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The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

1 review

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I reread the Mara Dyer trilogy on a whim, mostly because it was a series that I adored when I was twelve. While I did not enjoy the books nearly as much now as I did then, I still valued what the books did for me as an adolescent who faced some of the same things (though not nearly to as extreme of a degree) as Mara. While a mature perspective reveals the books to be more often than not a problematic romanticization of many kinds of mental illness and a fetishization of trauma, I come away with gratitude that Mara Dyer existed during a time when I did not have the emotional vocabulary to describe my experiences. 

Please mind the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Gore, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility