The unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Maricela Cordova in Entertainment

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

By Maricela Cordova

 

Mara Dyer is a seventeen year old girl who moves to Florida after a terrible incident that changes her life. Now she has a new fresh start at a new life.

However, memories of the incident still haunt her. She keeps seeing things that make no sense. It makes her think that she is mentally unstable. Her parents do not believe her and it makes her feel more insane.

Worst of all she thinks that she can kill people by just imagining their deaths. She does not know what she is capable of and is scared by her own self. Good thing British boy, Noah Shaw, helps her on the path of self discovery as he discovers his own gift as well.

In this captivating psychological thriller it will keep you wondering who is Mara Dyer exactly? Mara Dyer is a girl who believes she is losing her sanity, she is lost within herself.  She is confused and horrified of what she is. She is a girl that wants her normal life back but she knows that will never happen with the power she believes is a curse.

Most of all, she is a girl who is finding herself. She is unbecoming. She knows she is not  normal because she has a newfound power. She is slowly creating who she wants to be. She is revolutionizing.

You will get lost in the world of Mara Dyer and not want to put the book down. You will want to reread the book over and over again trying to understand Mara Dyer.

Even though she is special she is like most teens, lost and confused. She can be a relatable character to some readers and her snarky comments will make you smile. It is a wonderful, beautifully told story that cannot be missed by anyone.

Pages: 452

Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

 

Word count: 325