The romance elements of these novel makes it hard to define the genre. He was the Jace to Mara’s Clary, educating her and making her feel more comfortable with her abilities, especially when we discover Noah isn’t quite normal either. the mysterious and illusive bad boy with a not-so-great reputation when it comes to girls, causing Mara even more stress. Does she have the power to kill people with her mind?! It’s a question everyone struggles to answer. At first its just a dog, and then its a teacher, some crocodiles and fish. It doesn’t help that she’s hallucinating people dying, and then it actually happens in real life. Mara is struggling with psychological breakdowns because she feels responsible for the death of her best friend and ex-boyfriend. and only really appreciated her situation once I’d finished ‘The Retribution of Mara Dyer.’ I don’t think I fully understood the power she possessed at the beginning of the trilogy. Mara Dyer is probably one of the most interesting characters I’ve read about. That is probably the biggest compliment I could give a book, as a lot of YA plots seems to just float out of my head a month after I’ve read it. I first read this book at the beginning of 2014, and I can still remember the plot. Series: The Evolution of Mara Dyer (#2) | The Retribution of Mara Dyer (#3) The Unbecoming of Mara Dyerby Michelle Hodkin
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