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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Ese final por dios !
Arranqué sin ningún tipo de expectativas, porque había leído reseñas no muy buenas, pero la verdad que lo disfrute un montón y lo devore en dos días.
Siento que fue más que nada introductorio a todo lo que va a pasar en la continuación. Tengo muchas ganas de leer la continuación
Arranqué sin ningún tipo de expectativas, porque había leído reseñas no muy buenas, pero la verdad que lo disfrute un montón y lo devore en dos días.
Spoiler
La confesión de Mara al final del libro me dejo sin creer todavía las capacidades de sus poderes, y el dolor de Noah por la revelación fue terribleSiento que fue más que nada introductorio a todo lo que va a pasar en la continuación. Tengo muchas ganas de leer la continuación
Spoiler
para saber finalmente que pasa con Noah, Mara y la abuela de Mara.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide
Although I do like Mara’s series more, this one was good enough for me!! I wanted to be able to continue on with the story bc I slowly became obsessed while reading the first trilogy (lol). I read this one on audible which I highly recommend bc the English narrator portrayed Noah sooooo well
What did I think of this book? Ohhhhh boy
So this completely ruined the series. The series should've stopped when the Mara trilogy stopped. The Mara trilogy was well written, coherent, and it was wrapped up and ended nicely. This book completely undoes allllllll of that. This series, I had to reread multiple chunks because it was all over the place and didn’t make sense/totally incoherent.
Mara was written completely different than she was in the original trilogy. On some level that's to be expected from the fact that the character went through traumas, but also because this book is from another person's POV. However, this is ridiculous. It's not like subtle changes, it's like she's a completely different person. Noah is also completely different. It's like this book was trying to hard to make Noah keep up his "I don't care about anything" personality, even though you know from the first series that he does care about some things.
To me this book absolutely dragged on. It took forever in between reading sessions to even want to pick the book back up. Towards the end I was just reading it to get it the f*ck finished so I didn't leave it partially read. This book felt rushed and totally out of place compared to the first series. The last handful of chapters were totally incoherent and I had to reread a couple of them a few times before I gave up trying to figure out what was supposed to be happening. The ending was dumb in my opinion. I don't want to spoil anything, but it was something that was so out of left field that it made absolutely Z E R O sense. Most books will throw something wild at you at the end of a book, but normally that things at least makes sense and sometimes was often hinted at through out the book. Or, upon rereading you can see where that would come into play and it fits. This ending is none of those things.
TDLR;
This ruined the overall series and I will not be continuing this trilogy
So this completely ruined the series. The series should've stopped when the Mara trilogy stopped. The Mara trilogy was well written, coherent, and it was wrapped up and ended nicely. This book completely undoes allllllll of that. This series, I had to reread multiple chunks because it was all over the place and didn’t make sense/totally incoherent.
Mara was written completely different than she was in the original trilogy. On some level that's to be expected from the fact that the character went through traumas, but also because this book is from another person's POV. However, this is ridiculous. It's not like subtle changes, it's like she's a completely different person. Noah is also completely different. It's like this book was trying to hard to make Noah keep up his "I don't care about anything" personality, even though you know from the first series that he does care about some things.
To me this book absolutely dragged on. It took forever in between reading sessions to even want to pick the book back up. Towards the end I was just reading it to get it the f*ck finished so I didn't leave it partially read. This book felt rushed and totally out of place compared to the first series. The last handful of chapters were totally incoherent and I had to reread a couple of them a few times before I gave up trying to figure out what was supposed to be happening. The ending was dumb in my opinion. I don't want to spoil anything, but it was something that was so out of left field that it made absolutely Z E R O sense. Most books will throw something wild at you at the end of a book, but normally that things at least makes sense and sometimes was often hinted at through out the book. Or, upon rereading you can see where that would come into play and it fits. This ending is none of those things.
TDLR;
This ruined the overall series and I will not be continuing this trilogy
Long story short: what a disappointment.
When I first found out about this saga coming out I was beyond excited: I loved the Mara Dyer saga and really liked Noah, so it was a given for me that I was going to enjoy this one just as much.
And then I finally started reading it. At first, when I felt that I wasn't finding it interesting I kept pushing myself because this happens with a lot of books: you need to get through the beginning and then things start getting interesting. Sadly, this wasn't the case. I reached the page 100 and felt like nothing had happened. I thought "maybe at 150", so I pushed myself. Then I got to page 200 and still felt the same. I also felt that if, in my opinion, nothing had happened by then, nothing was going to happen at all. It was a matter of just getting to the end and maybe being surprised, quitting (which I despise and rarely do) or just finishing the book for the sake of it. It ended up being option #3, which makes me very sad.
I'll admit that I felt like things happened from around page 300 till the end of the book, but for me they didn't feel enough to continue with this saga. I don't feel curious enough to find out why that person was there at the end of the book or why that thing keeps happening to them.
I would go into the plot to actually explain well why I thought nothing much happened (which might be true and the rest of the saga might be action-packed) but I would have to go through the book again and I really want to move on to a different one.
