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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
I didn't enjoy this as much as the Mara Dyer trilogy, but I still love the characters and overall plot.
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.
why do authors like splitting my OTPs in the continuations of their trilogies ffs
3.5 stars. ”that’s your endgame. and hers. alas, you’re the hero, she’s the villain—the star-crossed lovers, fated to be apart.”
before starting, i was warned that this series isn’t as good as the original. alas, i love marashaw too much so i just read it. i actually enjoyed this book. the idea of a bunch of x-men 2.0 thrills me because i like anything that has to do with marvel. the plot was interesting and has potential. but there was nothing that properly stood out. i was unable to stop reading, though and i kept going for hours. like i said, it wasn’t terrible, just average.
but i’d give all the stars for the angst between mara and noah because i am a sucker for angst <3
before starting, i was warned that this series isn’t as good as the original. alas, i love marashaw too much so i just read it. i actually enjoyed this book. the idea of a bunch of x-men 2.0 thrills me because i like anything that has to do with marvel. the plot was interesting and has potential. but there was nothing that properly stood out. i was unable to stop reading, though and i kept going for hours. like i said, it wasn’t terrible, just average.
but i’d give all the stars for the angst between mara and noah because i am a sucker for angst <3
I didn't enjoy this as much as the Mara books, but it was still very good.
I didn't think it would be possible, but this novel got even darker than the original trilogy. And (not sure why) but I enjoyed it. It was a nice change from some of the happier things that I've been reading.
In the original trilogy, I liked both Mara and Noah. Sure, we had some issues, but I still liked them. In this novel, I hated Mara. She is seriously messed up. Noah, on the other hand, I very much enjoyed learning more about him.
This novel was kind of confusing throughout. But hey, I'm gonna keep reading this. I just have a lot of questions that I want answered.
I didn't think it would be possible, but this novel got even darker than the original trilogy. And (not sure why) but I enjoyed it. It was a nice change from some of the happier things that I've been reading.
In the original trilogy, I liked both Mara and Noah. Sure, we had some issues, but I still liked them. In this novel, I hated Mara. She is seriously messed up. Noah, on the other hand, I very much enjoyed learning more about him.
This novel was kind of confusing throughout. But hey, I'm gonna keep reading this. I just have a lot of questions that I want answered.
If you read the Mara Dyer trilogy, you know that you were constantly asking yourself “what just happened?” This latest installment is no different. After the events in Florida, Noah and Mara have settled in New York City. Told from Noah's point of view, readers get an inside look at his hopes and deepest fears. Now the Shaw heir upon his father's death, Noah wants to turn a blind eye to his father's dealings. But as Noah's gift allows him to witness the final moments of other gifted youth like him, he knows that he needs to stop the murder/suicides before it's too late. Even if he has to confront the one girl he loves, Mara Dyer.
All I have to say is that I didn't see any of the ending coming. While a few mysteries were finally answered, so many more were encountered.
All I have to say is that I didn't see any of the ending coming. While a few mysteries were finally answered, so many more were encountered.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous