We meet new characters and old characters come back, but I don’t remember anything from book 3 and that’s what all of this is built on. This book’s plot is so strange because it focuses so much on the abstract. Particularly, one time Noah tells Mara, “You’re my favorite method of self-harm,” and I know Mara & Noah’s powers may provide some context to this that doesn’t mean actual self-harm, but it was still a really disturbing line. There were a couple of lines that made me wary. but it probably will do more damage than help anything. Mental health rep in paranormal/urban fantasy books is so rare so I'm grateful for Hodkin attempting this. I was careful to keep an eye out for mental health rep, since this series deals a lot with suicide attempts, self-harm, depression, and other dark topics. It just seemed so tacky and fake edgy for none of those solutions to be mentioned, and almost damaging to not imply why he wouldn’t want to get help for himself. Noah just ignored his suicidal thoughts though and was like “what am i supposed to do if I don’t want to live?” and i just want to be like …… there’s medicine. Definite major trigger warning for suicidal thoughts and nihilism. From Mara’s perspective and from Retribution we learned a lot about him, but his thought processes and pessimism and mental illness in this book were so apparent that it was almost painful to read at times. Noah’s inner turmoil is so shocking to read about, though. Where was book 2 Noah Shaw with the sass and declarations of love and a will to live? It’s just so strange to see him suddenly suffering because it's SUCH a random downgrade from where he was in earlier books? A lighthearted break from his constant clouded thoughts. Noah’s perspective could be so bland and so inundated with pessimism that it was a hassle after a while. Mara is such an interesting, morally ambiguous character. And if it is, it definitely wasn’t meant for Noah. I just can’t get over my feeling that I don’t think this continuation is necessary. From subway rides to top floor apartments to just the busy atmosphere, it was everything I wanted it to be. And there were things I liked about it like the setting in New York City. i majorly hyped myself up for this because it was revisiting characters i havent seen since i was 16 and redelving into their world and conflicts. Honestly just love yourself and pretend that mara dyer was a duology. Major TW: suicide, depression, self-harm (seriously, do NOT read this book if suicide attempts & discussion thereof makes you uncomfortable)
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