Initial Impressions 1/7/16: 3.5 - 4 stars 
 But... but... I still have SO MANY QUESTIONS. 
 This was definitely addicting and interesting but the middle dragged for me a bit. As a psychological thriller with a (possible) paranormal twist, the one big issue I had with the book was that I wanted to see so much more of that throughout the whole book. More clues, more ideas, more "happenings", more theories. There were plenty of things that happened but it was like okay that happened... but WHY. 
 The ending did get super twisty and I rushed to finish it BUT it just opened more doors and didn't really close any at all. Guess I just have to pick up book two like... now. SERIES BINGE READ, HERE I COME. It better be good. 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide 2/8/16: I was SUPER excited to finally start this series! THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER kicked off with a bang (maybe quite literally) and really hits the ground running! I was immediately intrigued and was hoping for some super twisty things to happen! 
 The middle of the book dragged for me just a little bit. When books kick off with such a big start and then the pacing slows, I tend to have trouble staying hooked unless more crazy and/or twisty things continue to happen. There was a lot of necessary set-up of Mara's new life in Florida and how she meets Noah Shaw/comes to fall for him but there were so many THINGS I couldn't wait to find out that it did slow down for me just a tad! 
 There was SO much hype about how much this book/series messes with readers' heads that I just really wanted so much more of that throughout the book. There were a lot of things that happened but there was very little explanation in this book. I knew (well, hoped) that it would be explained in later books but I do get frustrated when more questions appear than answers. I feel like in order to keep readers hooked, you need them to feel like they got something and aren't left feeling so confused or in the dark. It's also more exciting to actually get some answers and then be able to ponder what that means for the rest of the series! 
 The ending did get super twisty and I totally raced to finish the book! Thank goodness I already knew I was binge-reading the series because I would have had to after that ending!