If you loved NEED, you must read CAPTIVATE.(Photo by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection. While I like this particular series, I'm really excited to see what Jones will write next as well.

It isn't really the supernatural elements that pull me Carrie Jones' books though, it is the characters and the humor. That said, Zara has many, many fans, which leads me to believe that my dislike of her character is purely just a preference.

I would prefer that, at least most of the time, she think her actions through a bit more. I think it may be her tendency to try to be a hero, which usually fails and just causes a lot of trouble that really gets to me.

I love all her friends and family (especially Issie!), but I just don't love Zara. However, I'm still not a huge fan of Zara. In the second book, she knows what she's dealing with and now the focus is learning about pixies and pixie lore. In the first book, Zara was mostly just afraid and trying to figure out what was happening. In ways, it also set the theme of the novel. They were fun and a nice change from the phobias in the last novel. I really enjoyed Jones' use of pixie tips as chapter names. The language used in the book reminds me of playing around with my siblings and the types of things we would say to one another. There is something so real and comforting about the characters' interaction, whether they are concerned about another or joking around. One of my favorite characteristics of Jones' books is the dialogue and humor. Fans of NEED are sure to fall hard for CAPTIVATE as well. But Zara is half pixie herself, ans he is just starting to think Astley could be right when he lets her in on a another secret: he believes Zara's relationship with Nick is about to come to an end - and that she is fated to be his queen.'ĬAPTIVATE was a strong second novel and had me laughing aloud at parts.

Zara's boyfriend, Nick, isn't buying it no pixie could possibly be a good guy. The new king, Astley, claims he's not evil, that his pixies can coexist peacefully with humans and weres. So when a new, younger pixie king shows up, war is imminent. The king's needs grow deeper every day he's stuck in captivity, while his control over his pixies gets weaker. 'Zara and her friends knew they hadn't solved the pixie problem for good. Main Themes: Pixies, Shapeshifters, Love, Friendship, Family, Phobias

Captivate by Carrie Jones