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josbooks's review against another edition
So boring and unnecessary. I was happy with the original trilogy ending and i literally pushed myself to get through half of this and i just kept thinking about how I wish it didn’t exist and that I didn’t not want more to these characters stories
reeminbooks's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 stars
What the hell just happened?
What even is this??
This book practically ruined the whole Mara Dyer trilogy.
First of all, I didn't enjoy reading from Noah's perspective at all. Not sure what happened to all the characters, they lost all the development they've made in the other trilogy, they're just awful now.
The book was really boring. The plot was kinda interesting at some points, to be honest, but it was really messy and complicated for no good reason. Things started getting a bit better in the lasr 60 pages, until the last few pages where everything abruptly and unconvincingly went to hell.
I'm not sure if I'm gonna get the next books, but honestly, a little part of me is a bit curious to know why things ended in The Becoming of Noah Shaw like they did.
What the hell just happened?
What even is this??
This book practically ruined the whole Mara Dyer trilogy.
First of all, I didn't enjoy reading from Noah's perspective at all. Not sure what happened to all the characters, they lost all the development they've made in the other trilogy, they're just awful now.
The book was really boring. The plot was kinda interesting at some points, to be honest, but it was really messy and complicated for no good reason. Things started getting a bit better in the lasr 60 pages, until the last few pages where everything abruptly and unconvincingly went to hell.
I'm not sure if I'm gonna get the next books, but honestly, a little part of me is a bit curious to know why things ended in The Becoming of Noah Shaw like they did.
natalia_c's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly and truly wanted to enjoy this book. I wanted to fall into Noah’s dark and twisted story and come out of it still loving him and still rooting for him and Mara. But I read this book at the wrong time, and unfortunately my reading tastes have decided that this book came, and was too little too late. I found that I was interested in the mystery of the powers Noah and Mara and the crew had for the first third of the book, and I slowly grew very tired of reading about the genetics and fate of it all. I grew bored of the explanation behind Lukumi’s actions, and the twisted nature of Mara’s actions.
I found that while I initially loved Mara and Noah years ago when I read the original trilogy, I read this book and questioned the overall health and nature of their relationship. I became frustrated with the lack of responsibility for Mara and Noah’s actions in their relationship throughout this book, and that frustration kept reminding me that I could be reading about people who were more wholesome. I just….. I wanted this book to be more than it was.
What I got was a very self-aware, half-baked mystery mixed together with a trope-ridden story about a boy who thinks he’s broken and the girl who he loves, but probably shouldn’t. I kept getting the reminder that this story was supposed to be a beautiful tragedy that I was supposed to love despite it’s flaws, and this time around I really couldn’t lose myself in it. I found that I wasn’t excited to keep returning to this story, and it ended up feeling like an obligation more than a need. I still believe that Michelle Hodkin did a good job with the original trilogy, and I wish her all the best for Noah’s story, I just don’t believe I will be continuing on with this series, at least not in the near future.
I found that while I initially loved Mara and Noah years ago when I read the original trilogy, I read this book and questioned the overall health and nature of their relationship. I became frustrated with the lack of responsibility for Mara and Noah’s actions in their relationship throughout this book, and that frustration kept reminding me that I could be reading about people who were more wholesome. I just….. I wanted this book to be more than it was.
What I got was a very self-aware, half-baked mystery mixed together with a trope-ridden story about a boy who thinks he’s broken and the girl who he loves, but probably shouldn’t. I kept getting the reminder that this story was supposed to be a beautiful tragedy that I was supposed to love despite it’s flaws, and this time around I really couldn’t lose myself in it. I found that I wasn’t excited to keep returning to this story, and it ended up feeling like an obligation more than a need. I still believe that Michelle Hodkin did a good job with the original trilogy, and I wish her all the best for Noah’s story, I just don’t believe I will be continuing on with this series, at least not in the near future.
sabisays's review against another edition
4.0
full review up on my blog: https://sabisaysreads.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/sabisays-reviews-spoiler-free-the-becoming-of-noah-shaw-the-shaw-confessions-1-by-michelle-hodkin/
hannie's review against another edition
4.0
Not enough Marashaw scenes OKAY I WAS ROBBED, PLUNDERED, SCAMMED AND ET CETERA. YOU REALLY MADE MARA GET DROWSY AND NOT EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE WE'D GET A SOFT MARA AND EXASPERATED YET LOVING NOAH SCENE TM LIKE SERIOUSLYJFJSJSAKNAAN ALSO BRB LET ME FUCKING *DIE* OVER THAT ENDING WTF MAN
sammy234's review against another edition
4.0
A good author can create something original once and use that old hat material for years. A great author can continue to create original things with every book.
Michelle Hodkin is a great author.
I think a lot of people will dislike this book, because it's not happy or romantic at all. It's nothing like Mara's trilogy and people might be put out by that.
Instead of being in the craziness of Mara's head, we are now in her boyfriend Noah's. And it's a sad, sad place to be in.
I've always swooned over Noah. He loves Mara like crazy and he's composed and chivalrous and witty and honest.
But this book put him in an entire different light. Noah is so devastated by life and he is depressed and surprisingly, even though he has Mara and still loves her like crazy... he's lonesome.
I really felt his honorable, secretive heart in this book and I fell in love with him again but not because he did anything particularly swoonworthy.
Let me just clear this up. This book is NOT ROMANTIC.
The love between Mara and Noah is still a driving factor in the absolutely thrilling plot, but this is more a book about distrusting those you love and distrusting what you want out of life.
