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bookbossbella88's review against another edition
I didn't like Noah's POV- he felt more asshole-ish/like a robot than i thought he grew at the end of the original series... i might get back to this one, we'll see...
janagaton's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't enjoy this as much as the Mara Dyer trilogy, but I still love the characters and overall plot.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
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.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
I totally understand that at times the books are frustrating, confusing and a little over the top when it comes to mad science. I totally understand that some people preferred the semi-happily ever after we got at the end of the first trilogy. I also totally understand that Noah Shaw's head is not the most pleasant I've ever been in.
And yet... These books are incredibly addictive. They're so incredibly easy to read and it only takes a few pages and I'm sucked into the story once more. Even though the book counts 400 pages, I could read it on a normal work day, without much effort. The biggest challenge was taking a break to actually get some work done at the office.
This book clearly is the middle book in another trilogy. The book moves the characters from one point to another, to get them in position for the finale. Along the way we get to know Noah even better, grow more attached to Goose and we learn a lot about the Shaw family history and all the secrets buried there. Even though it's a middle book, it's still entertaining and it never gets boring.
But what makes these books so great is Hodkin's talent to create a wonderful spooky atmosphere, that totally fits the time of the year, and to write emotionally real people. Noah's head is a dark and twisted and scary place at times, but it's that raw emotion, the pure pain, the way he panics, the way he feels about Mara and the choice she made, that kept me reading and reading and reading.
I can't wait for the last book to come out. I can't wait to get back into Noah Shaw's dark head.
And yet... These books are incredibly addictive. They're so incredibly easy to read and it only takes a few pages and I'm sucked into the story once more. Even though the book counts 400 pages, I could read it on a normal work day, without much effort. The biggest challenge was taking a break to actually get some work done at the office.
This book clearly is the middle book in another trilogy. The book moves the characters from one point to another, to get them in position for the finale. Along the way we get to know Noah even better, grow more attached to Goose and we learn a lot about the Shaw family history and all the secrets buried there. Even though it's a middle book, it's still entertaining and it never gets boring.
But what makes these books so great is Hodkin's talent to create a wonderful spooky atmosphere, that totally fits the time of the year, and to write emotionally real people. Noah's head is a dark and twisted and scary place at times, but it's that raw emotion, the pure pain, the way he panics, the way he feels about Mara and the choice she made, that kept me reading and reading and reading.
I can't wait for the last book to come out. I can't wait to get back into Noah Shaw's dark head.
librarian_lady's review against another edition
3.0
(Audio book reader)
First and foremost! I wanna say that the narrator was excellent! It made the book more enjoyable and really made you feel like you were in Noah's head.
As for the book in general, it took me a while to really get in to it. I believe it's because the author took a while since the Mara Dyer trilogy to start this new series. Although it's in Noah's perspective, the story really banks on many things that happened in the previous three books. Once I started remembering who everyone was (others I had to look the characters online to remember) and what had happened in those previous books, the story started to make more sense and I was able to get in to the book a little bit more.
I gave it only 3 stars, because although the writing was good, it didn't grab me like the previous three books, until the end (why do authors do that?). It is always the last chapter... the middle is ok, but they always make up for it in that last chapter. That f*****g ending though! Bah! Anyways, hoping the next book will bring more answers and pick up a bit more of the pace since some parts felt more like filler.
First and foremost! I wanna say that the narrator was excellent! It made the book more enjoyable and really made you feel like you were in Noah's head.
As for the book in general, it took me a while to really get in to it. I believe it's because the author took a while since the Mara Dyer trilogy to start this new series. Although it's in Noah's perspective, the story really banks on many things that happened in the previous three books. Once I started remembering who everyone was (others I had to look the characters online to remember) and what had happened in those previous books, the story started to make more sense and I was able to get in to the book a little bit more.
I gave it only 3 stars, because although the writing was good, it didn't grab me like the previous three books, until the end (why do authors do that?). It is always the last chapter... the middle is ok, but they always make up for it in that last chapter. That f*****g ending though! Bah! Anyways, hoping the next book will bring more answers and pick up a bit more of the pace since some parts felt more like filler.
m0rozovas's review against another edition
4.0
why do authors like splitting my OTPs in the continuations of their trilogies ffs
blackstairs's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. ”i haven’t saved my girl. i damned her.”
well, guess that’s the end of my marashaw binge
i do think the plot has potential. it’s interesting and messes with my head and i enjoy trying to piece whatever the hell was happening. the execution though...i feel it’s not quite there. while i didn’t mind reading about noah and goose travelling around england trying to figure things out, it did feel a bit boring at times. i thought that the climax of the story was pushed too far back and that the middle part shouldn’t have been dragged out too long. what saves this book is obviously, the ending. i honestly cannot fathom what’s going to happen in the last book after That.
as for marashaw, well, i hope i get them back
well, guess that’s the end of my marashaw binge
i do think the plot has potential. it’s interesting and messes with my head and i enjoy trying to piece whatever the hell was happening. the execution though...i feel it’s not quite there. while i didn’t mind reading about noah and goose travelling around england trying to figure things out, it did feel a bit boring at times. i thought that the climax of the story was pushed too far back and that the middle part shouldn’t have been dragged out too long. what saves this book is obviously, the ending. i honestly cannot fathom what’s going to happen in the last book after That.
as for marashaw, well, i hope i get them back
blackstairs's review against another edition
3.0
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