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A review by bookmarkedbyheather
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
5.0
IT'S BOOK O'CLOCK!!!
The reason I say this is because after reading this book I decided to run down to the bookstore and purchase the other two (Kinda like buy one get one on happy hour) and indulge in those!
My taste is books are pretty simple yet very picky on the genre I am reading. This is considered a Young Adult book and I definitely agree, but it does show some more advanced types of writing that make it more enjoyable for adults. This book has lots of love and mystery in it as well, which I think are a GREAT combination.
DESCRIPTION (NO SPOILERS)
This book starts off with a tragedy that happened to Mara, where a group of her friends has died and she survived. Her family moves to start a new life but strange things keep happening to Mara such as she thinks things and they happen, and these things are usually negative or bad thoughts. She also has very vivid dreams of past times that has nothing to do with her, "so to speak." She meets some friends but also a boy named Noah, who is a bad boy and very attractive but he seems very arrogant and standoffish. They end up hanging out together quite some time and dealing with events that are happening. Around the end of the story Mara and Noah have an idea what is happening to Mara and Noah shares some similar "powers" This book contains lots of psychological and mental battles as well as kidnapping and shootings.
It's really hard to give a description of this book without giving away lots of the details that makes this book exciting!
This is the FIRST book in the trilogy so make sure to read this one first! But there is also a book called The Becoming of Noah Shaw.
CHARACTERS
Overall I think Michelle did well on the characters in this book especially her ex boyfriend Jude. Throughout the series you have very crazy emotions on how you will feel about him. Mara can be a little annoying at times but overall I like how her fear doesn't cripple her. I love Noah's character on how he is strong and soft but doesn't care of the bad mojo that surrounds Mara. I really enjoy that closeness she has with her brothers as well as her friend from school!
What I hated?
I can't really say I HATED anything in this book but what made it difficult to read and understand sometimes was the dream or "flashbacks" she had that was from a completely different time. Throughout the rest of the book I started enjoying them more because more clues were coming out of it but man was it boring to read at first haha.
What I loved?
Honestly I loved it all but my favorite part about this book is when the love between Mara and Noah starts, I am a SUCKERS of that kind of stuff and it makes you feel all tingly. This isn't my favorite book in the series because the other ones get so much better but it's a great read and it's a TRILOGY so you get to learn more about the characters and their backgrounds.
The reason I say this is because after reading this book I decided to run down to the bookstore and purchase the other two (Kinda like buy one get one on happy hour) and indulge in those!
My taste is books are pretty simple yet very picky on the genre I am reading. This is considered a Young Adult book and I definitely agree, but it does show some more advanced types of writing that make it more enjoyable for adults. This book has lots of love and mystery in it as well, which I think are a GREAT combination.
DESCRIPTION (NO SPOILERS)
This book starts off with a tragedy that happened to Mara, where a group of her friends has died and she survived. Her family moves to start a new life but strange things keep happening to Mara such as she thinks things and they happen, and these things are usually negative or bad thoughts. She also has very vivid dreams of past times that has nothing to do with her, "so to speak." She meets some friends but also a boy named Noah, who is a bad boy and very attractive but he seems very arrogant and standoffish. They end up hanging out together quite some time and dealing with events that are happening. Around the end of the story Mara and Noah have an idea what is happening to Mara and Noah shares some similar "powers" This book contains lots of psychological and mental battles as well as kidnapping and shootings.
It's really hard to give a description of this book without giving away lots of the details that makes this book exciting!
This is the FIRST book in the trilogy so make sure to read this one first! But there is also a book called The Becoming of Noah Shaw.
CHARACTERS
Overall I think Michelle did well on the characters in this book especially her ex boyfriend Jude. Throughout the series you have very crazy emotions on how you will feel about him. Mara can be a little annoying at times but overall I like how her fear doesn't cripple her. I love Noah's character on how he is strong and soft but doesn't care of the bad mojo that surrounds Mara. I really enjoy that closeness she has with her brothers as well as her friend from school!
What I hated?
I can't really say I HATED anything in this book but what made it difficult to read and understand sometimes was the dream or "flashbacks" she had that was from a completely different time. Throughout the rest of the book I started enjoying them more because more clues were coming out of it but man was it boring to read at first haha.
What I loved?
Honestly I loved it all but my favorite part about this book is when the love between Mara and Noah starts, I am a SUCKERS of that kind of stuff and it makes you feel all tingly. This isn't my favorite book in the series because the other ones get so much better but it's a great read and it's a TRILOGY so you get to learn more about the characters and their backgrounds.