I didn’t like her character at all (no surprise) but I did feel bad about her really unrequited situation. Phoebe didn’t seem to fit the bill as anything more than an assistant in Jude’s plan – or maybe an expendable resource is the better way to describe her. He had to have been getting help from someone and I definitely saw it coming with who was helping him out. Obviously he’s alive, but I didn’t think he was the sole terrorizer of Mara. I don’t know how to feel about Jude’s role in this book. I understand there is another whole book in Mara’s story so I’m sure it’s explained further in there, but the explanation in this book fell short for me. I thought they were interesting, but I wanted more of an explanation. It felt… really made up, almost like the author was grasping at straws to explain why Mara was having these weird flashbacks.

I’m of average intelligence, but I wasn’t having this explanation. Hodkin is working on world-building with these, but it was hard for me to be on board with them because it’s explained away as “genetic memory” and there’s not really a clear explanation as to what exactly this is.

The first thing I wanted to talk about today in regards to this book is the flashbacks. 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! The Flashbacks? But being with Noah is dangerous and Mara is in constant fear that she might hurt him. The only person who actually believes her is Noah. Unfortunately, convincing her family and doctors that she’s not unstable and doesn’t need to be hospitalised isn’t easy. Mara also knows that somehow, Jude is not a hallucination. She knows that she can kill with her mind, and that Noah can heal with his. Let’s talk about it! Synopsis (from Goodreads) Mara Dyer is in the running with Emma Carstairs for most infuriating females leads, in my opinion. This sequel is definitely a middle of the road novel and I wanted to talk through some feelings I have about it today. You love them or you hate them and typically, there’s no middle ground.

The evolution of mara dyer