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3.49 AVERAGE
Everyone hated this but it was gr8....i mean i wish some things didnt turn out they way they did but i was literally never bored reading this. and i loved all the references to the trilogy and this really made me appreciate daniel and jamie more!!!!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
To be specific I'm rating this 4.5 stars.
When I had first heard about this book I would have happily bought it no matter if it was Noah Shaw or something else. The Mara Dyer trilogy was one of my first Young Adults and I absolutely loved it even as a reread... but if you've read the Mara Dyer trilogy you know that even though the first to were fantastic that last one took a flop. I'm not sure what caused that but I know the book felt like the series was taken over by a completely different writer... and thats how The Becoming of Noah Shaw feels.
To be honest that may be the point of The Becoming of Noah Shaw considering it sounds like its written by an English author and the story itself is good... but I can't say Im particularly thrilled its a continuation, I would've much rather Noah's life before Mara or even Noah's mothers and Mara's grandmothers I feel like that would have been more fun an interesting since most loose ends were already tied up in the Mara Dyer trilogy and I really don't like them being reopened.
Another thing is that in the Mara Dyer series Noah was usually cool and collected along with being pompous and a smart ass but through Mara's point of view you would believe he is honest however this entire series he's angry at the world and he's lying to pretty much everyone plus he's letting his composure drop and kind of loosing it at times. Plus through Noah's eyes you really see how people have different perspectives characters like Daniel and Jamie look different through Noah's eyes and it feels as though this book is a continuation of the series with completely different characters that simply have the same names as the originals.
Its the same idea as the Mara Dyer trilogy but at the same time its not.
To be quite honest as a Mara Dyer fan I wasn't that thrilled with the book itself, but separating the book from the original trilogy it is a good book. It simply feels as though the book was not written to target fans of the Mara Dyer trilogy but with the flashbacks thats a problem...
To be specific I'm rating this 4.5 stars.
When I had first heard about this book I would have happily bought it no matter if it was Noah Shaw or something else. The Mara Dyer trilogy was one of my first Young Adults and I absolutely loved it even as a reread... but if you've read the Mara Dyer trilogy you know that even though the first to were fantastic that last one took a flop. I'm not sure what caused that but I know the book felt like the series was taken over by a completely different writer... and thats how The Becoming of Noah Shaw feels.
To be honest that may be the point of The Becoming of Noah Shaw considering it sounds like its written by an English author and the story itself is good... but I can't say Im particularly thrilled its a continuation, I would've much rather Noah's life before Mara or even Noah's mothers and Mara's grandmothers I feel like that would have been more fun an interesting since most loose ends were already tied up in the Mara Dyer trilogy and I really don't like them being reopened.
Another thing is that in the Mara Dyer series Noah was usually cool and collected along with being pompous and a smart ass but through Mara's point of view you would believe he is honest however this entire series he's angry at the world and he's lying to pretty much everyone plus he's letting his composure drop and kind of loosing it at times. Plus through Noah's eyes you really see how people have different perspectives characters like Daniel and Jamie look different through Noah's eyes and it feels as though this book is a continuation of the series with completely different characters that simply have the same names as the originals.
Its the same idea as the Mara Dyer trilogy but at the same time its not.
To be quite honest as a Mara Dyer fan I wasn't that thrilled with the book itself, but separating the book from the original trilogy it is a good book. It simply feels as though the book was not written to target fans of the Mara Dyer trilogy but with the flashbacks thats a problem...
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
To be specific I'm rating this 4.5 stars.
When I had first heard about this book I would have happily bought it no matter if it was Noah Shaw or something else. The Mara Dyer trilogy was one of my first Young Adults and I absolutely loved it even as a reread... but if you've read the Mara Dyer trilogy you know that even though the first to were fantastic that last one took a flop. I'm not sure what caused that but I know the book felt like the series was taken over by a completely different writer... and thats how The Becoming of Noah Shaw feels.
To be honest that may be the point of The Becoming of Noah Shaw considering it sounds like its written by an English author and the story itself is good... but I can't say Im particularly thrilled its a continuation, I would've much rather Noah's life before Mara or even Noah's mothers and Mara's grandmothers I feel like that would have been more fun an interesting since most loose ends were already tied up in the Mara Dyer trilogy and I really don't like them being reopened.
Another thing is that in the Mara Dyer series Noah was usually cool and collected along with being pompous and a smart ass but through Mara's point of view you would believe he is honest however this entire series he's angry at the world and he's lying to pretty much everyone plus he's letting his composure drop and kind of loosing it at times. Plus through Noah's eyes you really see how people have different perspectives characters like Daniel and Jamie look different through Noah's eyes and it feels as though this book is a continuation of the series with completely different characters that simply have the same names as the originals.
Its the same idea as the Mara Dyer trilogy but at the same time its not.
To be quite honest as a Mara Dyer fan I wasn't that thrilled with the book itself, but separating the book from the original trilogy it is a good book. It simply feels as though the book was not written to target fans of the Mara Dyer trilogy but with the flashbacks thats a problem...
