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A review by paladinphantom
The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
5.0
Definitely, 100% satisfying end to the trilogy. There were lots of revelations that I wasn't expecting (and some that I didn't actually like all that much, but seemed to fit somehow anyway), and the creepiness factor of the first two books increased tenfold.
There was a lot of blood in this book. And I really liked it. Mostly because of the dry, somewhat sarcastic way it was described that somehow made the situations funny instead of horrific. That may be in part because of the audiobook, though. Either way, I thought it was a really good tactic to use because it was both in-character for Mara to describe things that way and made things a bit less gross. Thumbs up for that.
I also really liked the suspense of not knowing where Noah was or what happened to him, and how that suspense was so personal for Mara and carried the story along as we discovered more about the main plot. Noah's mysterious fate and whereabouts were almost impossible to solve, and kept me intrigued as we learned about the various twists and turns of Horizons and what exactly Dr. Kells had been doing all along. Everything got tangled up together, and there were so many layers to the mysteries. This book had a lot going on, but it never felt overwhelming.
The character development throughout this book in particular, and the series as a whole, was really interesting to follow. I really feel like I got to know these characters personally. Each book was, I felt, an improvement on the last in terms of quality.
There was a lot of blood in this book. And I really liked it. Mostly because of the dry, somewhat sarcastic way it was described that somehow made the situations funny instead of horrific. That may be in part because of the audiobook, though. Either way, I thought it was a really good tactic to use because it was both in-character for Mara to describe things that way and made things a bit less gross. Thumbs up for that.
I also really liked the suspense of not knowing where Noah was or what happened to him, and how that suspense was so personal for Mara and carried the story along as we discovered more about the main plot. Noah's mysterious fate and whereabouts were almost impossible to solve, and kept me intrigued as we learned about the various twists and turns of Horizons and what exactly Dr. Kells had been doing all along. Everything got tangled up together, and there were so many layers to the mysteries. This book had a lot going on, but it never felt overwhelming.
The character development throughout this book in particular, and the series as a whole, was really interesting to follow. I really feel like I got to know these characters personally. Each book was, I felt, an improvement on the last in terms of quality.