Book: Need by Carrie Jones

Rating: 5 Stars

Release Date: December 23, 2008

Summary:

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Now Zara’s living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that she stays & safe. Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother can’t deal.

Wrong. Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn’t a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He’s the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. And he’s trailing Zara.

Overall:

Since the death of her stepfather, Zara has been lost. She can’t seem to find her place in the world without him so her mom decides to send Zara to his hometown in Maine. From the moment she steps off the plane, Zara knows something is wrong. Zara seems to have a bit of a stalker.

Zara knows its unlikely that she has a stalker but she knows that she has seen the guy before. In fact, she knows exactly when and where she saw him: standing outside the window of her house looking in while her stepfather lay dying on the floor. If she didn’t know that for a fact Zara would believe that she is just imagining things.

It seems that this man has been wreaking some havoc on the little town in Maine that Zara is moving to. Boys her age have started to go missing and this is apparently not the first time in history. With the help of some new friends and her not-so-old grandmother, Zara is determined to find out who or what is doing this and stop them from hurting anyone else.

I wasn’t sure what to think about this book when I first started. I had heard that it could be compared to Twilight and Wicked Lovely but I was skeptical. I’m not now.

Need was such a great story, full of cute boys and pixies. I loved it. All the characters were so detailed and full of life. I don’t think I can find a single thing bad to say about it and this is after a day of going back over the book.

Not only were the characters amazing, the plot was too. There was so much going on, but not enough to detract from any one aspect. There was something for all readers: the paranormal, danger, romance, suspense. This is one of those books that just grabs you from page 1. I admit that I put off most of my homework to finish this.

Usually, I wouldn’t say that paranormal books are for everyone but I think this one might be. It isn’t just a paranormal love story. It is so much more. And for readers who are not fans of Twilight, I still think you would love this book so don’t let that put you off the book.

You can order Need here.

Also, there will be a sequel to Need coming out in 2010. So far there is nothing posted about it on the author’s website but once I find something out I will post it here.

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