To be specific I'm rating this 4.5 stars.
When I had first heard about this book I would have happily bought it no matter if it was Noah Shaw or something else. The Mara Dyer trilogy was one of my first Young Adults and I absolutely loved it even as a reread... but if you've read the Mara Dyer trilogy you know that even though the first to were fantastic that last one took a flop. I'm not sure what caused that but I know the book felt like the series was taken over by a completely different writer... and thats how The Becoming of Noah Shaw feels.
To be honest that may be the point of The Becoming of Noah Shaw considering it sounds like its written by an English author and the story itself is good... but I can't say Im particularly thrilled its a continuation, I would've much rather Noah's life before Mara or even Noah's mothers and Mara's grandmothers I feel like that would have been more fun an interesting since most loose ends were already tied up in the Mara Dyer trilogy and I really don't like them being reopened.
Another thing is that in the Mara Dyer series Noah was usually cool and collected along with being pompous and a smart ass but through Mara's point of view you would believe he is honest however this entire series he's angry at the world and he's lying to pretty much everyone plus he's letting his composure drop and kind of loosing it at times. Plus through Noah's eyes you really see how people have different perspectives characters like Daniel and Jamie look different through Noah's eyes and it feels as though this book is a continuation of the series with completely different characters that simply have the same names as the originals.
Its the same idea as the Mara Dyer trilogy but at the same time its not.
To be quite honest as a Mara Dyer fan I wasn't that thrilled with the book itself, but separating the book from the original trilogy it is a good book. It simply feels as though the book was not written to target fans of the Mara Dyer trilogy but with the flashbacks thats a problem...
If I could, I would give the book 3.5 stars. I'm rounding down because this book definitely doesn't deserve 4 stars.
I was so excited to read this book- I absolutely devoured the Mara Dyer trilogy, even though those books also declined in quality as the series went on. Unfortunately, this book continued the pattern. It was written pretty well, but as you will most likely see in other reviews, there was barely a plot and very little action. If you need a fast-moving plot in order to stay interested in reading a book, it's not for you. If you are patient and/or a die-hard Mara Dyer/Noah Shaw fan, you'll probably make it. Overall, I am disappointed, but it's not a terrible book, so it's worth a shot.
Also: a mini warning: I bought this book back in November. It's a paperback. I started reading in December and I was sad to find that page 225 was replaced with page 255, and then continued on to 226. I went back to Barnes & Noble to ask if I could exchange my copy, but when I and the customer service employee checked the rest of the copies, they all had the same mistake. So maybe just check your copy before you buy it to avoid having to look up page 225, which is what I had to do.
I was so excited to read this book- I absolutely devoured the Mara Dyer trilogy, even though those books also declined in quality as the series went on. Unfortunately, this book continued the pattern. It was written pretty well, but as you will most likely see in other reviews, there was barely a plot and very little action. If you need a fast-moving plot in order to stay interested in reading a book, it's not for you. If you are patient and/or a die-hard Mara Dyer/Noah Shaw fan, you'll probably make it. Overall, I am disappointed, but it's not a terrible book, so it's worth a shot.
Also: a mini warning: I bought this book back in November. It's a paperback. I started reading in December and I was sad to find that page 225 was replaced with page 255, and then continued on to 226. I went back to Barnes & Noble to ask if I could exchange my copy, but when I and the customer service employee checked the rest of the copies, they all had the same mistake. So maybe just check your copy before you buy it to avoid having to look up page 225, which is what I had to do.
The Becoming Of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin. okay so i love the cover, i loved the mara dyer series, and i absolutely LOVE Noah Shaw. So when i heard this was coming out years ago, i was excited. i was hoping for the best and i was happy i get to spend some more time with my sweet, precious, Noah. And though i read this book, it wasnt as great as i expected. nothing really interesting was going on and at the end we were again left with no answers. this whole book was, whats the word? uh bAd. As i was reading it i felt like i was in a haze, i was reading the words but not really understanding them. i was super confused the whole time and the whole plot line was just unoriginal and boring. They weren’t the same characters i fell in love with and that’s super disappointing. overall i give this a 2/5
I really did like this book but not as much as I liked the Mara Dyer trilogy. This story was not as interesting as Mara’s point of view but I did enjoy seeing things from Noah’s perspective. Overall it took a while for the story to really pick up but I’m hoping the rest of this series hooks me like the Mara Dyer books did!
I read the Mara Dyer trilogy well over a year ago, and so it took about 50 pages or so before I got back into the swing of things. I had forgotten so many things that happened in that series (aside from the major stuff), so it took a long time for these memories to come back to me.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading from Noah's perspective and seeing how he views Mara and Daniel. The main problem of this book was also very intriguing and I look forward to what's in store for Noah and Mara!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading from Noah's perspective and seeing how he views Mara and Daniel. The main problem of this book was also very intriguing and I look forward to what's in store for Noah and Mara!