Need by Carrie Jones

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Re-Read? Definitely re-readable.

Recommend? I recommend this to fans of Stephenie Meyer.

Release Date: December 23, 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages: 320

Synopsis:

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.

With suspense, romance, and paranormal themes, this exciting breakout novel has all the elements to keep teens rapidly turning the pages.

My Thoughts:

Need was an interesting book for me. When I first started reading, I had to do a double take because the beginning of the book reminded me so much of Twilight. Girl moves from warm place to cold place. Girl arrives at new home and gets a car. Girl goes to small school where she is referred to as the new girl. Superhuman-super hott boys take a liking to Girl. I think you know where I'm going with this. Instead of vampires, there are blood sucking pixies (which the Were's are the natural enemies of). The beginning of Need was VERY similar (at least to me) to Twilight. However, that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy Need and the rest of the book develops very differently. Once I got past the beginning and the similarities, I really got into the story.

Need had a lot of funny moments and a ton of quotes that I wish I would have written down because they made me laugh out loud! I wish I could have posted more of them for my Teaser Tuesday! It was cute and quirky, while also being serious. I really liked the characters, which is really important to me. Nick, of course, was my favorite. I felt myself get fan-girlie quite a few times over him! Issie, also, is too cute for words. They were all just great characters and they are what really made Need that great story that it is.

There were a lot of times in Need that I became confused that the characters would trust so blindly in the internet or some website that they read-- I felt that it being online was not substantial enough evidence to believe so thoroughly. It might be just me, but it was nagging me in the back of my mind throughout the whole book. After reading back, I guess I can kind of understand how it is all pulled together-- I just wish it wasn't so vague when it came to the subject on where they are doing their research.

Despite these small issues that I had with Need, it was a fun read and its positives definitely outweigh my small issues. I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the series!

Details:

Cover: 3.5

Plot: 4.0

Characters: 5.0

Writing: 3.5

Source: Purchased from Store.