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A review by natalia_c
The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin
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.