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

Michelle Hodkin

Start date: December 1, 2013

Finish date: December 31, 2013

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Feb 03, 2012 Annie Brewer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sexual-abuse, bad-boy, favorite-series, absolutely-amazingly-awesome, romance, dark-disturbing, unbelievable-male-leads, death, book-boyfriend, hard-core

What. The. Actual. Fuck.?????

I'm gonna say that ending somehow did not surprise me. I was getting small hints but I kept second-guessing myself. I thought I was right and then I thought I was wrong. Then I thought maybe I was right all along. Then it didn't make sense. Then...then...then... Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Through the whole damn book.

Holy. Shit.

I was right. I wished I was wrong because now I'm pissed. I can't believe that . Gah!!!

This book was so fucking awesome! I started it yesterday ...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Kimberly rated it liked it · review of another edition

Its a not bad book. I love the romance between Noah and Mara and what links them together. At first I thought its a book about school life with a fantasy twist to it like maybe Mara have superpowers and all but its actually all in-between (*I think*)...

The plot is kinda new with Mara having (view spoiler). I can't imagine anyone would want that kind of power, I'll probably die before using it again. And who knew N ...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Justin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I honestly don't even know where to begin when it comes to the review of this book, I finished it and I was completely confused and blown away by the ending. I don't think I've ever read a book quite like this before, it has a mix of suspense, mystery, romance, and drama. It's all done in such a amazing way, and I love how beautifully written this book was.

The story follows the main character, which is Mara Dyer and she has had a really rough time with the loss of her friends, moving to a new to ...more

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Oct 31, 2011 Christine Manzari rated it really liked it · review of another edition

(Reread this in preparation for the second book. My original review stands true in the reread. First time reading finished on October 31, 2011)

I was worried about this book because of mixed reviews. People either seem to love it or hate it. I found it hard to put down. I couldn't decide if Mara was totally psychotic and hallucinating or if something supernatural was afoot. After the first book, I'm still not sure, but I'm hoping for the supernatural because the psychotic possibility would be suc ...more

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