The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Series: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - book 1

Author: Michelle Hodkin

Rating: 5 stars

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Number of Pages: 456

Publication Date: 2011

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary: Mara Dyer believes life can't get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. 

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed.

There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.

She's wrong.

There are some books that simply blow your mind away, they make all the books you have read recently look rather plain in comparison...for me this was The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is the first book in the Mara Dyer series and follows the story of Mara Dyer as she tries to piece together her mind and life following a tragic accident that kills her best friends and boyfriend and which she was the only survivor.

Through this book we see Mara learn to adapt without her best friend, Rachel, who has been by her side her whole life and watch as she tries to make new friends in a new school.

And then there is Noah Shaw! Noah is one of those character who just needs to be lifted from the pages of the book and just be real, he is amazing! And he is British! This character is totally swoon worthy and despite a slight bad boy rep he is also an incredible compassionate character too and is determined to help Mara in any way he can, despite the risks. This guy...just no words for how incredible he is.

I listened to the first third of this book as a audiobook and wow does the audiobook really bring these characters to life, especially Noah with his accent. This was the first book I have ever listened to and I don't think it will be my last. The thing I hated about listening to this as an audiobook, however, is that I can read faster than they talk, and this book was just too good to wait and listen.

As for the actual story line itself, well this is where it get interesting. The way this book is written just blows your mind! Mara, who is suffering from PTSD, is struggling to understand what is reality and what isn't and working out whether she does have supernatural powers or her hallucination are just creepy andcoincidental.

Michelle Hodkin's writing style is beautiful and manages to role complexity and simplicity all together to create a truly incredible book.

If supernatural is not your cup-of-tea don't be put off because this book is not focused around the strange in these strange events but instead around Mara's ability to cope.

This book is quickly moving up the ranks of my all time favourite books and I can't wait to get my hands on the next two books in a series.

Please leave a comment and tell me what you thought of this book, whether you loved it or hated and what you thought of the next two books in the series as well. If you have any recommendations for what I can read next, please let me know as I am always looking for something new to read.

Happy Reading!