michelle hodkin the becoming of noah shaw

I watched someone else's review where they had read this book (I believe it was BooksandLala but I don't remember entirely) and they mentioned it read like fan fiction and once that was in my head I couldn't stop seeing it (which is why I generally try and avoid reviews before reading a book). The plot twist at the end surprised me to a certain extent but I felt like it was an odd twist as there were so many hints scattered throughout. I kept waiting and waiting for the story to start and to figure out what it was about but it felt like it never really started. Plot: the plot is where my biggest issues with this story lie. He was definitely developed, but everyone else just kind of faded into the background. However I felt we didn't get to see a lot of any characters apart from Noah. I will not specify what just because I read an ARC and it may be edited out, so once I compare the two I will share.Ĭharacters: the characters were just as they were in Mara Dyer. I hated how there were some cheap lame jokes in here that just made me uncomfortable. I do find that her books have a way of keeping me reading though. (Also keep in mind I read an ARC so that could be rectified in the final version). Maybe that's just me, but I found it off putting. I felt like there was a better way to show that rather than saying it in plain terms. Before speaking it would say like exactly what he was doing in the most simplistic terms.

However there were a lot of instances where showing vs. Snarky and sarcastic as he is, it came through in this story. Reading from Noah Shaw's perspective was just as I'd expected it to be. As such, going into this I was apprehensive.

I really enjoyed the first two books of that trilogy but then, the third was a disappointment. Writing: the writing of this was on par with the Mara Dyer trilogy. Hodkin grew up in Florida, went to college in New York, and studied law in Michigan, before finally settling in Brooklyn last year.Īctual rating: 2.25* (yes I'm getting very specific here) Additionally, The Retribution of Mara Dyer was selected as one of ’s Top 10 YA Books of 2014. Lev Grossman has called Hodkin “One of the greatest talents in Young Adult fiction.” The novels were praised by Romantic Times, MTV’s Hollywood Crush, and the Los Angeles Times, and books from the series appeared on several state reading lists. The trilogy, which includes The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, The Evolution of Mara Dyer, and The Retribution of Mara Dyer, was described as “haunting and dreamlike” by Cassandra Clare and “darkly funny, deliciously creepy, and genuinely thoughtful” by Veronica Roth.

Michelle Hodkin is the author of the Mara Dyer Trilogy, which was a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling series.

Michelle hodkin the becoming of noah shaw