A Want So Wicked (A Need So Beautiful, #2)

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A Want So Wicked (A Need So Beautiful #2)

by Suzanne Young (Goodreads Author)

4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 · rating details · 915 ratings · 207 reviews

Elise is a normal seventeen-year-old girl until the day she wakes up in a desert park, with no idea who she is.

After that episode, her life takes a bizarre turn. She’s experiencing unexpected flashes of insight into people’s lives—people she’s never met before. Strangers frighten her with warnings about the approaching Shadows. And although Elise has never had a boyfriend...more

Hardcover, 288 pages

Published June 26th 2012 by Balzer + Bray

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Sep 30, 2012 Angela (Reading Angels) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc

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This review WILL include spoilers to A Need So Beautiful!!

Having just recently read A Need So Beautiful and loving it, the events were fresh in my mind going in to A Want So Wicked. It's not often I get to read books in a series almost back to back anymore and I remember now why I loved doing so! It really makes book 2 so much easier to fall into! That said, A Want So Wicked does not necessarily need to be read back-to-back. While there is not a lot...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: balzer-and-bray, harpercollins, review

OMG!! THIS BOOK BROKE MY HEART AND THEN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!!!!! I'm still tearing up thinking about that ending :) Review to come!!

Update: More of my reviews can be found on my blog: Literary Exploration

If A Need So Beautiful is a look into the purity of good, than A Want So Wicked opens our eyes to the damaging effects that evil has. A Want So Wicked is from Elise's point of view (not Charlotte's,) and we learn more about Onika and her past which is definitely something I enjoyed. I lov...more OMG!! THIS BOOK BROKE MY HEART AND THEN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!!!!! I'm still tearing up thinking about that ending :) Review to come!!

Update: More of my reviews can be found on my blog: Literary Exploration

If A Need So Beautiful is a look into the purity of good, than A Want So Wicked opens our eyes to the damaging effects that evil has. A Want So Wicked is from Elise's point of view (not Charlotte's,) and we learn more about Onika and her past which is definitely something I enjoyed. I loved A Need So Beautiful, but A Want So Wicked tore me up inside; there's a depth of emotion to this story that was a bit lacking in ANSB. It was heartbreaking watching Elise's life shatter and piece itself back together as she realizes who she truly is.

Elise's definitely a different character from Charlotte, but I still found myself drawn to her. Also, Harin is back and hotter than ever! I really fell in love with him a second time around. There's a new love interest named Abe who was positively charming in the beginning until I realized he was actually very creepy. There was something really off about him that I didn't quite understand. I think the most interesting part for me is the connection I saw between Elise and Charlotte. While Elise has her own personality, there were qualities about her that reminded me of Charlotte and I loved how Young combined the two girls into one cohesive character.

The story line itself was pretty similar, but still different enough to keep me interested. I loved learning more about Onika and how/why she became a shadow. There's a lot more backstory given in A Want So Wicked that helped piece a lot of things together. The plot was really unpredictable, I completely did NOT see that ending coming!!! I'm really hoping there will be another book in this series to tie things together, I can't wait to see what's going to happen to Elise and Harlin!!

If you haven't already picked up this series, I definitely recommend it. Just make sure you read A Need So Beautiful first!!! Overall, I really loved A Want So Wicked much more than A Need So Beautiful. I'm always a fan of the darker side, so getting to see that made everything much more enjoyable. The characters are as amazing as ever, and I can't wait to see what's going to happen next! Fans of angels, demons, romance, and intrigue will want to pick this one up!!(less)

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Jul 06, 2012 Rimsa Ivashkov rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This was a great sequel to A Need so beautiful and i enjoyed it more than the first. It starts off with Charlotte waking up in the body of Elise and not having any recollection of her previous life. However, througout the book, she starts having flashbacks and her Need also returns. Elise is a likeable character, still i wish that in certain situation she had been a bit stronger and kicked some ass.

Harlin aslo returns and i liked him better this time round. He is still really cute and you ca...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Tara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: challenge-src2012, released-wishlist

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It’s not easy to put my love for A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young into words. I really, really liked the first book in this series, A Need So Beautiful, but I wouldn’t say I was jumping over couches (gah that's such an old and bad reference).

But with A Want So Wicked? I picked it up and couldn’t put it down. I was SO CONFUSED for the first few bits of A Want So Wicked because uhm, if you read the summary, you’ll see why. I was lik...more

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Jun 21, 2012 Ashelynn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: recommend, reread-a-million-times

YES! finally, my review goes live! (SIX MONTHS, PEOPLE. SIX. MONTHS.)

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Suzanne Young's A Want So Wicked changes big time from its previous successor, A Need So Beautiful. This sequel takes place in the desert and features a new heroine who makes your heart ache; readers can't help but think, is Elise Charlotte? and what happened to her after the ending in A Need So Beautiful? This is one of those series I'll be shoving into people's hands at bookstores—a hu...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Annette rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed A Want So Wicked just as much as A Need So Beautiful. I just really enjoy the paranormal world that Young has created.

Charlotte isn't Charlotte any more. She has a new life as Elise and doesn't remember anything of her other life. But, in this new life, she still can read what people need, and can't help but encourage them to do what's right. However, she's convinced she's going crazy.

The first "love interest" in this book is Abe. He's such a perfect catch. He seems to know exactly wha...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Paula Phillips rated it 4 of 5 stars

First off, I just have to say I have seen some pretty amazing covers in my time but these two covers for Suzanne Young's series are really amazing and reflect the books so well as they really are darn beautiful.
You know how some sequels, you can read them without reading the first book first as you can catch the gist of the story , well A Want So Wicked is not that type of book. Readers, I would advise you if you haven't read the first one first then don't read A Want so Wicked until you have a...more

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Sep 07, 2012 YA Novelties rated it 4 of 5 stars

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3.5 Stars! Check this review out on our blog!

After reading A Need so Beautiful, I was really eager to see what would happen next after the whole cliffhanger that we were left on. A Want so Wicked explores the world of the Need a little more and adds a whole new dimension.

I would have loved to say that A Want so Wicked was not so obvious and easily predictable. Unfortunately, things just don't always go my way in the world of YA paranormal. Not only did I know what was going to happen as each pag...more 3.5 Stars! Check this review out on our blog!

After reading A Need so Beautiful, I was really eager to see what would happen next after the whole cliffhanger that we were left on. A Want so Wicked explores the world of the Need a little more and adds a whole new dimension.

I would have loved to say that A Want so Wicked was not so obvious and easily predictable. Unfortunately, things just don't always go my way in the world of YA paranormal. Not only did I know what was going to happen as each page flipped by, I knew everything just by reading the blurb. The ridiculousness of this was totally uncalled for, but I still loved it.

My main issue with A Want so Wicked was with the predictability and whatnots, but otherwise I really enjoyed it. The plot was fast-paced, making the book not unbearably obvious, but more of a cheesy paranormal read that was adorably romantic and sweet at certain moments and heartbreakingly dark and shocking in others.

Elise, the protagonist, has a few marbles missing when it comes to her memory. It was fascinating to revisit the world of the Need with someone who wasn't necessarily as irritated with her destiny like Charlotte was in the other book. As Elise gains more knowledge on the destinies she will have to choose between, I was biting my fingernails in anticipation of the climatic battle that she will face. Of course I knew that the battle would happen, and the end result of it, but I just couldn't help but feel some empathy for Elise and want to cheer her on.

The whole love triangle mentioned in the blurb between Elise, Abe and Harlin is obviously screwed up. Elise and Abe will have some chemistry; however, Abe will have a more "I want to eat you" kind of allure that Elise finds herself attracted to. How, I am not sure on, but it was an extremely dynamic and creepy relationship between those two. Meanwhile, the Elise plus Harlin pairing was so insta-love, it was borderline disturbing. There is an explanation behind this whole mess and yes, it makes complete sense. Still, I just couldn't fall for it easily. Too much of their moments together felt choreographed and unnatural when you compare it to the chemistry between Charlotte and Harlin. I felt that the author tried to replicate the dynamic pairing of A Need so Beautiful, but didn't do a great job of it.

Overall, A Want so Wicked was a fantastic sequel for A Need so Beautiful, but fell a little too into the stereotypes of paranormal and wasn't as electrifying when it came to the romance. Otherwise, I enjoyed its fast pace and the dark world that it inhabited.

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Aug 18, 2012 K rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library

I don’t particularly remember loving the first book but I know I liked it. Reading this one was a refreshing surprise from my TBR. I think this author will be on my radar from now on just for the easy relationship I seem to have with her characters.

Elise isn’t like Charlotte. She’s got a past and a family and memories of all of it. She and her sister Lucy have recently moved with their father to Arizona. Lucy’s out most nights, but Elise hasn’t met too many people and their pastor father sugges...more I don’t particularly remember loving the first book but I know I liked it. Reading this one was a refreshing surprise from my TBR. I think this author will be on my radar from now on just for the easy relationship I seem to have with her characters.

Elise isn’t like Charlotte. She’s got a past and a family and memories of all of it. She and her sister Lucy have recently moved with their father to Arizona. Lucy’s out most nights, but Elise hasn’t met too many people and their pastor father suggests that she get a job. It’s while she waiting tables at Santo’s that she meets Abe. He’s a nice guy, lonely but charismatic. He has a whole flirty thing going on, but Elise isn’t sure about that part because she also meets Harlin. He’s from out of town, just passing through, and their encounters are brief but Elise is drawn to him. The summer gets kind of freaky when she begins to have memories that aren’t her own, some that lead her to help strangers, details of whose lives she shouldn’t have. Then the local psychic attacks her with nutso but dire warnings.

I didn’t remember most of A Need So Beautiful, which bummed me out because I wasn’t sure what I was seeing when I saw it. But then again, neither did Elise. We got that info together. I did remember Charlotte’s compulsions, her Need, so I didn’t need the whole rundown. This book was more about the Shadows, those Forgotten who turn away from the light and want to be remembered. They’re lost souls who are driven by Wants, doing horrible things. They want the light back and they really want Elise because she’s shinier than all the rest. (Excuse me while I use any old excuse to leave something like this here.)

The first book got the experience out of the way and this book went into the story of it. I liked Elise and her family. Like with A Need, the characters in this book seemed effortless and I enjoyed reading about them. I was especially glad to see familiar faces, but I missed some others. I’d like a little more closure but if this is the last book, that’s okay too. (less)

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Aug 01, 2012 Jeanbooknerd rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The incredibly written A Want So Wicked (sequel to A Need So Beautiful) by Suzanne Young is the remarkable story of new Forgotten, Elise. Although much of the same characters return, the book’s main focus is on Elise and her efforts to realize who she really is and how it will affect the people around her. The Shadows are up to their old evil ways again and present new ones in the process. The collection of established characters readers have come to love, along with new faces delivered a story...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Ashleigh Paige rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, please-no-more-slut-shaming, giveaway-win, right-reaction-wrong-reason, stupid-love-triangles, the-shameful-shelf-of-get-rid-of-it

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I liked A Need So Beautiful. Sure, it had its issues, but I had fun reading it and I was kind of looking forward to its sequel A Want So Wicked. Now I'm left wondering how a series went from decent to just plain bad in one 288-page book.

I picked up this book instead of another one because I needed to get this series finished and I wanted to divert my attention away from the other, more detestable bo...more Also appears on my blog, The YA Kitten! My copy was an ARC I won from the publisher in a giveaway.

I liked A Need So Beautiful. Sure, it had its issues, but I had fun reading it and I was kind of looking forward to its sequel A Want So Wicked. Now I'm left wondering how a series went from decent to just plain bad in one 288-page book.

I picked up this book instead of another one because I needed to get this series finished and I wanted to divert my attention away from the other, more detestable book I was reading. One can only read a book that makes her blood boil for so long before she needs something to soothe the flames. Though I didn't enjoy A Want So Wicked, it occupied me in the one day it took me to read it and didn't make me want to scream, and that's what I wanted from it more than anything. That's the best part.

Part of the magic of A Need So Beautiful was Charlotte's conflict with what she was meant to do and her inevitable fate slowly encroaching upon her, making even her best friend and the family she'd lived with as long as she could remember forget who she was. A Want So Wicked lacks this magic and treads the exact same ground only with far less wonder because readers have already seen it play out. This book is more focused on the Shadows, how they become what they are, and what they have to do to survive, but more of the focus still is on the love triangle.

