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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
I honestly cannot stop fucking screaming so don’t expect a full review anytime soon. Just know that this one is going to stick with me for a LONG fucking while.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
i am far too invested in this series. michelle, i’m gonna need that third book you’ve been hiding
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved how fast paced it was and being able to return to the characters I loved when I was a young teenager. I enjoyed the sense of mystery which kept me hooked.
However...because it has been around 9-10 years since I read the mara dyer series, I forgot a lot of what happened.
It was also very confusing in general, and I have no idea what the ending means at all and if it was actually Mara who caused everything. Please someone tell me what happened at the end there!
However...because it has been around 9-10 years since I read the mara dyer series, I forgot a lot of what happened.
It was also very confusing in general, and I have no idea what the ending means at all and if it was actually Mara who caused everything. Please someone tell me what happened at the end there!
So, it is not as good as the Mara Dyer trilogy but I still enjoyed Michelle Hodkin's writing and characters. I just found it a little slow. Maybe because it is the first book? I don't know
one thing for sure, Michelle Hodkin is the queen of cliffhangers.
my favourite line that made me laugh out loud:
“I don’t honestly know. Goose—that’s not your real name, is it?”
“Yes. I’m the fourth generation Goose in my family,” he says with a marvellous straight face.
one thing for sure, Michelle Hodkin is the queen of cliffhangers.
my favourite line that made me laugh out loud:
“I don’t honestly know. Goose—that’s not your real name, is it?”
“Yes. I’m the fourth generation Goose in my family,” he says with a marvellous straight face.
I've seen a lot of hate for this book, and I came in expecting to dislike it. Maybe because of that expectation, I was pleasantly surprised when I actually enjoyed this story.
So, let's start with the good: this book is very easy to read and engaging. Even though I didn't know what was going on a lot of the time, this added to the mystery surrounding everything, and that's exactly what I loved about the original trilogy. Reading from Noah's perspective was very different from Mara's, more human, maybe, but I really liked being in his head. The number of times "Jesus fuck" was said or thought gives me life (I really thought I was the only fucked up person who said that multiple times a day) and his cocky yet broken persona is my kryptonite. So, long story short, I still love Noah Shaw.
The bad now: although I liked not knowing what was happening, on the whole it was a bit much. I need to be able to follow events and connect things that are happening enough to actually be into the story, and for a while (maybe about the first third of the book) I struggled with this. Jumping back into this world without a reread probably affected this as well, and I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt, since I do plan on a full Mara Dyer reread at some point in the future and when that happens, I'll tackle this one again too.
Also, side note, everyone's talking about the sex in this book and ??? There was maybe one scene? I don't understand at all. I came in expecting this to be raunchy as shit and then it wasn't. I would have been happy either way, but I literally expected to be reading a sex scene every ten pages.
So, yes, overall I enjoyed this book. It was a very easy read, and being back with these brutal, take-no-shit characters still makes my black heart happy. Because of that, I'm rounding my 3.5 star rating up to 4, and I know I'll continue reading Noah's story. Is it the best book I've ever read? No. But that's okay, because dark murderesses and broken boys are still things I will always come back for.
So, let's start with the good: this book is very easy to read and engaging. Even though I didn't know what was going on a lot of the time, this added to the mystery surrounding everything, and that's exactly what I loved about the original trilogy. Reading from Noah's perspective was very different from Mara's, more human, maybe, but I really liked being in his head. The number of times "Jesus fuck" was said or thought gives me life (I really thought I was the only fucked up person who said that multiple times a day) and his cocky yet broken persona is my kryptonite. So, long story short, I still love Noah Shaw.
The bad now: although I liked not knowing what was happening, on the whole it was a bit much. I need to be able to follow events and connect things that are happening enough to actually be into the story, and for a while (maybe about the first third of the book) I struggled with this. Jumping back into this world without a reread probably affected this as well, and I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt, since I do plan on a full Mara Dyer reread at some point in the future and when that happens, I'll tackle this one again too.
Also, side note, everyone's talking about the sex in this book and ??? There was maybe one scene? I don't understand at all. I came in expecting this to be raunchy as shit and then it wasn't. I would have been happy either way, but I literally expected to be reading a sex scene every ten pages.
So, yes, overall I enjoyed this book. It was a very easy read, and being back with these brutal, take-no-shit characters still makes my black heart happy. Because of that, I'm rounding my 3.5 star rating up to 4, and I know I'll continue reading Noah's story. Is it the best book I've ever read? No. But that's okay, because dark murderesses and broken boys are still things I will always come back for.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced