The Reckoning of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin was definitely high on my list of sequels that I wanted to read in 2018, and the book definitely did not disappoint! If you know me any at all, then you probably know how much I adore the Mara Dyer series, and now, the Noah Shaw Confessions as well. These books are just so good!!

One of the things that I love about this series, (same as I did with the previous series), is that the storyline gets curiouser and curiouser as it goes along. It definitely kept me guessing on what would happen next, and not enough books do that anymore. And I love it when it does happen, as it makes me feel even more involved with the story. The storyline for this book was all about the backstory, which was definitely interesting, and more than a little creepy. I loved it!

Most of this book revolves around Noah Shaw’s story, obviously, but also a bit about Goose, who we get to know a bit more about as well. A few of the characters from the previous books also make appearances, and I love seeing them again, even though these meetings where a bit confusing at times. One character was noticeably missed from this book, and that was Mara Dyer herself. I found myself waiting for her to show up as the story went along, but she was only there for a moment, and I can’t wait to see her again in the next book. She was definitely missed!

Overall; The Reckoning of Noah Shaw was a great addition to this highly addictive sequel, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the series, which I assume will be the last, and which is currently untitled, but expected to release in November 2019. I can’t wait to read the rest of the story to see what is going to happen next. If you love these books, or if you’ve never read them before, I do highly recommend them!

Happy Reading!

the sort of exciting part was the epilogue *2 pages* there wasn’t a real plot through the book

This book was a bit different for me. Noah Shaw is one of my all time favorite characters, but he is not the same person he was in the Mara Dyer series or the first book in the Shaw Confessions. Without his gift, he can feel the effects of his vices and seemed to be drunk the better part of this novel. Gone was the confident, witty, and charming boy I loved. We can see the struggles he is going through to save the girl he loves, but it is clearly at his own detriment. Hopefully the old Noah will return in the next book in this series or I'm not sure it will be worth reading.

My full review is on my blog: https://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2019/04/review-reckoning-of-noah-shaw-by.html

I think i'm not over acting when i say that i was so hyped for that book because boi i so was and still am.

The first few pages made me scream with excitment because Noah wrote this beautiful and heart breaking letter for our girl Mara!

SPOILER!!!

( who is still missing and will be over the entire story)

SPOILER END!

And than we get to the part where the last book ended and i was like, okay let's start this! This is going to be the hell of a ride. But nope, that was not the case. In fact it gets kinda boring after that and that made me a bit sad because i was so excited to reveal ALL these dirty and confusing secrets but there was a nope as well.

Don't get me wrong, there were a few pretty huge things that (still) had me shocked but i thought we would get more explanation about Noah's and Mara's abilities but we didn't got much further into that.( maybe in the next book tho). So there wasn't much action , just a lot of conversations that most of the time lead to almost nothing.

But what i really loved, like really really loved is that we get to know Noah on whole new level. His thoughts and feeling towards Mara had me in a had grip that made me swoon and cursing at him at the same time.

We also see that he isn't the perfect guy that Mara tried to sell us during the Mara Dyer series and i really liked that. He is flawed and torn and that makes him more real and tangible. Most of the time you can relate so hard that you want to put him in a blanket and protect him from the world 😂

But what broke me the most were the last three chapters! That was pretty mean and makes me anxious to read the last book.

All in one i think it was a good book that will entertain you until the final part will come out. I also have to admit that this wasn't Michelle's best work, her writing is still awesome, it's still will suck you into the story but the story itself had a few weak moments.

So i will give this book a 3,5/5🌟 because i think Michelle could have used a little more action in here.

** I received a free copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. **

Okay. First I should admit that I have not read the Mara Dyer books. Second, I have to admit I truly disliked the first book in the Noah Shaw trilogy. Third, I did not enjoy this book. Nothing happened. Noah hangs out with his friend Goose and....nothing happens. Sorry, but I will not be reading the final book in this trilogy. And I most likely will never read the Mara Dyer books either.

Once again an enjoyable read- although I really missed Mara's character in this. Noah losing his gifts and the meeting other gifted people made the story interesting again. Now, I can't wait to read the final conclusion of Mara and Noah's incredible adventure.

Wasn't sure what to expect with this book. Noah is caught in a never ending whirlwind of confusion it seems and even I was a bit confused but it was exciting and you just get too curious so you can't stop reading.

The ending left me with so much suspense

I would've loved to see more of mara and less of noah acting like the hero he isn't. An enjoyable book with alot of setup for the next one, i'm excited to see where the plot goes.