When Mara Dyer wakes up in hospital with no memory of how she got there, or any explanation as to why the bizarre accident that caused the death of her boyfriend and two best friends left her mysteriously unharmed, her doctors suggest she start over in a new city, at a new school, and just hope her memories gradually come back.
But Mara's new start is anything but comforting. She sees the faces of her dead friends everywhere and now she's started to see other people's deaths before they happen. Is she going crazy? As if dealing with all this isn't enough, Noah Shaw, the most beautiful boy she's ever seen, can't seem to leave her alone. But does he have her best interests at heart, or another agenda altogether?
First Impressions:
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I honestly couldn't put it down. I was a bit skeptical going into it because I thought I wasn't going to understand what was happening because from the reviews I had read, it said that they hadn't understood what was going on most of the time. But I didn't experience this at all. I would really recommend this book to anyone who likes thriller and suspense books. This is certainly a good one!
My Rating:
4/5 stars. An exciting read, certainly very addicting.
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My thoughts:
First of all, let us discuss the characters in this book. I really liked Mara's character, I found her interesting to read about. I also absolutely adored Noah. He was so quirky and fun, and even though in the beginning I despised him, I grew attached to him. Maybe a little bit too attached...
This book would have been kind of bland without Mara's hallucinations which I thought put a unique twist on this book. I was often wondered if what she was experiencing was reality or not. That said when I talk about hallucinations, that's what I think they are. A number of people seem to be debating that Mara seeing her dead friends where ghosts, and not hallucinations which I think is an interesting idea. If Mara really was seeing ghosts, this book would have a much creepier feeling to it. I guess I'll find out in the upcoming books.
The end however, disappointed me slightly. I found it kind of confusion that Mara and Noah were supposed to have some sort of special powers, but when I thought of it, no other explanation to the dog owner and Morales' deaths.
I can't wait to read the next two books in this trilogy!
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