Both Stephenie Meyer and Carrie Jones have an ability to keep a reader glued to a book by some strange word-welding/storytelling voodoo. I actually liked the Twilight books (until Breaking Dawn ruined everything), in a guilty pleasure, I know this isn’t good for me but it’s so damn readable way.

I actually disagree with Ana – I do think there are a lot of similarities between Need and Twilight, at least in terms of writing style. And, for the most part, I found Need to be a solidly enjoyable novel. Yeah, they glitter just like vampires of today, but it’s pixies. The cover is very pretty, and I like the idea of killer pixies. Thea: I had my eye on Need for a very long time – I think since back last year, when I saw Angie of Angieville’s review of the book. I did have a few mishaps throughout (which Thea and I will refer to later) but despite those, I ended up firmly on the “I love it” team. From the very beginning I fell in love with the heroine and her narrative voice. In fact, I think the comparisons to Twilight, do this novel a disservice as nearly nothing in Need can be compared to Twilight (except if being in the same genre counts). I was a bit concerned that I was embarking on another journey to a paranormal world with a bland heroine, a strong and brooding hero, a love triangle and a not so interesting plotline. And he’s trailing Zara.Īna: I will be completely honest and say that I approached Need with caution since “official” reviews (like Publishers Weekly’s) and the promotional material we received from the publisher clearly pointed it to being similar to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

He’s the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. He’s a pixie – and not the cute, lovable kind with wings.

Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn’t a figment of her imagination. 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. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. How did we get the book: Review Copies from the respective US & UK publishers Why did we read the book: We have had our eyes on this book for a while now… Stand alone or series: Book 1 of ongoing series Publishing date: December 2008 / February 2010 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA / Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult

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