Both love interests come on too heavy and their relationships with Elise get no development; it's insta-love all the way and there is't much to get invested in with either Abe/Elise or Harlin/Elise. The development of the story isn't particularly notable, the twists are obvious from miles away, and reincarnation as this book wants it to work is not how reincarnation works. I was rather irritated to see the solid concept of reincarnation twisted only to keep the romance in the acceptable age bracket. YA readers might not be supportive of a romance between a thirty-something Harlin and seventeen-year-old Elise, so Charlotte is somehow reincarnated into someone who has already been alive for seventeen years.

One of the male characters was even called a slut! The solution to slut-shaming is not to start using that detestable slur on men; it's to not call anyone a slut at all for any reason. (Reading so many books in a row where there is unchallenged slut-shaming is going to make me crack sooner or later...)

As far as I know, this series is only a duology and there will be no third book, though the ending is certainly open-ended enough for there to be more books if the author chooses to write them. With some assurance they will cover new ground and not be a repeat of previous books the way A Want So Wicked was, I might read them.(less)

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Jan 25, 2012 Andrea rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 out of 5 rating

I remembered liking the first book in this series, but I couldn't remember why. And when I tried to look back and read reviews, I couldn't find any spoilers (for once!) So I went in with a pretty blank idea of what was going on. But I soon caught on and kinda remembered what happened. And I enjoyed this next book too.

I enjoyed Elise. But I thought that her relationship with Harlin was a little weird. Her feels came on way too quickly. I mean I got why they did, but she didn't...more

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May 31, 2012 Darkfallen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, read-n-reviewed

After reading book one, A Need So Beautiful, I wasn't exactly sure if there was going to be a second book. Or, if there was, where it was going to go. The way the first book ended was so devastatingly bittersweet, so final, yet I was so happy to see there was more, and I couldn't wait to get my hand on the next book.

Elise is just a normal girl. At least that's what she thought until she starting have visions of a blond girl in a school girl outfit. Having memories of a past that isn't hers. Now...more After reading book one, A Need So Beautiful, I wasn't exactly sure if there was going to be a second book. Or, if there was, where it was going to go. The way the first book ended was so devastatingly bittersweet, so final, yet I was so happy to see there was more, and I couldn't wait to get my hand on the next book.

Elise is just a normal girl. At least that's what she thought until she starting have visions of a blond girl in a school girl outfit. Having memories of a past that isn't hers. Now she is left wondering what is happening to her, and what it means for her family. What if something is really wrong? What if it's fatal and she leaves her father and sister behind? What if she is losing her mind? Then she meets Abe after moving to Thistle. And then there is the mysterious guy on the Harley that she seems to be pulled to. As things begin to reveal themselves Elise learns the world isn't as it seems and she was never the girl she thought she was. Left to make an impossible choice everything comes down to the ultimate sacrifice...

I have to say that the first 50-80 pages of this book was a little slow for me. It wasn't bad, just slow and didn't hold my attention as well as I thought it should. But after that initial hump things really started to pick up and I couldn't get enough. The only other downside was that I was able to pick out the villain within the first 80 pages as well. Still I don't feel like that took anything away from the story, and the ending, particlary the last few pages, I never saw coming. But was soooooo happy it happened that way. *winks*

Elise is strong and brave. I love the way she faces everything head on, as she stumbles her way through everything she has found out about herself. Finding out that you are one of the Forgotten would be hard enough on anyone, for Elise it's even worse and she handles it in stride. I know I am being cryptic but I don't want to give anything away. Just like with the first book I adored Harlin. He is so broken after loosing Charlotte and my heart bled for him. In fact my heart broke quit a few times during this book and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried more than once.

Overall this was a great addition to the series and still a refreshing new take on angels. One that is both painful and beautiful at the same time. I can't wait for the next installment!(less)

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Aug 28, 2012 Monica&spikey rated it 3 of 5 stars

*Grrr*
Now, tell me true: did we really just go through the entire first book, just to go through it again?
Because, I mean, that seems like what happened here.
Okay, it was little different. The Shadows played a bigger role here. there was Lucy. (that was, like, wow. Like, OMG, Are you freaking serious? Not only Elise/Charlotte, but Lucy?
It was seriously… *Grrr*
Oh, and then there’s the whole Elise/Charlotte thing. I spent the whole first half of the book confused about that because I just simply...more

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May 02, 2013 Kim Smiley rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a really good follow up to the first book in the series, A Need so Beautiful. I really liked how the author used the previous characters and integrated them perfectly into this story for it to make sense and entice the reader to keep reading to the end.

