ch103s 's review for:

The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

5.0

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I could not put this book down. It was exciting from start to finish and I think it was a great conclusion to the series

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although it did leave some questions unanswered. I think the unanswered questions made the story more realistic, personally. In the real world you don't always have all of your questions answered and solved. Although I'm hoping there's some sort of novella or spinoff series to follow a little more with Jamie and Stella.

This book took me on a rollercoaster of emotions literally from page to page. The book overall had the same melancholy feel that all the series has.

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There was a lot more of chapters about Mara's grandma's life that interested me. The road trip that Mara, Jamie and Stella went on in this book reminded me a lot of The Lightning Thief(Percy's little adventure). Compared to the other books in this series, this one was far grittier and disturbed, as one of the first scenes of the book involved Mara cutting a man's throat and eye out, and I liked this change in tone. The ending of this book was very bittersweet, Mara and Noah will be each other's downfall, but neither of them seem to care enough to not stay together and that made me happy and sad.

his is a must-read for anyone who loves the series.