Review- The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Summary-

Mara Dyer wants to believe there's more to the lies she’s been told.
There is.

She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead.
She should.

She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance.
She will now.

Loyalties are betrayed, guilt and innocence tangle, and fate and chance collide in this shocking conclusion to Mara Dyer’s story.

Retribution has arrived.

Review-

Finally, I got to The Retribution of Mara Dyer. I was desperately waiting to get all the answers to the questions and the situation which had come up during the course of the series. And we do get them. But while I was expecting to be blown out of mind, it did not happen. Retribution was a very good read, just not amazing. 

Mara is stuck on the Island with things looking as bleak as they can get. She has to find a way out and find Noah. The book starts off really creepy and intense. Things get bloody and gory but Mara has to fight through it to get to the one person who matters the most to her. I liked seeing Mara going through things alone with only Jamie ans Stella but I missed Noah. 

We get to see what is happening with Noah after around 70% which was a LONG time for a central character to be missing, I felt that things were a bit dragged during the first half of the book and things weren't moving as speedily as expected. Yes, the backstory which was happening to Mara's grandmother was interesting but I wanted thing to go faster in the present.

The redeeming thing about having to wait for Noah to appear was that we get his point of view for the last 30%. The love Noah and Mara share is close to obsessive but it is real. They would do anything for each other and their loved ones. I was so happy we got a scene which clearly depicts the book cover.

Another finally we get to see is when Noah and Mara get together. Those few pages were some of the most beautiful pages in the entire trilogy. Most of the things get cleared up and we finally do get a satisfying end to the series. Though I did wish things weren't so botched up between Mara and her family. I really enjoyed The Retribution of Mara Dyer.

Review- The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Summary-

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?

Review-

I wanted to read The Evolution of Mara Dyer since a long time. But I am so glad I waited for the trilogy to end because this book ends with a killer cliffhanger. I was glad I had the next book to dive right into. But coming back to Evolution, it was a great read and it had everything I was expecting and more.

The Evolution of Mara Dyer starts right off where Unbecoming ended. Mara has been hospitalized because everyone thinks that she is imagining things. But she finds a way out of it to go home. Still, crazy things keep happening to her and now she has to be really careful pretending to be normal while dealing with everything that is going on.

I really like Mara as a character. I like the way Michelle Hodkin puts Mara's thoughts together. They are eerie and creepy but so true and honest. The way Mara's feelings are laid out for us to see was amazing. Then we had Noah Shaw to add in to the amazingness. In the last book we'd only scratched the surface of Noah. Here we delve in much deeper.

I LOVE the chemistry Noah and Mara share. It is hot and intimate without being graphic. They were missing a tiny bit of their wit and humor which they shared in the first book but I still enjoyed all the conversations between them as they are trying to figure things out.

I really liked the back story which started in this book. It takes place in India so of course, I was a bit biased. I loved seeing Jamie. He was a great friend. I also really like Mara's family, especially Daniel. They only want what is best for her. The Evolution of Mara Dyer was a really good read.