Review: The Evolution of Mara Dyer

Title: The Evolution of Mara Dyer
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Series: Mara Dyer #2
Published: October 23rd 2012
Rating: 5

Mara Dyer knows she isn't crazy. She knows that she can kill with her mind, and that Noah can heal with his. Mara also knows that somehow, Jude is not a hallucination. He is alive. Unfortunately, convincing her family and doctors that she's not unstable and doesn't need to be hospitalised isn't easy. The only person who actually believes her is Noah. But being with Noah is dangerous and Mara is in constant fear that she might hurt him. She needs to learn how to control her power, and fast! Together, Mara and Noah must try and figure out exactly how Jude survived when the asylum collapsed, and how he knows so much about her strange ability...before anyone else ends up dead!


The Evolution of Mara Dyer left me breathless and mind blown. It lived up to the Unbecoming and succeeded to almost surpass it in my eyes. 

In this thrilling sequel we see shocking information revealed many questions were answered but inevitably led to more questions. The plot line throughout the novel was very intricate, sometimes I was confused when Mara would suddenly pass out for no apparent reason, I found it hard to decipher  what was going on, but besides from that everything was perfect! 

Poor poor Mara... I don't know how many times this girl ended up in the hospital, getting pumped god knows what drugs into her! It's a wonder that she hasn't had a overdose already! We see Mara really grow as a character throughout the novel, of course she had her down times, and trust me, there were many! But I think she had to fall apart to realize who she was and how to gain control,we see this towards the ending. And what a ending it was! I won't say too much, but it was definitely a game changer.

And now onto the beautiful Noah Shaw... that boy. I swear the whole time I was reading it was like he had his hand around my heart squeezing it! Noah a beautiful boy surround by darkness. I'm happy to say that we get to explore Noah more as character in this novel. We get to see what's behind his blank facade and find out what made him the way he is. It was beautiful to see Noah develop and let Mara in making them closer then ever. We finally find out how Noah first discovered his power and also what his visions may mean.

On to the romance! It was breathtakingly beautiful the way Michelle Hodkin described Mara and Noah's relationship, it was intense, innocent, sexy and loving all in  one. There were a few quite hot and heated scenes exchanges between them that left me with no words. There was one particular scene at the beach that left me with an ache in my heart, Michelle Hodkin words made me feel like I was there, and every touch and word spoken I felt it! 

The Evolution of Mara will certainly keep on the edge and keep you second guessing at every turn, it will have you hold your breath in trepidation and your back tingling. Overall there was drama, action, romance, humor and a bucket full of crazy, I can't to see what's install next! 

-Taylor x