Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

9 reviews

kayanoelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I don’t know who to trust anymore but this was definitely one of the most captivating books I’ve ever read.
I started crying at one point because the author did such a good job of conveying how frustrated Mara was and the whole situation was just impossible to deal with.
I still don’t know what tf is going on to be honest especially concerning the flashbacks??
Noah and Mara are very precious to me and I’m gonna start with the third book right away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

Minor: Suicide attempt and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

laurenevlyn's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is such a good series (so far)!!!!!!! It was like I could feel everything that Mara was feeling. And Noah Shaw 😍😍😍😍 is so incredible I can’t. There was a bit of a slow middle, and the flashback chapters were a bit confusing, but other than that I think this was an amazing book with a killer cliffhanger.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

torapaint's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Abortion

majakrmer's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Gore, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

shannonfarleyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

nancatto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 I didn't like this one as much as the first book. The addiction started fading lmao. The paranoia and the shit Jude does is written very well. The ending was meh tbh it wasn't the direction i saw the book going in and i dont feel excited to find out anymore. I am kind of confused about how they made other people like Jamie to be 'special' like Mara and Noah. It kind of feels like they're broadening the storyline too much by including all the characters almost into the "special abilities" category out of the blue. I truly don't know how to review it honestly. The writing is pretty consistently good, although this was more lengthy than it needed to be. It doesn't make me want to jump to the sequel but it's an okay read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

bookishjenn15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

yashirolevi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

okay, i somewhat struggled and somewhat enjoyed it so much? i love the dark topics addressed and that it is pretty unique for a ya of its time. i enjoy all the psychological talk and aspects nad how mara develops and how noah supports her. some of it was a little cliché but honestly, i did not see much of the twists come myself? maybe because i couldn't invest a large chunk of time at once to reading it. overall, i did enjoy this but i didn't think it was as good as the first book for me. i'm a little nervous to go into the finale, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cursing and Self harm