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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
It was terribly slow in the beginning and so unlike the former trilogy. I was disappointed until I got halfway in and things began to pick up. Only then did I feel the Mara Dyer effect that you only feel reading these books. I just wish it would've grabbed me from the beginning like it did in the trilogy. In saying that, I loved getting to read from Noah's POV and I love how she incorporated his English accent into the book. A small detail that probably could've gone unnoticed if she had chose not to do it. And that ending, though! 😱 Cannot wait for book two. November can't get here fast enough.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
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.
The Becoming of Noah Shaw
⭐️⭐️⭐️
How did it go from that to THIS?
⭐️⭐️⭐️
How did it go from that to THIS?
i'm going to..... ignore the ending.... that never happened. mara leaving noah? that's cancelled. nope.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
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.
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...