So Charlotte has now reincarnated into Elise, a teenage girl with a pastor for a father and a wild child for a sister, (Lucy). She has dreams of a life she doesn't know, and at times she even catches glimpses of her old self in the mirror...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Gabrielle Carolina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, harper, own

You know, I really should have drug reading this one out more, but once I got going I couldn't stop.

Now it's over and the petitioning of Suzanne begins. She should write at least ten more Need books. I NEED them. I also WANT them. I've been re-PROGRAMmed to be unable to function without them.

Darn you, Suzanne Young, darn you for writing these books.

Also Harlin is just... MMHMM! I canneven. *faints from smoochies*

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Aug 02, 2012 Riley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, young-adult

I enjoyed A WANT SO WICKED significantly better than A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL. The first half would've gotten 4 stars by itself, but unfortunately things didn't hold together through the end. (Basically it started to feel rushed.)

I think what made the book work most of all was having a “strong” heroine. Elise wasn't always the main driver of the story, but her reactions to things were realistic, and I found myself pleased with the way that she thought for herself, even around people/situations that w...more

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May 29, 2012 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

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A Want So Wicked picks up where A Need So Beautiful left off, so it is imperative to read A Need So Beautiful first – otherwise the reader will be hopelessly confused.

Elise, her father and sister have moved to a small town following the death of her mother. On the first day of her summer job, she meets Abe, a fellow employee at the restaurant, and Harlin, one of its patrons, and the relationship quickly evolves into a somewhat weak love triangle.

The good guys and the bad guys were really no mys...more

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May 19, 2012 Sam rated it 5 of 5 stars

A Review from A Journey Through Pages

A Want So Wicked was the other book that I had won along with Thumped that I had to first check out the first book in the library. It also, along with so many other books it seems this way, trumps the first book by a landside.

We once again find ourselves alongside a Forgotten. This time around, however, the stakes are much higher and the story and fight more complicated. The idea of Shadows are explored in more detail, especially Onika and it really works to...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Traci (The Reading Geek) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Suzanne Young's A Want So Wicked and is the sequel to A Need So Beautiful. This time the story follows Elise who is beginning to experience some weird flashes of another person's life. Things only get stranger though for Elise when she is warned about Shadows. She is also finding herself torn between Abe, the bad boy, and Harlin, the new guy in town.

I really enjoyed A Want So Wicked and was definitely surprised by where Young took this story next. Elise was an interesting protagonist. She is a g...more Suzanne Young's A Want So Wicked and is the sequel to A Need So Beautiful. This time the story follows Elise who is beginning to experience some weird flashes of another person's life. Things only get stranger though for Elise when she is warned about Shadows. She is also finding herself torn between Abe, the bad boy, and Harlin, the new guy in town.

I really enjoyed A Want So Wicked and was definitely surprised by where Young took this story next. Elise was an interesting protagonist. She is a good girl and cares a great deal about her family. I especially loved the relationship she shared with her dad. Her relationship with her sister Lucy is strained at times because her sister is the troublemaker. However, Elise's life is beginning to drastically change when she starts having weird flashes of someone else's life and she also has weird dreams that don't make much sense.

Abe is the bad boy that Elise can't seem to stay away from him. I found Abe to be a really interesting character and I wanted to know even more about him. Then there is Harlin who I already loved from A Need So Beautiful. I was happy to see him again and I found myself falling even more for him.

It took me a while to get into this story because I felt so confused by everything that was going on in the first few chapters. I know that I was already familiar with this world but there was just something about the beginning that was so confusing and I really struggled to get through. That may just be me being impatient though and I think that rereading the first book again could have really helped. However as the story began to develop more, I found myself really getting into this story and it was hard to put this book down. I also love Young's writing, it's gorgeous.

I loved that this time we learned more about the dark side and the Shadows. I was really interested in learning more about the Shadows, especially after A Need So Beautiful. It even got really creepy at some moments. The last couple of chapters were definitely my favorite and I was not expecting the several twists that happened. Overall, I really enjoyed A Want So Wicked and thought it was a great follow up to A Need So Beautiful. I will definitely be looking forward to the next book in this series because A Want So Wicked left me wanting more.

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May 29, 2012 Lindsey rated it 3 of 5 stars

"A Want So Wicked", the sequel to "A Need so Beautiful", is a not-so-classic coming of age story centering around Elise, a young woman who is more than she seems. Struggling with the realization that she has lived before as the divinely blessed (or cursed) Charlotte, Elise must find away to full-fill her destiny without being overtaken by the shadows who desire her above all else.

This book really surprised me. I went into it a little hesitantly. I read the first in this series and I liked it, b...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Dulce Asdette rated it 4 of 5 stars

Oh My God, My eyes were blinded by the tears, on the last chapter and the "After"; it is beautiful, a great ending, I loved it.

As I predicted I've liked it more than the first one, I couldn't put it down!, but "A Need So Beautiful" was needed for this one to be, of course since it's a sequel lol, but all the flashbacks and memories that you live again along Elise, was fantastic, I really liked how it was written and how the story turns.

It shows sacrifice, regret, forgiveness and love for the one...more Oh My God, My eyes were blinded by the tears, on the last chapter and the "After"; it is beautiful, a great ending, I loved it.

As I predicted I've liked it more than the first one, I couldn't put it down!, but "A Need So Beautiful" was needed for this one to be, of course since it's a sequel lol, but all the flashbacks and memories that you live again along Elise, was fantastic, I really liked how it was written and how the story turns.

It shows sacrifice, regret, forgiveness and love for the ones you love and also for something bigger, it is a very beautiful book with lots of fun, sadness and mystery, that carried me along the book while making me laugh, thrill and cry.
It broke my heart again for then bring the pieces together with a beautiful ending.

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I love the new characters; I like Elise more than Charlotte; I felt more related to her personality than with Charlotte, and from all the new ones, Lucy was specially my favorite, since the begining She was so much fun! and how you eventually find out what she is, was so great because you suspect many things but then you are almost sure and then OMG it is but then she OMG! XD..haha I don't like to spoiler too much lol...ohh and Their dad was a sweetheart and then even when it became complicated, I really liked Abe's character, was a bittersweet one, but really good.

And also, I found many comments involved with the mexican food very funny; was REALLY necesary that it was a Mexican Restaurant? probably not for the story, but gave it a really fun turn lol. I liked it!

And off course to have the known characters. It totally touched my heart reading Harlin again, I cried most of the first scenes of him it was just too touching, and also Monroe! I love Monroe Swift for reasons I don't even know, but I love him. And obviously Onika, that scary as hell character, she needed to be back and finally relieved.

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I love it, I'd give it a 4.5 if it was possible.

PLUS THE COVER IS SO BEAUTIFUL!(less)

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Sep 08, 2012 Cel rated it 5 of 5 stars

If I was emotionally touched in "A Need So Beautiful," this second installment ripped my heart out. Could you imagine leaving your loved ones over and over for greater cause just to save humanity? How could you withstand it? Well, this book showed the power of true love and sacrifice. There was a moral lesson in this book, which we could apply in our daily lives (i.e. You could exercise your free will but be wise doing so. The choices you make now are the foundation of your life in the future)....more

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Dec 13, 2011 Saniya(Will Herondale is mine) marked it as to-read

OMG. Purple. So beautiful. O_O <3
Marked as read. xD
Wow, the covers are now taking advantages of my weakness.

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Jun 30, 2012 Michelle (Reading Lark) (Reading Lark) rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Thoughts:
Can I just say Harper ARC time is like Christmas several times a year?? I love finding new authors!

Ok, so naturally I had to read A Need So Beautiful first and really enjoyed it. I tore through A Want So Wicked pretty quickly, anxious to see if Charlotte/now Elise would find Harlin again. You know me, I love all the tortured angst!

We open up with our protagonist waking up in the middle of the desert, unable to remember where she is or WHO she is, and to add to the confusion, she's g...more My Thoughts:
Can I just say Harper ARC time is like Christmas several times a year?? I love finding new authors!

Ok, so naturally I had to read A Need So Beautiful first and really enjoyed it. I tore through A Want So Wicked pretty quickly, anxious to see if Charlotte/now Elise would find Harlin again. You know me, I love all the tortured angst!

We open up with our protagonist waking up in the middle of the desert, unable to remember where she is or WHO she is, and to add to the confusion, she's getting flashes of another girl bursting into golden light. As we read on, there's a lyrical description as the universe begins to write Elise's story and you get a glimpse into the mechanics of how the Forgotten are created. (In the first book, it's mentioned that the Forgotten can be children, adults, elderly, etc.) Elise is different from Charlotte - Her father is a preacher, her sister is a hot mess, and she is the one holding it all together after their recent move from Colorado to Arizona. On her first day of waiting tables at a local restaurant, Elise meets Abe, a seemingly charming boy with an instant and overwhelming attraction to her. I disliked him immediately, and the further we read on, we see that feeling is right on target. Another addition to our cast of characters is the creepy old woman who is the town psychic, Marchaline. Poor, tortured Harlin shows up, as well as Monroe from ANSB, and of course, Onika.

As you would expect, Harlin and Elise dance around each other in a slow, agonizing pace, as well as the realization of who she is and that she is Forgotten. Elise is also very different from Charlotte, from looks to personality, but retained some core traits, which I thought was fantastically done. I actually like Elise a little bit better than Charlotte. It's still all angst, all the time, but with Abe also in the picture, there is a real element of danger and threat that heightens the flow, which ANSB didn't have. I think AWSW is a perfectly crafted second book to what is going to be an entertaining and thought provoking series.

Interesting tidbit: I love a good villain and what makes them tick. We get to learn a lot more abut Onika and the Shadows and how they operate in this book. The first book was an introduction, and this book set us up for the future. I can't say how it ended without ruining your reading experience, but Shadows are like cockroaches, and where there is one you do see, there are 5 more you don't. We also learn that nothing is black and white with Shadows, and may, just maybe, no one is completely beyond redemption.

This war is far from over but the good guys have at least two wins under their belts...(less)

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Jan 22, 2013 Krista rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Young Adults that have read the first book

Recommended to Krista by: ARC from Publsiher

Shelves: arc, not-good, young-adult, physical-arc

It's not that this book was bad I received as an ARC and have picked this book up several times and started again and again to read. Really gave up in December after several attempts, I just could not get into this book. I read about half in and know I need to go back to the first book. Some books you can come into at the 2nd and some books just have to read in order.

Insta Love thing really bothers me there is no teasing the reader is this going to happen is it not, very obvious things happening...more

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Mar 30, 2013 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was definitely the sequel I was looking for. I love how Elise was her own person yet I could see Charlotte in her too. The interactions with her family were so nice, I really grew to care about them and Lucy's secret is really sad, but I suppose not surprising in many ways.

Poor Abe...I spent the majority of the book being creeped out by him, but he redeemed himself which says a lot about him really.

Harlin...wow...how can you not love him? I felt so bad for him when he was trying to get to k...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Brittany Rehage rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was feeling a little "eh" about A Need So Beautiful. It was good, but it was missing something. A Want So Wicked made up for that and then some. My eyes were getting foggy as I read my way through the book; it was that touching and wonderful.

A Want So Wicked picks up where A Need So Beautiful left off. We're thrown right into Elise's life, all the while knowing where she came from, even though Elise doesn't have any idea. It was a little easy to pick up on the good and bad in the novel, but th...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Radiant rated it 4 of 5 stars

I loved the first one is series..its different from any i have read and definitely got my interest and i think the second one didn't do any less.

Elise is having strange visions/memories but not of her..but she feels extremely familiar with it as if she should remember it.
And then weird things start happening to her - she joins as waitress where she meets Abe who is nice but she feels wrong she can't place,a weird lady attacks her and says things that turns her world upside down,her sister is beh...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Lizzy Lessard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, ya, reviewed

Overall: One of my major gripes with sequels is that they aren’t stand-alone novels. A Want so Wicked can be read and enjoyed by itself, though I heavily recommend you check out its amazing predecsessor, A Need So Beautiful.

Characters: I had more trouble connecting with Harlin in this book than in the first book. The reasoning for him being so distant is explained at the end of the story, but it doesn’t make sense and really killed his character for me. I wasn’t feeling his commitment towards C...more

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Suzanne Young currently lives in Tempe, Arizona where she teaches high school English and obsesses about books. She's the author of A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL, A WANT SO WICKED, and THE PROGRAM. Learn more about Suzanne at www.suzanne-young.blogspot.com

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