annie_herondale 's review for:

The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin

4.0

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To be honest, I don't think I would have enjoyed this as much as I did if I weren't for the love I still have for this world after all this years. There was so much nostalgia connected with this book: getting to see these characters again which I thought I never would and feeling, if just for a short time, catapulted back to my fifteen year old self who first fell in love with this series. without that it probably would have been 3 stars It also gave me this unique feeling that I can't really describe but that has always been connected with only this series. I did enjoy reading from Noah's perspective and the story in general. The book also had me cracking up several times.
One thing I really wish this book would have had: More pages. I think, it would have been done the story good to be able to grow more and also maybe to explain things more clearly. Throughout the whole book I was always a bit confused to exactly what the hell was going on. I get that this is part of the story but even when the characters had discovered something it always took me awhile to fully grasp what exactly they had discovered because it was never clearly said. maybe i'm just too dumb. i don't know. but it was a bit hard to keep up with their conversations from time to time. maybe that's also my fault. maybe i should have done a re-read beforehand but oh well, too late for that now.

I also really, really would have liked a few chapters of happiness. Like, just a few okay. I'm not asking for that much.
The ending had my mind and my heart in pieces and I really need the next book to put them back together, okay?