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Need

by Carrie Jones

Series: Need Pixies (1)

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Fantasy. Romance. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:In this first book in a YA fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones, Zara discovers that magic is stirring in her sleepy Maine town . . . and herself.

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since she's had a pretty rough life. Her father left when she was a baby, and her stepfather just died. Her mother's pretty much checked outâ??in fact, Mom's sent her to live with her grandmother in cold and sleepy Maine to "keep Zara safe." Whatever that means. Zara doesn't think she's in danger; she thinks her mother just can't deal.

Zara's wrong. The man she sees everywhereâ??the tall creepy guy who points at her from the side of the roadâ??yet, he's not a figment of her imagination. He's a pixie. And not the cute, sweet kind with little wings. Maine's got a whole assortment of unbelievable creatures, like pixies and were-people. And they seem to need somethingâ??something from Zara . . .

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Zara Whites has moved just to Maine after witnessing the death of her stepfather. She believes she has a stalker who has also shown up in Maine. There’s something strange about him: he leaves gold dust everywhere he goes. By working with her new friends, she discovers what he wants and how to stop him.

The cover of this book features gold-dusted lips set on a pale face, and dead forest branches creeping up the figure’s neck. I didn’t like the story very much. It’s Twilight redone. As I read, I found the writing to be corny and the plot line to be grating. The plot was so predictable that I could predict the entire story within 30 pages.

I found Zara and the other characters to be superficial, and their conversations to be almost painful to read. Neither of them seem to remember (or know) who they are. I felt it was hard to connect to the characters and their story. This, along with the lack of real depth and meaningful dialogue, left me feeling disappointed.

Primitive urges propel author pixies to target humans, making it hard to empathize with them and painting them as flat antagonists. As a result, it’s difficult to sympathize with them, and they appear one-dimensional villains. It makes Zara’s struggle against them less interesting and meaningful. Though the story contains werewolves, were-eagles, and were-tigers, their significance is not great.

This novel lacks depth in every part - it glosses everything over (except for the meaningless conversations between Zara and her friends). The story lacks a real plot and characters feel hollow and flat. Even the setting is generic and uninteresting.

Overall, this novel is a disappointing read.

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  onlyfiction | Jul 18, 2023 |
Good young adult book. Pixies, werewolves, glamour. The back of the book wasn't really very helpful as to what the story was actually about. If you like Twilight or the Iron Fey series, you'll like this. First in a set of four. ( )
  SassyCassi | Jun 28, 2023 |
This was a really good read. I am a huge paranormal romance fan, so I am always looking for new and interesting series and "Need" did not disappoint! I thought it had some similarities to "Twilight", which was not a bad thing, since I enjoyed "Twlight"... Zara getting sent off to live with a relative she isn't as familiar with, new school, all new friends, cold, isolated setting in the North, this guy who seems really interested in her but also aloof and distant... but also had enough differences that it was certainly its own story. What I mean to say is, if you liked "Twilight" and are looking for another similar book, this one fits.

I really liked the relationship between Zara and her grandmother Betty. Betty is a strong character on her own, and the way they get closer over the course of the book is cool. I also like the friendships that Zara develps with Izzy and Devon. The super natural element was cool, and I look forward to seeing that developed more.

Please excuse typos. Entered on screen reader. ( )
  KatKinney | Mar 3, 2022 |
My summary:
Zara has never been the same since her stepdad died on the kitchen floor, in front of her. She is emotionless and collects and chants phobias. Oh, and she believes she is being stalked.
But Zara thinks it is a little dramatic to send her away from her mother and to freezing Maine to stay with her Gramma, Betty, to stay 'sane'.
But no matter what her mother thinks, the crazy things Zara claim to be real, crazy things like the beings that follow her, whispering her name in the darkness and leaving trails of gold dust everywhere... are not her imagination.
In the snow covered woods of Maine, unimaginably dangerous creatures lurk, killing innocent people, to find what they are seeking...

... Zara.

This book is fantastic. I honestly have never read a book about pixies and before I read this I would have said the idea was silly. But Carrie Jones has captured the sense of foreboding and hesitance of Zara moving to a new school and town. She also shows Zara's anger at her mother for sending her away to stay 'sane'. I love how Zara is a strong character who does not find the opportunity to mope about her life.
You don't need to be a fae or pixie lover to read this book.
Carrie Jones's exquisite detailing and observation leaves readers wanting more. ( )
  angelgay | Jul 1, 2020 |
I loved this book and am now going to get the second book in the series =D I'll be honest, I found this book quite boring when I first started reading it. It wasn't until I was about a quarter of the way through it that I really started getting into it. I'm so glad I stuck this book out. The characters, I love...the plot is really good. I'd really recommend this book =) In fact, I'd say that Carrie Jones is a much better writer than Stephenie Meyer. ( )
  khal_khaleesi | Nov 16, 2019 |
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To Doug Jones and Emily Ciciotte
and William Rice--yes, you, William--for
doing everything you could to help me succeed.
I need you all.
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Everybody has fears, right?
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He squeezes my hand and his face hardens. He fiddles with my blanket, tucks it around me, just like my grandmother had. I am very well tucked.
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Fantasy. Romance. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:In this first book in a YA fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones, Zara discovers that magic is stirring in her sleepy Maine town . . . and herself.

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since she's had a pretty rough life. Her father left when she was a baby, and her stepfather just died. Her mother's pretty much checked outâ??in fact, Mom's sent her to live with her grandmother in cold and sleepy Maine to "keep Zara safe." Whatever that means. Zara doesn't think she's in danger; she thinks her mother just can't deal.

Zara's wrong. The man she sees everywhereâ??the tall creepy guy who points at her from the side of the roadâ??yet, he's not a figment of her imagination. He's a pixie. And not the cute, sweet kind with little wings. Maine's got a whole assortment of unbelievable creatures, like pixies and were-people. And they seem to need somethingâ??something from Zara . . .

Don't miss the all of the books in the Need series:
Need
Captivate
Entice

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Zara lives with her grandmother in Maine so that she stays "safe." Zara doesn't think she's in danger, but it turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, is a pixie--and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He's the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs--and he's trailing Zara.
It's not hard to see Twilight in the DNA of this novel: Zara's stepfather has died, her mother isn't capable of caring for her, and she has been sent to live with her grandmother in a small remote town in Maine. When her car spins out of control (Calling Stephenie Meyer!), she's rescued by sexy Nick (who turns out to be a werewolf), and something might be cooking with her overachieving classmate Ian. Too bad she's being followed by someone dark and dangerous—a pixie king. This pixie is no harmless sprite: when not mated with a queen for an unspecified amount of time, Zara learns, the pixie kings will demand... young human men, who they kill after using them for their blood-hungry pleasures. Will Zara sacrifice herself to this vampire stand-in or let him destroy everything she loves? Jones (Love {and Other Uses for Duct Tape]) easily wins readers to Zara's side, portraying her as a funny, globally conscious teen who also collect[s} fears like other people collect stamps (obscure phobias serve as chapter titles). Genre fans will enjoy the sizzle between Nick and Zara as well as the paranormal cast. Ages 12–up. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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