The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

What are the qualities of Noah that attracted Mara? Did Mara fall in love with Noah at first sight, or did it happen over time? Was there a particular turning point that seemed to signify a shift in their relationship? Do you believe in love at first sight?ĥ. Why do you think Noah cultivates this reputation? Do you think he is right not to correct other people's assumptions?Ĥ. Noah Shaw has a bad reputation around school, though Mara sees a different side to him. What do you know about post-traumatic stress disorder? Do you think Mara is experiencing conditions associated with this disorder, and how so? Perhaps it's something else? Explain using specific examples from the book.ģ. What were your first impressions of Mara? How did your opinion of her change from the beginning of the book to the end? Can she be considered an 'unreliable' narrator? Explain.Ģ. Although she is the narrator, we get to know Mara Dyer as a character rather gradually in The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer. This fast-paced psychological-or is it paranormal?-thriller will leave you breathless for its sequel, The Evolution of Mara Dyer. At school, there’s Noah, a devastatingly handsome charmer who seems determined to help Mara piece together what’s real, what’s imagined-and what’s very, very dangerous.

But that fresh start is quickly filled with hallucinations-or are they premonitions?-and then corpses, and the boundary between reality and nightmare is wavering. She lost her best friend, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s sister, and as if that weren’t enough to cope with, her family moves to a new state in order to give her a fresh start. She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love.Īfter Mara survives the traumatizing accident at the old asylum, it makes sense that she has issues. She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.

Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. Mara Dyer doesn’t know if she is crazy or haunted-all she knows is that everyone around her is dying in this suspenseful and “strong, inventive tale” ( Kirkus Reviews).

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin