The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer Trilogy, #2)

by Michelle Hodkin

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!

Reviewed by Angie on

4 of 5 stars

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What in the world is happening?! The Evolution of Mara Dyer doesn't pick up exactly where the last book ended. Instead, we find Mara institutionalized. She doesn't remember how she got there, but she does remember seeing someone who she wasn't suppose to see. Mara wants to get better, but she also knows that a hospital can't help her, so she'll play along until she's out. But things just keep getting worse and worse. Mara is losing more time and it's becoming harder for her to tell what's real and what's nightmare.

The Evolution of Mara Dyer was sooo good! I couldn't put it down! It most certainly does not suffer from middle book syndrome and is even better than the first! Mara learns more about her grandmother who apparently also suffered from mental health issues, but looking into it more, Mara sees that it could be something else. Through all of it, Noah is right at her side helping her find out what she needs to know. Of course, those two have to stumble upon something that explains their sudden connection and makes things even more weird.

I am still not behind this romance, but if you're into Noah and Mara, The Evolution of Mara Dyer will make you quite happy. There's plenty of kissing and steamy scenes! I do like how Noah is trying to help Mara the best he can, and that be actually believes what she says is happening when no one else will. I'm not happy with the declarations of love and how far he's willing to go for her. But I am glad that Mara has somebody on her side. Jamie is also around a lot more which was great, but he was less helpful with everything going on. And he has a billion times more chemistry with Mara than Noah does, but I'm enjoying their friendship.

That ending though (again)?! WTF is going on! I totally did not see that coming and my head is spinning! Why are they doing this?! What do they gain from it?! What's real and what isn't?! I'm probably more confused than Mara is! Waiting for the next book to come in at my library was torture!

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