Monday, March 24, 2014

Episode: The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin




It is so twisted I felt like I was in an episode of Twilight Zone.  Things kept happening and my brain would try to make sense of it then it would get thrown off again.  Thankfully, there’s Noah to keep me grounded.  We’ll to keep Mara grounded.  There are a lot of reasons swirling in my head on why I like this book, I’ve listed down those that I wouldn’t make me sound like I’m one of them:
Rituals/superstition stuff
Handmade ragdolls with a note inside it and drinking chicken blood, (fresh chicken blood) is creepy.  That doll reminded me of a doll I had when I was little.  I swear it kept looking at me though it only had button eyes. Kulam or voodoo or witchcraft related stuff always creeps me out.  They’ve been around since forever and it’s said to be powerful.  Having elements of it added to the darkness of this story. 
X-men
 So we have the old, kulam stuff, and the new, mutants.  There powers are not fun or awesome as the X-men.  Theirs is twisted and mostly deadly. 
That Girl who was roomed with Mara and had Jude as her secret boyfriend and died!
I forgot what her name is but I swear she’s my favorite character.  She is insane.  In my head, she was like the exorcist.  Her character was so effective I wouldn’t wanna be left alone with her coz she might suddenly stab me or I might stab her in fear that she’d stab me first or coz she’s so damn crazy.
Daniel
He is one of the sweetest book brother.  I think he’s hot for being that sweet.
Jude
He is officially one of my favorite villain.  He didn’t show up much in the book but knowing that he master minded everything that happened made me wanna pound on him harder than Noah.  The doctor wanted Mara to be afraid, Jude made it happen. 
Noah
Shit, I still think I know him.  Remove the British accent and gazillion $$$, I know him, just can’t exactly say who he is.  I’m insane. I should be part of this story.
So I didn’t list Mara down as one of the reasons I liked the book, doesn’t mean I hate her. She’s a constant in constant evolution, if that makes sense.  I do have a favorite Mara scene.  It’s when she sees the doll in her underwear drawer, then Noah tells her how it got there. It was creepy.   
  I like The evolution of Mara Dyer. It felt like I was in a daze or more like on an alternate plane or inside a nightmare.  It didn’t make me sleepless or scared to sleep with the lights off but I kept thinking “how the hell did Michelle Hodkin come up with something like that?” The book is so crazy, I think I’m in love. I want more!

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