So this is me parting ways with this saga - for now. I might give the next book a chance in the future, once I'm not so annoyed at the world for making me not enjoy this book and, hopefully, if or when I do read the next, I'll fall right in love with it.
When I first found out about this saga coming out I was beyond excited: I loved the Mara Dyer saga and really liked Noah, so it was a given for me that I was going to enjoy this one just as much.
And then I finally started reading it. At first, when I felt that I wasn't finding it interesting I kept pushing myself because this happens with a lot of books: you need to get through the beginning and then things start getting interesting. Sadly, this wasn't the case. I reached the page 100 and felt like nothing had happened. I thought "maybe at 150", so I pushed myself. Then I got to page 200 and still felt the same. I also felt that if, in my opinion, nothing had happened by then, nothing was going to happen at all. It was a matter of just getting to the end and maybe being surprised, quitting (which I despise and rarely do) or just finishing the book for the sake of it. It ended up being option #3, which makes me very sad.
I'll admit that I felt like things happened from around page 300 till the end of the book, but for me they didn't feel enough to continue with this saga. I don't feel curious enough to find out why that person was there at the end of the book or why that thing keeps happening to them.
I would go into the plot to actually explain well why I thought nothing much happened (which might be true and the rest of the saga might be action-packed) but I would have to go through the book again and I really want to move on to a different one.
So this is me parting ways with this saga - for now. I might give the next book a chance in the future, once I'm not so annoyed at the world for making me not enjoy this book and, hopefully, if or when I do read the next, I'll fall right in love with it.
very fast paced and entertaining!
Really weird that every character is trying so hard to be adults.. I mean yeah they are 17 and 18 but it’s obvious the author is trying hard to make this spin off series a LOT more adult themed.
Really weird that every character is trying so hard to be adults.. I mean yeah they are 17 and 18 but it’s obvious the author is trying hard to make this spin off series a LOT more adult themed.
I wanted to like this so much more than I actually did. The story reminded me of the first hill on a rollercoaster. The first 90% was an agonizingly slow crawl upward, devoid of much plot, and then the last 10% was a fantastic, fast paced thrill. If only the entire story had lived up to the last 10%.
this is maybe a 2.5, i’m not sure. i just wasn’t a big fan of noah as a narrator at all, and maybe it’s just me, but i felt like this book had none of the intrigue of the mara dyer trilogy. there were some good reveals, but the plot was lacking and it felt like nothing happened. i felt like everything that occurred in this book could have happened within 100 pages as exposition. noah was also just a really irritating narrator at times and i hated all of his interactions with mara. every time he called her “my girl” i wanted to scream!!! every scene with her, especially that ones that are trying to be sexy and dark, made me so uncomfortable and just weren’t written that well, in my opinion.
jamie has always been a redeeming quality of the series though, and i was glad to see him again, especially considering i liked noah so much less as a narrator than as just a character. it was good to have one character that i felt stayed consistent and was still likable.
maybe i missed something, but i was also annoyed that everyone around them seemed to have abilities. maybe this was explained with the whole A.L. storyline, but i honestly wasn’t paying too much attention throughout this book bc i was disinterested. it just became less of a shock when each person was revealed to have a gift because literally everyone they’ve ever been friends with does. it just seemed too convenient.
i felt that the mara dyer trilogy ended in a great place (which also was not referenced at all in this book?? where are mara’s books/memoirs? is this series noah writing memoirs?), so this series was kinda unnecessary. a spin-off series could have been cool if it went in a different direction and maybe focused on different characters, but this book just felt very unneeded. i’m not giving this book lower than 2/2.5 because i do think part of me not loving this book is because i just wasn’t that interested, and i think someone else might be. i don’t think i will be continuing with the series, though, unfortunately.
jamie has always been a redeeming quality of the series though, and i was glad to see him again, especially considering i liked noah so much less as a narrator than as just a character. it was good to have one character that i felt stayed consistent and was still likable.
maybe i missed something, but i was also annoyed that everyone around them seemed to have abilities. maybe this was explained with the whole A.L. storyline, but i honestly wasn’t paying too much attention throughout this book bc i was disinterested. it just became less of a shock when each person was revealed to have a gift because literally everyone they’ve ever been friends with does. it just seemed too convenient.
i felt that the mara dyer trilogy ended in a great place (which also was not referenced at all in this book?? where are mara’s books/memoirs? is this series noah writing memoirs?), so this series was kinda unnecessary. a spin-off series could have been cool if it went in a different direction and maybe focused on different characters, but this book just felt very unneeded. i’m not giving this book lower than 2/2.5 because i do think part of me not loving this book is because i just wasn’t that interested, and i think someone else might be. i don’t think i will be continuing with the series, though, unfortunately.
Not quite the epic romance and fantasy adventure I was expecting based on what Michelle gave us in the Mara Dyer trilogy. However, the cliffhanger leaves me craving for more.
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes