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The Evolution of Mara Dyer
by Michelle Hodkin
Damn, this book is a complete mindfuck.
It screwed with my head, put my brains into an obstacle course, and blew my mind into little pieces - up to that ending where I was utterly speechless and was feeling a bit silly, for not figuring out every twist and turn in the story.
The main character (Mara Dyer) had me instantly awestruck at how delightfully confusing and intriguing she is.
She started hearing things that may be real or not, and seeing people who are believed to be dead but might actually be alive. She has the weirdest nightmares that might have been part of her memory, but she couldn't remember. She's paranoid, suspicious, and feels that someone wants her dead, which all points to her possibly going insane.
In the midst of all this madness, people (and even animals) turned up dead in the exact, gory manner she had imagined them to die, so she was wondering herself if she had killed them unknowingly with her mind.
Told you, a total mindfu-- well, you get it.
I know I shouldn't say that I wish to be in Mara's shoes right now, because who in their right mind would want to, right? But I'd be lying, because if Noah Shaw was my boyfriend and if he told me the sweetest things he say to Mara, then I wouldn't have cared about anything else at all. People can think I'm crazy and they can send me to a secluded mental hospital for all I care.
The fact that Noah will do everything (and I mean everything) for Mara, to the point of getting himself committed to a mental hospital so he could be with her and keep her safe, endeared him more to me. He was the only person to believe in Mara, when no one else does (and we'll find that there are a lot of seriously bizarre things happening to her that were indeed difficult to believe).
He can be cocky and overly confident, and seemed indifferent, but that was only his mask. He acted like he felt nothing because he felt everything, and it may looked as if he does not care, but that's just because he actually cared too much.
It goes without saying that this book supplied the perfect amount of mystery, suspense, and insanity (not to mention the heartbreaking romance) I didn't know I needed until I came across this book.
Now, you might ask me, did I always understand what's going on?
Not all the time.
Was the story predictable, and did I see the ending coming?
Not at all.
Did I enjoy the story, and was it good?
YES, without a doubt!
Would I recommend this?
Definitely - need I say more? Give this series a chance to surprise you, and I'm certain it won't leave you disappointed.
It screwed with my head, put my brains into an obstacle course, and blew my mind into little pieces - up to that ending where I was utterly speechless and was feeling a bit silly, for not figuring out every twist and turn in the story.
The main character (Mara Dyer) had me instantly awestruck at how delightfully confusing and intriguing she is.
She started hearing things that may be real or not, and seeing people who are believed to be dead but might actually be alive. She has the weirdest nightmares that might have been part of her memory, but she couldn't remember. She's paranoid, suspicious, and feels that someone wants her dead, which all points to her possibly going insane.
In the midst of all this madness, people (and even animals) turned up dead in the exact, gory manner she had imagined them to die, so she was wondering herself if she had killed them unknowingly with her mind.
Told you, a total mindfu-- well, you get it.
I know I shouldn't say that I wish to be in Mara's shoes right now, because who in their right mind would want to, right? But I'd be lying, because if Noah Shaw was my boyfriend and if he told me the sweetest things he say to Mara, then I wouldn't have cared about anything else at all. People can think I'm crazy and they can send me to a secluded mental hospital for all I care.
NOAH: "You have me. You inhabit me. You want to know what I want? I want you to be the one wanting me first. Pushing me first. Kissing me first. Don't be careful with me, because I won't be careful with you. You can't hurt me the way you think you can. But even if you could? I would rather die with the taste of you on my tongue than live and never touch you again. I'm in love with you, Mara. I love you. No matter what you do."
MARA: "We're only seventeen."
NOAH: "Fuck seventeen. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one. All I want is you. You don't have to choose me now or ever, but when you choose, I want you free."
The fact that Noah will do everything (and I mean everything) for Mara, to the point of getting himself committed to a mental hospital so he could be with her and keep her safe, endeared him more to me. He was the only person to believe in Mara, when no one else does (and we'll find that there are a lot of seriously bizarre things happening to her that were indeed difficult to believe).
He can be cocky and overly confident, and seemed indifferent, but that was only his mask. He acted like he felt nothing because he felt everything, and it may looked as if he does not care, but that's just because he actually cared too much.
It goes without saying that this book supplied the perfect amount of mystery, suspense, and insanity (not to mention the heartbreaking romance) I didn't know I needed until I came across this book.
Now, you might ask me, did I always understand what's going on?
Not all the time.
Was the story predictable, and did I see the ending coming?
Not at all.
Did I enjoy the story, and was it good?
YES, without a doubt!
Would I recommend this?
Definitely - need I say more? Give this series a chance to surprise you, and I'm certain it won't leave you disappointed.