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ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
5.0
A great follow-up to the Mara Dyer Trilogy.
That you should have read before, although some flashbacks to it are integrated into the story, necessarily, even for me - as it has been nearly 3 years since reading the last book.
Also have all these on Audible, so I listened to some part of it. Should have read Mara Dyer again before, or listened to it. Will probably listen to it soon, when I find the time.
Interesting, but short. Still recommended, these books are among the best I read this part of the century. For some reason the book, that now comes to mind, is [b:A Clockwork Orange|227463|A Clockwork Orange|Anthony Burgess|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348339306s/227463.jpg|23596], which I also want to read again and/or listen to.
Pre-ordered this as soon as read of it, and have pre-ordered [b:The Reckoning of Noah Shaw|38191862|The Reckoning of Noah Shaw (The Shaw Confessions, #2)|Michelle Hodkin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519144626s/38191862.jpg|59857081], which I will buy as an ebook (as I do most books nowadays) and if possible as an Audio (meaning I try to get the Kindle-Audible-Whispersync-Deal if possible).
(Added later)Realized that have given no reason to read this book or why I liked it. And in light of some other reviews (and a few 1-2 stars even from people who liked the Mara Trilogy) I will change that, but this might take a few days, sorry.
That you should have read before, although some flashbacks to it are integrated into the story, necessarily, even for me - as it has been nearly 3 years since reading the last book.
Also have all these on Audible, so I listened to some part of it. Should have read Mara Dyer again before, or listened to it. Will probably listen to it soon, when I find the time.
Interesting, but short. Still recommended, these books are among the best I read this part of the century. For some reason the book, that now comes to mind, is [b:A Clockwork Orange|227463|A Clockwork Orange|Anthony Burgess|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348339306s/227463.jpg|23596], which I also want to read again and/or listen to.
Pre-ordered this as soon as read of it, and have pre-ordered [b:The Reckoning of Noah Shaw|38191862|The Reckoning of Noah Shaw (The Shaw Confessions, #2)|Michelle Hodkin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1519144626s/38191862.jpg|59857081], which I will buy as an ebook (as I do most books nowadays) and if possible as an Audio (meaning I try to get the Kindle-Audible-Whispersync-Deal if possible).
(Added later)Realized that have given no reason to read this book or why I liked it. And in light of some other reviews (and a few 1-2 stars even from people who liked the Mara Trilogy) I will change that, but this might take a few days, sorry.
shes_book_obsessed's review against another edition
3.0
The Becoming of Noah Shaw
⭐️⭐️⭐️
How did it go from that to THIS?
⭐️⭐️⭐️
How did it go from that to THIS?
kaulhilo's review against another edition
5.0
i'm going to..... ignore the ending.... that never happened. mara leaving noah? that's cancelled. nope.
juana136's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
babytaytayx's review against another edition
5.0
TW ~ self-harm mentions, suicide
Honestly this book was very very good. Lots of mystery and suspense!!
So
Noah pissed me off. Like I am a Mara loyalist till the end. The constant accusing and condemning of Mara pisses me off. Like why would she kill those people???? She’s never killed anyone just to kill them. So now that Noah has condemned her and told her to go away and immediately regretted it. Also that Noah suffers a bit cause you know
Honestly this book was very very good. Lots of mystery and suspense!!
So
Noah pissed me off. Like I am a Mara loyalist till the end. The constant accusing and condemning of Mara pisses me off. Like why would she kill those people???? She’s never killed anyone just to kill them. So now that Noah has condemned her and told her to go away and immediately regretted it. Also that Noah suffers a bit cause you know
abbyl819's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Characters were really the only thing keeping me reading this book. There wasn’t much of a plot, and it didn’t connect as well as the original series did. I still don’t feel as if anything happened throughout the whole book until the last 50 or so pages. There was little to no suspense, so it was also a much slower read even though it is shorter. The Mara Dyer trilogy is a creepy thriller book, but I would say you could hardly classify this as the same type. It seemed as if the romance was the main focus, which should not have been the case. The writing was also not as good as the original trilogy. I didn’t find any wonderfully written phrases as I had in the first few books where I had to reread them a few times before moving on. It seemed much more blunt, but it could be due to the new character POV. I didn’t really think that Noah had a very unique voice, like Mara did. I would often forget whose point of view I was reading through. As much as I liked Noah in the original trilogy, I think he is better as more of a side character. With its generic voice, lack of plot, and focus on the romance, this book read very much like fan fiction.
Characters were really the only thing keeping me reading this book. There wasn’t much of a plot, and it didn’t connect as well as the original series did. I still don’t feel as if anything happened throughout the whole book until the last 50 or so pages. There was little to no suspense, so it was also a much slower read even though it is shorter. The Mara Dyer trilogy is a creepy thriller book, but I would say you could hardly classify this as the same type. It seemed as if the romance was the main focus, which should not have been the case. The writing was also not as good as the original trilogy. I didn’t find any wonderfully written phrases as I had in the first few books where I had to reread them a few times before moving on. It seemed much more blunt, but it could be due to the new character POV. I didn’t really think that Noah had a very unique voice, like Mara did. I would often forget whose point of view I was reading through. As much as I liked Noah in the original trilogy, I think he is better as more of a side character. With its generic voice, lack of plot, and focus on the romance, this book read very much like fan fiction.
bookbossbella88's review against another edition
I didn't like Noah's POV- he felt more asshole-ish/like a robot than i thought he grew at the end of the original series... i might get back to this one, we'll see...
janagaton's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't enjoy this as much as the Mara Dyer trilogy, but I still love the characters and overall plot.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
Wow...what a book, what a story, what a way to pick up where the happily ever after should have started. It felt like the story had never ended. We now simply changed perspective, but we're still reading the same story. It feels like that, even though Noah has a different voice and even though Noah's head might be even darker and more disturbing.
The book starts with a series of trigger warnings. I didn't read them, because I don't have any specific triggers, but I think it's a good thing this book contains them. The Mara Dyer trilogy was dark in a way, but this book feels even darker. Maybe because the story gets more personal. Maybe because what's happening is more personal.
What I really love about this story, about the first trilogy and also this one, is how Hodkin plays with the hearts and loyalties of the reader. We've formed a connection with Mara, with all the others. And yet she constantly pushes us to think about our morals, to look at those characters and what they do and their choices and to question: Do we still root for them? Do we still love them? Do we forgive them for this? It's interesting and in a way also confronting.
Combine a great atmospheric piece with morally questionable characters with a fast paced dark mystery and you have a five star read that makes me set my alarm on a Saturday morning so I can finish it before I have to get to the gym.
The book starts with a series of trigger warnings. I didn't read them, because I don't have any specific triggers, but I think it's a good thing this book contains them. The Mara Dyer trilogy was dark in a way, but this book feels even darker. Maybe because the story gets more personal. Maybe because what's happening is more personal.
What I really love about this story, about the first trilogy and also this one, is how Hodkin plays with the hearts and loyalties of the reader. We've formed a connection with Mara, with all the others. And yet she constantly pushes us to think about our morals, to look at those characters and what they do and their choices and to question: Do we still root for them? Do we still love them? Do we forgive them for this? It's interesting and in a way also confronting.
Combine a great atmospheric piece with morally questionable characters with a fast paced dark mystery and you have a five star read that makes me set my alarm on a Saturday morning so I can finish it before I have to get to the gym.