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Captivate (Need #2)

by Carrie Jones (Goodreads Author)

3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 · rating details · 20,836 ratings · 1,239 reviews

He smiles. It's a wicked smile. Kind but not kind. Handsome but dangerous. Feral almost. I can see why Nick nearly killed him, Nick...
I ask again, "Why were you in the road?"
"I was waiting for you."

Zara and her friends thought they'd solved the pixie problem. And they did - sort of. The pixie's are all locked away, deep in the woods. But the king's needs grow stronger each...more

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Published January 5th 2010 by Bloomsbury

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Aug 19, 2011 The Holy Terror rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Need

Shelves: fairies, borrowed, shifters, werewolves, young-adult, paranormal, hated-this-book, hate-this-series, wtf-is-wrong-with-me, terrible-writing, 2010

Captivate picks up where Need left off. The first half of the book is pretty much about building up the importance of Zara's and Nick's relationship and how in love they are. They try to go on with their lives and live normally after imprisoning Zara's Dad and his pixie subjects. More pixies are coming to their town and they can't figure out why. Zara, Nick, Devyn, and Issie all capture the pixies that come to the town and trap them in the house. This is obviously only a temporary solution.

Two o...more Captivate picks up where Need left off. The first half of the book is pretty much about building up the importance of Zara's and Nick's relationship and how in love they are. They try to go on with their lives and live normally after imprisoning Zara's Dad and his pixie subjects. More pixies are coming to their town and they can't figure out why. Zara, Nick, Devyn, and Issie all capture the pixies that come to the town and trap them in the house. This is obviously only a temporary solution.

Two other pixie kings find out that Zara's Dad is imprisoned and weak so they decide they want to kill him and take his territory. Astley is one of the pixie kings and he is actually saved by Zara in the beginning. After meeting him she starts to wonder if all pixies are bad and if the situation is so black and white.

I had a lot of problems with this book. First off, Nick and Zara's relationship becomes the main focal point for the better half of the novel. This is definitely done so the second half of the book and Zara's decisions will make sense, but I quickly became sick of all the shivering and hand-holding between the two. I know they're teens, but come on, touching hands isn't such a momentous thing. The puppy love, pun intended, really got on my nerves.

Then we get some new players on the field that really made me roll my eyes. Let's just say there are more creatures than pixies and weres and it gets a little ridiculous at times. It seems like Jones is just throwing whatever mythological or supernatural creatures she wants into the story. I kept waiting for a kraken to rise up from the lake or something.

Also missing from this was a bit of the creepiness that was in Need. It was kind of spooky when Zara's Dad was following her around and staring at her from the woods. The pixies just feel neutered in this one, I liked it better when they were all evil, or at least had that sense of otherness about them. Astley, the other pixie king, had some potential in the beginning but toward the end I just found him boring.

I liked the end. Sort of. I need to know what happens next even though the story is so haphazardly told. Thankfully, I borrowed this from work and actually read most of it on my shift so I can't say I really wasted any time or money on it. I'd say borrow it from a friend or the library if you're interested, but I wouldn't buy the hardcover because it's just not worth it.

My reviews of Need (Need, #1) and Entice (Need, #3).
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Feb 06, 2010 Kristi (The Story Siren) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-arc, books-i-own

I Need more! I was completely Captivate-d..... I devoured this novel. This is such a fun and entertaining series, I absolutely loved it.

Zara, my favorite phobic is back, and even more entangled in a pixie web. I did not see the story developing this way at all. The introduction of Valhalla, took the story to a whole new level and I can not wait to see what Jones has in store for us next.

The plot was an emotional roller coaster, I was up, I was down, I was thrown for a loop and it came screechi...more

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Mar 18, 2011 Forever rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 11-books-to-read-in-2011

Captivate is the perfect title for this book because that’s exactly what it did. I was completely engrossed in this entire book. All of the suspense and action had me glued to the book. In the snowy state of Maine, Zara is dealing with the danger that her friends are in and the new pixies that are coming to town. Although she is half pixie, she is still tied to her human life style and emotions. New pixies have come to town when Zara realizes that she is not strong enough to protect everyone she...more

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Sep 19, 2010 ♥Rachel♥ marked it as to-read

OHMYGOD THERE'S A SECOND ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 28, 2010 Megan rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, urban-fantasy

Reading Captivate was so thoroughly unenjoyable that I found myself doubting how much I loved Need to begin with. Which is crazy, because I truly did enjoy Need and thought it was a great stand alone book.

So many probelems with Captivate I don't even know where to start. The story itself was....odd. There just wasn't a flow. Lot's of dangerous action scenes. Lots of pukey teen romace between Zara and Nick. But a clear plot never seemed to take shape. When everything was said and done, Captivate...more Reading Captivate was so thoroughly unenjoyable that I found myself doubting how much I loved Need to begin with. Which is crazy, because I truly did enjoy Need and thought it was a great stand alone book.

So many probelems with Captivate I don't even know where to start. The story itself was....odd. There just wasn't a flow. Lot's of dangerous action scenes. Lots of pukey teen romace between Zara and Nick. But a clear plot never seemed to take shape. When everything was said and done, Captivate read more like a filler novel. There was no blooming romance, no intrigue or mystery to discover. We only meet a handful of new characters. And while their actions definately play a role in the story, we don't spend more than a few sentences with them.

Another issue I have with the story is the lack of growth seen in the characters. Granted, these are teens and the story takes place over a span of a fews weeks. But considering everything they have done and gone through ~ I expect a little more self discovery and character development. I think Jones expects the reader to accept the characters based on Need, rather than based on any insights in this story. While I found Zara to be a quirky, likeable girl in Need, here she is ridicuously attached to Nick and incredibly stubborn and singleminded. Zara and Nick's relationship ~ as many have pointed out ~ is barely tolerable to read about. I am ok with sappy displays of teen love ~ in small doses. Or if there is some danger or steamy scenes to balance out the, "I love you more than you love me" stuff. But Captivate was simply undying love. All the time. It was so bad that I was actually rooting against Nick in the battle scenes. Cause if he gets killed off, I won't have to read about him anymore & Zara is free to pursue a more interesting guy.

I just get the feeling that Jones wrote Need as a one time thing and never had intentions or ideas for a squel. But after it was published, Need's popularity encouraged her to quickly poop out this one. Clearly, this series is now meant to at least be a trilogy but I don't know if I will be inspired to muddle my way through another mess. (less)

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Nov 13, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: trt-posted-reviews

Reviewed by Andrea for TeensReadToo.com

CAPTIVATE by Carrie Jones starts off a couple of months after Zara and her friends figured out a way to solve the pixie problem - but they knew it was only temporary.

A new king, a much younger, good-looking king, comes into the picture and thinks that Zara is destined to be his queen.

Astley, the new king, thinks that pixies are like humans and that some are good and some are evil. But when the trapped pixies become a problem once again, Zara must decide whe...more

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Jun 11, 2010 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

May contain spoilers from Need, please read at your own risk.

Captivate was an amazingly entertaining read. Like its predecessor, Need, the novel is full of creative elements. The words fly off the pages, sucking readers into this unique world that Jones has created. The plot picks up right where Need left off: Zara is beginning to settle into her new life with her grandmother, her relationship with Nick is going strong, everything seems to be a positive... except Zara's father. He and the other...more May contain spoilers from Need, please read at your own risk.

Captivate was an amazingly entertaining read. Like its predecessor, Need, the novel is full of creative elements. The words fly off the pages, sucking readers into this unique world that Jones has created. The plot picks up right where Need left off: Zara is beginning to settle into her new life with her grandmother, her relationship with Nick is going strong, everything seems to be a positive... except Zara's father. He and the other pixies are a sore spot that Zara just cannot ignore. And to top everything off, a new pixie king emerges causing Zara to question everything.

While this novel is missing a few elements that made Need so special for me (Zara's continuous listing of phobias and the creepiness factor), Jones more than makes up for it through her usage of powerful emotions. This novel will make you laugh, make you sigh, and more than likely, make you cry.

In regards to the characters, I am happy to report that for the most part, they remained true to their personalities: Zara is still her phobia-loving self, Nick is still a little over possessive, etc. However, it is the newer characters made me scratch my head a few times while trying to understand their purpose. Astley is a prime example of this. While he has the possibility to be a wonderful, sexy character, he can sometimes come off a little boring. Yes, this is his introduction novel, but I wanted to get to know him better... I wanted to see if you can trust a pixie. Unfortunately, with this novel, readers are only able to put out their feelers for him, and the truth behind his character and motivation will not be revealed at least until the next novel. Having enjoyed novels similar to these, I am very curious to see what path Jones will take with Astley. I have a few hunches, but I will have to wait and see if I am right.

While I did not overall love Captivate as much as Need, Captivate still has a lot going for it. There is plenty of romance, sadness, changes in character development, etc. For those of you who enjoyed Need, Captivate is a must read. For those who have been a little hesitant about reading this series, I say, give it a try. It is a truly amazing series. (less)

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Dec 31, 2012 Sally-Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-paranormal, favorites-paranormal

This and my other reviews can be found at http://sally-annereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

Captivate starts a while after Need with Zara’s father being trapped in the house with his pixies and the friends are stopping other pixies which are arriving more often.

In the first half of the book Nick and Zara are in love, Issie is jealous of Devyn’s friendship with a girl called Cassidy. Also Zara, after rescuing a pixie called Astley, has an internal debate about whether all pixies are evil. I love the additi...more

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Dec 25, 2010 Janus Vielle (The Blair Book Project) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned-hardcover

Captivate is irrefutably captivating! Really! It was amazing. The first book of this series, Need started out to be just a simple mythological tale. But Captivate truly kicks it up a notch. It gives readers a whole new story to take in.

Captivate is still fast paced as Need was, but this one showcases more fighting; more action, and more emotion. I love the adrenaline that this book has infused into my blood. It has really created an unfathomable impact on me; I am loving this series and I canno...more

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Mar 02, 2010 Jenny rated it 4 of 5 stars

O.k, so the first book didn't grab me, but I didn't give up and I'm glad I didn't. Finally all you YA romance\paranormal book lovers, I join your ranks. Don't ask me why, I'm not sure why this one grabbed me; why I was able to overlook its cliche's and bask in the story. Maybe it's my intense liking of the new love interest, Astley. There was breath holding, smiles, sighs and frustration when it ends on a cliffhanger.

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Nov 29, 2011 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, teen

Zara is half pixie and half human. In the previous book she and her friends managed to imprison her rogue pixie father and his followers. In this book we discover that more pixies have been arriving, because they are drawn to the power vaccum that has created. They will be after Zara because of her connection to the previous king and that will put Zara's werewolf boyfriend in danger. To make matters more complicated, one of the pixie kings appears to be good. He tries to convince Zara that not a...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Jeninne rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: never-recomend, teenage-angst, twilight-bad, weak-female-lead, unnecessary-love-triangle, werewolves, fairies, young-adult-fantasy

There is a standard to which I judge fantasy YA books. I ask myself, is this worse than Twilight? If the answer is no, I keep reading. The answer this time was nearly yes.

The fact is, there were so many problems with this book I rarely felt like a book. It felt like a rough draft of a novice writer looking to get published. There was no fluidity to the writing. There was certainly nothing engaging. And the characters. God, the characters.

I'll admit, Zara had charm in the first book. She was litt...more There is a standard to which I judge fantasy YA books. I ask myself, is this worse than Twilight? If the answer is no, I keep reading. The answer this time was nearly yes.

The fact is, there were so many problems with this book I rarely felt like a book. It felt like a rough draft of a novice writer looking to get published. There was no fluidity to the writing. There was certainly nothing engaging. And the characters. God, the characters.

I'll admit, Zara had charm in the first book. She was little headstrong, and short tempered, but she's a teen, so I'm willing to let a lot slide. But this time around she's just plain annoying. She doesn't listen to reason. she acts without thinking. She gets mad and storms off. And worst of all, she goes from a fairly independent girl, to hanging off the end of her boyfriend's arm. Apparently now she can't do anything without his approval, or at least asking forgiveness after, and without his attention she's likely to wilt. He's now the focus of her world, which turns her into nothing but a prop, and destroys the entire book.

And Nick? He seriously comes close to Edward Cullen status in this book with how controlling he is. He was relatively likable in the first book. But now he's telling her what to do, and trying to control her thoughts and shaming her for thinking independently and overall being a total asshole. I nearly got out the pompoms when we were introduced to the new love interest, Astley. Astley had more personally in twenty pages than Nick had in two books.

All the other character felt flat, or were dull, or unlikeable/uninteresting. The plot felt like nothing but a setup for the next books, or maybe like the author didn't know where it was going. It's a mess.

The first book had serious problems too, but it actually had charm, which is why I sort of, kind of, a little bit enjoyed it, and picked up the sequel. This book has no charm, no appeal, and I warrant the only people who'll like this book are sixteen or haven't ever had a boyfriend and idealize the concept. I feel like that should be a warning on the book. (less)

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Apr 11, 2013 Olivia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Okay, this book was just OK the plot was pretty good but THE CHARACTERS KILLED ME!!! The only person I liked was astley! Nick was an annoying overprotective very unhelpful werewolf and while I have nothing wrong with them he bothered me because whenever Zara needed him he was in werewolf form, and he is probably the worst stinking fighter in the book. He is also moody and runs away to much. Also he technically doesn't love Zara for her cause he hates her pixie side. (Anyone else annoyed with how...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Georgia rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: georgia-s-reviews

The first thing I thought about this book was how wrong the title was for it and now as I look it I say to myself "Phaha,captivate really? really Jones Really? " Couldn't the author have thought of a more appropriate title to this book? Or like Zara in these books does she not realise that there is a thing on top of her neck called a head and inside of this head is a thing called a brain and that maybe for some reason, it is there to be used.
This book continues on from where Need finishes with...more The first thing I thought about this book was how wrong the title was for it and now as I look it I say to myself "Phaha,captivate really? really Jones Really? " Couldn't the author have thought of a more appropriate title to this book? Or like Zara in these books does she not realise that there is a thing on top of her neck called a head and inside of this head is a thing called a brain and that maybe for some reason, it is there to be used.
This book continues on from where Need finishes with Zara madly in love with Nick despite the fact that by my count they have been going out around 2 days and have known each other for no more than a week. The pixies are trapped in a mansion covered in spoons and is surrounded in one loop of iron wire. For some reason I don't think that spoons and a piece of thin metal surrounding the house is going to keep crazed pixies in but apparently with this book you just have to go with it. The first 70% of the book consists of Jones describing in detail how in love her and Nick are and how much that they love each other and how hot Nick is and how these people are never ever ever going to leave each other.... intentional foreshadowing perhaps? I doubt it with the lack of writing skill shown in these books to be honest but you never know, people may surprise you. Or did Jones decide to show teenagers how she thinks how teenagers think love goes? I don't know to be honest. So, with new books comes new ideas and new plots and this one is not an exception... There is a new love interest in town... A pixie *Gasp*... I don't know what to say about this, this guy as well as trying to save her, I feel is a bit of a Jacobian character, he is so in love with Zara but she just uses him, the poor thing. When will girls in books ever realise that this is not an OK thing to do?
The book's chapter titles are different in this book from the first which consisted of names of phobias and fears Zara felt during said chapter. in Captivate, Jones decided to give the reader "helpful" tips about pixies, half of them being what we already know and half of them being pointless. take this top for example "Pixies skin is blue, Cookie Monster, Grover, and other loveable Muppets are blue. Do not confuse the two. Muppets don't kill you. Usually" Oh thanks for that tip, just in case there is an invasion of blue things I will asses weather they are fake felt puppets or blue humans with sharp teeth and a thirst for humans blood and then consider if I should hug them. I would love to see how Jones copes in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
It's not just that these books are not badly written it's the fact that there is a chance for a decent storyline but it is drowned by the over description of how hot nick is or how angry the pixies look or how in love she is with Nick or pointless pixie tips. This book could be good, it has the potential to be at least classed as a halfway decent book if a good editor got their hands on Jones and shook her hard enough to get all these crappy descriptions of characters and clothes and emotions out of her head and just told her to write about things which actually contribute to the plot.
Just a final thing before I sum up, Zara? Don't think that you are all charitable because you write urgent help needed notes or start an amnesty club in school. It does not. Not once have I been told you post this letter, personally I think you just hoard them in your room under your bed as you can't be bothered posting them or a are too busy making out with your totally hot boyfriend to bother. Nor have you once attended of your own amnesty meetings apart from that one time when you wanted to check out guys.
God I hate these books, but I feel a duty to inform people of how shockingly bad they are. So going back to the title which states exactly what a good book should do i.e captivate you, it also shows what this book has yet to do. To anyone. This book, despite having a star rating higher than many books I have read and loved is so bad it's funny and so funny that it just makes me want to go to an editor myself and ask them to edit the fuck out of it until it is somewhat presentable so that then my bonfire won't throw it back at me.(less)

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Jun 16, 2012 Sara Hashem rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: emotion-has-not-been-invented-in-th

Does the title speak true?, you might ask yourself. The answer is no. I was not captivated. Ok, so I'm not hard-core feminist, but I am on a minor level, and Nick got under my skin so much. He called Zara 'Baby' and 'babe' so many times that I was tempted to clock him over the head. He is always telling her what to do and all, "No,no I can do it, but you can't becaue you are a puny woman. Leave the pixie slaying to us big men."
How could she stand that? I mean, honsetly, I liked Nick in the first...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, library

I had to find out after reading Need what happens to Zara and whether the pixies stay trapped in the house or whether they escape. I really thought I would not get all wrapped up in the drama and I was getting kind of stick of the Zara and Nick attachment- seriously, I know they are teenagers but she acts like the sun revolves around him. Zara is half human and half pixie and she really needs to decide her own fate before something terrible happens because you just know something is going to go...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Melissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well, I am sorry to say that this sequel to Need just did not live up to my expectations. It was almost as if it were a different person writing the story this time around, in my opinion. While Need truly was captivating and left me anxious for the next book in the series, Captivate failed to do that at all for me. I found the writing, language, and many of the returning characters to be strangely annoying in this book.

But back to my comment about it feeling like this book had a different writer...more Well, I am sorry to say that this sequel to Need just did not live up to my expectations. It was almost as if it were a different person writing the story this time around, in my opinion. While Need truly was captivating and left me anxious for the next book in the series, Captivate failed to do that at all for me. I found the writing, language, and many of the returning characters to be strangely annoying in this book.

But back to my comment about it feeling like this book had a different writer... The language and speech by the characters just felt so different in this book--they were suddenly overly-sophomoric, even for high-schoolers--and only on rare occasions did I see glimpses of the characters I enjoyed in Need. And to be absolutely candid, Nick and Zara made me want to throw up--several times I found myself thinking, "If he calls her "baby" one more time..." In fact, at a certain key point in the story, which I will try not to give away, I found myself actually rooting against Nick... That is a far cry different from the way I felt about him in the first book.

With respect to the returning characters there is very little character development that I could detect. I did enjoy Astley's character and what he brings to the table. Cassidy almost felt like she was thrown into the mix after the story was written. I didn't feel that she added much to the storyline at all, even though she supposedly should--for the bulk of the book she mainly served to be a cause of jealousy for Issie with respect to Devyn. One character that just wasn't used enough: Betty, Zara's grandmother. I loved her sharp wit and rough edges in Need and she was all but missing from Captivate.

The bright spot: There is still potential for the third book to be a winner, even though I found so much about this one to be disappointing. In fact, that is the one thing that really saves my rating for this book at all. Jones' plot for Captivate truly had potential, but I felt like the writing totally dropped off and there was a loss of coherency. And if one has to choose a team, which I am not usually one to do, I am most definitely Team Astley right now. I just hope that the third book resonates with me more than this one did.(less)

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Feb 19, 2012 Bitten By Books rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Zara and her friends thought they'd handle the pixies problem when they locked her pixie king father and his followers. But that's all it takes to draw a new king into town. She has always belived that all pixies are evil., until she meets Astley. He is young and is also a pixie. Not just any pixie, but a pixie king..... He claims there's some pixies who can live peacefully with humans. Zara wants to belive him.... Until Astley also claims that she is fated to be his queen.... There i...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Aisling rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Erster Satz: Es gibt merkwürdige Menschen, die gern Sportunterricht haben.

Das Cover des Buches passt zum ersten Band und gefiel mir daher wieder gut. Die deutschen Cover sehen aus wie das Original, was ich klasse finde, denn nicht immer gefallen mir die meist so grundverschiedenen Cover von Büchern.

Zara hat sich in Maine eingelebt, ist glücklich mit Nick zusammen und wechselt sich mit ihm und den Freunden Issie und Devyn zur Elfenpatrouille ab. Es kommen immer mehr Elfen in die Gegend und die Fr...more Erster Satz: Es gibt merkwürdige Menschen, die gern Sportunterricht haben.

Das Cover des Buches passt zum ersten Band und gefiel mir daher wieder gut. Die deutschen Cover sehen aus wie das Original, was ich klasse finde, denn nicht immer gefallen mir die meist so grundverschiedenen Cover von Büchern.

Zara hat sich in Maine eingelebt, ist glücklich mit Nick zusammen und wechselt sich mit ihm und den Freunden Issie und Devyn zur Elfenpatrouille ab. Es kommen immer mehr Elfen in die Gegend und die Freunde haben viel zu tun, um alle Elfen einzusperren. Doch dann taucht plötzlich Astley auf, den Zara vor einer Walküre rettet. Astley ist so anders als die anderen Elfen und Zara schwankt in ihrer Meinung über die Fabelwesen. Dazu kommt, dass sie in Astleys Nähe blau wird, denn er ist ein König und erhebt Anspruch auf Zara, drängt sie jedoch nicht. Die ganze Situation wird immer brisanter. Aber nicht nur übernatürliche Probleme stellen sich in den Weg. Issie, total verknallt in Devyn, ist eifersüchtig auf Cassidy, die viel Zeit mit ihm verbringt. Zara setzt sich für Issie ein, versucht ihr Leben zu leben, so gut es mit Elfen und Werwesen um einen herum geht und forscht mit Devyn, was es mit den Walküren auf sich hat. Doch dann kreuzt Nick plötzlich den Weg einer Walküre, und das Drama nimmt seinen Lauf.

Ich habe mich auf den zweiten Teil sehr gefreut, da ich den ersten so mochte. Was mich zuerst enttäuscht hat: Die Phobien am Anfang der Kapitel mussten weichen. Zwar gibt es nun Elfentipps, aber ich mochte die Phobien und die kamen mir in Teil 2 deutlich zu kurz. Die ersten 50 Seiten kam ich nicht richtig in Fahrt, erst als Betty zum ersten Mal auftaucht, hatte ich wieder das Gefühl in der Geschichte zu sein. Ich mag den Charakter sehr. Leider kommt auch Betty zu kurz. Die Geschichte um Issie und Devyn erinnert einen immer noch daran, dass die Freunde auch noch ein ganz normales Leben haben und sich nicht alles um Elfen dreht. Auch Issie ist mir sehr ans Herz gewachsen. Nick ist mir in einer Hinsicht total unsympathisch und das mag wohl an meinem eigenen Geschmack liegen, aber ich mag es einfach nicht, wenn ein Typ zu seiner Freundin ständig "Baby" sagt. Da hat's mich jedes mal geschüttelt. Astley ist mir sehr sympathisch rübergekommen und ich konnte Zara sehr verstehen, dass sie ihm immer mehr vertraut. Cassidy bringt eine neue Komponente in die Geschichte, die sicher noch im dritten Band ausgebaut wird. In diesem Teil passiert eine Sache, womit ich so gar nicht gerechnet habe, dass Zara sich dafür entscheidet, aber das will ich hier nicht weiter erläutern.

Alles in allem fand ich das Buch dennoch gut und ich bin gespannt, was im dritten Teil passiert. Ich hoffe das die Nebencharaktere dort wieder mehr Geltung bekommen und es zu einem würdigen Abschluss kommt.(less)

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Jan 21, 2012 Rebeca rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-series, dnf, horrible-covers, ya, paranormal-supernatural, fey, ya-romance

The second book of the Need series continues with where it last left off. I was really excited to read more of Zara, whom I thought was an independent, loving person, but I ended up uber dissapointed. Captivate is a pretty ironic name, since I experienced nothing close to captivation. Authors shouldn't put thoughts into their readers' heads from their titles. This second installment deals with the unmentionable importance of Nick and Zara's (sappy and pukey) love for each other. It was cute at f...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Kirsti rated it 2 of 5 stars

Slightly better than the first, just. This story focuses once more on Zara and her friends. After locking up her pixie father with iron, they have been capturing any lone pixies and forcing them into them into the house too. Only doing this has meant that new kings are trying to take over the territory, and Zara is forced to choose her pixie heritage in order to save 'the love of her life' Nick. There's also something about an apocalypse and the end of the world, and of course Zara will be the o...more

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Aug 15, 2011 Ashlie rated it 3 of 5 stars

This sequel was a fun read and the story had a creepy element that kept things balanced, but suspenseful. There was a different twist to this love triangle, because someone's (well, a few someone's) existence relied on its outcome. I don't dislike Astley, but I'm really so in love with Nick *swoon*. Nick and Zara's relationship is reeeeally tested in this book and there are a lot of fun twists and turns involved. There were several times throughout the story where I was audibly freaking out (des...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Kristi rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jun 19, 2011 Thao rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was better than the first, because of Astley, and the writing style.

This new character, Astley, added a sort of mystical feel towards the book, and I enjoyed his and Zara's conversations. I thought her decision to turn was a bit reckless, and needed more pages for her to decide.

This reminded me of the Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr. I do not know if that is good or not.

The imagery was same old same old, beautiful like always.

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May 13, 2011 Chelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: maine_author, read_2011, ya

Thank goodness! This one was much better than Need for me. The story grew at a good pace and didn't seem forced. I wasn't bludgeoned over the head with the fact that it was cold or that they were in Maine. It seemed like the author let things develop at their own place and more organically. It also left more mystery for the next novel which I liked a lot.

I know I railed a bit in my review of Need but Captivate helped redeem things for me. I tend to list so here follows things I enjoyed. SPOILER...more Thank goodness! This one was much better than Need for me. The story grew at a good pace and didn't seem forced. I wasn't bludgeoned over the head with the fact that it was cold or that they were in Maine. It seemed like the author let things develop at their own place and more organically. It also left more mystery for the next novel which I liked a lot.

I know I railed a bit in my review of Need but Captivate helped redeem things for me. I tend to list so here follows things I enjoyed. SPOILER WARNING

1. The romance bits didn't bother me. First love is all consuming and a bit obsessive. It's all swoony and affectionate. I feel like she got this right. Just as she did the ache of loss Zara has at losing her Dad. I really appreciated the treatment of that. Jones got it perfectly captured on the page. Zara is also willing to throw herself headfirst into romance to help ease her loss. Luckily she does so without losing her sense of self. Throughout it all that remains with her. To many older eyes it may seem excessive and overly vomit inducing but it is realistically done. I see teen romance every day. Yes, I could do with a few less "baby"s in the nickname calling but that's just my adult sense looking back.

2. In this novel the cold makes sense and also connects the Fae to larger and more well known myths, specifically Norse myths. It explores the gray areas more which is what I find interesting. The actual presence of a Valkyrie is very intriguing and can help dispel the image of large blonde women in horned helmets.

3. Zara continued to be a bit pigheaded but at least she was honest and upfront in her pigheadedness. You knew why and knew she was aware of it which made it more bearable than other heroines who refuse to be aware of their own motives. She also gets a challenge to her beliefs as well as a reinforcement in an unexpected place, a new pixie king. I thing ultimately it's good for Zara as she is not one to view the world in black and white but is surrounded by those that must by nature of their own experiences. Ultimately Zara changes and becomes pixie. Not to spend eternity with her love, not to change for him, but to save him and others she loves even though it may separate her from him forever.

All in all I enjoyed this one much more than the first and am glad I stuck it out. (less)

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Feb 20, 2011 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bloomsbury, i-own, sent-for-review, read-2010

I read Captivate straight after Need so it was very easy to get engrossed in the story and its characters again. It begins shortly after the first book Need and we find Zara and her friends facing more problems with the pixies as the needs of their King grows everyday as they remain shut away. Zara is plagued by guilt at this the decision she was forced to make to protect everything that means a lot to her as she fights for the freedom of individuals contained through Amnesty International. Howe...more I read Captivate straight after Need so it was very easy to get engrossed in the story and its characters again. It begins shortly after the first book Need and we find Zara and her friends facing more problems with the pixies as the needs of their King grows everyday as they remain shut away. Zara is plagued by guilt at this the decision she was forced to make to protect everything that means a lot to her as she fights for the freedom of individuals contained through Amnesty International. However, her boyfriend Nick finds it hard to understand when he feels such a hatred for the pixie race.

A lot of the story is focused on the relationship between Zara and Nick and how it grows as they spend more time with each other. I like both the characters and think that they fit each other well but I think that their romance was a little too soppy at points and after a while I became annoyed by Nick constantly calling her 'baby.' Although, like most couples enjoying first love obstacles soon form in their way and I found myself rooting for them.

Zara remains much the same quirky character and maintains the same distinctive narrative voice of Need and I really connected with her emotions and struggles throughout the book as she makes difficult decisions that will affect her life and the ones of her closest friends and family.
However, the characters that I found most interesting in this sequel were Issy and Devyn because I felt there was a lot more character development for them. Issy matures a lot and experiences for the first time the teenage feelings of what seems to be unrequited love whilst Devyn seems to change from a geeky teenager to a young man.
One of the two new characters, a mysterious pixie called Astley who is convinced that Zara is destined to become his Queen puzzled me. He stirred the plot up and provoked new feelings in Zara but I didn't feel that I knew enough about him to judge him as a character. I got the impression that he was meant to be a rather sexy character that would make readers re-think how they want the story to go. There are so many big questions left for me to ponder- can he be trusted? Whose side is he really on? It is almost as if Carrie Jones created this effect deliberately to make readers wanting to know more. If so, it certainly did the trick!

With the successively gripping events that move the story along, Captivate is a very good 'middle' book that sets the scene well for the third book in the series Entice where I think the tension that has been building in the past two books will come to a head.

Verdict: Captivate picks up very well from Need and delivers with changes that put the future of the plot in doubt. It lacks some of the more creepy scenes in Need but for me this was made up with the emotional turmoil that the characters face. Unlike other fans in the series, I can now read the third book in the series, Entice almost straight away! (less)

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Feb 16, 2011 Larissa rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

There is a house deep in the woods hidden by glamour, fenced by iron and full of pixies. Everyday as more and more pixies show up in Bedford, Zara, Nick and her friends round up these pixies and trap them in this house. Everyday as more pixies are rounded up the house becomes more volatile, its occupants more deranged and it is only a matter of time till something gives.

Anyone can see how much in love Zara and Nick are, they are devoted to each other and nothing and no one will ever get in the w...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Brenda rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. ok. the truth is that i rated this a 4 because there is no 4.5. but just pretend its a 4.5 stars rating. so i really liked this book. i thought that the romance between Nick and Zara was a little weird in this book though. its not in a bad its just the fact that they call each other "baby" so much. i dont know why but it just kind of bothered me. Other than that i thought it was much more interesting than the first book. more things happened. There were also really cool new characters introduced...more ok. the truth is that i rated this a 4 because there is no 4.5. but just pretend its a 4.5 stars rating. so i really liked this book. i thought that the romance between Nick and Zara was a little weird in this book though. its not in a bad its just the fact that they call each other "baby" so much. i dont know why but it just kind of bothered me. Other than that i thought it was much more interesting than the first book. more things happened. There were also really cool new characters introduced that i really liked. there were also some twists. and here is where the real spoilers are so be warned.
so first, you would think that Issie and Devyn would be together from page 1 but no. Theres this girl which Devyn dated in the 4th grade named Cassidy, who hangs out with him a lot. a little too much actually and this has Issie sad and it has Zara a bit angry. but can you blame her? so anyway, as the story progresses, you get to read about how sad Issie is about the whole thing and how Devyn is comepletely oblivious that Issie is falling head over heels for him. but no worries because in the end you find out that Cassidy is actually part elf and can tell if people are evil and see what people are doing yadda yadda yadda, and Devyn and Issie get together.
Also, a bunch of evil pixies try to kill Zara though i don't see how any of them would really classify as "cool new characters" so yeah. But, There is this new blonde, green eyed pixie that is king and claims to be on the side of good. Zara saved him at the begining of the story from a Valkyrie (i'll explain that later on) because she was going to i guess kill him or take him to Valhalla. im pretty sure it was kill him. he was deeply wounded by Nick who had nearly killed him earlier but instead settled for tying him to a tree. it doesn't show that scene but it is later explained. so she saves him and then later on he saves her a few more occasions. another cool thing is that she turns blue every time he's near as well as most of the time. So during most of the book he tries to convince her that he isn't like her father (evil, or comepletely evil) and neither are all pixies. Zara of course doesn't believe him. he also spends a good deal talking about how it is destiny for Zara to become his queen. His name by the way is Astley. it means star (swoon) lol
Moving on. I have to admit i was kind of but not extremely sad about what happened to Nick. (ANOTHER WARNING: i think i have been pretty fair putting this review hidden 4 spoilers and saying it again up there in the begining but just in case i'll say it again and specifically for the Nick lovers, stop reading if you want a helluva surprise)
Nick gets badly wounded fighting with a new pixie king in town. this is that part in the book where i started cursing at it...anyway it started with Nick and Zara going to feed the pixies in the house but guess what? they escaped or someone let them out. all the pixies were dead on the floor and this was actually quite detailed. in the house Zara just had to see if her father a.k.a evil yet not evil on the good side yet not on the good side pixie king. Nick being Nick went with her. Thats where they encountered the new pixie king. Nick and the pixie fight. the pixie leaves promising to return 4 Zara (never does btw) and then the Valkyrie come to take a bloodied wounded half dead Nick to Valhalla because supposedly he is a warrior and warriors are needed for a big battle that will happen. Zara and everyone else assume he is dead
This is when Zara finally gives in to the self-pixie-turning-kiss from Astley because this will make her stronger and able to enter Valhalla and rescue Nick. So she does and becomes Astley's king. she then finds out he doesn't know how to get to Valhalla and is pretty pissed. and who wouldn't be. but he promises to find out. she covers herself with glamour though to not even see her new non-human pixie self. after that Astley takes her to Issies house and leaves. Zara jumps super-duper high (new pixie ability) to the window of her room. She sees Issie there and Devyn too holding her hand. (because its the dance at the school) but she also sees Cassidy. They see her and Issie is going to open the window. Issie totally trusts her but Devyn and Cassidy dont. Then Zara tries to convince them she's still her and Cassidy goes and touches her forehead and checks that she in fact is pure and good and no evil intentions. this is where you find out she's part elf. She then uses her part elf magic and reveals from a little crystal that Nick is in fact alive. They see him lying on a bed made of wood and fur mouthing one word: Zara. Thats the reason actually that Devyn and Issie get together: Devyn realizes life is too short.
so yeah. over all i give this a 4.5. it ends whith a MAJOR cliff hanger so i am definately going to get the next one. this is really a great series. (less)

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Jan 27, 2011 Alex rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-200-book-challenge, reviewed, reviewed-2011

Carrie Jones continues her Need saga in Book Two: Captivate after Zara and her friends have rescued their missing school mate and confined the Pixies, and Zara's Father, their King, within the house buried in the woods. But they soon learn that it is far from over, and their little Maine town is attracting more Pixies than they can handle. Unfortunately for Zara, two new Pixie Kings arrive on the scene and they want her as their Queen.
An interesting continuation of the Need storyline, Zara is on...more Carrie Jones continues her Need saga in Book Two: Captivate after Zara and her friends have rescued their missing school mate and confined the Pixies, and Zara's Father, their King, within the house buried in the woods. But they soon learn that it is far from over, and their little Maine town is attracting more Pixies than they can handle. Unfortunately for Zara, two new Pixie Kings arrive on the scene and they want her as their Queen.
An interesting continuation of the Need storyline, Zara is once again our protagonist and narrator, and she is face again with life and death choices. Only this time, she has to give up her humanity to make that choice. Jones begins bringing the story together by incorporating the four other 'Shining Ones' : Pixies, Weres, Elves, Valkyries and Vampires (?); as well as using Norse mythology to create a legend of her own. According to Devyn's research, and the creepy Valkyrie spotted by Zara, fallen warriors are being taken to Valhalla to prepare the war that will bring about the Ragnorak.
I have the same criticisms of Captivate as I gave for Need. The language is immature, and phrases like 'squeeing' (p119) and 'wow' are overused. Captivate seems to have deteriorated Jones' ability to communicate with any elegance.
As well as the language, Jones has incorporated even more modern terms and appliances into Captivate. In Need we already note the types of cars and one or two other things, but Captivate brings more to your attention. By using terms such as iPod, brand names, or even mentioning popular bands/songs, novels lose their timelessness and becomes outdated very quickly.
I'm going to outline some of the issues I had with Captivate.
Example: "If I don't call again, I'm probably dead or something. Yeah. Right. Bye." (p13)
Problems: Zara doesnt have time to go for help. Instead of calling one of her friends who can help she leaves a rambling, pointless and dramatic message on her boyfriends phone. This is one of the ways that she comes off annoying rather than self sufficient of quick witted.
Example:"Everything inside of me is hollow. Wow. I miss Nick" (p153)
Problem: If something happens to someone you love, you miss them. There is nothing astonishing about that; 'wow' is unnecessary. I do approve of Jones repeating the use of hollow, an example she used once in Need when talking about how she missed her step-dad.
Example: "Basically, all I get is that Valkyries brought slain warriors to Valhalla, the hall of Odin, who is the head god guy." (p 28)
Problem: I just can't get over the use of "head god guy'. If Jones wants to channel her novel in the direction of the Norse myths, especially basing it around Odin, and later Thor, then she needs to share better information with the readers. WHY is Odin the head God? WHO are the other Gods? She doesn't have to overload us with information, but even by the end of the book, nothing more is gained. Considering Devyn is such a 'brain' that is disappointing. Rather than knowing what the word 'Astley' means, I want him to use his supposed research skills to keep us informed!
I find myself cringing as I read. I like the story, the plot is fantastic, but the characters are frustrating and the language are driving me crazy. Zara is beginning to come across as both ignorant and selfish. Her morals arent as strong as she tries to assure us she is ("I wanted to slap them in a non-violent way" p 96. How is that possible?), and her Amnesty International chatter is making her sound like a Harpy.
Yet, despite my constant irritation with Jones' narrative style I find myself wanting to know what happens next, how Zara will handle the next hurdle and what the end of the world will be like.
Carrie Jones continues the Need Saga with Book Three: Entice.(less)

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Jan 25, 2011 Xustine Yee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: advisory-2010-2011

i read the first one, and was hooked. i then found the second one, and i couldnt stop reading. Zara, Nick, Issie, and Devyn has locked up the pixies that ruled over the place, including Zara's real father, A pixie king. But with the king locked up, their need for blood grows larger, attracting new pixie kings from all around to town. Zara meets Astley, a king who claims that he's different from the pixies that she's known so far, and that Zara is his queen.
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Carrie Jones likes Skinny Cow fudgsicles and potatoes. She does not know how to spell fudgsicles. This has not prevented her from writing books. She lives with her cute family in Maine, but she grew up in Bedford, NH where she once had a séance with cool uber-comedian Sarah Silverman.

The Meyers brothers are from Bedford, too, so you’d think it would make Carrie funnier, coming from Bedford N.H. Ob...more Carrie Jones likes Skinny Cow fudgsicles and potatoes. She does not know how to spell fudgsicles. This has not prevented her from writing books. She lives with her cute family in Maine, but she grew up in Bedford, NH where she once had a séance with cool uber-comedian Sarah Silverman.

The Meyers brothers are from Bedford, too, so you’d think it would make Carrie funnier, coming from Bedford N.H. Obviously, something didn’t work.

Carrie has a large, skinny white dog and a fat cat. Both like fudgicles. Only the cat likes potatoes. This may be a reason for the kitty’s weight problem (Shh… don’t tell). Carrie has always liked cowboy hats but has never owned one. This is a very wrong thing. She graduated from Vermont College’s MFA program for writing. She has edited newspapers and poetry journals and has recently won awards from the Maine Press Association and also been awarded the Martin Dibner Fellowship as well as a Maine Literary Award.

Here’s the lowdown about Carrie…

1. Carrie can not drink coffee. It makes her insane. Do not give her caffeine.
2. Carrie is very responsive to loving strokes on the hair, kind of like a puppy. However, do not do this without asking first unless you are a ridiculously handsome man or an editor who is about to offer her a trillion dollars for the first draft of her novel.
3. Carrie is secretly really, really shy even though she’s pathetically outgoing in person. She has a very hard time calling people. So, if you want to talk to her, make the first move. And, if you’re her in-Maine female best friend, Jennifer, do NOT get mad at her because she is so bad at returning emails.
4. Carrie sometimes wears mismatched socks, if you do not think this is cool, do not tell her. You will hurt her feelings.
5. Carrie really, really wants you to like her books. Please like her books. PLEEEAASSSEEEE. She’ll be your best friend forever. That is, if you want a friend who is shy about calling and emailing and who wears mismatched socks and can’t drink caffeine and likes being pet on the head. Hhmmm….
6. Carrie is not above begging.
7. Carrie, like Belle in TIPS ON HAVING A GAY (ex) BOYFRIEND drinks Postum. It’s for the same reason, too.
8. Carrie loves Great Pyrenees dogs. They are huge and white, and furry and it looks like they have white eyeliner and mascara on, which is way too cute. Do you have one? Send a picture!
9. Carrie lives in Maine. She has a hard time with this in the winter. It is bleak in Maine in the winter. Imagine everything shades of gray and brown and no green anywhere except for in people’s noses. This is Maine in Winter. Maine in summer is the best place in the world, so it’s a trade-off. Feel free to invite Carrie to your house in the winter, but not if it’s in Greenland, Canada, or anywhere north of Florida.
10. Forget that. She’d still probably come.
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