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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1)

Michelle Hodkin

Start date: October 1, 2015

Finish date: October 31, 2015

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THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (SPOILERS)
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Jul 19, 2013 April (Aprilius Maximus) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

First read - October 2014
Reread - October 2015 for Readalongs with April!

I will forever love this book.

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I JUST CAN'T. SO MANY QUESTIONS.
All of my reviews are spoiler free (unless stated otherwise) so you can go ahead and read my review!

Plot:
This story gripped me from the very first page and not just plot wise, but in every single aspect of the story. It follows a girl called Mara Dyer who is the sole survivor in the collapse of an abandoned asylum. Her best friend, her boyfriend and he ...more

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Nov 15, 2013 meerdazwischen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, magical-realism, favorites, 5-stars, there-is-a-book-boyfriend-in-there

2024:
Das Buch, das mich in meinen frühen Zwanzigern so geprägt hat wie kein anderes, mit Anfang Dreißig nochmal zu lesen, war ein Erlebnis. Ich liebe es zwar immer noch, aber natürlich ist es nicht mega gut gealtert. Mara leidet am "not like other girls"-Syndrom und auch Noah ist in vielen Momenten eine Spur zu besitzergreifend und übergriffig. Die Dialoge, die ich vor zehn Jahren noch gefeiert habe, wirken heute leicht cringey und outdated. Trotzdem liebe ich die beklemmende Atmosphäre und ja, ...more

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Jan 12, 2014 Emma Johnson rated it really liked it

That was one wild ride. Very intriguing if you ignore the endless monologue describing Noah's beauty. The last 200 pages were confusingly brilliant. ...more

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Feb 02, 2014 Giuls rated it liked it · review of another edition

3.5/5

Recensione su Giulia's World

WOW! O_O
Me lo sentivo che sarebbe finito col botto ed infatti è così. Dio, non me lo sarei mai aspettato un finale del genere. Okay, Mara è irritante il più delle volte e verso la fine non si riesce più a distinguere la realtà dalla finzione ma cavolo la voglia di continuare la serie c'è di sicuro :D.
Non vedo l'ora di scoprire come continuerà! :D ...more

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Feb 09, 2014 Caitlynn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own

*4.5*
DAMN OKAY. I see you, Michelle Hodkin. I see you. That was. Damn.xD I really, really enjoyed this!! I loved the eerie, creepy, psychological feel with the light-ish paranormal/supernatural elements mixed in. & the romance was I mean yanno hello there Noah Shaw(; Very glad I bought the second book bc THAT ENDING. WHAT EVEN.

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