It's about the sadness of the hero after the final showdown is done and the evil is defeated. This is a somber book. It's full of twists and suspense and small moments of quiet devastation and mind games.
It reveals how hard it is to love someone like Mara Dyer, and how hard Noah is trying to keep himself together.
He's no longer my infallible, endlessly composed and devoted book boyfriend of the past. He has real issues and the veil has been lifted. He's no longer perfect, but I prefer him like this. He's human.
I also want to give him hot chocolate and kiss him all over his scruffy, weary face. He's such a wonderful, depressed little munchkin and my heart broke for him throughout this whole book.
The writing was phenomenal and Michelle Hodkin is the now the only author I trust to write a companion trilogy in a male voice. I was skeptical, but this was great.
Also: Mara. Let's talk about Mara.
I always rolled my eyes in the original trilogy when people said that Mara was evil, because she almost always only acted out of self defense or to save an innocent.
But this book... wow. My girl's gone full psycho, and I am so here for it.
The end was heartbreaking and my ship is totally sinking but I believe (or I'm in denial) that Mara and Noah are through. They love each other too much.
Plus, they are my favorite psycho couple and I love them eternally.
Basically?
If you want the high romance of the first two installments of the Mara Dyer trilogy ( which I still love, don't get me wrong) then you might hate this.
But if you are looking for something original, no matter HOW much it hurts, then read this book. And fall in love with Noah. He's such a darling, did I mention?
Michelle Hodkin is a great author.
I think a lot of people will dislike this book, because it's not happy or romantic at all. It's nothing like Mara's trilogy and people might be put out by that.
Instead of being in the craziness of Mara's head, we are now in her boyfriend Noah's. And it's a sad, sad place to be in.
I've always swooned over Noah. He loves Mara like crazy and he's composed and chivalrous and witty and honest.
But this book put him in an entire different light. Noah is so devastated by life and he is depressed and surprisingly, even though he has Mara and still loves her like crazy... he's lonesome.
I really felt his honorable, secretive heart in this book and I fell in love with him again but not because he did anything particularly swoonworthy.
Let me just clear this up. This book is NOT ROMANTIC.
The love between Mara and Noah is still a driving factor in the absolutely thrilling plot, but this is more a book about distrusting those you love and distrusting what you want out of life.
It's about the sadness of the hero after the final showdown is done and the evil is defeated. This is a somber book. It's full of twists and suspense and small moments of quiet devastation and mind games.
It reveals how hard it is to love someone like Mara Dyer, and how hard Noah is trying to keep himself together.
He's no longer my infallible, endlessly composed and devoted book boyfriend of the past. He has real issues and the veil has been lifted. He's no longer perfect, but I prefer him like this. He's human.
I also want to give him hot chocolate and kiss him all over his scruffy, weary face. He's such a wonderful, depressed little munchkin and my heart broke for him throughout this whole book.
The writing was phenomenal and Michelle Hodkin is the now the only author I trust to write a companion trilogy in a male voice. I was skeptical, but this was great.
Also: Mara. Let's talk about Mara.
I always rolled my eyes in the original trilogy when people said that Mara was evil, because she almost always only acted out of self defense or to save an innocent.
But this book... wow. My girl's gone full psycho, and I am so here for it.
The end was heartbreaking and my ship is totally sinking but I believe (or I'm in denial) that Mara and Noah are through. They love each other too much.
Plus, they are my favorite psycho couple and I love them eternally.
Basically?
If you want the high romance of the first two installments of the Mara Dyer trilogy ( which I still love, don't get me wrong) then you might hate this.
But if you are looking for something original, no matter HOW much it hurts, then read this book. And fall in love with Noah. He's such a darling, did I mention?
ame_06715's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
aubreyschampagnepromblems's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
ayodhyaj's review against another edition
5.0
Yes, I know this review is late. Sorry, not sorry.
Anyywayyyy..
I LOVED THIS BOOK!
I loved the Mara Dyer trilogy, and obviously Noah Shaw was my favorite character. Throughout the series, I kept wishing that I could see things from Noah's POV - and Michelle Hodkin ANSWERED MY PRAYERS BY WRITING A NEW SERIES WITH NOAH'S POV. Thank you I feel blessed.
So naturally, I loved this book. I love Noah, I love his way of thinking, the things he says. He keeps wishing he could just sleep, and I have never read anything so relatable. And every other word out of Noah's mouth is 'fuck', and I'm like same. Noah is me, I am Noah. We are one.
Another thing I liked about this book was that I was able to understand the story and plot better - It was something I struggled with in the original trilogy. The storyline was clearer in this book so yay.
Okay, now I need book 2. LIKE NOW.
Anyywayyyy..
I LOVED THIS BOOK!
I loved the Mara Dyer trilogy, and obviously Noah Shaw was my favorite character. Throughout the series, I kept wishing that I could see things from Noah's POV - and Michelle Hodkin ANSWERED MY PRAYERS BY WRITING A NEW SERIES WITH NOAH'S POV. Thank you I feel blessed.
So naturally, I loved this book. I love Noah, I love his way of thinking, the things he says. He keeps wishing he could just sleep, and I have never read anything so relatable. And every other word out of Noah's mouth is 'fuck', and I'm like same. Noah is me, I am Noah. We are one.
Another thing I liked about this book was that I was able to understand the story and plot better - It was something I struggled with in the original trilogy. The storyline was clearer in this book so yay.
Okay, now I need book 2. LIKE NOW.