Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books (December 7, 2010)
Hardcover: 288 pages
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Series: Need #3
Book from Publisher*
From Goodreads. Zara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. But that’s not quite how things have worked out.
For starters, well, Nick is dead. Supposedly, he’s been taken to a mythic place for warriors known as Valhalla, so Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. But it’s taking time, and meanwhile a group of evil pixies is devastating Bedford, with more teens going missing every day. An all-out war seems imminent, and the good guys need all the warriors they can find. But how to get to Valhalla?
And even if Zara and her friends discover the way, there’s that other small problem: Zara’s been pixie kissed. When she finds Nick, will he even want to go with her? Especially since she hasn’t just turned… She’s Astley’s queen.
Review
ENTICE, by Carrie Jones, continues the story of Zara, newly-turned Pixie Queen, and her quest to save her supposedly-dead boyfriend.
I was extremely excited to get this book. I really like this series and I could not wait to see if Astley fulfilled his promise to Zara to get Nick back for her. But after reading it, I have to say I was disappointed. If it wasn't for me liking the first two books, I would have probably stopped reading the whole series. But, alas since there is another book to come, I finished it and I'm actually glad I did.
I felt this book just filled the gap between books until the final conclusion can be reached. There was a lot of fluff and general wandering around to avoid getting to where Zara needed to be. Also, I thought Issie was off my annoying radar, but at this point she is back on. Her ramblings just aren't cute to me and I really could do without.
But besides that, there were things I did enjoy. Astley for one. I adore Astley. He consistently puts Zara's needs above all others and he has a good heart. He only wants his Queen to be happy and if that means putting his pixies or anyone else in danger, so be it. The last 1/4 of the book was where the meat of the story was and that made it extremely worth it for me. There was heart-pumping action and the story really stepped it up. All of that lead to a pretty awesome cliffhanger and I am definitely looking forward to the next book.
*FTC Disclosure: I received this ARC from the publisher. I do not receive payment of any kind in exchange for a review. I do not receive monetary compensation from any book links in my review.
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