Goodreads Blurb
Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.
She can’t.
She used to think her problems were all in her head.
They aren’t.
She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.
She’s wrong.
In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?
She can’t.
She used to think her problems were all in her head.
They aren’t.
She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.
She’s wrong.
In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?
Beforehand, I'd just like to say that I don't have many annotations in the beginning of the book because I was more than a few pages into the book and the end? I was too caught up in the book to notice that I needed to annotate! So sorry bout that! But it is a thick book so you'll see enough of my craziness anyways!
Page 43: (This after I read the whole thing) Man...that should've tipped me off...
Page 45: PSH. Do you really want to be left alone? Now?
Page 52: NO DOUBT.
Page 57: Psh. Punch him in the face? You also want to suck his face. Right, right, AM I RIGHT MARA.
Page 67: Oooohhh Shizzler Twizzlers.
Page 71: WTF. WTF. WTF. I AM BEING CREEPED OUT.
Page 73: WHAT IS THIS.
Page 84: Ermmm...ok. Totally normal.
Page 90: Holy F...what is this. This is a creepy book. Like, really.
Page 92: I have. No. Words. For you. Michelle Hodkin.
Page 98: O_O Really now.
Page 108: (Same as the first) WOW. That really should've tipped me off.
Page 114: ADFNSLCKNASDFKJNLEKFNC. YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS. YOU CAN'T BE.
Page 118: I am so scared. I am so scared. I am so not freaked out.
Page 121: Oh. My. God. *mind blank*
Page 124-125: OMG MICHELLE HODKIN. I WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS. DO YOU KNOW HOW FREAKED OUT I AM ABOUT DOLLS? EVEN WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I STUFFED THEM IN DRAWERS. THIS IS NOT ALLOWED.
Page 126: And thus I shall punch him for being so mean to ME.
Page 127: Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod. Iamscarediamscarediamscared HIDE ME.
Page 133: MARA, I thought we figured this out already!
Page 151: Heheheheheh.
Page 153: Hmmm...please don't delve into THIS kind of paranormal! I love Mara Dyer's brand of it by itself!
Page 159: MEEP.
Page 160: OMG HEY. THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED BEFORE IN 2011! A murder of crows fell from the sky at once with no explanation? WOAH.
Page 164: It feels wrong to be writing a reaction here...
Page 177: JUST A NIGHTMARE? I DON'T THINK SO.
Page 178: Blood? Blood isn't good. Also, WTF, this is SERIOUSLY CREEPY.
Page 181: What. The. Freaking. Hell.
Page 190: What. The. Freaking. Hell. WHAT.
Page 203: HURRY. NO. WHAT IS IT. TELL ME.
Page 241: This is going to a whole new level on creepy.
Page 248: Mara, connect the freaking dots. please. PLEASE.
Page 256: I like Stef. :)
Page 267: Ummm, yeah Mara. My reaction too. Holy Shit.
Page 273: LOLOL
Page 286: Do you know how perfect this setting is for a stalker, a creeper, and a murderer?
Page 292: What. What. What.
Page 207: Mara, you dirty minded girl! ;D
Page 315: *keels over and dies*
Page 321: O_______O
Page 369: WHAT IS THIS. OMG. SDHCNASKNAIERJWPENF. NO WORDS.
Page 382: What. The. Hell.
And the rest? Oh my GOD I was so intrigued!
I absolutely love psychological thrillers, but especially The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, so getting this in the mail? There was much squeeing. The action never stops from page 1 to the last page (Wow. Just realized this was over 500 pages!) and that is saying something! I was engaged throughout the entire book and I could barely put it down! Double the greatness of Unbecoming, The Evolution of Mara Dyer raises the stakes higher and it makes you realize how creepy and cruel both Mara's world and ours are. Anything we can't explain, we write it off as craziness? That's seriously not right. And I loved how Noah and Mara's personalities just clashed so wonderfully! Honestly, they were rarely on the same page at the same level and when they were, I just missed it when they were completely different! The way that Michelle Hodkin brings them together, not only with their powers, but with their own feelings? It made me throw up my hands and as "How does she do that?" Did I also say how creepy this book was? I'm already scared of dolls! Increase that fear by a ton now!
The only think I didn't enjoy about Evolution was the characters. Honestly, Mara was way too dependent on Noah for my liking. She was always leaning on him, waiting for him, and I sometimes found it pitiful, no matter how sweet I found their romance. Noah was sometimes too cynical and we honestly didn't get to see much development for his character, though what we did see? *Whistles* Wow. Two other characters I seriously wanted to strangle? Mara's mom and Phoebe. When you read The Evolution, you'll see why.
Pages: 544
Series: Mara Dyer #2
Genre: Psychological Thriller/Romance
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Rating: 4 stars
xD Your reactions are priceless, I was cracking up like a moron basically the entire time. I really loved the Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer and I've been wanting to read the Evolution for quite some time now. But, I am currently one broke ass since all my savings are going toward my Macbook Pro fund (which will no doubt be intact for at least a year, have you seen the price of those things?) Your mini freak out just makes me want to "conveniently" make a $20 dollar bill disappear :D
ReplyDeleteKaina @ These Flying Pages
Omg, your reactions are hilarious. I loved this one a lot better than Unbecoming. I totally agree about Phoebe being annoying lol. I'm excited to see where Hodkin will take the series after Evolution. It went in a totally new direction that I didn't expect. By the way, love your mini freak out< Nikki :)
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ReplyDelete"AM I RIGHT MARA?!?" and "Shizzler Twizzlers"
OH
MY
GOD
I WANT TO JUMP ON THE RANT TRAIN WITH YOU! PLEASE?!?!?! PLEASE?!?!?! PLEEEEAASSEEEE?!?! I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO RANT IN LIKE A MONTH! I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY DOING OTHER THINGS. AHHHHHH MY EYES. MY EYYYYYEEESSS. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS SERIOUSLY CREEP
ME
OUT.
Love,
Your spazzy alligator
Where have you been all my life'???
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this mini freak out though I don't see the mini at all!!
I'm currently reading Mara Dyer's first book... OH MY CLOUDS!!! I can only imagine what you went through with this one hehehe.
I'm SOO following your blog now.
Sorry, hehe Alba here from BookPics and I am an absolute freak when it comes to loving books and reading them so this that you wrote here is just TOO perfect!!
:D
Can't wait to read this series. My friend told me this series is great. And I love this mini freak out of you^^
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great review! I'm dying to read this series and you've just bumped it to the top of my want list :)
ReplyDeleteI love all your reactions.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree, I'm been into psychological thrillers lately.
Plus, I can't tell how much I hated Phoebe. Ugh.