intelligence shine through his bad boy exterior.
I cannot wait to see what Michelle Hodkin reads next!
One of my students recommended this series to me and I promptly ran out to the library to pick up the first one. And then I ignored life for six hours while I read it. And then I had to wait for the other books from the library and it was torture... though I'm sure it was more torturous for those of you who had to wait a year or two for the next book.
Mara's best friends and her boyfriend died when they went to visit a haunted asylum in their town, and Mara survived with barely any injuries, although she is suffering from depression and PTSD. As part of her treatment, she convinces her parents to move them out of their New England town so she can escape her memories. Before she knows it, they are living in Florida and she is starting at a new school. There she meets Noah, a bad boy with a British accent and a reputation for using girls and spitting them out. Bad things keep happening around Mara, and Noah helps her on a three-book journey to understanding who she is and exactly what happened in the asylum. Unfortunately, they discover answers no one believes and they both may die as a result.
I can't quite put my finger on what made these books so great. Mara was a great character, and Hodkin did a fabulous job of getting the reader inside her head. Because everyone around her is questioning her mental health, she was the ultimate unreliable narrator, and as a result, I swung wildly between believing everything Mara witnessed and doubting it could all be real. Hodkin's prose keeps you constantly on edge, requiring you to read the books in one sitting, and if you couldn't, then keeping you wondering about what was happening as you tried to continue to function in the real world. But to me, the shining star was Noah, and I particularly loved the brief moments we had inside his head when we could see his intelligence shine through his bad boy exterior.
I cannot wait to see what Michelle Hodkin reads next!
I was very satisfied with this ending to The Mara Dyer trilogy. The only reason it's getting 4/5 stars is because I found the entire first half of the novel (about 200ish pages) to be extremely boring, and some parts just didn't quite fit well with the rest of the story. There were these capsule things that were never quite explained, and I don't think someone would immediately believe her after years of thinking she was border-line psychotic.
As far as the last half of the novel goes, it was executed very well, and of course there were even more major plot twists. Mara proved to be a determined and strong willed character after all of the torment that she had been through. And charismatic Noah never faltered in his faith of Mara, even in the darkest moments. However, for the most part, Noah wasn't really a main character in this one. There was a whole heck of a lot more Jamie and Stella, which was great to finally really get to know them. And the ending circled back around to the very first page of the first book, which was a handwritten letter from Mara, which definitely enhances your perspective on things. Physical fighting, tough predicaments, mental struggles, and the mystery of who the actual enemy is, are just some of the great aspects of this novel.
There were actually a lot of quotes that really stuck out to me in this one, which didn't happen much in the first two books:
Do not find peace. Find passion. Find something you want to die for more than something you want to live for. Fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. Speak for them. Scream for them. Live and die for them.
It has been said that there must be a villain for every hero. I do not believe this. I have seen the villainous act heroic, and men called heroes act villainous...It is our choices that define us, not our abilities.
I would recommend this entire trilogy to people who like the fantasy/paranormal genre with a ton of romance splashed in. I'm glad to have finished The Retribution of Mara Dyer, and much later down the road I will probably give all 3 of these books a re-read. (:
As far as the last half of the novel goes, it was executed very well, and of course there were even more major plot twists. Mara proved to be a determined and strong willed character after all of the torment that she had been through. And charismatic Noah never faltered in his faith of Mara, even in the darkest moments. However, for the most part, Noah wasn't really a main character in this one. There was a whole heck of a lot more Jamie and Stella, which was great to finally really get to know them. And the ending circled back around to the very first page of the first book, which was a handwritten letter from Mara, which definitely enhances your perspective on things. Physical fighting, tough predicaments, mental struggles, and the mystery of who the actual enemy is, are just some of the great aspects of this novel.
There were actually a lot of quotes that really stuck out to me in this one, which didn't happen much in the first two books:
Do not find peace. Find passion. Find something you want to die for more than something you want to live for. Fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. Speak for them. Scream for them. Live and die for them.
It has been said that there must be a villain for every hero. I do not believe this. I have seen the villainous act heroic, and men called heroes act villainous...It is our choices that define us, not our abilities.
I would recommend this entire trilogy to people who like the fantasy/paranormal genre with a ton of romance splashed in. I'm glad to have finished The Retribution of Mara Dyer, and much later down the road I will probably give all 3 of these books a re-read. (: