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The Blurb On The Back:
When Mara Dyer wakes up in hospital with no memory of how she got there, or any explanation as to why the bizarre accident that caused the deaths of her boyfriend and two best friends left her mysteriously unharmed, her doctors suggest she start over in a new city, at a new school, and just hope her memories gradually come back.
But Mara’s new start is anything but comforting. She sees the faces of her dead friends everywhere and now she’s started to see other people’s deaths before they happen. Is she going crazy? As if dealing with all this isn’t enough, Noah Shaw, the most beautiful boy she’s ever seen, can’t seem to leave her alone. But does he have her best interests at heart, or another agenda altogether?
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The Verdict:
Michelle Hodkin’s debut YA novel is a weird mix of psychological thriller and paranormal fantasy, which for me doesn’t quite hit the mark. This is mainly because it doesn’t decide what it is until the final quarter of the story and at the same time is very slow to get going, but the hallucination scenes are very well realised and genuinely creepy. I’m not in a hurry to see where this series goes, but I would be interested to see what else Hodkin writes.
As a final note, I don’t normally comment on covers, but I was particularly disappointed that this book features a white girl on the cover for a story about a girl of mixed Indian and Caucasian heritage.
When Mara Dyer wakes up in hospital with no memory of how she got there, or any explanation as to why the bizarre accident that caused the deaths of her boyfriend and two best friends left her mysteriously unharmed, her doctors suggest she start over in a new city, at a new school, and just hope her memories gradually come back.
But Mara’s new start is anything but comforting. She sees the faces of her dead friends everywhere and now she’s started to see other people’s deaths before they happen. Is she going crazy? As if dealing with all this isn’t enough, Noah Shaw, the most beautiful boy she’s ever seen, can’t seem to leave her alone. But does he have her best interests at heart, or another agenda altogether?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Michelle Hodkin’s debut YA novel is a weird mix of psychological thriller and paranormal fantasy, which for me doesn’t quite hit the mark. This is mainly because it doesn’t decide what it is until the final quarter of the story and at the same time is very slow to get going, but the hallucination scenes are very well realised and genuinely creepy. I’m not in a hurry to see where this series goes, but I would be interested to see what else Hodkin writes.
As a final note, I don’t normally comment on covers, but I was particularly disappointed that this book features a white girl on the cover for a story about a girl of mixed Indian and Caucasian heritage.
